Severe Weather History


1976 Severe Weather Season in the United States

3,767

Recorded events

1,593

Counties affected

44

Direct deaths

$308.5M

Property damage

The 1976 severe weather season produced 3,767 recorded events across 1,593 U.S. counties, with 44 direct deaths. It ranks #52 among all years in the archive by event count.

Through the year

1976 severe weather by month

1976 recorded severe weather events by month
1976 recorded severe weather events by month

By hazard type

What hit the U.S. in 1976

HazardEventsDeathsDamage
Thunderstorm Wind1,7420$0
Hail1,0900$0
Tornado93544$308.5M
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · county-tagged records

Deadliest days

The deadliest events of 1976

DateEventCountyDeathsInjuries
Mar 29, 1976Tornado F3Lonoke County, Arkansas564
Feb 18, 1976Tornado F2Ashley County, Arkansas310
May 15, 1976Tornado F2Robeson County, North Carolina34
Mar 29, 1976Tornado F4Madison County, Mississippi3177
May 31, 1976Tornado F1Creek County, Oklahoma21
Mar 26, 1976Tornado F5Le Flore County, Oklahoma264
May 27, 1976Tornado F3Bell County, Texas27
Mar 12, 1976Tornado F2Cook County, Illinois241
Jun 13, 1976Tornado F4Cook County, Illinois223
Sep 26, 1976Tornado F3Jefferson County, Indiana11
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events · dates UTC

Violent tornadoes

EF4 and EF5 tornadoes of 1976

DateScaleTouchdown countyDeathsPath
1976-03-26EF5Le Flore County, Oklahoma211.9 mi
1976-06-13EF5Boone County, Iowa021.3 mi
1976-04-19EF5Brown County, Texas010.5 mi
1976-03-29EF4Madison County, Mississippi322.3 mi
1976-06-13EF4Cook County, Illinois23.3 mi
1976-03-20EF4Oakland County, Michigan13.8 mi
1976-03-26EF4Latimer County, Oklahoma110.7 mi
1976-06-29EF4Peoria County, Illinois04.9 mi
1976-06-26EF4Pottawattamie County, Iowa05.1 mi
1976-05-26EF4Johnson County, Texas018.8 mi
Source: NOAA SPC SVRGIS mapped tornado tracks

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