The May 26, 1976 tornado
F4Johnson, Hill and Ellis counties, Texas
An F4 tornado on a 18.8-mile path. It was one of 21 tornadoes recorded in the U.S. that day, 5 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Watch how it happenedF4 tornado · May 26, 1976
How it happened
Follow the tornado’s path, minute by minute.
The tornado
- Rating
- F4
- Fujita scale
- Path length
- 18.8 mi
- Width up to 300 yards
- Killed
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Injured
- 0
- Along the whole path
- Date and time
- Wednesday, May 26, 1976
- 4:17 PM CST
Counties on its path
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database. Path drawn as a straight line from the recorded start to end point.