This is a repeating eventaugust 6, 2020
Petersburg, VA F4 Tornado (1993)
Event Details
Damage in Old Towne Petersburg (NWS Wakefield) .
18 tornadoes ravaged Virginia on the Afternoon of August 6, 1993. This summary looks at the most violent tornado, an F4 that hit Petersburg. Old Towne Petersburg and a large shopping center in Colonial Heights were demolished. Three women were killed in the destruction of a Walmart. The tornado caused $47.5 million in damage, the costliest in Virginia history.