F1 Tornado — Fauquier and Loudoun, Virginia

1993-04-16 · Fauquier and Loudoun, Virginia

Event narrative

A tornado touched down 0.5 mile south of Paris in northern Fauquier County. It moved through the main portion of Paris where it did its greatest damage. Along Main Street ten homes sustained minor damage, primarily to roofs and chimneies. Two homes had their roofs destroyed, one of which was just outside town limits north of town. The tornado continued north northwest, crossing the Loudoun County line about 0.5 mile north northwest of Paris. The tornado lifted up approximately 0.7 mile north northwest of Paris. Numerous trees were uprooted or broken along the path from Paris into extreme southwest Loudoun County.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 10356891. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.