Additional Heavy Rain and Flooding Concerns in Central Texas; Tropical Storm Chantal to Impact the Coastal Carolinas

Heavy rainfall and flooding concerns remain for today across Central Texas and the Hill Country, with scattered thunderstorms expected this afternoon and evening. Tropical Storm Chantal has formed and will bring heavy rainfall and flooding concerns to portions of the coastal Carolinas. Life-threatening surf and rip currents are expected from the Southeast to Mid-Atlantic. Read More >

July 13, 1956
Counties: Fayette, Bourbon
F-scale: F1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 30 yards
Path length: 3 miles
Time: 5:00pm
Grazulis Narrative: Moved northeast from extreme northeast Fayette County, tearing apart four farms. At least one barn was destroyed.
Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC list this as an F1...Grazulis calls it an F2. SPC and NCDC give a time of 6:00pm, Storm Data gives 5:00pm, Grazulis says 6:30pm. SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mile...NCDC gives nothing...Grazulis gives 3 miles. SPC and Grazulis give a path width of 30 yards...NCDC gives nothing...Storm Data says 38 yards. SPC and NCDC give only a touchdown point (which agrees with Grazulis' touchdown point), but no lift-off point.

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Additional Heavy Rain and Flooding Concerns in Central Texas; Tropical Storm Chantal to Impact the Coastal Carolinas

Tornadoes of July 13, 1956