Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Sussex County, Virginia, October 14, 1986
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length16 mi
Width450 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.97, -77.37) to the end point (37.12, -77.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- October 14, 1986, 6:20 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Virginia
- Counties
- Sussex County, Prince George County
- Near the path
- Disputanta (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 16 miles long, up to 450 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on October 14, 1986
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 1986 | F3 | Virginia | 12 mi | 800 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14, 1986 | F3 | Virginia | 5 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 14, 1986 | F2 | Virginia | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.