Tornado History

Washington Tornado History

This county-level tornado history page focuses on Washington, Virginia. The records below identify 12 tornadoes from 1953 through 2012, including a highest listed rating of F3 (Severe damage). NOAA damage estimates in this group total at least $3.5M, with 5 deaths and 51 injuries recorded across the listed events.

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12recorded tornadoes
F3 (Severe damage)highest rating
$3.5Mminimum property damage
March 1, 2012latest tornado
16.9 milongest listed path
1320 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

EF3 April 28, 20112011F3 April 4, 19741974F2 June 3, 19621962F2 January 25, 19751975EF1 April 27, 20112011EF1 April 27, 20112011F1 June 10, 19531953EF0 March 1, 20122012F0 April 30, 19901990EF0 June 16, 20092009EF0 April 27, 20112011F0 April 30, 19531953© OpenStreetMap contributors

Rating Breakdown

  • F3 (Severe damage)1
  • EF3 (Severe damage)1
  • F2 (Considerable damage)2
  • F1 (Moderate damage)1
  • EF1 (Moderate damage)2
  • F0 (Light damage)2
  • EF0 (Light damage)3

Most Active Years

  • 20114
  • 19532
  • 19621
  • 19741
  • 19751
  • 19901
  • 20091
  • 20121

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.

DateRatingAreaLengthWidthDeathsInjuriesMin. property damage
April 28, 2011EF3Washington, Virginia16.9 mi1320 yd450$3.0M
April 4, 1974F3Washington, Virginia5.4 mi177 yd11$250K
June 3, 1962F2Washington, Virginia0 mi33 yd00$25K
January 25, 1975F2Washington, Virginia1.3 mi30 yd00$25K
April 27, 2011EF1Washington, Virginia3.9 mi100 yd00$75K
April 27, 2011EF1Washington, Virginia0.5 mi200 yd00$50K
June 10, 1953F1Washington, Virginia0 mi33 yd00$2K
March 1, 2012EF0Washington, Virginia0.6 mi70 yd00$50K
April 30, 1990F0Washington, Virginia0.3 mi20 yd00$25K
June 16, 2009EF0Washington, Virginia0.1 mi20 yd00$8K
April 27, 2011EF0Washington, Virginia0.5 mi50 yd00$3K
April 30, 1953F0Washington, Virginia1 mi220 yd00$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.