The September 30, 1959 tornado
F3Albemarle County, Virginia
An F3 tornado on a 0.8-mile path that killed 11 and injured 4. It was one of 4 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 3 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF3 tornado · September 30, 1959
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s recorded path from touchdown to lift-off.
The tornado
- Rating
- F3
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 0.8 mi
- Width up to 200 yards
- Killed
- 11
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 4
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Wednesday, September 30, 1959
- 3:30 PM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.