Tornado History

Franklin Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Franklin, Virginia. The records below identify 5 tornadoes from 1978 through 2019, including a highest listed rating of EF3 (Severe damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $661K, with 0 deaths and 0 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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5recorded tornadoes

EF3 (Severe damage)highest rating

$661Kminimum property damage

April 19, 2019latest tornado

8.11 milongest listed path

250 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

EF3 (Severe damage)1
F2 (Considerable damage)1
EF1 (Moderate damage)1
F0 (Light damage)1
Unknown rating1

Most Active Years

19781
19961
20041
20081
20191

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

Date	Rating	Area	Length	Width	Min. property damage
April 19, 2019	EF3	Franklin, Virginia	8.11 mi	250 yd	$650K
June 9, 1996	F2	Franklin, Virginia	0.1 mi	30 yd	N/A
May 8, 2008	EF1	Franklin, Virginia	0.54 mi	75 yd	$8K
September 17, 2004	F0	Franklin, Virginia	1.7 mi	25 yd	N/A
August 9, 1978	Unknown	Franklin, Virginia	0.1 mi	10 yd	$2K

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.