Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale
EF1 tornado, Colonial Heights city, Virginia, April 28, 2008
RatingEF1
Deaths0
Injuries21
Length1 mi
Width80 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.24, -77.40) to the end point (37.26, -77.36), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 28, 2008, 1:40 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- EF1
- States
- Virginia
- Counties
- Colonial Heights city, Prince George County
- Near the path
- Petersburg, Colonial Heights (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
- Path
- 1 miles long, up to 80 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 21 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 28, 2008
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2008 | EF3 | Virginia | 24 mi | 400 yd | 0 | 200 |
| Apr 28, 2008 | EF1 | Virginia | 0.92 mi | 240 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 2008 | EF1 | Virginia | 16 mi | 250 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 2008 | EF1 | Virginia | 2 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 2008 | EF1 | Virginia | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 2008 | EF1 | Virginia | 3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 2008 | EF1 | Virginia | 0.3 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 2008 | EF0 | North Carolina | 0.1 mi | 40 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 2008 | EF0 | Florida | 0.32 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 2008 | EF0 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 2008 | EF0 | Virginia | 0.3 mi | 30 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 2008 | EF0 | Virginia | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 2008 | EF0 | Virginia | 11 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 2008 | EF0 | North Carolina | 0.18 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 28, 2008 | EF0 | North Carolina | 0.05 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.