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 >

March 16, 1963
Counties: Washington IN
F-scale: F2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 100 yards
Path length: 1 mile
Time: 5:20pm
Grazulis narrative: Moved east-northeast from five miles southeast of Salem. Farm buildings on one farm, and a house on another farm, were destroyed.
Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC give this a path width of 800 yards, Grazulis and Storm Data give 100 yards. Storm Data says this tornado hit four and a half miles southeast of Salem near IN 60 (present-day IN 160?) and the Middle Blue River.

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

Tornadoes of March 16, 1963