Rixeyville, VA F4 Tornado – September 24, 2001: On this day, one of the most significant tornadoes to ever hit the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area occurred. Per the Storm Prediction Center (SPC), this F4 is one of only two in records going back to 1950 within the state of Virginia. The other one occurred on August 4, 1993, in Petersburg. Read the full summary here!