Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, August 29, 1988
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries1
Length4 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.70, -78.45) to the end point (36.77, -78.45), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 29, 1988, 12:10 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Virginia
- Counties
- Mecklenburg County
- Path
- 4 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 1 injuries
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.