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Timespan | January 4 - December 24, 1978 |
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Maximum rated tornado | F4 tornado
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Tornadoes in U.S. | 595 [1] |
Damage (U.S.) | Unknown |
Fatalities (U.S.) | 53 |
Fatalities (worldwide) | >236 |
This page documents the tornadoes and tornado outbreaks of 1978, primarily in the United States. Most tornadoes form in the U.S., although some events may take place internationally. Tornado statistics for older years like this often appear significantly lower than modern years due to fewer reports or confirmed tornadoes.
Numbers for 1978 were really below average, but on the other hand, the death toll was well above average.
FU | F0 | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | Total |
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0 | 242 | 225 | 104 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 595 |
23 tornadoes were reported in the U.S. in January. [3]
7 tornadoes were reported in the U.S. in February. [4]
The longest tracked tornado in Japan tracked over 25 miles, the tornado started from Kanagawa Prefecture and ends in Chiba Prefecture. The tornado damaged 289 homes and injuring 36 people, the tornado itself was also responsible for Tozai Line train derailment, and the tornado itself was rated around F2-F3. [5]
17 tornadoes were reported in the U.S. in March. [6]
A tornado of unknown rating killed 28 people in New Delhi causing considerable damage.
107 tornadoes were reported in the U.S. in April, including an F4 that struck Monticello, Mississippi, killing 4 people. [7]
A confirmed but unrated tornado hit Odisha, India, killing at least 150 people, and injuring over 700 people.
A confirmed tornado impacted the villages of Puruna Bandhaguda, Nahangi and Ramchandrapur, Keonjhar District, Odisha and caused at least 100 deaths and 500+ injuries.
A mile wide F4-rated tornado would occur at Piedmont, Oklahoma, under a spectacular supercell formation, and was the first to be captured on videotape.
213 tornadoes were confirmed in the U.S. in May. [8]
A minor tornado outbreak caused severe damage in Clearwater, Florida, killing 3 people. The damage from the Clearwater tornado was rated F3. An F2 tornado struck Gainesville, Florida, injuring at least 4 people.
An F3 tornado caused 17 injuries in Gracey, Kentucky. [9]
148 tornadoes were reported in the U.S. in June. [10] On June 20, there were three tornadoes, with the strongest being an F2 tornado in Bryans Road, Maryland. [11] [12]
On June 17, an F1 tornado capsized a boat, drowning 16 people.
A minor outbreak of tornadoes occurred in Northern Indiana. An F3 tornado touched down on the northwestern end of Indianapolis. Another F3 damaged buildings in Lafayette, Indiana. An F0 satellite tornado, the satellite tornado of the Lafayette tornado, briefly touched down in a small field at least two miles north of West Lafayette, Indiana.
143 tornadoes were reported in the U.S. in July. [13]
Many tornadoes tore through North Dakota, including an F4 tornado that killed 5 people in Elgin.[ citation needed ]
Although tornadoes are rare in the polar region of Canada, an F2 tornado struck Yellowknife, toppling a tower and then destroying a transmission tower. Some witnesses said that they saw a huge mile-wide wedge tornado coming. The tornado was the third tornado in the Northwest Territories region since 1960.
Three F2 tornadoes occurred in Dare County, North Carolina and in Frederick County and Howard County in Maryland, killing one person and injuring four, with all casualties caused by the Dare County tornado. [14]
65 tornadoes were reported in the U.S. in August. [15]
20 tornadoes were reported in the U.S. in September. One notable tornado was a landspout that touched down between the Mason–Dixon line. It was also captured on film. [16]
7 tornadoes were reported in the U.S. in October. [17]
An F3 tornado caused severe damage to the city center of Morteros, in central Argentina. leaving five dead and 100 wounded.[ citation needed ]
9 tornadoes were reported in the U.S. in November. [18]
30 tornadoes were reported in the U.S. in December. [19]
An F4 started the outbreak when it hit Shreveport, Louisiana, killing 2 people. An F3 killed 2 more people in Tillman, Louisiana, when a mobile home was decimated. An F2 caused considerable damage in El Dorado, Arkansas, killing one person when a woman was crushed by trees in her mobile home.
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