Tornado History Map

Franklin County, Virginia tornado history

5 tornadoes recorded in or across Franklin County from 1978 to 2019, coloured by rating on the map.

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Years1950 to 2025
Rating (F or EF scale)

Shows tornadoes that started in, or crossed, the chosen state. To see how many have passed near you, search a town or ZIP code, or tap the map.

Key
  • F0 / EF0 Light damage
  • F1 / EF1 Moderate damage
  • F2 / EF2 Considerable damage
  • F3 / EF3 Severe damage
  • F4 / EF4 Devastating damage
  • F5 / EF5 Incredible damage
  • Unknown Not rated (2007 onwards)

How to read the lines. Each line is one tornado, drawn from where it started to where it ended, coloured and sized by its rating. A dot means the record has no end point. Tap a line for its details, or tap anywhere else to see how many tornadoes have passed nearby. Weaker tornadoes appear as you zoom in. Ratings use the Fujita (F) scale before 1 February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale from then on.

Tornadoes in Franklin County

The Storm Prediction Center records 5 tornadoes whose paths touched Franklin County, Virginia between 1978 and 2019. None of them is recorded as having killed anyone. The busiest month is April, with 1 tornadoes. The strongest was an EF3 on 19 April 2019. The most recent was on 19 April 2019.

  • 5tornadoes
  • 0deaths
  • 4injuries
  • 72per 10,000 sq mi of land

A tornado that crossed several counties counts in each one, so county counts add up to more than the state's.

How strong were the tornadoes in Franklin County?

RatingTornadoesShare
F0 / EF000%
F1 / EF1240%
F2 / EF2240%
F3 / EF3120%
F4 / EF400%
F5 / EF500%
Unknown rating00%

Franklin County tornadoes over time

Tornadoes by decade
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 2 in 2000s.1970s11990s12000s22010s1

The 2010s only run to 2019, so that bar is for a shorter period. The record starts in 1950.

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PeriodCount
1970s1
1990s1
2000s2
2010s1
Tornadoes by month
Bar chart of tornadoes by period. The most is 1 in Apr.Jan0Feb0Mar0Apr1May1Jun1Jul0Aug1Sep1Oct0Nov0Dec0
Show the numbers
PeriodCount
Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr1
May1
Jun1
Jul0
Aug1
Sep1
Oct0
Nov0
Dec0

Records for Franklin County

  • Strongest and Most recent: Virginia tornado19 April 2019, EF3, 8.1 miles long
  • Longest path: Virginia tornado17 September 2004, F2, 4 injuries, 8.8 miles long

Many of these tornadoes killed or injured people. The numbers are the official record's, and they may be revised.

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