Rye Cove, Virginia tornado outbreaks

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Rye Cove Tornado Outbreak
Date of tornado outbreak: May 1-2, 1929
Duration1: unknown
Maximum rated tornado2: [[Fujita Scale|]] tornado
Tornadoes caused: unknown
Damages: Unknown
Fatalities: unknown
Areas affected: Alabama, Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia, Tennessee, West Virginia

1Time from first tornado to last tornado
2Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita Scale


The Rye Cove, VA tornado was the deadliest among a potent tornado outbreak that swept from southwest to northeast along the Appalachian mountains from Alabama to Maryland. This outbreak is notable as one of the worst to affect the states of Maryland and Virginia, and as one of the few observed, intense tornado outbreaks affecting Appalachia. Producing 13 deaths, the Rye Cove tornado is the deadliest in Virginia history[1].

Apart from the Rye Cove tornado, destructive tornadoes associated with this outbreak also struck Morgantown, WV, and in a series from Woodville (Rappahannock County), VA to the Frederick, MD area[2]. Western Virginia was particularly hard-hit, with additional tornadoes confirmed in Alleghany, Bath, Culpeper, Fauquier and Loudoun Counties.

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  1. ^ VAEmergency.com > Newsroom & Archives > Virginia Tornado History
  2. ^ AMS Online Journals - Journal - Table of Contents
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