Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Southern Plains; Heat Continues in the West

Strong to severe thunderstorms may bring areas of excessive rainfall and flooding over parts of the southern Plains today through Friday. Hot to dangerously hot temperatures are forecast across portions of the Pacific Northwest and southern Great Basin today. Gusty winds, dry, and hot conditions will bring critical fire weather to parts of central Washington state today. Read More >

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April 1, 1974
Counties: Henry
F-scale: F3
Deaths: 1
Injuries: 20
Path width: 300 yards
Path length: 3 miles
Time: 6:20pm
Grazulis narrative: About 100 of the 500 residents of Campbellsburg were left homeless. Nineteen homes and 23 businesses were destroyed or damaged.
Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC list this as an F3, Grazulis calls it an F2.

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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Southern Plains; Heat Continues in the West

Tornadoes of April 1, 1974