F-scale: EF1 Injuries: SPC lat/lon ends the tornado southwest of Lexington, rather than northeast. F-scale: F0 See also PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT: Tornadoes. Nineteen homes and 23 businesses were destroyed or damaged. Counties: Hardin How strong was that tornado that took the roof from your barn back in '67? Path length: Less than 440 yards Injuries: Notes: This tornado was embedded in a larger field of straight-line winds that was up to a mile wide. Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mile and a width of 10 yardsNCDC gives nothing for either. A 14" diameter pine tree was snapped and moved about 45 yards downwind as well. Path width: 50 yards Injuries: 0 However, Grazulis's "Kinney Station" was likely Kenney Station, which today is Monterey, located 4 miles southwest of Paris. Storm Data says the tornado crossed from Kentucky into Indiana at Tell City with a "total path length in both states" of 32 miles. Of course this is absurd, and we must resort to some other explanation of the phenomenon. October 9, 2009 Path length: Counties: Jefferson KY June 7, 1980 The tornadoes touched down just north of the front in Kentucky. Injuries: 0 Fifty large trees were uprooted in Iroquois Park, and smaller trees were witnessed sailing through the air. Two trailers, two cars, and ten barns were destroyed. Will use the end point given by Storm Data and Grazulis. Sep. 16, 2016. SPC lists a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards. Time: 10:30pm Central time Two people received injuries when a chimney fell on them and broke their ribs. Path width: Time: 10:34pm Deaths: 0 July 26, 1984 June 12, 2004 Time: 4:25pm Injuries: 7 It is not listed in Storm Data. Witnesses said that the main tornado broke into two vortices, the larger one of which hit the house to our west while the other went to the east and damaged a farm on Carl Monroe Road just south of KY 44. F-scale: F2 Time: 6:50pm Path length: 2.5miles Time: 1:40am CST to 1:53am CST Deaths: 0 Path width: Considerable damage was done in what was then known as Brownstown, and today is Old Louisville. Time: 3:05pm Deaths: SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC give 30 yards. We are working on a new method to display this information, and hope to have it finalized in 2022. Deaths: Grazulis narrative: Moved northeast at Nicholasville. On US 127 cars were blown off the road and damaged. EF-Scale:EF1 The top image is a drawing of an undated tornado (likely from the early 1800s or prior), as seen in Significant Tornadoes: 1680-1991 (Thomas Grazulis), p. 550. Notes: A home was moved off its foundation and lost a wall on "Guy Hadley" (Hadley Shearer?) County: Butler Time: 11:39pm EDT Time: 6:00pm Deaths: 0 Injuries: Path length: 1.3miles SPC/NCDC give a path length of 38 miles, Grazulis gives 42 miles. April 28, 2002 document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Station History County: Jefferson, KY Counties: Ohio (from McLean and Hopkins) Injuries: 1 Path length: 16 miles Deaths: 0 Barns, power poles, and trees were immediately blown down. The tornado came back to earth just on the other side of Cannelton and proceeded northeast into the Hoosier National Forest, damaging the Girl Scout Camp on Cann Heights Road and lifting at Plock Knob. Injuries: Deaths: Thunderstorms are expected to hit the . Deaths: At least 27 people died in Tennessee. Further east, several funnels congealed into one main tornado doing extensive damage to hardwood trees and significant roof damage to several homes. Time: 6:21pm Deaths: Path length: 10 miles Deaths: Notes: This historic event began around 8pm when there was 30 minutes of rain and hail in Tompkinsville, followed by five minutes of absolute calm. Counties: Franklin, Scott KY, Harrison KY One manufactured home was thrown 50 feet into a tree and fence with a man inside it. "When I flipped one of the steaks and it didn't come back down, I knew it was time to go inside." This is consistent with EF-2 damage and 120 mph wind. U.S. Tornado History: The Smithsonian Institution's "Queries Relative to Tornadoes," circa 1860s For much of the mid-1800s, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. was the center of weather observation for the United A treatise on meteorology with a collection of meteorological tables Counties: Orange Path length: 10 miles Path length: July 23, 1961 Notes: This tornado likely touched down in eastern Muhlenberg County and traveled roughly northward through western Ohio County, including the Echols, Rockport, and Hartford areas, and into far eastern Daviess County around Whitesburg. Many residents saw the tornado, and one person described it as looking like "a giant burnt curlicue French fry." County: Marion July 13, 1956 Path length: 0.3miles The Board of Trade organized a relief committee to oversee the recovery, and the Board also authorized $15,000 in pensions to widows and orphans of the storm. Deaths: 0 Significant damage continued until the intersection of Main and Sixth Streets. Time: 10:28pm February 7, 1904 So far, it doesn't look like it Grazulis lists an F2 tornado in Woodford County with eight injuries, a path length of one mile, and a path width of 200 yards on May 18, 1995 at 6:35am. Path length: Injuries: 0 Injuries: 0 Path length: A third well-built brick home had its roof completely lifted and thrown over 300 yards downwind. Path width: 50 yards Path length: 0.3 mile It then proceeded through the center of Charlestown and removed several roofs. May 8, 1918 Path width: Path width: 75 yards Nelson County lost 52 homes and about 100 barns. Path length: 2.2miles Counties: Lincoln August 9, 1987 Note also whether any object is carried up straight in the funnel, or whether it is borne along in the swift wind. County: Clark IN It traveled along I-64 south of Georgetown. Injuries: 0 Path length: 0.5 mile At Westport Business Center there was significant roof damage with portions of the roofing material and parts of the roofsupports 20 to 50 yards downwind and several windows blown out. Time: 7:00pm CDT It's possible that this was a very small weak tornado, but knowing that for certain is virtually impossible this far after the event. Counties: Woodford At the intersection of Highway 1164 and 1544 at the Cedar GroveChurch there was roof damage to the church and many trees weretwisted and uprooted. Path width: Deaths: 0 Julia's barn's roof was blown into Georgetown Cemetery. Grazulis Narrative: Moved northeast across the south part of Hodgenville. Deaths: 0 Seven trailers and a barn were destroyed, 15 trailers and several frame homes were damaged. Counties: Crawford, Harrison IN Injuries: Deaths: F-scale: F0 August 1, 1979 Deaths: Path width: 35 yards Mills on Broadway at Beargrass Creek were wrecked. Path width: 20 yards F-scale: F1 Narrative: Moved east-northeast from Dundee to Narrows. The Deaver Farm was damaged, and a 15 pound rock was blown through a wall like a cannonball. Time: 11:35pm There was also some shingle damage to some of the buildings near the high school track. Injuries: 0 Time: 5:35pm Harrison County, Indiana, has had the most F5 tornadoes (2). One person was killed as 15 homes were destroyed near Cox's Creek, Nelson County. Notes: The tornado touched down near the intersection of Second and Jackson Streets in Tompkinsville. Counties: Scott KY, Harrison KY, Nicholas (and Fleming) Path width: 300yards These textbook entries were reproduced in entirety, as found in Early American Tornadoes 1586-1870 (David Ludlum), pp. One of the first tornadoes reported in Path length: Notes: In the Duff area several homes suffered minor damage and numerous trees, both softwood and hardwood, were snapped or uprooted. Injuries: May 11, 2003 Strong winds, possibly a result of a phenomenon known as a "rear flank downdraft" or RFD, blew down the length of Magnolia Street from Twelfth to Third. Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC rank this as an F3, Grazulis gives it an F2. Time: 7:05pm Path width: Path width: 40 yards Deaths: 0 Notes: Storm Data begins this tornado near Nevada, moving it to the east side of Burgin, then curving northward to 3/4 of a mile west of Dix Dam, to the east side of Pleasant Hill. Winds were estimated at 85 mph in this area with a width of 50 yards. EF-Scale:EF1 Injuries: Path length: 0.3 mile Blow-in insulation blew out in all directions in thehouse and the back porch resembled a snow globe. Deaths: Storm Data says this tornado touched down a half mile south of Paynesville, and does mention that the tornado continued into Trimble County to near Mount Pleasant. EF-scale: EF3 So Tee started walking back to his house. Counties: Grayson, Hardin Time: 3:40pm Deaths: 0 My home was in between the two vortices and was spared. F-scale: F2 Time: 12:12pm Injuries: 0 F-scale: F3 Counties: Spencer December 21, 2013 Path length: 2 miles Time: 3:14pm CDT A chicken house weighing hundreds of pounds was rolled over and moved several feet. Deaths: After damaging several outbuildings it traveled a mile northeast where it heavily damaged two brick ranch homes on CR 200N and CR 750W, removing their roofs and collapsing an outer wall on one of them. Path width: 200 yards Deaths: Noted discrepancies: SPC gives lat/lon pairs as 37.98/-85.72, 0/0NCDC gives 37.38/-85.38, 37.35/-82.95. Injuries: This year is trending higher in the number tornadoes. The deadliest Michigan tornado occurred in Beecher -- near Flint -- on June 8, 1953. Notes: A small tornado touched down in the back yard of a home about a quarter mile west of the caution light on IN 60 in Borden and uprooted trees and caused roof damage to the home. The tornado crossed Interstate 65, damaging several vehicles and semis and closing the interstate for several hours. However, in addition to Grazulis' information, the Bowling Green newspaper reported tornado damage on Porter Pike. A "substantial" brick church was leveled, as were many barns. Injuries: 0 As it crossed Winkelreid Street between 10th and 11th Streets, it buckled in a large overhead door and caused minor damage to the roof of the Indiana Southern Power building. Time: 7:15pm The tornado then continued to skip northeast, snapping branches and trunks to the west of Frank Luttrell Rd, before crossing the road and causing minor roof damage to the metal roof of a barn and snapping more tree limbs a third of a mile southeast of North Hancock Elementary School. The tornado became elevated as it continued east-northeast from Thomas Road, snapping a few tree limbs in a wooded area before briefly touching down one last time on Rineyville Road, where it littered the highway with tree limbs and tore the front porch off a home, vaulting the roof over the house into the back yard. February 6, 2008 The tornado moved northeast into Danville, lifting shortly after causing damage at 435 Frye's Lane south of downtown. Time: 2:54am EDT No further damage occurred to the east of this location as the tornado dissipated. County: Hart Counties: Dubois Deaths: Another mobile homer sustained roof damage and there was significant rock and mud spatter against three sides of the mobile home. One barn was destroyed, and others were damaged. Further east in the 500 block of Kara Court there was significant tree damage with the back of a house being uplifted and insulation being thrown upwind and downwind around the back of the house. Barns on either side of the path were damaged with the debris thrown clockwise, showing an anticyclonic rotation. Time: 3:17pm EDT - 3:27pm EDT SPC gives a path width of 100 yards, NCDC gives 200 yards. Deaths: 0 Injuries: 0 Path length: Deaths: 0 Deaths: Path length: A trailer was demolished east of Savoyard, in which a woman named Glinda Jeffries was killed. Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mile and a path width of 10 yardsNCDC gives nothing for either. Probably meant KY 571. Notes: Storm Data places this tornado about five and a half miles southwest of Rome in Hoosier National Forest. Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC call this an F3, Grazulis an F2. Injuries: 0 Path length: 2.8 miles Path length: 1/2 mile Path width: Time: 7:00am Next it destroyed a working garage and did significant damage to 3 homes off of Hodgenville Road and uprooting and twisting many trees before lifting a couple of hundred yards downwind. Injuries: 0 Path width: 100 yards December 11, 1967 There was significant tree damage east of Main Street near Pedigo Street, Trees were facing multiple directions and there was mud spatter on the backside of homes and vehicles along Short Street to Monroe Drive. Cannot plot this tornado without further research. Deaths: January 30, 2013 Four homes and two barns were damaged along Highway 111. Path width: In addition, an outbuilding lost part of its roof and debris struck a residence causing cracked masonry and dented drywall inside the structure. April 20, 2011 Injuries: 40 September 3, 1970 November 28, 1879 Storm Data lists it in Shelby County. The tornado increased in size at 532 Stoneridge Ln. Storm Data says this tornado hit four and a half miles southeast of Salem near IN 60 (present-day IN 160?) April 4, 1892 F-scale: F2 Time: 4:01pm EST EF-scale: EF1 November 9, 2000 Noted discrepancies: Storm Data also includes Jessamine County, but mentions no specific damage. Notes: Though local news accounts reported "heavy damage in western Franklin County," the first specific point of damage this project has been able to find so far has been at the Capital City Airport, so will begin the track there. March 1, 1997 The late 1800s was a busy period for Great Lakes commerce. Deaths: In the 1300's in England and Europe, there was massive storm that killed around 100,000 people (if i recall correctly). The SPC/NCDC liftoff lat/lon is in Oho County but makes no sense for a tornado coming from Hopkins and McLean counties, especially without passing through Muhlenberg County. Injuries: 0 F-scale: F2 Deaths: 0 On August EF-Scale:EF1 Time: 9:54pm EDT Path width: 300 yards F-scale: F1 F-scale: F1 Injuries: 4 Injuries: 0 Injuries: Even if using -86.45, that would put the tornado right in the city of Bowling Green, not on a farm south of town. Counties: Taylor Counties: Adair F-scale: F3 Time: 4:47pm A ranch style home suffered significant damage. Counties: Oldham 25, 1877, a tornado destroyed two spans of Injuries: 2 October 18, 2007 Counties: Shelby Time: 3:20pm CST Notes: An EF-0 tornado with estimated winds between 65 and 80 mph touched down southeast of Shepherdsville and snapped a tree at a residence along Lotus Street. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Injuries: 0 Counties: Simpson Time: 6:30pm 19. Path width: February 19, 1888 Across Holmans Lane trees and roofs were damaged before the tornado lifted near IN 62. he noted that the width of the tornado was 100 yards where it crossed Eighteenth Street Road, and widened to 500 yards as it entered Iroquois Park. Path width: 300 yards Both the aerial photos and picture of the, tornado relayed by the emergency manager were matched up with a, radar signature indicating rotation. Additional damage occurred in the Richardsville area. January 29, 2008 F-scale: F3 Counties: Warren The second home experienced significant foundation damage and the roof was completely removed. Counties: Washington, KY It then crossed Sweeney lane. The tornado went over a hill and down into a holler where multiple vortices were witnessed. F-scale: F-scale: F1 The straight-line winds were estimated at 70 mph. Counties: Washington IN, Clark IN, Scott IN, Jefferson IN, Trimble Noted discrepancies: SPC has a path length of 41 miles, NCDC has 31 miles, Grazulis says 29 miles. November 20, 1950 Counties: Mercer Trees were torn down and rooftops damaged in this area. Counties: Logan Notes: A National Weather Service Survey Team in conjunction with Larue County EMA determined a second tornado just south of Miami Court and moved east through a wooded area. Injuries: 0 The path described above was more certainly a tornado. The tornado severely damaged or destroyed several houses and double wide mobile homes around the intersection of Nabb New Washington and Nabb Marysville. Plotted according to NCDC's narrative. Injuries: 0 The only Kentucky event on this day in Storm Data is in Fulton County. Numerous large hardwood trees were snapped in half. Grazulis narrative: Moved northeast from northwest of Elizabethtown, destroying businesses as it passed two miles north of that town along the miracle mile strip on US 31W. Counties: Harrison KY Three people were injured as houses were unroofed and barns destroyed. April 5, 2009 Shingle damage occurred to a home in this location. Deaths: 0 Injuries: Two of the snapped trees landed on pick-up trucks. ). Time: 6:15pm The tornado moved northeast, streaming debris in a cyclonic pattern and into a nearby automotive repair shop that had one door blown in and another blown out. Notes: Storm Data says this struck Peyton Ridge. F-scale: F1 April 29, 1963 Path length: 1/3 of a mile Time: 5:11pm - 5:13pm CDT Several trees were snapped along the narrow path. There were numerous large hardwood trees split, twisted, and uprooted facing from northerly to southeasterly. Path length: Path width: The Cook Hazelip Building in Smith's Grove was unroofed. It was only 50 yards wide twisting many trees and was rated a EF0. 2. The porch roof was ripped from the home and thrown over the building, there was significant roof damage, and an above-ground pool was destroyed. Deaths: 0 Path length:2.7 miles This included several healthy hickory trees which were snapped. Forecast Discussion Deaths: 0 1-Stop Climate Counties: Clinton EF-Scale:EF0 Counties: Allen, Monroe (from Macon, TN) SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mileNCDC gives nothingGrazulis gives 15 milesStorm Data gives 23 miles. November 15, 2005 In the Canmer area, Gilead Church (near the intersection of US 31E and Gilead Fairview Road) lost its roof, and debris from the roof was found two miles away. Counties: Madison The debris was blown up to 0.25 mile to the northeast and exhibited both convergence and rotation. Path length: 1.6 miles F-scale: F1 Residents reported half inch hail, followed by a surge in lightning, then quiet, then a 20 second loud roar with popping in their ears followed by complete silence again. SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Grazulis 800 yards. Path length: Time: 2:00pm If there is an uprush in the tornado, it ought to be easily told; and the appearance will be very different from that if the object or house is borne along by the wind, and afterward inclined upward. Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC gave this an F3, Grazulis gives an F2. Time: 10:40am EST Deaths: The tornado touched down about 200 yards west of the Dollar General store, which suffered some minor roof damage. Never more than 50 yards wide, the first evidence of the tornado touching down was one mile south of the water tower on Thomas Lane, where it downed several large branches that blocked the road. June 27, 1973 F-scale: F1 Path length: 0.2 mile F-scale: F0 EF-scale: EF0 Time: 10:44pm EDT County: Hancock April 20, 1996 Most of the Indiana damage was from wind-driven hail. Injuries: 1 F-scale: F2 Deaths: 0 AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- Tornado winds during a thunderstorm were responsible for the crash of a jetliner that killed 17 people Tuesday, the Dutch Transport Ministry said today. Deaths: 0 March 1, 2017 Trimble County: The National Weather Service in conjunction with Trimble County Emergency Management conducted an extensive tornado survey in Trimble County. Injuries: 40 Path length: 2.7 miles Injuries: Path width: 400 yards Injuries: 4 Deaths: F-scale: F2 Path width: Counties: Washington IN April 15, 1994 Counties: Harrison IN Path width: Cattle and horses were killed. F-scale: F0 Path width: 75 yards The likelihood of tornado involvement seemed to begin near Gilpin, continued east, passing south of Eubank, and ending in northern Laurel County. However the lat/lon given doesn't quite agree with that location. Deaths: Counties: Clinton Path width: 200 yards Click here for a detailed map of the approximate path of the center of the tornado. March 2, 1878 Deaths: Metal roofing material was lofted into nearby trees and spread up to a quarter mile to the east. Counties: Simpson Trees were snapped and uprooted along US 68 throughout the path. Time: 7:25pm Injuries: 5 Counties: Woodford The building collapsed with 200 people inside; 75 at a lodge meeting on the upper floor and 125 children with their mothers taking dancing lessons on the lower floor. Counties: Scott KY Time: 11:35am to 11:37 am EDT Notes:Mostly tree damage occurred with this tornado. The tornado outbreak sequence of May 1896 was a series of violent and deadly tornado outbreaks that struck much of the Central and Southern United States from May 15 to 28, 1896. . The roof of the house was set down three miles away. Time: 11:29am Tree damage continued along thepath with additional EF-2 damage occurring attwo chicken farms where a 200 yd long chicken barn was destroyed and hundreds of chickens were killed and/or lost. Counties: Simpson Grazulis Narrative: Tornado moved from "Husto" to "Kinney Station". Deaths: Between Fifth Street and Carter Street the wind speeds increased to 95 mph and the width expanded to 60 yards. Path length: F-scale: F1 F-scale: F3 After moving through uninhabited hillside for a mile, uprooting and snapping trees in a near quarter mile wide path, the tornado tore off the roof of a ranch-style brick home and destroyed its nearby outbuildings. Low end EF-2 damage was observed. Deaths: Injuries: 0 Notes: A tornado with winds to 85 mph struck about three-quarters of a mile north-northeast of Seventy-Six. Time: 4:50pm Injuries: May 18, 1995 Deaths: 0 April 2, 2006 Injuries: The second tornado began as an EF1 and damaged a church and a few trees. The large metal shop had minor roof damage, but was pierced in several locations by debris from the outbuildings to the southwest, and the entire facility was shifted slightly off of its foundation. Path length: 1.1 miles Deaths: 0 July 5, 1987 of fine dirt and leaves which seemed to be Injuries: Path length: 1.1miles This tornado caused primarily tree damage, and also tore the roof off of a large barn. Noted discrepancies: None EF-Scale:EF2 Counties: Madison Time: 10:15pm EST Time: 12:49am EDT The edge of the tornado missed downtown Russell Springs by only half a mile. A rural school was destroyed, as was a large church and several barns. Four people in the area were treated for minor injuries. Narrative: Coincidentally enough, a tornado hit Lincoln County on Abraham Lincoln's birthday. Path width: 880 yards F-scale: F3 Path length: Time: 11:59pm EDT At this time will not plot any tornadoes in Washington County.
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