Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Amelia County, Virginia, May 4, 1990
RatingF3
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length8 mi
Width500 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.32, -77.82) to the end point (37.23, -77.42), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 4, 1990, 5:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Virginia
- Counties
- Amelia County
- Path
- 8 miles long, up to 500 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 4, 1990
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 1990 | F2 | Virginia | 7 mi | 27 yd | 2 | 10 |
| May 4, 1990 | F2 | Ohio | 0.2 mi | 150 yd | 1 | 5 |
| May 4, 1990 | F1 | Ohio | 1.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1990 | F0 | South Carolina | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 4, 1990 | F0 | Indiana | 0.1 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.