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Tuesday, April 18, 1978 Tornado Outbreak
7 tornadoes across 7 counties.
7
Tornadoes
0
Fatalities
33
Injuries
EF3
Strongest
7
Counties
EF Distribution
EF0: 2
EF1: 2
EF2: 2
EF3: 1
Affected Counties
Clay
Coffee
Coosa
Lawrence
Lowndes
Monroe
Montgomery
Timeline
2:00 AM
EF2
Lawrence County
6.8 mi
6:00 AM
EF1
Clay County
0.3 mi
3:00 PM
EF0
Lowndes County
0.1 mi
5:00 PM
EF3
Monroe County
10.5 mi
5:15 PM
EF2
Coosa County
0.1 mi
8:32 PM
EF0
Coffee County
0.2 mi
11:38 PM
EF1
Montgomery County
0.7 mi
All Tornadoes
EF
County
Path (mi)
Fatalities
Injuries
EF2
Lawrence
6.8
0
0
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EF1
Clay
0.3
0
0
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EF0
Lowndes
0.1
0
0
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EF3
Monroe
10.5
0
30
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EF2
Coosa
0.1
0
0
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EF0
Coffee
0.2
0
0
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EF1
Montgomery
0.7
0
3
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