Counties: Franklin Time: 12:40am Time: 2:30pm Path width: 200 yards Notes: Several homes and outbuildings were damaged between Cartwright and Narvel. Counties: Scott KY, Harrison KY, Nicholas (and Fleming) On Christmas Tree Road a 30 x 30 barn had significant damage south of the main tree damage. Injuries: Injuries: 8 Injuries: 0 Path length: 40 miles Time: 1:25pm There were some hardwood trees uprooted and parts of them fell onto homes, fences, trampolines, and swing sets. The tornado went over a hill and down into a holler where multiple vortices were witnessed. Travis Brown, whose son owns the building, said it was built in the late 1800s. Notes:This short-lived spin-up occurred as a northeast-moving storm interacted with outflow winds from a southeastward-moving storm in eastern Metcalfe County. Injuries: 2 Path width: 200 yards Notes: The tornado touched down just east of Lake Celina where one tree was uprooted and others were snapped. Injuries: 2 Path length: F-scale: F0 Early pioneers knew very little about tornadoes. April 11, 2008 Path width: 200 yards Time: 5:10pm Time: 8:25pm The tornado crossed US 421 and continued northeast. A heavy trailer cab was blown from this house to another demolished brick home about one-quarter mile away. EF-scale: EF0 Deaths: 0 Significant damage was done to the property, which included a 30x50barn sliding the wall 12 feet. Injuries: Noted discrepancies: Not listed at NCDC. F-scale: F1 16. Station History The tornado thenflattened a fence and peeled a section ofsheet metal on an outbuilding beforelifting. Path length: 0.7mile Time: 2:05pm Deaths: Time: 4:42am Path length: A tornado destroyed a Union Pacific Railroad bridge on August 25, 1877 where the tracks crossed the Missouri River at Omaha leaving the wrought-iron span bent and twisted. Counties: Mercer Of course this is absurd, and we must resort to some other explanation of the phenomenon. SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Grazulis 800 yards. Counties: Edmonson This damage is consistent with an EF-2 tornado and 110 to 115 mph winds. June 8, 1899 June 26, 2011 Narrative: Moved east from near Rochester, unroofing a school and destroying a gym. F-scale: F2 Counties: Dubois F-scale: F2 Storm Data ends this tornado two miles northeast of Madison near IN 7. Path length: 0.5 mile Path length: 0.7 mile It then struck Meadowside Apartments and Cody Lane. Path length: 7 miles The most significant damage occurred near the intersection of McKendree Church Road and Highway 100 where a well constructed brick house completely lost its roof. F-scale: F2 On Carter Brothers Road a large RV inside a metal shed was blown onto its side and the shed was destroyed. Path length: The tornado spent its last fury in the Happy Acre area, causing damage along Goose Creek, near Friendship Church, and on the southern end of Bethany Ridge where chickens were stripped of their feathers. Storm Data erroneously lists this tornado in Jefferson County IN. April 20, 1986 Path length: 0.2 mile F-scale: F3 F-scale: EF1 On Brushy Fork Rd, the tornado snapped the trunks of three large trees, then continued northeast into a wooded area. Injuries: 15 Counties: Henry Deaths: 39 Time: 9:15pm - 9:16pm CST Path length: 0.1mile F-scale: F2 Injuries: 0 June 12, 1989 Noted discrepancies: At NCDC Scott County is listed twice and Harrison and Nicholas counties are not included. Path length: 15 miles 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. Three east-facing garage doors of one of the outbuildings were blown in, and damage was sustained to the vehicles in the driveway from downed tree limbs. Other building debris from the largest structure was blown to the northwest, and the south and east-facing walls of a number of structures were spattered with leaves and other ground-based vegetation. He described in graphic detail the "agonies of A barn collapsed when an oak tree fell on it. There were 134 "uninhabitable" homes. Path width: 100 yards There it killed eight more, including five in one family. Injuries: Notes: Storm Data says this tornado struck near Keene. Path length: 0.6 miles Path width: 300 yards Path length: Time: 1:50pm Path width: Path width: The tornado next touched down along US 31W north of Bonnieville, where it heavily damaged or destroyed several more barns and mobile homes. Path width: 100yards Path width: 250 yards F-scale: F2 Deaths: 0 Counties: Lincoln Path width: 75 yards Noted discrepancies: None Path length: Grazulis narrative: Skipped east-northeast from Madisonville to Bremen, Moorman, and on to Beaver Dam. Time: 12:30pm Counties: Washington KY Path length: A high tension tower and other homes were damaged on Pine Drive. Counties: Washington IN There was also some shingle damage to some of the buildings near the high school track. June 6, 1917 Deaths: 0 Path length: 13 miles Time: 4:00pm Counties: Crawford, Harrison IN Notes: Numerous hardwood trees were downed on a steep ridge near Elkhorn Creek. EF-scale: EF2 F-scale: F1 Injuries: F-scale: F4 monster wave. Notes: Storm Data puts this tornado at Holland. The tornado track continued at a residence on New Bethel Cloverport Rd. Twelve homes were destroyed in the touchdown near Allensville. F-scale: F0 Deaths: 0 February 25, 2018 County: Hardin Injuries: 0 Time: 2:49pm Path length: 1/3 of a mile The most concentrated damage was at 1630 SW Washington School Rd. bars on the bridge were bent and twisted. Path width: 200 yards SPC and NCDC give no F-scale rating, and it's not listed in Grazulis. Evansville Time: 11:20pm EST Path width:275 yards Sheet metal from the barn was thrown over 300 yards, and some metal from the barn was 50 yards to the west. Counties: Hart Power poles were torn down along New Cut Road. Counties: Henry Debris could be seen in the air swirling around the funnel. Dakota occurred on April 17, 1878. Time: 9:30pm CDT Noted discrepancies: Grazulis takes this tornado into Bullitt County as well. Injuries: 0 Path length: 15 miles Path length: F-scale: F2 Counties: Fayette Also on Slack Road a two-story house lost its entire roof. Time: 5:30am Path width: World's Earliest Tornado Photos | The Weather Channel County: Perry Counties: Hardin Path length: Injuries: 0 Cherry Chapel Church near Richardsville was destroyed. Path width: 125 yards Path length: 3.3 miles 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. Injuries: 0 Time: 5:40pm Path length: Time: 6:00am Deaths: Several barns sustained severe structural damage to the roofs. November 18, 2017 Occupants of a mobile home witnessed the tornado as it approached from the west, and they took shelter in their bathroom. Path width: 75 yards Several trailers were moved off of their foundations and had roof damage. Counties: Hart This included a home which was totally leveled as well as a couple of anchored down double wide trailers. Notes: This tornado began at the Holiday Inn Express in Scottsburg, damaging the east side of the second floor. EF-Scale: EF0 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. Counties: Franklin, Scott KY, Harrison KY Notes: Storm Data says the hardest hit areas were Apalona and Branchville. April 20, 1996 Deaths: F-scale: F3 Injuries: 0 Will map as such, but further research would be helpful. Nashville Path width: 150yards The storm struck South Hill, 1.75 miles east of Ennis, and "probably" on to Riverside and Richardsville. Time: 7:30pm Path length: One would suppose that these tornadoes were likely quite weak. Path length: 15 miles Towards the end of the path a barn was destroyed and a 100 by 300 foot well-built metal outbuilding was destroyed. great distances. Time: 8:09pm June 6, 1990 April 3, 1974 F-scale: F1 Injuries: 0 F-scale: F1 The violent tornado also seriously damaged several homes on the north side of State Highway 160. of fine dirt and leaves which seemed to be Counties: Nelson Time: 7:27pm EDT Around 2:30 p.m., a volunteer found Cecilia Lloyd's wedding dress wrapped in a garment bag. Time: 5:20pm F-scale: F4 NCDC or Grazulis must have the better path lengthSPC entry looks to be an entry error. Notes: The tornado touched down east of Interstate 65 near Claypool. Path length: 0.5mile Path width: 325 yards It threw Ronnie and Timmy, Ronnie's only son, into a mud puddle with just a few scratches. F-scale: F4 Notes: Storm Data takes this tornado from Taswell to two and a half miles north of Milltown. One person was killed in Scott County. F-scale: F1 Injuries: 0 F-scale: F1 Time: 2:02pm CST to 2:06pm CST August 11, 1983 SPC and NCDC give a path length of 15 miles, Grazulis and Storm Data give 1 1/2 miles. Path width: 50yards SPC lists only Pulaski County lat/lons. Path length: Path width: Storm Data says most damage was in and around Eastern State College in Richmond. Path width: 200 yards Deaths: Deaths: 0 Deaths: Counties: Jefferson IN (to Switzerland, Ohio IN, Dearborn) The deadliest tornado in Texas history struck shortly after 4 pm on the day after Mother's Day in 1953. As settlement advanced, tornadoes were reported from New England, through the Old South, and into the Old Northwest (present-day Midwest, Ohio Valley, Lakes region). County: Jefferson, KY Some of the dead were found 300 yards from where they were sleeping. Oklahoma County, OK Tornadoes (1875-Present) - National Weather Service The path was 50 yards wide. A tobacco warehouse was demolished on the southwest side of town. A warehouse containing five hundred barrels of whiskey was destroyed. County: Breckinridge June 27, 2008 February 24, 2011 Path length: Noted discrepancies: None Notes: This tornado touched down near several large metal outbuildings destroying two and heavily damaging two others. Time: 7:25pm Deaths: Tree damage continued along thepath with additional EF-2 damage, occurring attwo chicken farms where a 200 yd long chicken barn was. Path length: 2.5 miles Time: 4:45am Deaths: The tornado sounded like "a dozen freight trains crossing a trestle." Time: 2:15pm The Masonic Hall and two churches were destroyed. Deaths: 0 Time: 9:20am New York, Harper & Brothers, 1868. June 6, 1990 Injuries: 0 Path length: 0.3mile F-scale: F0 Injuries: 0 The two vortices came together on the north side of KY 44 across from my house and destroyed a large tobacco barn. No further damage occurred to the east of this location as the tornado dissipated. Injuries: Path length: 3.4 miles Path width: Notes:There was significant straight line wind damage across much of the county facing an easterly and southeasterly direction. A chicken house was blown away, killing 92 of the 100 chickens within. Path width: 50 yards Counties: Lincoln (from Pulaski) Next, an office building that was under construction was lifted off of its foundation. Deaths: 0 Path length: 12 miles Path width: 800 yards F-scale: F0 Notes: Storm Data says this tornado hit Mannsville, Burdick, Meadow Creek, and White Ridge. Injuries: 0 Notes: The NWS storm survey team found many areas of straight line wind damage across northern Bourbon County, and one specific tornado path within the straight line wind damage. Path width: Notes: Moved east from east of Hiseville to Savoyard and Sulphur Well. Noted discrepancies: SPC lists Ohio and Daviess countiesNCDC lists only Ohio CountyGrazulis lists Muhlenberg and Ohio counties. Two people died in Warren County: one at Three Forks and one at Rocky Springs. Path width: 75 yards October 18, 2007 Carmel Road. Path width: 1200 yards F-scale: F1 Now in the Mercantile you can find True West, Jesse James was the son of a Baptist minister, but he obviously took a wrong, The wagon trains first began heading west in the early 1820s with the opening of. Path width: Path width: Deaths: 0 The first damage from the tornado took place along Eighteenth Street (today's Dixie Highway). Moore, Oklahoma Slammed by Five Tornadoes in Five Years - NBC News February 29, 2012 Time: 2:57pm Central Sep. 16, 2016. Counties: Barren Damage continued to the east along and south of Hurst Road in extreme southeast Washington County. Path length: 21.2 miles If one has a barograph, its record will be of the utmost value. Path width: 100yards Path length: 18 miles Counties: Metcalfe, Adair Path length: Counties: Shelby, Henry Two people died in a turnip house on the Wright Farm near Oakland. F-scale: F0 They rushed her to T J Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow but, she died in Tee's arms about half a mile from the hospital. In this area, a well-constructed one-story brick house at the top of a small ridge was completely destroyed with no walls standing. Counties: Scott KY F-scale: EF1 Path length:2 miles A large barn on KY 1009 had two walls blown out with debris thrown over half a mile downwind into Wayne County. Grazulis lists this tornado at 8:15pm. Path width: 100 yards Time: 9:35am April 3, 1974 April 7, 2006 See also PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT: Tornadoes. Storm Data mentions tornado-like damage at Whitesville in Daviess County. Path width: 100 yards F-scale: F1 Nobody knew about it until the next morning when they saw the scattered debris causing tales of a night phantom., A tornado was reported near Dallas, Texas on April 15, , 1879 that destroyed more than a dozen homes and injured twenty-five people. Counties: Spencer County: Dubois Notes: Hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted southwest of Saint Anthony. Four tornadoes accomplished that feat: one on March 27, 1890two on March 18, 1925and one on May 9, 1933. Several other vehicles hadwindows broken out. The twister struck several homes lifting many roof structures off of Wildwood Drive and Sportmans Lake Road. Injuries: 0 The unattached bed of a pickup truck was picked up and thrown 150 yards. The tornado continued to strengthen just east of Exit 19 of Interstate 65 in a heavily industrialized area. Alvin York at General Jackson's tomb. Noted discrepancies: None Deaths: Time: 2:55pm CDT to 2:56pm CDT Notes: Storm Data says this tornado touched down just north of Campbellsburg, then northeast of Tucker Station, then near Port Royal near the Carroll County line. Time: 4:40pm Notes: The tornado touched down in eastern Garrard County south of Nina on Bethel Road. F-scale: F1 Time: 8:29pm - 8:36pm CDT Notes: The tornado touched down along Jim Day Road about a quarter mile south of Lewellen Road where a 30 foot by 40 foot outbuilding was destroyed and its roof thrown about 75 yards to the north and east. The Earl Watson farm was damaged as the tornado crossed Paris Pike. F-scale: F2 Notes: The National Weather Service in conjunction with Trimble County Emergency Management and an aerial survey conducted by pilots from the Kentuckiana Volunteer Aviatorsconfirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down on Willard Wilson Road in southern Trimble county at 401 PM EST. Path length: 8.6miles Storm Data narrative says, "A small tornado of the bounding type moved in a straight line west-southwest to east-northeast from about half a mile east of Standiford Fieldto approximately ten miles northeast. Path length: 1.2 miles The result: 116 fatalities, more than 350 homes and businesses leveled and close to 850 people injured. April 20, 1996 Injuries: 0 At Central Hardin High School the tornado snapped concrete pillar stadium lights at the football stadium. Notes: Storm Data puts this tornado at Cecilia. Deaths: 1 Deaths: After possibly weakening or lifting in Jessamine County, the tornado slammed into eastern sections of Fayette County with renewed vigor. Time: 5:38am - 5:39am EST Injuries: The tornado intensified east of the intersection of Kettle Bottom and State Highway 362. April 22, 2011 EF-Scale: EF1 Path width: 50 yards Heavy damage was seen on Green River Court and at 3576 Pimlico Parkway. The tornado crossed into southern Woodford County just north of Mundys Landing. Path length: 10 miles 1 world thing: The deadliest tornado in the world hit Bangladesh on April 26, 1989 and killed an estimated 1,300 people and injured another 12,000 people. Injuries: 5 Narrative: Moved northeast along the southeast edge of Cecilia. Counties: Washington IN A steady watch of the needle may show any sudden fluctuation too rapid to be caught by reading the barometer. Path width: Injuries: Time: 3:45pm Injuries: 0 F-scale: F0 Path length: Counties: Clark, IN Path length: Counties: Shelby Grazulis narrative: Moved east from 1 1/2 miles southeast of Salem, passing south of Harristown, and ending one mile northwest of South Boston. Path width: 50 yards Yale Programmar. Path length: 5 miles (skipping) I am impressed! An estimated number of 75 to 100 trees were uprooted or blown over. March 23, 1893 Injuries: 0 In this area the tornado was rated as an EF2 with 115 mph estimated winds. Notes: Storm Data says this tornado touched down about two miles northwest of Paint Lick near the Madison County line. Grazulis narrative: Moved northeast from south of Greensburg to Mannsville, destroying a large part of that town. Notes: This tornado touched down near Watkinsville and moved northeast. On the north side of Salvisa there was roof damage to barns and sheds along with extensive tree damage. Deaths: 0 MCMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) When Yamhill Valley Heritage Center volunteers speak to . In the 1300's in England and Europe, there was massive storm that killed around 100,000 people (if i recall correctly). Time: 4:00pm F-scale: F2 Time: 5:10am Learn how your comment data is processed. Time: 3:30pm Injuries: 7 Path width: October 26, 2010 Deaths: 4 Counties: Fayette Injuries: It increased in width to 250 yards and struck the Harry Owen trucking company buckling roof trusses and spreading significant debris over the Lincoln Parkway into the mobile home park. Time: 7:05pm The tornado proceeded to the northeast across the southeastern section of Churchill Downs -- click here to see a map of how close the tornado came to the twin spires (the path of the tornado is outlined by the thick white lines). Notes: Storm Data puts this tornado on Garrett Hollow Road. Along the path a grain bin was destroyed and several trees were felled. Deaths: 0 Counties: Adair Garages were destroyed in Senning's Park (site of Louisville's zoo at the time, located across New Cut Road from the Iroquois Amphitheater). Most of the damage was high end EF0 around 85 mph with much of the damage being 20 to 50 yards off the ground. It touched down on the Brunfield Farm. Counties: Jefferson KY March 28, 1997 Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards. A few trees were snapped and uprooted. Path width: 100 yards Path length: 1/10 of a mile EF-scale: EF3 However, in addition to Grazulis' information, the Bowling Green newspaper reported tornado damage on Porter Pike. Through such a collection of past tornadoes we can learn their patterns and behaviors. Two barns were destroyed. Injuries: 60 Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC give a path length of 1 mile, Grazulis and Storm Data give 2 miles. The tornado may have weakened or lifted slightly as the storm moved through Watterson Park and West Buechel. The first damage was to a farm on Lower Hunters Trace Road. Injuries: 0 It did F1 damage to at least three businesses, six homes, and numerous barns and outbuildings. Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of one mile, NCDC and Storm Data say 14 miles. The twister traveled to the northeast, heavily damaging Gainesway, Southeastern Hills, and many neighborhoods along Man O War Boulevard before lifting at Richmond Road across the street from Saint Joseph East Hospital. Deaths: Notes: SPC lists a path width of 20 yards, NCDC 27 yards, Storm Data 25 yards. County: Edmonson Path width: Counties: Crawford Crossing the highway the tornado did its greatest damage, tearing a very large pine tree out of the ground and tossing it 100 feet over a home, splattering the front of the home with mud, ripping holes in the roof, and destroying the attached garage. Give an estimate of the loss to buildings, also specifying the number of buildings destroyed and their characters as to strength, etc. A thin path of downed trees coincident with a circulation observed on radar was surveyed by the pilots. Path length: 0.5 mile F-scale: F0 The outbreak generated at least 18 tornadoes, four of which were violent, including the St. Cloud-Sauk Rapids tornado, an F4 tornado that tore through the cities of St. The tornado ended approximately 400 yards from Highway 1544 near theintersection of 1164. The Tyrees lived on the southern edge of the storm area, while the Redefords lived near the northern edge. Path width: 50 yards The storm basically swept away coastal dwellings and caused severe economical and cultural damage due to loss of parishes and heavy destruction of trees. Notes: Touched down at the Kroger's store at 2200 Brownsboro Road. Noted discrepancies: Storm Data puts this tornado on Lincoln Park Road. Injuries: Injuries: 30 Grazulis narrative: Hit at Becks Mill. Path width: 300yards Wind speeds at this point were 116 mph with a width of 250 yards. A second tornado touched down just south of Woebegone Way in a wooded area. Deaths: 0 Deaths: 1 Noted discrepancies: SPC lists a path width of 17 yards, NCDC and Storm Data say 50 yards. F-scale: F0 Continuing to the northeast, a large metal carport was lifted and blown 50 feet north into neighboring trees, and more tree limbs were snapped, while a vinyl fence was blown northwest, as was a large trampoline and a patio umbrella, which was entangled in utility lines northwest of its origin. It continued through the extreme southeast corner of Lawrence County and entered Washington County before dissipating at Spangler Hill Road. Path length: 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. March 25, 2021 Path length: 37 miles (skipping) Path length: 9 miles The tornado damaged a home on Rodgers Road, overturned two barns, and uprooted and/or twisted several trees. Time: 4:47pm F-scale: F0 There was also extensive snapping and uprooting of trees. Path width: 215 yards Path width: Path width: Time: 4:30pm Time: 4:30am Grazulis narrative: Tornado touched down in Edmonton then moved east-northeast along KY 80 to the Adair County line. Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC gives 30 yards. Cedar trees were snapped. In 1883, the government had banned the word "tornado" from official forecasts because they were concerned the word would cause widespread . Path width: 350 yards Path width: Counties: Barren, Metcalfe April 4, 1892 EF-Scale:EF1 Time: 8:00am April 19, 2011 Several different sources were used to compile this tornado catalogue. This was the area where 5 people were tragically killed in a mobile home. Notes: Storm Data says this tornado struck Valley Station. Time: 10:31pm CST to 10:50pm CST January 17, 1870 Narrative: A possible tornado hit four miles north of Georgetown. The local townspeople were unaware Deaths: Path length: 3 miles Path length: Deaths: The tornado weakened from there to an EF-1 tornado, damaging trees as it crossed into Carroll County with wind speeds in far eastern Trimble County of 85-90 mph. Injuries: 0 County: Scott KY A one month old 64'x56' barn with 6' footers in concrete was destroyed. Minor damage to buildings occurred just, on the western outskirts of Cloverport, then the tornado lifted over, the town, touching down again less than a mile east of the, community, where numerous hardwood trees were observed to be, uprooted from aerial photos. F-scale: F1 Notes: This tornado did EF2 level damage in Lawrence County before moving into Orange County at EF1 strength. Counties: Mercer County: Warren Noted discrepancies: SPC lists a path width of 70 yards, NCDC 73 yards, Storm Data 75 yards. Time: 10:30pm There were several pieces of lumber that were impaled in the ground and pieces of metal sheeting were thrown into trees.