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|name = Tornadoes of 1978 |timespan = January 4 - December 24, 1978 |max_F = F4 |max_location = 5 locations |max_date = 5 different days |tornadoes_usa = 595[1] |total_damages_usa = Unknown |total_fatalities_usa= 53 |total_fatalities_world = >236 |year=1978 }} 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. SynopsisNumbers for 1978 were really below average, but on the other hand, the death toll was well above average. Events{{Tornado chart|Enhanced=no |F0=242 |F1=225 |F2=104 |F3=19 |F4=5 |F5=0 |Total=595}} January23 tornadoes were reported in the U.S. in January.[2] February7 tornadoes were reported in the U.S. in February.[3] February 28 (Japan)The longest tracked tornado in Japan tracked over 25 miles, causing no major damage. No injuries or deaths occurred in this large, threatening tornado. March17 tornadoes were reported in the U.S. in March.[4] March 17 (India){{Main|1978 New Delhi tornado}}On March 17, a tornado of unknown rating killed 28 people in New Delhi. The damage was considerable from the possible tornado. April107 tornadoes were reported in the U.S. in April, including an F4 that struck Monticello, Mississippi, killing 4 people.[5] April 10 (India)A confirmed but unrated tornado hit Odisha, India, killing at least 150 people, and injuring over 700 people. May213 tornadoes were confirmed in the U.S. in May.[6] May 4A 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. May 12An F3 tornado caused 17 injuries in Gracey, Kentucky.[7] June148 tornadoes were reported in the U.S. in June.[8] On June 20, there were three tornadoes, with the strongest being an F2 tornado in Bryans Road, Maryland.[9][10] June 17{{Main|1978 Whippoorwill tornado}}On June 17, an F1 tornado capsized a boat, drowning 16 people. June 25A 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. July143 tornadoes were reported in the U.S. in July.[11] July 4Many tornadoes tore through North Dakota, including an F4 tornado that killed 5 people in Elgin. July 30 (Canada)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. July 31Three 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.[12] August65 tornadoes were reported in the U.S. in August.[13] September20 tornadoes were reported in the U.S. in September.[14] October 28 (Argentina)7 tornadoes were reported in the U.S. in October.[15] F3 tornado caused severe damage to the city center of Morteros, in central Argentina. leaving five dead and 100 wounded. November9 tornadoes were reported in the U.S. in November.[16] December30 tornadoes were reported in the U.S. in December.[17] December 3{{Main|1978 Bossier City tornado outbreak}}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. See also
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/1978/map |title=1978 |publisher=Tornado History Project |date= |accessdate=2015-12-12}} {{Tornadoes by year}}{{1978 tornado outbreaks}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/1978/1/map |title=January, 1978 |publisher=Tornado History Project |date= |accessdate=2015-12-12}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/1978/2/map |title=February, 1978 |publisher=Tornado History Project |date= |accessdate=2015-12-12}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/1978/3/map |title=March, 1978 |publisher=Tornado History Project |date= |accessdate=2015-12-12}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/1978/4/map |title=April, 1978 |publisher=Tornado History Project |date= |accessdate=2015-12-12}} 6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/1978/5/map |title=May, 1978 |publisher=Tornado History Project |date= |accessdate=2015-12-12}} 7. ^http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/19780512.21.2 8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/1978/6/map |title=June, 1978 |publisher=Tornado History Project |date= |accessdate=2015-12-12}} 9. ^http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/1978/6/20 10. ^http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/19780620.24.3 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/1978/7/map |title=July, 1978 |publisher=Tornado History Project |date= |accessdate=2015-12-12}} 12. ^http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/1978/7/31/map 13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/1978/8/map |title=August, 1978 |publisher=Tornado History Project |date= |accessdate=2015-12-12}} 14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/1978/9/map |title=September, 1978 |publisher=Tornado History Project |date= |accessdate=2015-12-12}} 15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/1978/10/map |title=October, 1978 |publisher=Tornado History Project |date= |accessdate=2015-12-12}} 16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/1978/11/map |title=November, 1978 |publisher=Tornado History Project |date= |accessdate=2015-12-12}} 17. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tornadohistoryproject.com/tornado/1978/12/map |title=December, 1978 |publisher=Tornado History Project |date= |accessdate=2015-12-12}} 4 : Tornadoes of 1978|1978 meteorology|Tornado-related lists by year|1978-related lists |
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