Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Hanover County, Virginia, April 1, 1998
RatingF3
Deaths2
Injuries0
Length5 mi
Width400 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.88, -77.62) to the end point (37.88, -77.53), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 1, 1998, 6:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Virginia
- Counties
- Hanover County
- Path
- 5 miles long, up to 400 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 1, 1998
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 1998 | F2 | Virginia | 4 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 1, 1998 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 1.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1998 | F1 | Pennsylvania | 0.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Apr 1, 1998 | F1 | North Carolina | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1998 | F1 | North Carolina | 1.5 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1998 | F1 | North Carolina | 1.5 mi | 80 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 1, 1998 | F0 | Pennsylvania | 2 mi | 1,200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1998 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1998 | F0 | North Carolina | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1998 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1998 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 1998 | F0 | North Carolina | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.