Documented Tornadoes in Wise County VA


Date Time (LST) Dead Injured Path Length (miles) Rating Location
March 4, 1944 4:30 PM 0 32 30 F3 near Oreton
April 5, 1957 1:40 PM 0 3 ? F1 near Big Stone Gap
March 4, 2008 4:55 PM 0 2 1.0 EF1 Big Stone Gap
May 8, 2009 8:45 PM 0 0 1.7 EF2 near Pound

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