Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Jefferson County, Indiana, September 26, 1976
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries1
Length14.6 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.80, -85.67) to the end point (38.75, -85.40), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- September 26, 1976, 4:55 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Indiana
- Counties
- Jefferson County
- Path
- 14.6 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 1 injuries
Other tornadoes on September 26, 1976
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 1976 | F3 | Indiana | 4.9 mi | 100 yd | 1 | 10 |
| Sep 26, 1976 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26, 1976 | F1 | Texas | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26, 1976 | F1 | Indiana | 19.8 mi | 60 yd | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 26, 1976 | F1 | Kentucky | 0.2 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 26, 1976 | F1 | Kentucky | 1 mi | 120 yd | 1 | 0 |
| Sep 26, 1976 | F1 | Texas | 0.5 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.