The 1929 Rye Cove tornado outbreak was a deadly tornado outbreak that swept from southwest to northeast along the Appalachian Mountains from Oklahoma to Maryland in early May 1929. This outbreak, which killed at least 42 people and injured at least 323, is notable as one of the worst to affect the states of Maryland and Virginia. It is also one of the most intense tornado outbreaks to affect Appalachia.
The 1929 Rye Cove tornado sequence was a catastrophic series of twisters that traversed from southwest to northeast across the Appalachian Mountains. This event resulted in the deaths of at least 42 individuals and injured at least 323 people, being one of the most deadly and intense tornado outbreaks affecting Virginia and Maryland.