Heavy Rainfall to Continue Through Tonight in Central Texas; Heat in the East, Interior Northwest, and Southwest

Isolated heavy rainfall will continue through tonight across portions of central Texas, though some relief from the heavy rain is expected on Tuesday. Heat and humidity will remain in place across the Eastern U.S. and interior Northwest U.S. over the next few days with widespread moderate to major Heat Risk. Dangerous heat will build into the Desert Southwest Tuesday through Thursday. Read More >

March 2, 1878
Counties: Casey
F-scale: F4
Deaths: 8
Injuries:
Path width: 400 yards
Path length:
Time: 2:30pm
Narrative: A tornado near Rich Hill and Mount Olive moved northeast and swept away dwellings, large trees, horses, cattle, and other stock. Near Rich Hill, one family of seven was killed. The mother was blown 400 yards, and her two daughters "with arms interlocked" were blown 50 yards. One other death occurred in the village of Mount Olive, where several homes were destroyed.

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Heavy Rainfall to Continue Through Tonight in Central Texas; Heat in the East, Interior Northwest, and Southwest

Tornadoes of March 2, 1878