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 19, 1963
Counties: Dubois
F-scale: F2
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Time: 2:00pm
Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC rank this as an F2, but Grazulis does not list it. SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mile and a path width of 10 yards...NCDC gives nothing for either.

March 19, 1963
Counties: Washington IN
F-scale: F1
Deaths: 2
Injuries: 0
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Time: 3:00pm
Grazulis narrative: Hit at Becks Mill. Two women were killed when their shelter collapsed onto them. The old fruit cellar behind the house may have been weakened by rain water and the sudden pressure change. Their home had only broken windows. One of the women had been injured in a tornado on April 3, 1956.
Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mile and a path width of 10 yards...NCDC gives nothing for either.

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

Tornadoes of March 19, 1963