Flooding Possible in the Southwest U.S.; Coastal Storm to Impact the East

Heavy to excessive rainfall is expected today into Wednesday over New Mexico into far west Texas. Flash flooding and debris flows in wildfire burn areas will be possible. A strong coastal storm will develop off the Mid-Atlantic coast Wednesday, intensifying toward southern New England this weekend. Significant coastal flooding, strong rip currents, and beach erosion from high surf expected. 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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Flooding Possible in the Southwest U.S.; Coastal Storm to Impact the East

Tornadoes of 1976