Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale

EF3 tornado, Campbell County, Virginia, April 15, 2018

RatingEF3
Deaths0
Injuries12
Length20.4 mi
Width600 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.33, -79.24) to the end point (37.61, -79.16), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
April 15, 2018, 5:00 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
EF3
States
Virginia
Counties
Campbell County, Lynchburg city, Amherst County
Near the path
Lynchburg, Timberlake (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path
20.4 miles long, up to 600 yards wide
Casualties
0 deaths, 12 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on April 15, 2018

DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Apr 15, 2018EF2South Carolina2.98 mi200 yd00
Apr 15, 2018EF2North Carolina32.75 mi500 yd05
Apr 15, 2018EF1Georgia0.46 mi31 yd00
Apr 15, 2018EF1South Carolina2.33 mi150 yd00
Apr 15, 2018EF1South Carolina4.18 mi100 yd00
Apr 15, 2018EF1Virginia0.5 mi150 yd00
Apr 15, 2018EF1North Carolina, Virginia16.4 mi175 yd00
Apr 15, 2018EF1Virginia0.7 mi100 yd00
Apr 15, 2018EF1Ohio0.12 mi25 yd00
Apr 15, 2018EF1Virginia1.7 mi400 yd00
Apr 15, 2018EF1Florida0.88 mi60 yd00
Apr 15, 2018EF1North Carolina0.74 mi100 yd00
Apr 15, 2018EF0Florida1.13 mi60 yd00
Apr 15, 2018EF0South Carolina0.43 mi100 yd00
Apr 15, 2018EF0South Carolina1.07 mi75 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.