What the record says
On 24 September 2001, a tornado touched down near Washington, District of Columbia. The Storm Prediction Center records its path as 17.5 miles long and up to 200 yards wide, rated F3 on the Fujita (F) scale. It killed 2 people and injured 55.
- F3Fujita rating
- 2deaths
- 55injuries
- 17.5 mipath length
- 200 ydmaximum width
It has its own page because it was rated 3 and killed at least one person.
This page gives the official record's figures. Numbers of deaths and injuries are sometimes revised after a survey, and they cannot convey what the day was like for the people who lived through it.
Counties it crossed
The start point was at 38.93, -76.98 and the end point at 39.23, -76.83 (latitude, longitude).
How to read this path
The Storm Prediction Center records most tornadoes as a straight line from the point where they touched down to the point where they lifted. The real path usually curved and was not the same width all the way along. The width given is the widest part. Older records are less precise, and the record starts in 1950.
Source: the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database, public domain.
Other notable tornadoes in Maryland
- Waldorf, Maryland tornado28 April 2002, F4, 3 deaths, 122 injuries, 38 miles long
- Loch Lynn Heights, Maryland tornado19 May 1967, F3, 1 death, 0.3 miles long
- Cumberland, Maryland tornado2 June 1998, F4, 5 injuries, 36.5 miles long
Other notable tornadoes of 2001
- Bruce, Mississippi tornado24 February 2001, F3, 6 deaths, 73 injuries, 52 miles long
- Bastrop, Louisiana tornado24 November 2001, F3, 3 deaths, 11 injuries, 30 miles long
- Lyon, Mississippi tornado24 November 2001, F2, 3 deaths, 33 injuries, 43.5 miles long
- Madison, Mississippi tornado24 November 2001, F4, 2 deaths, 21 injuries, 11.5 miles long
- Millport, Alabama tornado24 November 2001, F3, 2 deaths, 1 injury, 38.9 miles long
All tornadoes of 2001 · Maryland tornado history · All notable tornadoes