Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F1 tornado, Northumberland County, Virginia, July 12, 1996
RatingF1
Deaths0
Injuries9
Length4.5 mi
Width40 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.90, -76.37) to the end point (37.90, -76.37), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 12, 1996, 10:45 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F1
- States
- Virginia
- Counties
- Northumberland County
- Path
- 4.5 miles long, up to 40 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 9 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 12, 1996
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 1996 | F1 | Colorado | 0.7 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 12, 1996 | F1 | Virginia | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 12, 1996 | F1 | Virginia | 2 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 12, 1996 | F1 | Maryland | 1.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 12, 1996 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 12, 1996 | F0 | North Carolina | 4.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 12, 1996 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 12, 1996 | F0 | New Mexico | 0.2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 12, 1996 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 12, 1996 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 12, 1996 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 12, 1996 | F0 | Virginia | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 12, 1996 | F0 | Colorado | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 12, 1996 | F0 | Virginia | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 12, 1996 | F0 | Virginia | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.