A tornado touched down southern Fauquier county just to the southeast of the town of Remington. This tornado produced an intermittent damage path of at least 20 miles as it moved quickly north through Fauquier County.
The results of the storm survey in this county conclude that the tornado reached a maximum intensity of F3 on the Fujita Scale. Wind speeds of an F3 range from 158 to 206 mph. The highest end damage from this storm occurred when a pickup truck on Summerduck Road southeast of Remington was lifted and carried airborne greater than 75 yards over trees and powerlines, leaving it destroyed upside down in a field. In this area the tornado was approximately 200 yards wide. This damage is consistent with winds in the F3 range on the Fujita Scale. In this rural area, structural damage was minimal.
A few miles to the north along the path of this tornado, significant structural damage was produced in the Meadows Subdivision. The tornadic winds caused several homes to sustain damage to roofs with a few homes having their roofs completely removed, one home slid off its foundation slightly, compromising the structure. Numerous garages and outbuildings were also destroyed in this subdivision by the tornado. The damage in this area was consistent with tornadic winds in the F2 range on the Fujita Scale. Winds in the F2 category range from 113 to 157 mph. The tornado was approximately 200 yards wide in this area.
The tornado continued north through Fauquier County producing intermittent damage, mostly to trees and powerlines. The tornado reached a maximum width of approximately quarter of a mile wide as it crossed Beach Road and later crossed Route 15. The damage in these areas was consistent with winds in the F1 range of the Fujita Scale. North of Route 15, but south of Broad Run, the tornado again gained strength reaching F2 intensity. Large stands of very old mature, healthy trees were snapped off and small missiles were impaled into the buildings. This type of damage was common along the track of the storm as it moved north through Fauquier County. The tornado damaged several homes and cleared large stands of trees. The tornado lifted north of interstate 66. This was a very long tracked tornado. This gives a mostly continuous path length of approximately 22 miles.