Tornado record · Original Fujita scale

F1 tornado, Grant County, Kentucky, September 26, 1976

RatingF1
Deaths1
Injuries0
Length1 mi
Width120 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.77, -84.60) to the end point (38.77, -84.60), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
September 26, 1976, 6:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
F1
States
Kentucky
Counties
Grant County
Path
1 miles long, up to 120 yards wide
Casualties
1 deaths, 0 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on September 26, 1976

Tornadoes, newest first
DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Sep 26, 1976F3Indiana4.9 mi100 yd110
Sep 26, 1976F3Indiana14.6 mi300 yd11
Sep 26, 1976F1Texas0.5 mi20 yd00
Sep 26, 1976F1Texas0.1 mi10 yd00
Sep 26, 1976F1Indiana19.8 mi60 yd01
Sep 26, 1976F1Kentucky0.2 mi100 yd00
Sep 26, 1976F1Texas0.5 mi20 yd00
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Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.