1976

834 tornadoes, 4 tropical cyclones near the U.S., 9 notable earthquakes. 64 tornadoes were rated F3/EF3 or stronger and tornadoes killed 44.

Tornadoes

834 recorded; 64 rated F3/EF3 or stronger.

Tornadoes by month, 1976 Jan: 12 Feb: 36 Mar: 180 180 Apr: 113 May: 155 Jun: 169 Jul: 84 Aug: 38 Sep: 35 Oct: 11 Nov: 0 Dec: 1 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
  1. Texas178
  2. Florida67
  3. North Dakota52
  4. Colorado42
  5. Indiana37
  6. Mississippi34
  7. Michigan33
  8. Alabama30

Outbreak days

Strongest and deadliest first

Tornadoes in 1976
Mar 26, 1976F5Le Flore11.92
Jun 13, 1976F5Boone, Story21.30
Apr 19, 1976F5Brown10.50
Mar 29, 1976F4Madison22.33
Jun 13, 1976F4Cook, DuPage3.32
Mar 26, 1976F4Latimer, Le Flore10.71
Mar 20, 1976F4Oakland3.81
Mar 29, 1976F4Newton, Lauderdale, Copiah126.50
Mar 20, 1976F4Macon, Piatt, Champaign63.70
Apr 17, 1976F4Caddo32.90
Apr 17, 1976F4Barber19.50
May 26, 1976F4Johnson, Hill, Ellis18.80
Mar 26, 1976F4Simpson18.50
Mar 20, 1976F4Tippecanoe, Carroll16.70
Jun 26, 1976F4Pottawattamie5.10
Jun 29, 1976F4Peoria4.90
Mar 29, 1976F3Pulaski, Lonoke17.25
May 26, 1976F3Bell2.02
Mar 20, 1976F3Webster, Clay, Monroe49.41
Mar 12, 1976F3Kankakee, Newton, Jasper38.51
Mar 26, 1976F3Newton, Jasper, Lawrence29.11
Feb 18, 1976F3Leake, Neshoba27.31
Feb 21, 1976F3Butler, Stoddard23.71
Mar 20, 1976F3Macomb17.11
Mar 29, 1976F3Cleburne16.51
Sep 26, 1976F3Jefferson14.61
Jul 11, 1976F3Westmoreland11.81
Mar 30, 1976F3Ogemaw6.41
Sep 26, 1976F3Jackson4.91
Mar 30, 1976F3Jefferson, Copiah31.70
Jul 29, 1976F3Lycoming25.00
Apr 24, 1976F3Coahoma, Quitman24.60
Mar 12, 1976F3Kendall, DuPage22.60
May 25, 1976F3Jones, Taylor, Callahan20.30
Mar 20, 1976F3Blount19.20
Jun 13, 1976F3Dallas, Boone17.90
Mar 12, 1976F3Autauga16.50
Mar 26, 1976F3Yell16.10
Apr 17, 1976F3Foard14.70
Mar 27, 1976F3George13.90
Mar 8, 1976F3Brazoria, Galveston12.70
Mar 12, 1976F3Porter, LaPorte12.60
Mar 12, 1976F3Starke12.10
Mar 30, 1976F3Gladwin, Ogemaw11.40
Apr 19, 1976F3Montague10.40
May 13, 1976F3Tishomingo, Hardin10.10
Apr 15, 1976F3Runnels9.90
Mar 26, 1976F3Woodruff9.60
Mar 20, 1976F3Cullman9.30
Mar 20, 1976F3Montgomery, Christian8.80
Mar 21, 1976F3Madison5.60
Mar 12, 1976F3Elmore4.90
Mar 20, 1976F3West Carroll, Chicot4.60
May 26, 1976F3Dallas4.50
May 26, 1976F3Johnson3.80
May 30, 1976F3McCulloch3.60
Apr 19, 1976F3Comanche2.20
Apr 29, 1976F3Bee1.00
May 26, 1976F3Jones1.00
Mar 4, 1976F3Bureau0.80
Mar 21, 1976F3Monroe0.50
May 25, 1976F3Hill0.10
Jun 13, 1976F3Boone0.10
Jul 28, 1976F3Madison0.10
Feb 17, 1976F2Ashley, Chicot29.53
May 15, 1976F2Robeson10.13
Mar 12, 1976F2DuPage, Cook15.12
Jul 11, 1976F2Jefferson28.71
Jun 14, 1976F2Blue Earth, Le Sueur24.61
May 15, 1976F2Richland3.81
Mar 4, 1976F2Berrien, Van Buren44.80
Mar 30, 1976F2Vernon, Natchitoches, Rapides42.10
Mar 20, 1976F2St. Clair, Washington, Marion39.00
Apr 14, 1976F2Jewell, Republic, Thayer38.80
Feb 17, 1976F2Shelby, De Soto37.30
Mar 30, 1976F2Vernon, Sabine, Natchitoches35.90
Mar 20, 1976F2Issaquena, Sharkey, Humphreys29.80
Jun 14, 1976F2Palo Alto, Emmet26.90
Mar 30, 1976F2Polk26.70
Mar 20, 1976F2Putnam, Hendricks24.90
Mar 30, 1976F2Polk22.10
May 13, 1976F2Lee, Itawamba20.20
Mar 29, 1976F2Lawrence, Craighead, Greene20.10
Jun 13, 1976F2Cass, Audubon20.00
Mar 20, 1976F2Newton, Neshoba19.80
May 15, 1976F2Montgomery18.80
Mar 12, 1976F2Marengo18.40
Mar 20, 1976F2Richland17.00
Mar 11, 1976F2Alfalfa16.60
Mar 30, 1976F2Kendall15.20
Mar 27, 1976F2Pearl River15.00
Jun 13, 1976F2Black Hawk14.00
May 25, 1976F2Bosque, McLennan13.80
Jun 14, 1976F2Jackson, Cottonwood13.50
Mar 12, 1976F2LaGrange, St. Joseph, Branch13.40
May 15, 1976F2Anson12.80
Feb 18, 1976F2Hinds12.70
Mar 20, 1976F2Marshall11.60
May 13, 1976F2Montgomery11.40
Apr 15, 1976F2Clay11.10
Apr 19, 1976F2Erath11.10
Mar 12, 1976F2Berrien10.10
Mar 20, 1976F2Ionia9.90
Mar 12, 1976F2LaGrange9.30
May 14, 1976F2Jackson, Banks8.40
Jun 12, 1976F2Black Hawk6.90
Feb 17, 1976F2Washington6.20
Oct 9, 1976F2Scotland6.10
Apr 19, 1976F2Love6.10
Apr 15, 1976F2McLennan5.90
Jun 4, 1976F2Stark5.70
Mar 12, 1976F2Lake, Porter5.60
May 30, 1976F2Adams5.40
Apr 19, 1976F2Love5.10
Mar 30, 1976F2Alcona4.90
Apr 14, 1976F2Dallas4.90
Jun 1, 1976F2Newton4.90
Feb 20, 1976F2Sequoyah4.50
Jun 13, 1976F2Boone4.50
Mar 20, 1976F2Bolivar4.30
May 31, 1976F2Erath4.10
Jul 11, 1976F2Monroe4.10
Mar 20, 1976F2Yazoo3.80
Mar 31, 1976F2Covington3.80
Apr 17, 1976F2Foard3.80
Apr 19, 1976F2Jefferson3.80
May 15, 1976F2Orangeburg3.80
Mar 12, 1976F2Hillsdale, Jackson3.60
Jul 23, 1976F2Kalkaska3.30
Apr 21, 1976F2Shiawassee3.00
May 30, 1976F2Tulsa, Wagoner2.60
Mar 30, 1976F2Hays2.50
Jul 2, 1976F2Carbon2.50
Jun 24, 1976F2Owen2.30
Mar 12, 1976F2Jackson2.00
Mar 26, 1976F2Washington2.00
Apr 15, 1976F2Young2.00
Apr 15, 1976F2Young2.00
Apr 24, 1976F2Cleburne2.00
May 12, 1976F2Parker2.00
May 12, 1976F2Parker2.00
Jun 5, 1976F2Williams2.00
Aug 11, 1976F2Carroll2.00
Feb 16, 1976F2Mahoning1.50
Jun 4, 1976F2Weld1.50
Jun 13, 1976F2Story1.30
Jul 28, 1976F2Polk1.20
Jan 25, 1976F2Ascension1.10
Feb 16, 1976F2Christian1.00
Feb 16, 1976F2Union1.00
Feb 18, 1976F2Cocke1.00
Mar 20, 1976F2Lauderdale1.00
Mar 21, 1976F2Adams1.00
Mar 26, 1976F2Lafayette1.00
Mar 29, 1976F2Calhoun1.00
Mar 30, 1976F2Hays1.00
May 14, 1976F2Habersham1.00
May 28, 1976F2Gwinnett1.00
May 28, 1976F2Clarke1.00
May 3, 1976F2Strafford1.00
Jun 12, 1976F2St. Croix1.00
Jun 29, 1976F2Adams1.00
Jun 30, 1976F2Litchfield1.00
Feb 21, 1976F2Howell0.90
Feb 21, 1976F2Howell0.90
Mar 16, 1976F2Jenkins0.80
Apr 20, 1976F2Lake0.80
Jun 23, 1976F2Knox0.80
Mar 20, 1976F2Lowndes0.50
Mar 20, 1976F2Pickens0.50
Mar 20, 1976F2Winston0.50
Mar 20, 1976F2Madison0.50
Mar 24, 1976F2Jefferson Davis0.50
Mar 26, 1976F2Woodford0.50
Apr 28, 1976F2Nueces0.50
May 26, 1976F2San Patricio0.50
May 5, 1976F2Bell0.50
Jun 4, 1976F2Larimer0.50
Aug 15, 1976F2Jefferson0.50
Jan 13, 1976F2Jefferson0.30
Mar 16, 1976F2Jenkins0.30
Mar 16, 1976F2Pierce0.30
Mar 29, 1976F2McIntosh0.30
Apr 19, 1976F2Parker0.30
May 30, 1976F2White0.30
Jun 13, 1976F2Portage0.30
Jun 2, 1976F2Duplin0.30
Jul 28, 1976F2Sioux0.30
Aug 19, 1976F2Cass0.30
Mar 21, 1976F2Queen Anne's0.20
Mar 29, 1976F2Lincoln0.20
Apr 19, 1976F2Hood0.20
Apr 19, 1976F2Hood0.20
May 25, 1976F2McLennan0.20
May 26, 1976F2Johnson0.20
May 29, 1976F2Laramie0.20
May 6, 1976F2Jefferson0.20
Jun 12, 1976F2Madison0.20
Jun 12, 1976F2Portage0.20
Jun 28, 1976F2Jackson0.20
Mar 12, 1976F2Hillsdale, Lenawee0.10
Mar 12, 1976F2Chilton0.10
Mar 16, 1976F2Washington0.10
Mar 21, 1976F2Ulster0.10
Mar 4, 1976F2Knox0.10
Apr 15, 1976F2Runnels0.10
Apr 15, 1976F2Baylor0.10
Apr 19, 1976F2Tarrant0.10
Apr 20, 1976F2Coryell0.10
Apr 23, 1976F2Iroquois0.10
Apr 23, 1976F2Iroquois0.10
Apr 24, 1976F2Panola, Lafayette, Union0.10
Apr 30, 1976F2Eddy0.10
May 23, 1976F2Rockwall0.10
May 25, 1976F2Limestone0.10
May 26, 1976F2Bell0.10
May 26, 1976F2Bell0.10
May 26, 1976F2Bell0.10
May 29, 1976F2Laramie0.10
May 7, 1976F2Jim Wells0.10
Jun 11, 1976F2Washington0.10
Jun 11, 1976F2Stutsman0.10
Jun 12, 1976F2Steele0.10
Jun 12, 1976F2Ramsey0.10
Jun 16, 1976F2Otsego0.10
Jun 29, 1976F2McLean0.10
Jun 8, 1976F2Fergus0.10
Jul 28, 1976F2McLean0.10
Jul 30, 1976F2Dane0.10
Jul 31, 1976F2Wayne0.10
Aug 11, 1976F2Fulton0.10
Sep 27, 1976F2Runnels0.10
May 30, 1976F1Creek0.12
Sep 26, 1976F1Grant1.01
Apr 20, 1976F1Natchitoches0.41
Aug 12, 1976F1Pinellas0.31
Mar 12, 1976F1Allen0.11
Apr 14, 1976F1Hodgeman, Seward, Meade73.20
Jun 12, 1976F1Madison, Dallas, Polk35.10
Apr 15, 1976F1Scott33.40
Apr 15, 1976F1Columbia, Dodge25.20
Jun 13, 1976F1Wood, Portage24.60
Apr 17, 1976F1Harmon23.50
Jun 15, 1976F1Allegan, Ottawa23.30
Jun 13, 1976F1Marathon, Langlade21.30
Feb 17, 1976F1Rutherford, Wilson20.90
Apr 14, 1976F1St. Louis, Lake20.90
May 7, 1976F1Victoria, Jackson20.90
May 26, 1976F1Burnet20.40
Sep 26, 1976F1Bartholomew, Decatur19.80
Feb 17, 1976F1Williamson, Rutherford19.20
Mar 20, 1976F1Eaton, Ingham18.90
Mar 12, 1976F1Newton, Jasper17.30
Apr 23, 1976F1Scott, Lane16.70
Apr 17, 1976F1Pottawatomie, Marshall15.50
Jun 12, 1976F1Madison, Warren14.10
Mar 4, 1976F1Tulsa, Rogers13.90
May 23, 1976F1Gillespie, Blanco13.70
May 7, 1976F1Harris13.10
Mar 12, 1976F1Ottawa12.00
Mar 20, 1976F1Noxubee11.20
Mar 12, 1976F1Wayne10.90
Jun 13, 1976F1Lincoln, Langlade10.80
Feb 17, 1976F1Chicot10.50
Jun 15, 1976F1Stone9.90
May 23, 1976F1Hillsborough9.60
Apr 23, 1976F1Gage9.50
Mar 26, 1976F1Van Buren9.40
Apr 15, 1976F1Wise8.90
Apr 15, 1976F1Wise8.80
Jun 27, 1976F1Marshall8.80
Feb 1, 1976F1Effingham8.40
Mar 29, 1976F1Hot Spring7.90
Jul 12, 1976F1Hettinger7.40
Mar 20, 1976F1Wilson7.30
May 15, 1976F1Darlington6.90
Mar 30, 1976F1Burleson, Washington6.60
Apr 14, 1976F1Jefferson6.50
Jun 11, 1976F1Grant6.40
Mar 20, 1976F1Calhoun6.20
Feb 18, 1976F1Henderson6.00
Oct 9, 1976F1Lenoir5.70
Mar 26, 1976F1Madison5.40
May 23, 1976F1Mason5.40
May 31, 1976F1Blanco5.40
Feb 18, 1976F1Rockingham5.20
Mar 12, 1976F1Tippecanoe5.20
Apr 17, 1976F1Kiowa5.20
Mar 20, 1976F1Madison5.10
Mar 21, 1976F1Cumberland4.90
Mar 21, 1976F1Lehigh, Northampton4.60
Mar 20, 1976F1Madison4.50
Mar 20, 1976F1Madison4.50
Apr 15, 1976F1Midland4.50
Jul 22, 1976F1Cass4.50
Mar 26, 1976F1Sunflower4.30
May 28, 1976F1Colleton4.30
Feb 21, 1976F1Tangipahoa4.10
Mar 12, 1976F1Marshall4.10
May 28, 1976F1Aiken4.10
Feb 18, 1976F1Gilmer3.80
Feb 18, 1976F1Macon3.80
Mar 20, 1976F1Mercer3.80
May 25, 1976F1Burnet3.80
Oct 9, 1976F1Stanly3.60
Apr 23, 1976F1Marion3.60
May 26, 1976F1Burnet3.60
Jun 6, 1976F1Jefferson3.60
Mar 20, 1976F1Crawford, Clark3.50
Mar 9, 1976F1Camden3.30
Feb 18, 1976F1Buncombe3.00
Mar 30, 1976F1Madison3.00
Jun 6, 1976F1Beaverhead3.00
Jul 7, 1976F1Hudson3.00
Mar 12, 1976F1Kalamazoo2.50
Mar 30, 1976F1Iosco2.50
Oct 4, 1976F1Zavala2.00
Jan 13, 1976F1Daviess2.00
Feb 18, 1976F1Swain2.00
Mar 16, 1976F1Horry2.00
Mar 20, 1976F1Madison2.00
Mar 21, 1976F1York2.00
Mar 26, 1976F1Pope2.00
Mar 30, 1976F1Clare2.00
Mar 4, 1976F1Lake2.00
Apr 11, 1976F1Pulaski2.00
Apr 14, 1976F1Dickens2.00
Apr 24, 1976F1Madison2.00
May 10, 1976F1Galveston2.00
May 23, 1976F1Llano2.00
May 30, 1976F1Washington2.00
May 4, 1976F1Maricopa2.00
May 6, 1976F1Marshall2.00
Jun 12, 1976F1Mower2.00
Jun 26, 1976F1Park2.00
Jul 28, 1976F1Kent2.00
Jun 28, 1976F1Perry1.90
Jul 19, 1976F1Kingsbury1.90
Jul 29, 1976F1Lancaster1.80
May 2, 1976F1Oakland1.70
Oct 9, 1976F1Danville city1.50
Mar 26, 1976F1Tazewell1.50
Apr 21, 1976F1Shiawassee1.50
May 15, 1976F1Pittsylvania1.50
Jun 1, 1976F1Westmoreland1.50
Jul 29, 1976F1Macon1.50
May 30, 1976F1Jefferson1.30
Jun 18, 1976F1Saginaw1.30
Jun 24, 1976F1Washington1.30
Apr 19, 1976F1Tarrant1.20
May 12, 1976F1Travis1.20
Jun 30, 1976F1Ulster1.10
Feb 18, 1976F1Haywood1.00
Mar 11, 1976F1Barber1.00
Mar 12, 1976F1Sumter1.00
Mar 16, 1976F1Twiggs1.00
Mar 16, 1976F1Mitchell1.00
Mar 20, 1976F1Scott1.00
Mar 29, 1976F1Lawrence1.00
Mar 30, 1976F1Kerr1.00
Apr 24, 1976F1Phillips1.00
Apr 4, 1976F1Chesapeake city1.00
May 15, 1976F1Amherst1.00
May 18, 1976F1Dorchester1.00
May 23, 1976F1Gillespie1.00
May 26, 1976F1Miller1.00
May 30, 1976F1Jefferson1.00
Jun 11, 1976F1Hettinger1.00
Jun 12, 1976F1Roseau1.00
Jun 18, 1976F1Gladwin1.00
Jun 24, 1976F1Lenawee1.00
Jun 26, 1976F1Douglas1.00
Jun 28, 1976F1Barton1.00
Jun 29, 1976F1Marion1.00
Jul 2, 1976F1Gadsden1.00
Jul 2, 1976F1Pawnee1.00
Jul 3, 1976F1Payne1.00
Jul 8, 1976F1Nueces1.00
Jul 9, 1976F1Golden Valley1.00
Aug 19, 1976F1Cass1.00
Jan 13, 1976F1Jackson0.80
Feb 21, 1976F1Howell0.80
Mar 11, 1976F1Dawson0.80
Jun 30, 1976F1Berks0.80
Aug 13, 1976F1Colquitt0.80
Oct 8, 1976F1Guilford0.70
Mar 29, 1976F1Crockett0.70
Mar 8, 1976F1Pearl River0.70
Oct 8, 1976F1Davidson0.50
Feb 18, 1976F1Buncombe0.50
Feb 20, 1976F1Osage0.50
Feb 20, 1976F1Conway0.50
Mar 21, 1976F1Clarke0.50
Mar 21, 1976F1Cecil0.50
Mar 26, 1976F1Randolph0.50
Mar 26, 1976F1Barry0.50
Mar 4, 1976F1Oklahoma0.50
Mar 8, 1976F1Charleston0.50
Apr 15, 1976F1Deaf Smith0.50
Apr 15, 1976F1Stonewall0.50
Apr 17, 1976F1Dickens0.50
May 26, 1976F1Johnson0.50
May 28, 1976F1Aiken0.50
May 28, 1976F1Fremont0.50
Jun 13, 1976F1Outagamie0.50
Jun 15, 1976F1Kent0.50
Jun 4, 1976F1Weld0.50
Jun 4, 1976F1Weld0.50
Jun 4, 1976F1Weld0.50
Jun 4, 1976F1Weld0.50
Jun 4, 1976F1Weld0.50
Jul 11, 1976F1Muskingum0.50
Jul 15, 1976F1Westmoreland0.50
Jul 19, 1976F1Mercer0.50
Jul 3, 1976F1Frontier0.50
Aug 15, 1976F1Keith0.50
Aug 15, 1976F1Phillips0.50
Aug 15, 1976F1Phillips0.50
Aug 19, 1976F1Cass0.50
Sep 26, 1976F1Brazoria0.50
Sep 26, 1976F1Matagorda0.50
Sep 4, 1976F1Galveston0.50
Feb 17, 1976F1Monroe0.30
Feb 21, 1976F1Wright0.30
Apr 12, 1976F1Niobrara0.30
Apr 22, 1976F1Calhoun0.30
Apr 30, 1976F1Grady0.30
May 12, 1976F1Garland0.30
May 14, 1976F1DeKalb0.30
May 29, 1976F1Jackson0.30
May 29, 1976F1Jackson0.30
May 7, 1976F1Greene0.30
Jun 12, 1976F1Kittson0.30
Jun 12, 1976F1Portage0.30
Jun 15, 1976F1Chippewa0.30
Jun 23, 1976F1Kiowa0.30
Jun 30, 1976F1Erie0.30
Jul 29, 1976F1Centre0.30
Jul 30, 1976F1Morrill0.30
Jul 3, 1976F1Logan0.30
Jul 4, 1976F1Weld0.30
Jul 7, 1976F1Macomb0.30
Aug 13, 1976F1York0.30
Aug 19, 1976F1Cass0.30
Mar 12, 1976F1Dallas0.20
Mar 20, 1976F1Lamar0.20
Mar 29, 1976F1Tipton0.20
Apr 15, 1976F1Palo Pinto0.20
May 18, 1976F1Louisa0.20
May 26, 1976F1Johnson0.20
May 3, 1976F1Worcester0.20
May 7, 1976F1Georgetown0.20
Jun 11, 1976F1Knox0.20
Jun 12, 1976F1Barnes0.20
Jun 12, 1976F1Lake0.20
Jun 13, 1976F1Oconto0.20
Jun 19, 1976F1Spartanburg0.20
Jun 21, 1976F1Dorchester0.20
Jun 1, 1976F1Perry0.20
Jul 21, 1976F1Acadia0.20
Jul 27, 1976F1Jefferson0.20
Jul 4, 1976F1Big Horn0.20
Sep 26, 1976F1Carroll0.20
Oct 20, 1976F1Madison0.10
Jan 13, 1976F1Clark0.10
Jan 25, 1976F1Nacogdoches0.10
Jan 25, 1976F1Vernon0.10
Jan 25, 1976F1Concordia0.10
Feb 17, 1976F1Pulaski0.10
Mar 16, 1976F1Orangeburg0.10
Mar 20, 1976F1Butler0.10
Mar 20, 1976F1Lafayette0.10
Mar 20, 1976F1West Carroll0.10
Mar 20, 1976F1Barren0.10
Mar 21, 1976F1Coffee0.10
Mar 21, 1976F1New Castle0.10
Mar 21, 1976F1Ulster0.10
Mar 26, 1976F1Dallas0.10
Mar 27, 1976F1Greene0.10
Mar 28, 1976F1Midland0.10
Mar 30, 1976F1Angelina0.10
Mar 8, 1976F1Brazoria0.10
Apr 15, 1976F1Becker0.10
Apr 15, 1976F1York0.10
Apr 19, 1976F1Cotton0.10
Apr 19, 1976F1Cooke0.10
Apr 19, 1976F1Wise0.10
Apr 20, 1976F1Johnson0.10
Apr 20, 1976F1Fannin0.10
Apr 20, 1976F1Angelina0.10
Apr 20, 1976F1Nueces0.10
Apr 21, 1976F1Boyle0.10
Apr 25, 1976F1Carroll0.10
Apr 26, 1976F1Midland0.10
Apr 7, 1976F1Jones0.10
Apr 7, 1976F1Jones0.10
Apr 7, 1976F1Callahan0.10
May 12, 1976F1Parker0.10
May 12, 1976F1Upshur0.10
May 14, 1976F1Rusk0.10
May 14, 1976F1Rusk0.10
May 14, 1976F1Fulton0.10
May 18, 1976F1Brunswick0.10
May 26, 1976F1Denton0.10
May 26, 1976F1Denton0.10
May 26, 1976F1Johnson0.10
May 27, 1976F1Cass0.10
May 28, 1976F1Oconee0.10
May 30, 1976F1Throckmorton0.10
May 30, 1976F1Fannin0.10
May 30, 1976F1Rockwall0.10
May 30, 1976F1Hardeman0.10
May 30, 1976F1Hardeman0.10
May 30, 1976F1Montague0.10
May 31, 1976F1Erath0.10
May 31, 1976F1Bell0.10
May 31, 1976F1Nacogdoches0.10
May 5, 1976F1Lampasas0.10
May 5, 1976F1Young0.10
Jun 11, 1976F1Burleigh0.10
Jun 11, 1976F1Pierce0.10
Jun 11, 1976F1Eddy0.10
Jun 11, 1976F1Grant0.10
Jun 11, 1976F1Morton0.10
Jun 11, 1976F1Burleigh0.10
Jun 11, 1976F1Ramsey0.10
Jun 11, 1976F1Morton0.10
Jun 11, 1976F1Ramsey0.10
Jun 11, 1976F1Emmons0.10
Jun 11, 1976F1Emmons0.10
Jun 11, 1976F1Emmons0.10
Jun 11, 1976F1Morton0.10
Jun 11, 1976F1Walsh0.10
Jun 12, 1976F1Barnes0.10
Jun 12, 1976F1Pembina0.10
Jun 12, 1976F1Pembina0.10
Jun 12, 1976F1Ramsey0.10
Jun 12, 1976F1Carlton0.10
Jun 15, 1976F1Wexford, Kalkaska0.10
Jun 18, 1976F1Eaton, Clinton0.10
Jun 18, 1976F1Bosque0.10
Jun 22, 1976F1Duval0.10
Jun 23, 1976F1Ellis0.10
Jun 24, 1976F1Boone0.10
Jun 24, 1976F1Kaufman0.10
Jun 25, 1976F1Edmunds0.10
Jun 27, 1976F1Ramsey0.10
Jun 28, 1976F1Collier0.10
Jun 30, 1976F1Chautauqua0.10
Jun 1, 1976F1Escambia0.10
Jun 4, 1976F1Hillsborough0.10
Jun 4, 1976F1Morgan0.10
Jun 8, 1976F1Polk0.10
Jul 10, 1976F1Marion0.10
Jul 11, 1976F1Beaver0.10
Jul 12, 1976F1Crook0.10
Jul 12, 1976F1Mercer0.10
Jul 14, 1976F1Nueces0.10
Jul 15, 1976F1Union0.10
Jul 15, 1976F1Middlesex0.10
Jul 18, 1976F1Rusk0.10
Jul 21, 1976F1Bradford0.10
Jul 25, 1976F1Carteret0.10
Jul 28, 1976F1Dawes0.10
Jul 28, 1976F1Sheridan0.10
Jul 29, 1976F1Bradford0.10
Jul 31, 1976F1Marshall0.10
Jul 4, 1976F1Dallas0.10
Jul 6, 1976F1Alachua0.10
Jul 8, 1976F1Brooks0.10
Jul 9, 1976F1San Patricio0.10
Jul 9, 1976F1San Patricio0.10
Aug 10, 1976F1Cass0.10
Aug 10, 1976F1Weld0.10
Aug 12, 1976F1Benson0.10
Aug 12, 1976F1Benson0.10
Aug 12, 1976F1Mohave0.10
Aug 14, 1976F1Anne Arundel0.10
Aug 14, 1976F1Marion0.10
Aug 15, 1976F1Campbell0.10
Aug 15, 1976F1Merrimack0.10
Aug 16, 1976F1Brunswick0.10
Aug 26, 1976F1Ramsey0.10
Aug 3, 1976F1Fremont0.10
Aug 4, 1976F1Platte0.10
Sep 12, 1976F1Greeley0.10
Sep 12, 1976F1Wallace0.10
Sep 14, 1976F1Arapahoe0.10
Sep 26, 1976F1Coryell0.10
Sep 1, 1976F1Harris0.10
Sep 3, 1976F1Cooke0.10
Sep 4, 1976F1San Bernardino0.10
Sep 7, 1976F1Hendry0.10
Mar 20, 1976F0Vigo13.90
May 25, 1976F0Kimball11.50
Mar 30, 1976F0Travis10.40
Jun 24, 1976F0Clermont, Warren, Clinton10.10
Mar 12, 1976F0Montgomery8.50
Mar 20, 1976F0Hendricks6.90
Mar 21, 1976F0Washington6.20
Mar 9, 1976F0Duval5.40
Mar 9, 1976F0Seminole5.40
Feb 1, 1976F0Treutlen5.20
Sep 14, 1976F0Torrance4.10
Feb 20, 1976F0Garvin3.80
Mar 12, 1976F0Benton3.80
Mar 9, 1976F0Baker3.60
May 22, 1976F0Leon3.60
Apr 11, 1976F0Lauderdale3.30
May 23, 1976F0Marion3.30
Mar 21, 1976F0Cumberland3.00
Mar 29, 1976F0Cloud2.00
Apr 14, 1976F0Garza2.00
May 4, 1976F0Maricopa2.00
May 5, 1976F0Parmer2.00
Mar 20, 1976F0Jasper1.90
Jun 29, 1976F0Pottawatomie1.50
Aug 24, 1976F0Cameron1.50
Jun 15, 1976F0Howard1.30
Oct 24, 1976F0Cooke1.00
Oct 24, 1976F0Cooke1.00
Jan 13, 1976F0Harrison1.00
Mar 20, 1976F0Hamilton1.00
Mar 21, 1976F0Franklin1.00
Mar 9, 1976F0Franklin1.00
Apr 20, 1976F0Washington1.00
May 22, 1976F0Volusia1.00
May 28, 1976F0Bledsoe1.00
Jun 10, 1976F0Sully1.00
Jun 24, 1976F0Grant1.00
Jun 29, 1976F0Lake1.00
Aug 24, 1976F0Wapello1.00
Aug 31, 1976F0Williamson1.00
Mar 20, 1976F0Medina0.70
Mar 16, 1976F0Coffee0.50
Mar 20, 1976F0Madison0.50
Mar 21, 1976F0Santa Rosa0.50
Mar 21, 1976F0Santa Rosa0.50
Mar 9, 1976F0Gulf0.50
Mar 9, 1976F0Suwannee0.50
Apr 20, 1976F0Hempstead0.50
Apr 24, 1976F0White0.50
Apr 8, 1976F0Orange0.50
Apr 8, 1976F0Highlands0.50
May 23, 1976F0Volusia0.50
Jun 29, 1976F0Woodford0.50
Jul 7, 1976F0Carroll0.50
Aug 15, 1976F0Logan0.50
Aug 16, 1976F0Palm Beach0.50
Aug 7, 1976F0Monroe0.50
Sep 25, 1976F0Cherry0.50
Sep 7, 1976F0Nassau0.50
Sep 9, 1976F0Putnam0.50
Dec 7, 1976F0Palm Beach0.30
Apr 20, 1976F0Washington0.30
Apr 20, 1976F0Cooper0.30
May 12, 1976F0Orange0.30
May 13, 1976F0Nassau0.30
May 14, 1976F0Levy0.30
May 15, 1976F0Putnam0.30
May 16, 1976F0Polk0.30
May 17, 1976F0Citrus0.30
May 28, 1976F0Sarasota0.30
May 28, 1976F0Clarke0.30
Jun 21, 1976F0Randall0.30
Jul 15, 1976F0Jeff Davis0.30
Jul 2, 1976F0Carroll0.30
Jul 3, 1976F0Custer0.30
Jul 3, 1976F0Lincoln0.30
Aug 25, 1976F0Fayette0.30
Mar 30, 1976F0Wilcox0.20
Jun 10, 1976F0Brown0.20
Jun 23, 1976F0Keith0.20
Jun 23, 1976F0Perkins0.20
Jun 4, 1976F0Weld0.20
Jun 4, 1976F0Weld0.20
Jul 15, 1976F0Brewster0.20
Jul 16, 1976F0Crosby0.20
Oct 9, 1976F0Chesterfield0.10
Jan 26, 1976F0Bay0.10
Jan 7, 1976F0Escambia0.10
Jan 8, 1976F0Pinellas0.10
Feb 16, 1976F0Fountain0.10
Feb 1, 1976F0Marion0.10
Mar 20, 1976F0Henry0.10
Mar 20, 1976F0Blount0.10
Mar 20, 1976F0Etowah0.10
Mar 29, 1976F0St. Clair0.10
Mar 5, 1976F0Travis0.10
Mar 7, 1976F0Broward0.10
Apr 15, 1976F0Kearny0.10
Apr 15, 1976F0Lubbock0.10
Apr 15, 1976F0Hansford0.10
Apr 15, 1976F0Hansford0.10
Apr 15, 1976F0Hansford0.10
Apr 15, 1976F0Jones0.10
Apr 15, 1976F0Jones0.10
Apr 16, 1976F0Prowers0.10
Apr 16, 1976F0Bent0.10
Apr 17, 1976F0Grayson0.10
Apr 18, 1976F0Goliad0.10
Apr 19, 1976F0Moore0.10
Apr 22, 1976F0Morgan0.10
Apr 22, 1976F0Reeves0.10
Apr 25, 1976F0Huron0.10
Apr 25, 1976F0Allegheny0.10
Apr 26, 1976F0Otero0.10
Apr 27, 1976F0Moore0.10
Apr 28, 1976F0Runnels0.10
Apr 6, 1976F0Collier0.10
Apr 7, 1976F0Donley0.10
Apr 7, 1976F0Donley0.10
Apr 7, 1976F0Caldwell0.10
Apr 7, 1976F0Collingsworth0.10
Apr 8, 1976F0Pinellas0.10
May 10, 1976F0Liberty0.10
May 11, 1976F0Wakulla0.10
May 11, 1976F0Sedgwick0.10
May 12, 1976F0Liberty0.10
May 13, 1976F0Gage0.10
May 13, 1976F0Osceola0.10
May 14, 1976F0Suwannee0.10
May 15, 1976F0Iredell0.10
May 15, 1976F0Champaign0.10
May 16, 1976F0Taylor0.10
May 25, 1976F0Lake0.10
May 25, 1976F0Huerfano0.10
May 25, 1976F0Elbert0.10
May 25, 1976F0Llano0.10
May 26, 1976F0Murray0.10
May 26, 1976F0Tarrant0.10
May 26, 1976F0Fort Bend0.10
May 27, 1976F0Cameron0.10
May 29, 1976F0Weld0.10
May 29, 1976F0Palm Beach0.10
May 29, 1976F0Weld0.10
May 29, 1976F0Weld0.10
May 29, 1976F0Weld0.10
May 29, 1976F0Weld0.10
May 29, 1976F0Weld0.10
May 29, 1976F0Weld0.10
May 29, 1976F0Logan0.10
May 29, 1976F0Weld0.10
May 29, 1976F0Prowers0.10
May 29, 1976F0Kiowa0.10
May 29, 1976F0Logan0.10
May 30, 1976F0Banner0.10
May 31, 1976F0Blanco0.10
May 4, 1976F0Maricopa0.10
May 7, 1976F0Nueces0.10
May 7, 1976F0Harris0.10
May 7, 1976F0Harris0.10
Jun 11, 1976F0Mercer0.10
Jun 11, 1976F0Benson0.10
Jun 11, 1976F0Sheridan0.10
Jun 11, 1976F0Grant0.10
Jun 11, 1976F0Nelson0.10
Jun 11, 1976F0Emmons0.10
Jun 11, 1976F0Walsh0.10
Jun 13, 1976F0Campbell0.10
Jun 13, 1976F0Reeves0.10
Jun 14, 1976F0Cowley0.10
Jun 16, 1976F0Campbell0.10
Jun 17, 1976F0Washakie0.10
Jun 18, 1976F0Ellis0.10
Jun 21, 1976F0Morrow0.10
Jun 24, 1976F0Dearborn0.10
Jun 25, 1976F0Galveston0.10
Jun 25, 1976F0Nueces0.10
Jun 25, 1976F0Nueces0.10
Jun 27, 1976F0Sarasota0.10
Jun 27, 1976F0Pasco0.10
Jun 28, 1976F0Hillsborough0.10
Jun 28, 1976F0Richland0.10
Jun 29, 1976F0Pottawatomie0.10
Jun 30, 1976F0Sussex0.10
Jun 1, 1976F0Nassau0.10
Jun 3, 1976F0Escambia0.10
Jun 4, 1976F0Cameron0.10
Jun 4, 1976F0Adams0.10
Jun 4, 1976F0Adams0.10
Jun 4, 1976F0Adams0.10
Jun 4, 1976F0Sheridan0.10
Jun 4, 1976F0Sheridan0.10
Jun 4, 1976F0Mountrail0.10
Jun 4, 1976F0Ward0.10
Jun 4, 1976F0Ward0.10
Jun 5, 1976F0Campbell0.10
Jun 5, 1976F0Crook0.10
Jun 5, 1976F0Crook0.10
Jun 5, 1976F0Campbell0.10
Jun 5, 1976F0Campbell0.10
Jun 5, 1976F0Campbell0.10
Jul 11, 1976F0Clearfield0.10
Jul 12, 1976F0Goshen0.10
Jul 12, 1976F0Campbell0.10
Jul 12, 1976F0Emmons0.10
Jul 14, 1976F0San Patricio0.10
Jul 14, 1976F0Wharton0.10
Jul 15, 1976F0Adams0.10
Jul 17, 1976F0Citrus0.10
Jul 19, 1976F0Collier0.10
Jul 23, 1976F0Butler0.10
Jul 28, 1976F0McLean0.10
Jul 30, 1976F0Duval0.10
Jul 1, 1976F0Pasco0.10
Jul 3, 1976F0Volusia0.10
Jul 4, 1976F0Tarrant0.10
Jul 4, 1976F0Tarrant0.10
Jul 6, 1976F0Yavapai0.10
Jul 7, 1976F0Jefferson0.10
Jul 7, 1976F0Pinellas0.10
Jul 8, 1976F0Nueces0.10
Jul 9, 1976F0Morrill0.10
Jul 9, 1976F0Cheyenne0.10
Aug 10, 1976F0Putnam0.10
Aug 17, 1976F0Nueces0.10
Aug 18, 1976F0Nueces0.10
Aug 3, 1976F0Brevard0.10
Aug 8, 1976F0Goshen0.10
Sep 14, 1976F0Adams0.10
Sep 14, 1976F0Adams0.10
Sep 14, 1976F0Adams0.10
Sep 18, 1976F0Palm Beach0.10
Sep 30, 1976F0Pasco0.10
Sep 2, 1976F0Fort Bend0.10
Sep 2, 1976F0Johnson0.10
Sep 3, 1976F0Suwannee0.10
Sep 5, 1976F0San Bernardino0.10
Sep 6, 1976F0San Bernardino0.10
Sep 6, 1976F0San Bernardino0.10
Sep 6, 1976F0San Bernardino0.10
Sep 6, 1976F0San Bernardino0.10
Sep 7, 1976F0Nueces0.10

Tropical cyclones

Storms whose tracks came within 100 miles of a U.S. county.

Tropical cyclones near the U.S. in 1976
UnnamedTropical storm50FL, GA, SC
BelleCategory 347CT, MA, NH, NJ, NY, RI, VT
DottieTropical storm21FL, GA, SC
UnnamedTropical storm32GA, SC

Earthquakes

Magnitude 5 or more in the lower 48 and Hawaii, 6.5 or more in Alaska, strongest first.

Notable earthquakes of 1976
Nov 26, 19766.3near Trinidad, California Humboldt CA26.0
Dec 8, 19765.5near Mammoth, Wyoming Park WY3.1
Oct 19, 19765.3near West Yellowstone, Montana Park WY2.5
Oct 19, 19765.3near Mammoth, Wyoming Park WY3.1
Feb 20, 19765.1near H?w?, Hawaii Hawaii HI11.9
May 16, 19765.1near Salt Spring Island, Canada San Juan WA38.5
Nov 4, 19765.1near Westmorland, CA Imperial CA2.9
Jan 4, 19765.0near Crownpoint, New Mexico McKinley NM15.5
Nov 26, 19765.0near Likely, California Lassen CA3.1

Drought

On average 7% of lower-48 counties were in severe drought in 1976. The worst month was December 1976, with 19%.

Storm Prediction Center, National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, NOAA Storm Events Database, USGS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, NOAA nClimDiv Palmer Drought Severity Index. Damage is as reported at the time, not adjusted for inflation.