Thunderstorm Wind, Roanoke (C)
- When
- October 13, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Roanoke (C) County
- Coordinates
- 37.270, -79.950
Tornadoes and Hail in Virginia, October 13, 1983
10 tornado, 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 6
- Property damage
- $6.5 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 20
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Event by event
10 tornado, 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Lynchburg (C)
- When
- October 13, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Lynchburg (C) County
- Coordinates
- 37.420, -79.150
Thunderstorm Wind, Roanoke
- When
- October 13, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Roanoke County
- Measured
- 58 kt (67 mph)
- Coordinates
- 37.250, -79.980
Thunderstorm Wind, Henry
- When
- October 13, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Henry County
- Coordinates
- 36.670, -79.870
Thunderstorm Wind, Patrick
- When
- October 13, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Patrick County
- Coordinates
- 36.680, -80.320
Thunderstorm Wind, Prince Edward
- When
- October 13, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Prince Edward County
- Coordinates
- 37.270, -78.300
Tornado, Prince Edward
- When
- October 13, 2:45 PM CST
- Where
- Prince Edward County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 37.280, -78.280
Tornado, Nottoway
- When
- October 13, 2:47 PM CST
- Where
- Nottoway County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 3 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 37.280, -78.230
Tornado, Amelia
- When
- October 13, 2:50 PM CST
- Where
- Amelia County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 37.300, -78.200
Hail, Albemarle
- When
- October 13, 2:58 PM CST
- Where
- Albemarle County
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.870, -78.500
Tornado, Goochland
- When
- October 13, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Goochland County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 27 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 37.730, -77.880
Hail, Charlottesville (C)
- When
- October 13, 3:04 PM CST
- Where
- Charlottesville (C) County
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.030, -78.500
Tornado, Louisa
- When
- October 13, 3:05 PM CST
- Where
- Louisa County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 2 mi
- Path width
- 27 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 37.750, -77.830
Tornado, Charlotte
- When
- October 13, 3:45 PM CST
- Where
- Charlotte County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 5 mi
- Path width
- 30 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 36.980, -78.600
Tornado, Fauquier
- When
- October 13, 4:00 PM CST
- Where
- Fauquier County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 0.3 mi
- Path width
- 10 yd
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Coordinates
- 38.730, -77.770
Tornado, Culpeper
- When
- October 13, 4:54 PM CST
- Where
- Culpeper County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Injuries
- 6 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 38.420, -77.880
Thunderstorm Wind, Prince William
- When
- October 13, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Prince William County
- Coordinates
- 38.680, -77.470
Thunderstorm Wind, Loudoun
- When
- October 13, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Loudoun County
- Coordinates
- 38.900, -77.630
Tornado, Fairfax
- When
- October 13, 5:55 PM CST
- Where
- Fairfax County
- Rating
- F0
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 17 yd
- Property damage
- $30
- Coordinates
- 38.850, -77.300
Tornado, Falls Church (C)
- When
- October 13, 6:12 PM CST
- Where
- Falls Church (C) County
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 1 mi
- Path width
- 40 yd
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 38.880, -77.200
What these are
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Maryland, October 13, 1983
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, October 13, 1983
- Damaging Winds in New York, October 13, 1983
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, October 13, 1983
- Damaging Winds in Pennsylvania, October 13, 1983
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, October 13, 1983
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, October 13, 1983
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10151173, 10151174, 10151175, 10151176, 10154265, 10154266, 10154267, 10154268, 10154269, 10154270, 10154271, 10154272, 10154273, 10154274, 10154275, 10154276, 10154277, 10154278, 10154279, 10154280.