Time: 12:48am Time: Path width: 70 yards Path length:2.7 miles On the following dates tornadoes occurred while temperatures were in the 50 to 55 degree range: Map of Approximate Fatality Locations Since 1830, Tornado Maps of Southern Indiana/Central Kentucky: Notes: Storm Data locates this tornado three miles northeast of Lebanon. Path width: White's Distillery's roof was blown "out of sight." Finally, the tornado traveled to This tornado did damage along Calvary Road where a mobile home was destroyed and a small shed slid off its foundation. Deaths: Counties: Scott IN A tornado leveled trees and unroofed houses along a track 400 yards wide "at Paris" or "near Paris" (depending on the source used). Path width: F-scale: F2 August 1, 1979 Path length: Garages were destroyed in Senning's Park (site of Louisville's zoo at the time, located across New Cut Road from the Iroquois Amphitheater). Path width: 400 yards Five other occupants of the mobile home were injured. Using damage locations listed by Grazulis the path length might have been longer than the 1/10 mile given by SPC. Deaths: 0 Deaths: The damage width narrowed in this area to only a couple hundred yards. Path width: Path width: 50 yards September 26, 1976 Notes: The tornado touched down at the west end of A.H. Wilson Road with EF-0 strength and a width of 60 yards. Path length: 2 miles SPC gives a path width of 100 yards, NCDC gives 200 yards. Injuries: 0 Deaths: 0 Time: 6:45am - 6:54am EDT Deaths: 1 Path length: The tornado then did some damage to trees and a grain silo. F-scale: F2 The last visible damage was on Georgie Way. EF-Scale: EF-1 Path width: 300 yards March 29, 1974 Injuries: 0 The "coldest" tornadoes occurred on March 12, 1986, when three F1 tornadoes were observed while temperatures were in the middle 40s. Path length: 24 miles Notes: Six homes damaged in Utica. Noted discrepancies: None. Counties: Garrard Flint-Beecher tornado June 8, 1953. All NOAA. Injuries: 0 March 24, 1921 Injuries: The Cook Farm suffered two destroyed barns and a badly damaged house. The tornado next touched down along US 31W north of Bonnieville, where it heavily damaged or destroyed several more barns and mobile homes. Time: 1:55pm EST Aerial photos of damage were also taken by volunteer general aviation pilots Mark Powers and Josh Kieffer and aerial photographer Austin Lassell in aircraft N16NA. It first destroyed a barn southwest of Irelandand then moved on to damage several homes near the intersection of CR 200N and CR 875W. Deaths: 0 Path width: 50yards Deaths: It looked fine except if you looked at the corners of the foundation. Noted discrepancies: SPC/NCDC endpoint lat/lon for this tornado is in LaRue County, and narrative at NCDC includes LaRue County. Narrative: Moved east-northeast seven miles north of Hartford. June 9, 2010 Another nighttime tornado struck Path length: 0.2 mile Noted discrepancies: SPC has no entry for fatalitiesNCDC lists zeroStorm Data lists one. Injuries: 0 Counties: Green, Adair The tornado moved into the Hurstbourne Woods subdivision and ripped a locked pool gate free and threw it over a building and 35 yards downwind. SPC, Storm Data, and NCDC give a time of 7:00pm, Grazulis give 7:25pm. Further east on Sinker Road, there was impressive cyclonic crop damage across a corn field with corn laying in every direction. Time: 4:41am Winds here were around 90 mph with a width of 40 yards. April 2, 2006 Deaths: 0 Path length: 5.8 miles Path width: 75 yards Deaths: 36 The worst of the storm hit a section variously called, among different sources, "the Patio," "Patio Pike," and "Patio Station," which is believed to be in the vicinity of the intersection of modern-day Patio Street and Hamilton Street along the railroad tracks. Click here for a map of the Jefferson County portion of this tornado track. Notes: This tornado touched down at 338 Soards Road and moved northeast, lifting as it began to cross a small lake. A neighbor along Deatsville Road had a tree fall and crush a trampoline. March 2022. Insulation was caked onto the entire back side of the house opposite the direction of travel of the tornado. November 18, 2017 F-scale: F1 near Olivet, destroying several homes. Time: 9:30pm As the tornado continued eastward more homes experienced minor roof damage, uprooted trees, and a large outbuilding was nearly destroyed. Injuries: 0 Deaths: Time: 6:05pm - 6:07pm EDT The final damages northeast of the tornado's endpoint were at Chestnut and Madison where a horse-and-buggy were turned over and at Main and Jackson (site of today's Slugger Field) where a tree was blown down. Although not all of the data for every storm that occurred are available, some parts of the coastline were populated enough to provide data of hurricane occurrences. One farmer witnessed a "funnel shaped cloud accompanied by a roar" like a truck at Silver Creek. Path length: Path width: 125 yards Path width: Path length: Less than one mile Time: 7:45pm The tornado increased in size at 532 Stoneridge Ln. Path length: SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC gives nothing. The deadliest Michigan tornado occurred in Beecher -- near Flint -- on June 8, 1953. The actual tornado probably touched down just west of Lexington Road about 3/4 of a mile northwest of the Fayette County line. An RV parked next to the shop was blown into a utility pole. April 20, 2011 Debris from the barn was scattered overa half mile downwind. The tornado left a distinctpath in the vegetation and destroyed a part of a large metal barnnear the Rosetta General Store. Narrative: Moved northeast along the southeast edge of Cecilia. April 24, 1955 Pay particular attention to the direction of the trees, making a separate observation on the south side, in the centre, and on the north side. Path width: 30 yards Probably meant KY 571. 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. Injuries: Across the street, a one-story residence sustained roof and shingle damage with one of the front windows blown out. Path length: Narrative: A barn was significantly damaged west of Big Spring, and a mobile home was partially unroofed southeast of Big Spring. Deaths: Path length: 17. Even if using -86.45, that would put the tornado right in the city of Bowling Green, not on a farm south of town. April 23, 1970 Injuries: EF-Scale: EF-1 On US 127 cars were blown off the road and damaged. Time: 8:30pm EF-scale: EF1 The tornado was said to have been "thrashing about like the tail of a mad beast". County: Clinton (to Wayne) Two mobile homes were destroyed. Deaths: 0 EF-Scale: EF-1 Time: 4:00am Path length: Notes: This weak tornado skipped along mainly at treetop level near the Moutardier Recreation Area and 1/2 mile south of the Edmonson-Grayson county line. Injuries: 0 County: Madison Path width: 400 yards Path width: 300 yards F-scale: F2 Somewhat lighter damage was noted on Personality Court, Sundart Drive, Centre Parkway, and River Park Drive in Gainesway. Counties: Garrard, Madison Accounts of tornadoes or tornado-like winds have been noted throughout English history back to around 1,000 AD. Many trees were snapped or uprooted, and farms in the path suffered roof and outbuilding damage. Make careful observations of all electric displays, the appearance of balls of fire, the sound of thunder, the roar of the tornado, etc. December 9, 1952 Injuries: 0 Injuries: 0 At Orchard Lake Boulevard and Fallen Apple Lane trees were blown down and laid out in north, northeast, and south directions. The owner of the house was upstairs sleeping when he felt his ears popping, then a large roar of wind on top of the house and bricks fell on his bed. Path length: 0.5mile Deaths: 0 The city organized crews of 60 men each who worked day and night searching the wreckage, along with families and friends. April 20, 2000 September 18, 1992 Will plot with official lat/lon but additional research would be nice. Deaths: 1 Notes: The touchdown point was on the east side of Harrodsburg and it caused three walls of a warehouse to collapse. Counties: Hart Notes: A short-lived tornado with winds to 90 mph touched down 4.25 miles southwest of Albany. Path length: Time: 2:35pm Insulation was found in nearby trees. Path length: The most concentrated damage was along Colville Road, down Endicott Lane, and over to the Steele Ford Road area. Counties: Hancock Another challenge is coming up with a complete database. Path width: 200 yards Grazulis probably has the most correct path width. County: Scott, KY The farm's chickens were stripped of their feathers. The storm continued to the east and apparently lifted off the ground as the ground surface descended into a small valley along Ruckriegel Parkway and Chenoweth Run. Narrative: Tornado touched down about a mile southwest of Canmer and moved to the east-northeast. SPC list this event as an F2Grazulis does not list it. Time: 11:14pm Injuries: 5 As the tornado neared Stamping Ground, it narrowed to 1/4 mile wide, and then lifted just northeast of town. Counties: Hancock Seven trailers and a barn were destroyed, 15 trailers and several frame homes were damaged. Time: 3:53pm Path width: Deaths: 0 Path width: 60 yards NCDC does not include Trimble County. Injuries: Deaths: 0 Injuries: Deaths: Path length: 1.1 miles Time: 12:04pm - 12:06pm CDT Injuries: 6 EF-Scale:EF1 Dakota occurred on April 17, 1878. Time: 6:00pm Hundreds of trees were uprooted. F-scale: F1 Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC rank this as an F3Grazulis does not list it. Injuries: 2 As the tornado re-entered Washington County near the intersection of Daisy Hill Road and Williams Knob Road, widespread damage occurred. Path length: Counties: Washington IN Upon further investigation it appears that this tornado was split into two at SPC. The oldest known tornado occurred in June of 1830 near Louisville. Deaths: Deaths: 1 Time: 11:15pm It moved east-southeast, uprooting and snappingtrees near the intersection of Hwy 62 and Goshen Church Rd, along with damaging some small outbuildings. F-scale: EF1 Injuries: 0 The tornado touched down briefly along this path and moved an at least 500 pound dumpster 35 feet southeast. It damaged several trees and knocked shingles off of houses. A car was moved from one side of a building to another. Injuries: 0 A home near the intersection of Montpelier Rd and Old Montpelier Rd sustained minor siding damage. Grazulis lists it at 10:00am. Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC list this as an F2, Grazulis does not list it. However, two boys at the home were hurt. Here, buildings containing several businesses were severely damaged. A news story in the Oklahoma Herald also mentioned two deaths in the Waterloo area, and that "over a score of people" were injured. Time: Noon Encyclopedia of the Great Plains | TORNADO STORIES A couple trailers on the company site were rolled over. Injuries: 0 Path width: 200 yards A brick house on Twelfth between Churchill and Oldham was blown down. Notes: The National Weather Service in conjunction with Meade County Emergency Management has determined that an EF-0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 75 mph briefly touched down just east of the Breckinridge/Meade county line in Meade county. Path length: 3.3 miles Injuries: 0 January 21, 1959 Path length: Only three homes that were affected by the funnel were able to be salvaged. April 7, 2015 EF-Scale: EF1 The pilots are associated with the Kentuckiana Volunteer Aviators. Path length: 2 miles This was consistent with EF1 damage and 105-110mph estimated winds. Time: 12:09am EDT Path length: 12 miles On this date a large tornado outbreak struck from Kentucky south to the Gulf States, so it's certainly within the realm of possibility that a small tornado, perhaps embedded in straight-line winds, struck somewhere in Metcalfe County. Time: 10:30pm Central time Injuries: 32 Counties: Clark IN Injuries: Grazulis narrative: Moved northeast from south of Greensburg to Mannsville, destroying a large part of that town. Time: 9:50pm EDT Injuries: Path width: Path length: 0.6mile Path length: 7 miles One victim said that his "picture window looked as if it were breathing in and out." Deaths: June 6, 1990 The 25 Deadliest U.S. Tornadoes. EF-Scale:EF1 There was significant tree damage along Pleasure Ridge Road where a large tree fell on a garage. February 24, 2018 Fences were torn down as well. EF-Scale:EF1 May 28, 1996 F-scale: F1 Houses were unroofed at the intersection of Preston and Mechanic, a small brick slaughterhouse on Mechanic was demolished, and a two and a half story brick house on Mechanic was badly damaged. Path length: 49 miles Debris was thrown 500 yards away. Path width: EF-Scale:EF0 May 27 . April 3, 1974 Counties: Henry In 1882, after nearly 300 years of numerous observations and stories of whirlwinds, cyclones, and tornadoes, U.S. Army Signal Corps Sergeant John P. Finley was placed in charge of the investigation of tornadoes and the development of forecasting methods. Counties: Scott KY Time: 10:10pm Also, the storm brought extremely heavy rain that caused Beargrass Creek to flood, but the rains were generally welcome as the region had been suffering through a severe drought. SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC gives nothing. County: Marion Fifteen homes were destroyed There was a significant swath of tree damage between Fairfield Road and Murrays Run Road with trees uprooted and snapped. A man residing in the trailer was fatally injured, dying a week later from his injuries. Winds in Danville were estimated at over 100 mph. An additional smaller chicken coop also sustained damage at the end of Silas Miller Road, consistent with EF-1 damage. A 20 x 20 section of the barn was blown 500 feet to the south-southeast. Deaths: 0 Notes: SPC lists a path width of 20 yards, NCDC 27 yards, Storm Data 25 yards. Noted discrepancies: SPC/NCDC lat/lon is actually in Robertson County. Path length: Path width: (Storm Data says this tornado struck three and a half miles northeast of Versailles at Maplewood Farm.) No evidence of furtherdamage was observed until Rawlett Lane, where some trees were snapped and uprooted. Injuries: 200 His narrative: "A trained spotter saw a tornado near Salvisa. Path width: Deaths: 0 Path width: Path length: 0.1 mile EF-Scale: EF0 Path width: 33 yards The Old Brandenburg Telephone Company Office had roof damage. Although it shares a name with the state, Kansas City is actually a major city in western Missouri. Counties: Shelby The tornado did its worst in Whitesville in Daviess County, damaging much of the town. Around 2:30 p.m., a volunteer found Cecilia Lloyd's wedding dress wrapped in a garment bag. Injuries: 0 This F4 damage was the only clear example of F4 strength winds along the path. Injuries: 25 F-scale: F0 Path length: Path width: Deaths: Injuries: 30 The path of utter destruction, in which everything was flattened, was a quarter mile wide. Storm Data says "F1 or F2". Time: 3:45pm F-scale: F0 Flora, Snowden D. Tornadoes of the United States. County: Ohio After crossing the road the tornado struck an abandoned farm house and did more tree damage. Counties: Jefferson KY If you spot a tornado whose track is mis-plotted, pleaselet us know. County: Bullitt Grazulis narrative: Skipped from Guthrie to Keysburg and Schochoh. Time: 8:08am CDT Injuries: In one case, it snapped the 2-foot diameter trunk of a large cedar less than 5 feet above the ground, but lofted the tree over nearby utility poles -- which remained intact -- and deposited the tree 200 feet to the east. Time: 12:30pm SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Grazulis nothing. Deaths: 3 Path length: EF-Scale:EF1 One farmer lost 6 cows when a barn collapsed on them. The Daily Courier noted, "There was scarcely any more cohesiveness in the mortar in the brickwork than if had been made of sand and water." EF-Scale: EF0 Deaths: 0 January 30, 2013 The tornado then moved east-northeast at tree-top level over wooded areas and farm fields, doing its next major damage a mile awaywhere it pushed a double-wide mobile home to the northwest off its blocks, breaking windows, and ripping off shingles from the roof. The tornado uprooted and snapped trees as it moved east. A few other houses in the vicinity had minor structural damage as well. Injuries: 0 January 10, 2008 Another trailer along Miller Road was turned on to its roof. Thirty-four homes were damaged. Storm Data also has it right. F-scale: F2 Notes: Photographs taken during a Civil Air Patrol flight corroborate interviews with residents along the damage path that there were intermittent touchdowns of a weaker tornado with the second supercell to pass over the area (see previous tornado). June 2, 1990 March 24, 1937 Injuries: 0 Notes: This tornado touched down near Talley in southwest LaRue County, and was intermittently on the ground until lifting just east of Tanner. Two women were injured by flying glass but the injuries were not serious. Injuries: April 16, 1998 Path width: 80yards F-scale: F2 Notes: Hard to believe and F3 tornado with a path length and width as small as what SPC gives. MACON, Ga. Tornadoes are all too familiar across the peach state. F-scale: F1 Path width: 30 yards Counties: Logan F-scale: F3 EF-Scale: EF-0 Counties: Dubois (from Knox, Daviess, and Martin) Some bradford pear trees were uprooted on Dan Dunn Road. Grazulis narrative: Two farms were struck, and one was completely destroyed three miles north of Burkesville. The number one killer on the Oregon Trail, by a wide margin, was disease and serious illnesses, which caused the deaths of nine out of ten pioneers who contracted them.The hardships of weather, limited diet, and exhaustion made travelers very vulnerable to infectious diseases such as cholera, flu, dysentery, measles, mumps, tuberculosis, and typhoid fever which could spread quickly through an . The width of the individual circulations varied between 75 and 125 yards with widespread straight line wind damage all around. A multi-business building was hit by the tornado with a large portion of its roof lifted and dropped on the Dinner Bell restaurant. Deaths: 0 Deaths: 0 F-scale: F1 There were numerous large hardwood trees split, twisted, and uprooted facing from northerly to southeasterly. Injuries: 0 Injuries: Counties: Washington IN November 6, 2005 This was one of a family of small tornado that skipped across three counties. Deaths: 0 Time: 3:37pm The tornado traveled from Clark County, Indiana across extreme southeast Scott County and into far southern Jefferson County. Injuries: 0 April 27, 1942, a frame house was blown away Moving into Mercer County, two barns were lost on the Bond Farm. EF-scale: EF1 Deaths: Path length: 8.2 miles A mobile home was picked up, thrown, and disintegrated by the tornado. The roof was torn off of the Tarr Distillery at 899 Manchester Street. Counties: Green, Taylor County: Marion Deaths: 0 Time: 3:30pm Notes: Storm Data takes this tornado from 3.8 miles southwest of Salem to 7.2 miles east of Salem. The funnel lifted northeast of Bedford. Injuries: 0 Path length: Deaths: 0 July20, 2018 A well-constructed and large factory building (Airgo Industries) was cleared to its foundation slab with numerous anchoring bolts bent in the direction of the storm. Deaths: 0 Counties: Taylor Injuries: 15 In older events, the number of tornadoes officially counted is likely underestimated. Path width: 150 yards Narrative: After damaging a farm one mile west of Charlestown, the tornado moved into the village. The Metcalfe County damage consisted of house and barn damage, but was spread across an area three miles wide. The tornado then increased in strength and uprooted several trees along Hawley Gibson Road. Counties: Washington IN Trees were uprooted in a convergent pattern, some of which fell on power lines causing the poles to snap. Path width: Itcrossed Interstate 71 where it overturned a truck, and lifted 2.2 miles northeast of Campbellsburg. Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC rank this as an F2, Grazulis does not list it. Noted discrepancies: Not listed at NCDC. F-scale: F3 F-scale: F0 Path length: 3.4 miles April 7, 2015 Counties: Harrison KY Path width: 150 yards Notes: This tornado touched down 7.3 miles southwest of Payneville and skipped to 4.3 miles west of Brandenburg. Several vehicle windows were smashed. Notes: This tornado touched down near Flippin and inflicted EF-1 damage on trees between Flippin and Mud Lick. Counties: Washington KY EF-Scale: EF-2 Injuries: A trailer was demolished, and farm buildings were destroyed. The tornado then turned to the right and re-crossed the Ohio River, coming back into Louisville dissipating near the present-day intersection of Zorn Avenue and River Road after badly damaging the city water tower. Counties: Washington KY Counties: Clinton Counties: Clark KY Jefferson County, Kentucky has had the most tornadoes of any county, with 34. March 28, 1997 Path length: Injuries: 0 Notes: Touchdown was on a hill along KY 1822 where a large hay barn was destroyed, amedium sized barn was damaged, and fencing was destroyed. Counties: Madison EF-scale: EF0 July 2, 1980 A list of the top 10 worst tornadoes in Texas history Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mileNCDC gives nothing. Time: 3:19am EST July 27, 1997 EF-Scale:EF1 Time: 12:41am EDT Noted discrepancies: None Path width: 150yards F-scale: F0 F-scale: F2 May 29, 1974 Time: 7:55pm Sorry, the location you searched for was not found. Fencing with 8" posts was torn down. Path length: Path length: 0.5mile Numerous trees were snapped along the path. October 18, 2007 Counties: Harrison IN Time: 7:30pm Counties: Harrison IN F-scale: F0 F-scale: F1 Counties: Clark IN and Jefferson KY Path length: 1.6mile Time: 7:00pm F-scale: EF0 Noted discrepancies: There is a coding error in the SPC database here. Counties: Hardin Notes: Storm Data puts this tornado in Birdseye. Tall grass along a fence line within the tornado's path showed evidence of convergence. Time: 12:50am - 12:51am EST F-scale: F2 The tornado sounded like "a dozen freight trains crossing a trestle." Notes: A home was moved off its foundation and lost a wall on "Guy Hadley" (Hadley Shearer?) Their 2-year-old son remained unhurt. Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mileNCDC gives nothing. Deaths: Injuries: 0 Additional tree damage was observed as the tornado moved east- northeast across farmland. It took down several fences, with evidence of cyclonic circulation. County: Butler F-scale: F0 Deaths: Path width: 100 yards Counties: Russell Path length: 28 miles Path width: 150 yards Counties: Grayson Time: 2:00pm Counties: Hardin The Stockyard Farm Supply Company on South Johnson Street sustained roof damage. A narrow tornado developed quickly just west of 3667 Grassland Black Gold Rd (Highway 1365) and snapped a few softwood and few large limbs. EF-scale: EF1 Path width: County: LaRue Path width: It reached its peak strength on Sirocco Road where a carport attached to a house blew across a field, trees were snapped or uprooted, a barn door was blown in, and shingles were blown off of a nearby house. Path width: Path length: I saw the tornado start to rope out at this point. Path width: The tornado then weakened or possibly lifted as it passed through or over Jacobs, where little damage occurred. of Louisville, knocking down trees and fences. February 28, 2011 Notes: This tornado touched down near Centennial Boulevard in Clark County. Path width: 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. Fencing with 8" posts was torn down. Counties: Marion Mrs. Kelley's 40-year-old "Negro hired hand" was blown 300 yards to his death. Path length: 3 miles Time: 8:00pm Path width: Injuries: F-scale: F1 If one has a barograph, its record will be of the utmost value. A two-story brick home was destroyed at Lakeland. Most of the path was through dense forest. September 22, 1980 Path width: Path length: 0.8 miles Injuries: 0 Narrative: Moved to the east-northeast from Mauckport to just south of Louisville. After further research, it has been decided that this tornado touched down west of Cool Springs and north of Wysox in Ohio County. Path width: August 20, 2016 F-scale: F0 EF-Scale:EF1 Injuries: 0 Damage in Roundhill and Reedyville may have been from straight-line winds or a separate small tornado. Counties: Fayette Deaths: F-scale: F2 Injuries: 0 F-scale: F3 Notes: This tornado touched down just north of Adairville. Counties: Clark IN Time: 5:45am Counties: LaRue One would suppose that these tornadoes were likely quite weak. May 17, 1999 Notes: Storm Data says this tornado touched down one and a half miles northeast of Hartford and moved northeast for a mile and a half. Path length: A tornado was reported near Dallas, Texas on April 15th, 1879 that destroyed more than a dozen homes and injured twenty-five people. Time: 10:45am Path width: 200 yards Path length: See this YouTube video. Narrative: Moved east from near Rochester, unroofing a school and destroying a gym. It is very plain that nothing can be sucked into the tornado, because of a partial vacuum there; but if it rushes in or up, it must be borne or propelled by a stream of electricity, so to speak, or by a rush of air. Finally, the tornado lifted after doing damage from the south side of Henryville near Robyn Avenue to the east side of Henryville at the intersection of Highway 160 and Haddox Road. Notes: Storm Data says this tornado struck the south side of Huntingburg. Injuries: It damaged tree tops at the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park as it moved northeast. EF-Scale:EF1 Narrative: Moved northeast from the east edge of Louisville to near Pewee Valley. Regional Weather Map Thirty homes were destroyed, with F4 damage and deaths in southwest Madison County, mostly near Richmond. Will map as such, but further research would be helpful. Will plot a single tornado as close to the given lat/lons as possible. Leaving town, the tornado restrengthened and demolished a barn and a nearby house, and unroofed several homes three miles from Elizabethtown on US 62, where the twister grew to a quarter mile wide.