Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Henry County, Virginia, August 17, 1994
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries10
Length4.3 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.68, -79.87) to the end point (36.73, -79.80), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- August 17, 1994, 12:42 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Virginia
- Counties
- Henry County
- Path
- 4.3 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 10 injuries
Other tornadoes on August 17, 1994
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 1994 | F2 | Texas | 2 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 1994 | F1 | New Jersey | 1.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 1994 | F1 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 1994 | F1 | West Virginia | 2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 1994 | F1 | Oklahoma | 2 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 1994 | F1 | North Carolina | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 1994 | F0 | Maryland | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 1994 | F0 | West Virginia | 3 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 17, 1994 | F0 | Iowa | 0.2 mi | 23 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.