April 20
Canada's most prolific tornado outbreak struck Ontario.
A vigorous branch of the jet stream from the Pacific Ocean combined with rich low-level moisture kept the storm system rolling, spinning off more tornadoes in the Southeast. One tornado hit Carroll County, Mississippi killing teenager Dexter Forman when a tree fell on his mobile home. Another tornado did massive damage to Berea, Kentucky but no one was killed.
Read more about this topic: April 1996 Tornado Outbreak Sequence
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