Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Mathews County, Virginia, March 30, 1989
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.33, -76.32) to the end point (37.35, -76.27), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- March 30, 1989, 3:15 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Virginia
- Counties
- Mathews County
- Path
- 3 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on March 30, 1989
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 1989 | F2 | North Carolina | 22 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 11 |
| Mar 30, 1989 | F1 | Georgia | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30, 1989 | F1 | Georgia | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 30, 1989 | F1 | Arkansas | 7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.