The March 20, 1976 tornado
F4Tippecanoe and Carroll counties, Indiana
An F4 tornado on a 16.7-mile path that injured 8. It was one of 48 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 9 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happened Part of the outbreak of March 20, 1976: 48 tornadoes in 10 statesF4 tornado · March 20, 1976
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 16.7 mi
- Width up to 300 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 8
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Saturday, March 20, 1976
- 3:20 PM CST
Counties on its path
Other notable tornadoes that day
- F4, Macon County63.7 mi
- F4, Oakland County1 killed
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.