Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Prince George's County, Maryland, September 24, 2001
RatingF3
Deaths2
Injuries55
Length17.5 mi
Width200 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.93, -76.98) to the end point (39.23, -76.83), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 24, 2001, 3:19 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Maryland
- Counties
- Prince George's County, Howard County
- Path
- 17.5 miles long, up to 200 yards wide
- Casualties
- 2 deaths, 55 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 24, 2001
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2001 | F4 | Virginia | 10 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 24, 2001 | F2 | Pennsylvania | 5 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24, 2001 | F1 | Virginia | 0.2 mi | 25 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24, 2001 | F1 | Virginia | 6 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24, 2001 | F1 | Virginia, District of Columbia | 14 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 24, 2001 | F0 | New York | 0.5 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24, 2001 | F0 | Virginia | 11 mi | 75 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 24, 2001 | F0 | North Carolina | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.