Tornadoes of 1978

[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.

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.

[8] A minor tornado outbreak caused severe damage in Clearwater, Florida, killing 3 people.

[17] An F3 tornado caused severe damage to the city center of Morteros, in central Argentina.

[19] An F4 started the outbreak when it hit Shreveport, Louisiana, killing 2 people.

An F2 caused considerable damage in El Dorado, Arkansas, killing one person when a woman was crushed by trees in her mobile home.