Virginia, 1996

Tornado in Virginia, June 10, 1996

June 10, 1996 · NWS RNK · 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
$80,000
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 Roanoke radar (KFCX), 65 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 12:22 UTC.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Henry

When
June 10, 7:22 AM EST to 7:28 AM EST
Where
Henry County, Axton to 3 mi S of Axton
Rating
F1
Path length
1.5 mi
Path width
60 yd
Property damage
$80,000
Coordinates
36.630, -79.730

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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5550911.