Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Bedford County, Virginia, July 15, 1996
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length0.5 mi
Width30 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.35, -79.57) to the end point (37.35, -79.55), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- July 15, 1996, 1:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Virginia
- Counties
- Bedford County
- Path
- 0.5 miles long, up to 30 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on July 15, 1996
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 1996 | F1 | New York | 0.5 mi | 15 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 15, 1996 | F1 | Virginia | 0.1 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 15, 1996 | F1 | Virginia | 7 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 15, 1996 | F0 | New York | 0.5 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Jul 15, 1996 | F0 | Maryland | 0.3 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 15, 1996 | F0 | Florida | 3 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 15, 1996 | F0 | Kansas | 0.2 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 15, 1996 | F0 | Kansas | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 15, 1996 | F0 | Kansas | 0.2 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.