Gusty Winds in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast; Atmospheric River to Impact the Northwest

Gusty winds are expected from portions of the Mid-Atlantic into the Northeast through the night following the system that brought rain to the area. An atmospheric river will move into the Northwest late today into Saturday bringing moderate to heavy rainfall, mountain snow, windy conditions, and high surf to the area over the weekend. Read More >

January 13, 1976
Counties: Harrison IN
F-scale:  F0
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Time: 2:50pm
Noted discrepancies: None

March 20, 1976
Counties: Barren
F-scale:  F1
Deaths:
Injuries: 10
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Time: 8:00pm
Noted discrepancies: None

April 21, 1976
Counties: Boyle
F-scale:  F1
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Time: 11:30am
Notes:  Storm Data places this tornado in Danville at the Corning Glass Works.

September 26, 1976
Counties: Jefferson IN
F-scale:  F3
Deaths: 1
Injuries: 1
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Time: 4:55pm
Grazulis narrative: Moved east-southeast from west of Deputy to two miles northeast of Madison. Two houses, a trailer, and a barn were destroyed. One of the houses, a prefabricated home set on a concrete slab, "could not be found". Fortunately it was unoccupied. A man residing in the trailer was fatally injured, dying a week later from his injuries. A farm home was also destroyed.
Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC give a path length of 15 miles...Grazulis and Storm Data give 13 miles.  Storm Data ends this tornado two miles northeast of Madison near IN 7. However IN 7 doesn't go northeast of Madison.

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Gusty Winds in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast; Atmospheric River to Impact the Northwest

Tornadoes of 1976