Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Loudoun County, Virginia, July 12, 1987
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length1.5 mi
Width23 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.93, -77.47) to the end point (38.92, -77.45), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 12, 1987, 12:12 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Virginia
- Counties
- Loudoun County, Fairfax County
- Near the path
- Chantilly (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 1.5 miles long, up to 23 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 12, 1987
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 1987 | F1 | New Jersey | 1.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 12, 1987 | F1 | Wisconsin | 0.2 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 12, 1987 | F1 | Michigan | 5.1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 12, 1987 | F0 | Florida | 1 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.