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F1 tornado in King George County, Virginia

Tornado September 17, 2004 · King George County, Virginia

Rating

7.0 mi

Path length

250 yd

Path width

$500K

Damage as recorded

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The path drawn at its surveyed width of 250 yards (0.14 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

An F1 tornado crossed central King George County on the 17th. The initial touch down was near the intersection of Route 3 and 607, near Popcastle. Frame homes in the Lake Jefferson Subdivision and nearby Igo Road areas were damaged by topped or felled trees. Windy Hill Farm also reported extensive damage to the barn and two other out buildings. The storm then jogged to the right and crossed Comorn Road, just south of Osso. The storm continued to produce damage as it entered the Potomac River at the end of Route 641. Trees fell on a house at the end of Route 641.

Began near Comorn (38.2667, -77.2500).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

21 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5425747. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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