Virginia, 1998

Tornado in Virginia, June 11, 1998

June 11, 1998 · NWS RNK · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A tornado touched down briefly three miles northeast of Radford. Debris was carried 300 to 400 feet into the air.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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What happened

The episode as NWS RNK wrote it up.

A tornado touched down briefly three miles northeast of Radford. Debris was carried 300 to 400 feet into the air.

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Event by event

1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Tornado, Montgomery

When
June 11, 4:00 PM EST
Where
Montgomery County, 3 mi NE of Radford City
Rating
F0
Path width
25 yd
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.170, -80.530

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.

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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: 5652206.