Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Virginia Beach city, Virginia, August 3, 1988
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.2 mi
Width50 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.85, -75.98) to the end point (36.85, -75.98), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 3, 1988, 5:47 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Virginia
- Counties
- Virginia Beach city
- Path
- 0.2 miles long, up to 50 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 3, 1988
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 1988 | F1 | Indiana | 0.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 3, 1988 | F1 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 3, 1988 | F0 | Nebraska | 0.1 mi | 13 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 3, 1988 | F0 | Wisconsin | 4 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 3, 1988 | F0 | Michigan | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.