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F1 tornado in Chesterfield, Henrico, Charles City and New Kent County, Virginia

Tornado August 6, 1993 · Chesterfield, Henrico, Charles City and New Kent County, Virginia

F1
Rating
14.0 mi
Path length
200 yd
Path width
$50K
Damage as recorded
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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What F1 means. This tornado was rated on Fujita’s original scale, used until 2007. F1 meant moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken; the scale paired it with winds of 73–112 mph, figures later judged too high, especially toward the top of the scale, and revised downward in the Enhanced Fujita scale. Ratings then, as now, came from the damage.

What the National Weather Service wrote

The tornado touched down near Route 10, 4 miles north of Colonial Heights and moved northeast into the Rivers Bend subdivision. It produced widespread tree damage and only minor roof and window damage to the homes. It then moved across a bridge on Interstate 295 where it knocked over two tractor-trailer trucks and two smaller trucks. Five people were injured. The tornado weakened as it moved northeast across southeast Henrico County and the northwest corner of Charles City County, dissipating in the western part of New Kent County.

Began near Colonial Heights (37.3200, -77.4200).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 10356912. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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