Virginia, 1995

Tornado in Virginia, October 14, 1995

October 14, 1995 · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

The radar

The Sterling radar (KLWX), 30 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:40 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Prince William

When
October 14, 3:42 PM EST
Where
Prince William County, Dale City
Rating
F0
Path length
0.75 mi
Path width
40 yd
Property damage
$10,000
Coordinates
38.702, -77.478 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A pre-frontal squall line spawned a gustnado in a Dale City subdivision, uprooting or snapping tens of trees. Structural damage to homes was very minor, with the exception of homes which sustained damage from fallen large limbs. Small hail was also reported, an one resident claimed to see a funnel cloud.

What these are

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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 10356373.