tornadoes in the 1800s
A one room schoolhouse was destroyed. F-scale: F0
A treatise on meteorology with a collection of meteorological tables Insulation was everywhere. Noted discrepancies: None
Counties: Adair
The tornado then weakened or possibly lifted as it passed through or over Jacobs, where little damage occurred. Path width: 50 yards
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Counties: Hardin
Counties: Scott IN
The tornado traveled from Clark County, Indiana across extreme southeast Scott County and into far southern Jefferson County. Deaths: 0
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We can uncover their habits, such as their preferred direction of travel, time of year for formation, typical strength, and myriad other data through careful historical study. The tornado reached its peak strength, high-end F3 (possibly F4) over a four-mile stretch of eastern Fayette County. June 1, 1917
twenty-five people. 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. Time: 9:30pm
Injuries: 0
EF-Scale: EF-1
Moving eastward over open fields, it tore most of the roof off a barn at the end of Doug White Road, plastering insulation from the barn onto the northeast side of the adjacent home. Injuries: 20
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Time: 6:05pm - 6:07pm EDT
Narrative: Moved east from ten miles west of Harrodsburg. Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mile and a width of 10 yardsNCDC gives nothing for either. A list of instructions for observing tornadoes during the late 1800s. The worst damage mentioned in Storm Data is the destruction of a barn and three farm buildings, along with scattered roof damage and a "wrecked" trailer. Path width:
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Injuries: 5
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Notes: The tornado touched down near the intersection of Second and Jackson Streets in Tompkinsville. Time: 3:00pm
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Path length: 0.7 mile
F-scale:F2
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Injuries: 0
F-scale: F4
SPC/NCDC lat/lon list this tornado as touching down in Daviess County, and provide no liftoff lat/lon. Injuries:
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Path width: 400 yards
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Minimal F2. May 25, 2011
Notes: Storm Data says this tornado took place near the Ohio River from two and a half miles south of Holt to 3.8 miles southwest of Stephensport. County: Monroe
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The tornado hit a property on Murrays Run Road ripping off the sides of a large well-built barn. Deaths: 0
Counties: LaRue
F-scale: F3
Time: 9:00pm
Central U.S. Injuries: 4
May 23, 2000
F-scale: F2
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Path width: 100 yards
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Path width: 300 yards
April 19, 2011
May 28, 1996
Counties: Madison
Notes:This small, narrow squall-line spin-uptornado moved over rural countryside,damaging or destroying a half dozenoutbuildings and doing minor tree damage as it traveled east-southeast over threefarmsteads. Fort Knox Notes: Numerous windows and chimneys were damaged in downtown Greensburg. Injuries:
A 4500 pound tractor was moved seven feet and a 16-foot trailer was wrapped around a tree. May 23, 2000
Notes: This tornado snapped and uprooted numerous trees along its path and heavily damaged a metal outbuilding on North Spangler Hill Road before dissipating near the intersection of North Spangler Hill Road and North White River Road. Injuries: 0
May 10, 2006
March 16, 1982
The roof of the house was set down three miles away. SPC and NCDC give a time of 3:00pm, Grazulis 2:30pm. Photographs are particularly welcome. EF-scale: EF1
A pick-up truck was thrown 250 yards into a field. Intermittent tree top damage continuednear Lake Louisvilla. The tornado then crossed IN 145 and moved into the marina. Continuing along and parallel to Pleasure Ridge Road, the tornado destroyed a mobile home and barn in its path, and heavily damaged at least three other homes before exiting the county. EF-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
A tornado appears as a rotating, funnel-shaped cloud that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground with whirling winds that can reach 300 miles per hour. Time: 7:10pm
Path width: 800 yards
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The tornado twisted and snapped several cedar trees before going across the farmers field. Time: 12:46am EST to 12:52am EST
Counties: Scott KY, Fayette
One of the women injured in this tornado would be killed by another tornado on March 19, 1963. Time: 10:30pm
August 5, 1981
Storm Data lists only Jefferson and Henry counties. It is not listed in Storm Data. Path length: 2.7 miles
National Weather Service information only goes back to 1950, so all pre-1950 tornadoes here are necessarily fromSignificant Tornadoes 1681 - 1991and are considered "unofficial". April 28, 1983
Path length: 32 miles
Notes: This tornado touched down along the Edmonson/Warren county line between Brownsville and Bowling Green. Path width: 30 yards
Numerous outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. Farther east along Pleasure Ridge Road, several small funnels from the main funnel did extensive damage. Notes: Storm Data puts this tornado at Shipley. In this region, the tornado was an EF3 with 150 mph winds. July 21, 1996
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June 27, 2008
Notes: This tornado touched down 1.7 miles west-northwest of Sugar Grove near the intersection of Dimple and Belcher Roads. Counties: Henry
There were three homes destroyed in Kentucky, and $200,000 damage. So Tee started walking back to his house. Deaths: 6
Minor damage was sustained east of KY 639 to several outbuildings. Path length:
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Path length: 1.1miles
Storm Data moves this tornado from near Mount Victory, which is nowhere near the lat/lons given for Pulaski County, then along the Laurel/Rockcastle county line (but listing only Rockcastle County). June 27, 2008
Injuries: 0
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Notes: Tornado touched down on the Charles Caldwell Farm 3.5 miles southwest of Danville on Lebanon Road. Counties: Grayson
Abasement crawl space door was blown out along with siding and roofdamage at 125 Spinks Drive. A church and a school were struck at Canton. Counties: Clinton
F-scale: F2
May 5, 1996
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Deaths: 0
EF-scale: EF1
Noted discrepancies: SPC has beginning and ending lat/lons as 37.18/-85.32, 37.22/-85.08NCDC has 36.88/-85.72, 37.03/85.45. 8. It then crossed the road and snapped several trees. July 29, 1943
NCDC lists Hamilton County Illinois with an F4 at 5:20pm, agreeing perfectly with Grazulis. Damage totaled $1,500,000 as 500 homes were destroyed, along with two schools and many other buildings. Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of one mile, NCDC and Storm Data say 14 miles. June 7, 1980
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SPC gives a path width of 10 yards (obviously incorrect), NCDC 30 yards (obviously incorrect), Grazulis 1760 yards, Storm Data 700 yards. Narrative: Two large factory buildings and a warehouse at the American Car and Foundry plant were destroyed in Jeffersonville, halting production of much-needed naval artillery. The most concentrated damage was along Dutch Chapel Road where about half a dozen large barns, garages, and outbuildings were either destroyed or sustained significant damage. May 30, 1979
Narrative: Barns or outbuildings were destroyed on eight farms. 1800s Tornadoes Archives - ustornadoes.com Plotted on Gaffney Road as close to the given lat/lon as possible. December 4, 1916
May 23, 2000
This was consistent with EF1 damage, 105 mph estimated winds, and a damage width of 75 yards. Notes: Interspersed among straight-line wind damage was a tornado that first touched down a half mile east of Amos. Counties: Metcalfe
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Many homes had roof damage, and at least one was unroofed. February 6, 2008
Advisory/Warning Criteria, Radar Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mileNCDC gives nothing. Counties: Warren
Narrative: Timber and barns were destroyed four miles north of Paoli. Time: 2:38pm - 2:44pm EDT
Deaths: 0
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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). Deaths:
Counties: Ohio
Notes: According to Storm Data this tornado touched down near Seymour. Many pioneer farms were damaged or destroyed. The tornado lifted just shy of the Ohio River near the end of Fulton Road. Deaths:
The tornado did its worst damage at the beginning of its pathwhere it demolished three homes on Dawson Drive. Path width: 65yards
June 23, 2017
Counties: Shelby
This vortex intensified and merged with the primary circulation. Path length: 0.14 mile
Time: 5:41am - 5:47am EST
Path length: 0.2 miles
Time: 6:30pm
Time: 5:30pm
Time: 2:19pm
Noted discrepancies: Lat/lon actually places this in Oldham County. County: Henry
Deaths: 1
Time: 6:25pm
This tornado is not listed in Storm Data! Trees and power lines were damaged as well. Seven barns were blown down near Munfordville. 1886 St. Cloud-Sauk Rapids tornado outbreak - Wikipedia Path width: 35 yards
The tornado was on the ground for about one and a half miles over the course of its 16 mile long skipping track. St. Johnsbury VT: Tornado Project of Injuries: 0
It is most likely the following event. Time: 11:45pm
The tornado touched down on the east side of Louisville International Airport at the intersection of Standiford Lane and Preston Highway, where it lifted and blew a car 40 feet, depositing it on its roof. Winds were about 90 mph along Monroe Drive. A mobile home was picked up, thrown, and disintegrated by the tornado. An air handler was blown off of the roof of JCK Enterprises and thrown 125 yards. stairs as the roof was torn off, and was briefly drawn up the stairs as it occurred. U.S. Tornado History: The Smithsonian Institution's "Queries Relative Path length:
Counties: Harrison, IN
The tornado lifted just west of US 42. Grazulis places this tornado at 7:20pm. Oklahoma. A shed was blown down and some trees were uprooted. Time: 8:15pm
Time: 1:20pm - 1:36pm CDT
Counties: Clark IN
Deaths: 0
F-scale: F1
Deaths: 0
The garage of this house was destroyed with one vehicle thrown 30 yards and another tossed 75 yards. He was medically airlifted to Louisville. Injuries:
Counties: Dubois
Grazulis narrative: Moved east-northeast from five miles southeast of Salem. F-scale: F1
Towards the end of the path a pole barn was destroyed and a home was unroofed on US 31W. However, plotting historical tornado tracks is fraught with the potential for error. Counties: Barren
Your email address will not be published. Counties: Scott KY, Harrison KY, Nicholas (and Fleming)
May 2, 1954
F-scale: F2
Injuries: 10
Injuries: 30
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Notes: Storm Data takes this tornado from half a mile south of Clarksville to half a mile north of Jeffersonville. A liquor store and two warehouses were unroofed. One barn was destroyed and another had the roof blown off. Injuries: 0
Injuries: 0
Counties: Simpson, Allen
EF-Scale:EF0
Path length: 3.8 miles
At Central Hardin High School the tornado snapped concrete pillar stadium lights at the football stadium. The tornado then hit a house on the corner of Cherry and South High Street resulting in roof and siding damage along with several sections of Cleveland Pear trees snapped. Deaths: 0
EF-Scale:EF-0
Injuries: 0
Time: 8:30pm (approx.) 5. Time: 9:54am EST
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 . "Husto" was possibly Huston, named for a local landowner with that name, though it is unclear exactly where Huston was located, though it may have been where Paris sits today. Travis Brown, whose son owns the building, said it was built in the late 1800s. 9 Apr 2022. 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. A note should be made of the rainfall, whether it was most abundant before, during, or after the tornado; also, if possible, the amount of rain at the centre of the track and at some point two thousand or three thousand feet on either side. Injuries: 2
Injuries: 1
Time: 10:53am - 10:54am EDT
Counties: Orange (from Martin, to Lawrence)
Deaths: 0
EF-Scale: EF-2
January 30, 2013
Path length: 3.6miles
SPC, Storm Data, and NCDC give a path width of 880 yards, Grazulis gives 800 yards. Time: 2:30pm
Noted discrepancies: Storm Data says this storm struck on Irvine Road. An RV parked next to the shop was blown into a utility pole. April 3, 2007
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A maximum wind speed of 100 mph wind was found. Counties: Monroe, Cumberland
April 11, 2008
A 72'x12' shed next to the barn was destroyed. On Time: 1:20am EST to 1:22am EST
Notes: This tornado touched down just north of Adairville. Noted discrepancies: None
One-half mile east of IN-162, numerous outbuildings were damaged and a small grain hopper was toppled. Deaths: 0
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Deaths: 0
A "queer greenish light" was reported before the storm hit. Path width: 33 yards
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Notes: This tornado touched down 6 miles southeast of Columbia along Dale Morrison Road. Time: 8:01pm CDT
Injuries: 0
Time: 5:22pm
November 9, 2000
Grazulis narrative: At Great Crossing, four miles west of Georgetown, a small tornado destroyed a home. Path width:
Deaths: 0
Path length: 4.7 mi
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Notes: Storm Data places this tornado near Riffe and along a ten mile long path from one mile northwest of Dunnville to Gilpin. Near the intersection of KY 152 and Mac Court extensive tree damage occurred. Path length:
The only Kentucky event on this day in Storm Data is in Fulton County. Path length: 7 miles
EF-Scale: EF-2
Path width: 400 yards
At least 27 people died in Tennessee. Time: 4:22pm - 4:24pm EDT
County: Washington, IN
Path width: 60 yards
Path width: 100 yards
July 30, 2009
EF-scale: EF2
The Masonic Hall and two churches were destroyed. Deaths: 0
Deaths: 0
The pilots were associated with the Kentuckiana, Volunteer Aviators. Just keep in mind several of these observation methods are outdated today. The tornado itself touched down on the edge of a large wooded area west of KY 527 0.4 mile south of Saint Francis. Storm Data says the tornado moved northeast and crossed I-65 three miles north of Scottsburg. March 18, 1925
County: Taylor
Injuries: 1
EF-scale: EF2
NCDC's county-by-county lat/lons result in a very strange path. Deaths: 0
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Path width: 30 yards
If the observer is within a hundred feet of the tornado on the north side, he need have no fear, and may carefully examine all objects flying just above the ground. Injuries: 1
Noted discrepancies: NCDC and Storm Data give no F-scale rating for this tornado. Her husband was injured. 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. Path length:
Farther east on Webster Road another residence sustained significant roof, gutter, and siding damage.
F-scale: F1
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Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of 27 miles, NCDC and Grazulis 28 miles. F-scale:
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. Deaths: 0
Path width: 200 yards
It's just the way the wind patterns work. Cannot plot this tornado without further research. Injuries: 0
F-scale: F1
Across the county numerous power poles, barns, and homes sustained damage. Injuries: 0
Time: 6:45pm
Time: 9:20am
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It damaged two homes with many exterior walls partially collapsing. Counties: Jefferson IN
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Injuries: 12
Path length: 0.2mile
10. Grazulis narrative: Moved northeast from the south side of Clarkson, just north of Big Clifty, to near the Hardin County line. EF-Scale: EF-1
Further east along Mayhew Road a large, well-built barn was uplifted and removed from its foundation with several cedar and maple trees twisted and snapped. Path length:
A witness at the end of this tornado's path reported seeing two tornadoes on the ground simultaneously, as the fourth tornado produced by this supercell touched down about a quarter mile north of the ending point of this one. Counties: Lincoln
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Deaths: 1
Injuries: 6
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Path width: 20 yards
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F-scale: F2
Injuries: 10
The debris field from the two homes extended into a farmer's field up to a quarter mile downwind with several boards and bricks thrust into the ground. Moving northeast over forested land, the next evidence was more tree trunks and branches snapped on Poplar Grove Rd just north of the intersection with Hilldale Rd. F-scale: F1
Deaths: 0
Noted discrepancies: There is a coding error in the SPC database here. Injuries: 0
Accounts of tornadoes or tornado-like winds have been noted throughout English history back to around 1,000 AD. The tornado then continued on an intermittent path to the southeast where it did some additional roof damage to another home and snapped several other trees. Injuries: 2
Grazulis narrative: A new brick home was destroyed and the neighboring home was unroofed in a brief touchdown in Radcliff. This damage is consistent with an, The tornado continued east to near B Flood road with additional. Path width: 100 yards
Noted discrepancies: This tornado blew down a barn on the north side of Orleans. SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Grazulis nothing. April 21, 1963
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Deaths: 0
It touched down just east of Old US 60 near the Breckinridge Emergency Management Center. Storm Data says this twister touched down at Bonnieville in Hart County and moved to Magnolia in LaRue County before lifting. As storm systems moved across Texas Tuesday, a tornado wrecked havoc on the small town of Salado,shredding homes and leaving a debris trail in its wake. February 29, 2012
Path length: 2.7 miles
SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Grazulis nothing. Path length:
F-scale: F2
The tornado exited the city at the intersection of Eastern Drive and East Lake Drive. Deaths: 0
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A car was blown off the road, over a fence, and into a field. Deaths:
F-scale: F2
Thirteen people were injured and 35 homes were destroyed as the funnel moved to the northeast across Breckinridge County and into Meade County. February 28, 2021
The rest of the damage along the path was restricted to trees. Path length:
F-scale: F1
NCDC gives no beginning or ending locations for this tornado. Path length:
Narrative: A complex series of tornadoes and downbursts produced over $350,000 damage in a nine-county area of central Kentucky. Deaths:
The final damage was that of an unroofed house at the corner of Breckenridge and Fifth Streets. Injuries:
March 18, 1925
Notes: This tornado touched down in the 3900 block of Elizabeth-New Middletown Road. Ending lat/lon at SPC is over the Ohio River. Noted discrepancies: None
However, two boys at the home were hurt. These textbook entries were reproduced in entirety, as found in Early American Tornadoes 1586-1870 (David Ludlum), pp. November 25, 1973
Time: 1:40pm
The occupant was blown into a field with the debris, even though the living room furniture stayed in place. Peak winds were estimated at 80 mphwith a maximum path width of 65 yards. The tornado did its worst in Whitesville in Daviess County, damaging much of the town. Time: 10:34pm
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SPC gives a beginning latitude of 36.92NCDC gives 36.95. Path length:
On the south side of the path, trees were laying in an ENE direction, with the trees on the left/north side of the path laying NNW. The first touchdown was in an industrial area just off Millers Lane west of Dixie Highway. Several residents reported a loud roar, their ears popped, and there was zero visibility in torrential rain when the storm struck. Path width:
Counties: Dubois
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F-scale: F1
Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC give a time of 2:20pm, Grazulis gives 3:25pm, Storm Data 3:30pm.
Notes: A large barn was destroyed. Path width: 300 yards
Path width: 350 yards
Injuries: 8
SPC/NCDC give a path length of 38 miles, Grazulis gives 42 miles. The tornado again caused damage on Electron Drive at the Dillard's Warehouse and Machinery Specialties Warehouse. EF-Scale: EF-1
Deaths: 0
Deaths: 0
Counties: Garrard, Madison
Injuries: 0
In some cases sources were contradictory with one another. Path width: 60 yards
Path length: 0.2 mile
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Several barns sustained severe structural damage to the roofs. Deaths: 3
Notes: The most intense damage occurred near the intersection of Skylight and Cauble roads, where several hardwood trees were snapped off, numerous trees were uprooted in different directions, a farm outbuilding collapsed, and metal sheeting from a well-constructed barn was thrown 200 yards into the trees downwind. Time: 12:09am EDT
Path length: 5 miles
There were 28 deaths in the Brandenburg area. Narrative: Hit the northern part of Lexington.
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The tornado next struck a large area of soft and hardwood trees before striking a solid brick home just west of Horntown with the roof removed and exterior walls either damaged or destroyed. Injuries:
Interspersed with the straight line wind damage was at least one tornado in western Allen County north of and paralleling KY 585. Royal Marine Light Infantry: Chatham Division,
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A one room schoolhouse was destroyed. F-scale: F0 A treatise on meteorology with a collection of meteorological tables Insulation was everywhere. Noted discrepancies: None Counties: Adair The tornado then weakened or possibly lifted as it passed through or over Jacobs, where little damage occurred. Path width: 50 yards Deaths: Counties: Hardin Counties: Scott IN The tornado traveled from Clark County, Indiana across extreme southeast Scott County and into far southern Jefferson County. Deaths: 0 Deaths: 0 We can uncover their habits, such as their preferred direction of travel, time of year for formation, typical strength, and myriad other data through careful historical study. The tornado reached its peak strength, high-end F3 (possibly F4) over a four-mile stretch of eastern Fayette County. June 1, 1917 twenty-five people. 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. Time: 9:30pm Injuries: 0 EF-Scale: EF-1 Moving eastward over open fields, it tore most of the roof off a barn at the end of Doug White Road, plastering insulation from the barn onto the northeast side of the adjacent home. Injuries: 20 Deaths: Path length: Deaths: Deaths: 0 Injuries: Deaths: Time: 6:05pm - 6:07pm EDT Narrative: Moved east from ten miles west of Harrodsburg. Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mile and a width of 10 yardsNCDC gives nothing for either. A list of instructions for observing tornadoes during the late 1800s. The worst damage mentioned in Storm Data is the destruction of a barn and three farm buildings, along with scattered roof damage and a "wrecked" trailer. Path width: Path length: Injuries: 5 Path length: Path length: 1/2 mile Notes: The tornado touched down near the intersection of Second and Jackson Streets in Tompkinsville. Time: 3:00pm Path length: Path length: 0.7 mile F-scale:F2 Path length: Injuries: 0 F-scale: F4 SPC/NCDC lat/lon list this tornado as touching down in Daviess County, and provide no liftoff lat/lon. Injuries: Injuries: Path width: 400 yards Deaths: Minimal F2. May 25, 2011 Notes: Storm Data says this tornado took place near the Ohio River from two and a half miles south of Holt to 3.8 miles southwest of Stephensport. County: Monroe great distances. Path width: The tornado hit a property on Murrays Run Road ripping off the sides of a large well-built barn. Deaths: 0 Counties: LaRue F-scale: F3 Time: 9:00pm Central U.S. Injuries: 4 May 23, 2000 F-scale: F2 ). Deaths: 0 Path width: 100 yards Injuries: Path width: 300 yards April 19, 2011 May 28, 1996 Counties: Madison Notes:This small, narrow squall-line spin-uptornado moved over rural countryside,damaging or destroying a half dozenoutbuildings and doing minor tree damage as it traveled east-southeast over threefarmsteads. Fort Knox Notes: Numerous windows and chimneys were damaged in downtown Greensburg. Injuries: A 4500 pound tractor was moved seven feet and a 16-foot trailer was wrapped around a tree. May 23, 2000 Notes: This tornado snapped and uprooted numerous trees along its path and heavily damaged a metal outbuilding on North Spangler Hill Road before dissipating near the intersection of North Spangler Hill Road and North White River Road. Injuries: 0 May 10, 2006 March 16, 1982 The roof of the house was set down three miles away. SPC and NCDC give a time of 3:00pm, Grazulis 2:30pm. Photographs are particularly welcome. EF-scale: EF1 A pick-up truck was thrown 250 yards into a field. Intermittent tree top damage continuednear Lake Louisvilla. The tornado then crossed IN 145 and moved into the marina. Continuing along and parallel to Pleasure Ridge Road, the tornado destroyed a mobile home and barn in its path, and heavily damaged at least three other homes before exiting the county. EF-scale: EF1 Deaths: 0 A tornado appears as a rotating, funnel-shaped cloud that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground with whirling winds that can reach 300 miles per hour. Time: 7:10pm Path width: 800 yards Deaths: The tornado twisted and snapped several cedar trees before going across the farmers field. Time: 12:46am EST to 12:52am EST Counties: Scott KY, Fayette One of the women injured in this tornado would be killed by another tornado on March 19, 1963. Time: 10:30pm August 5, 1981 Storm Data lists only Jefferson and Henry counties. It is not listed in Storm Data. Path length: 2.7 miles National Weather Service information only goes back to 1950, so all pre-1950 tornadoes here are necessarily fromSignificant Tornadoes 1681 - 1991and are considered "unofficial". April 28, 1983 Path length: 32 miles Notes: This tornado touched down along the Edmonson/Warren county line between Brownsville and Bowling Green. Path width: 30 yards Numerous outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. Farther east along Pleasure Ridge Road, several small funnels from the main funnel did extensive damage. Notes: Storm Data puts this tornado at Shipley. In this region, the tornado was an EF3 with 150 mph winds. July 21, 1996 Deaths: June 27, 2008 Notes: This tornado touched down 1.7 miles west-northwest of Sugar Grove near the intersection of Dimple and Belcher Roads. Counties: Henry There were three homes destroyed in Kentucky, and $200,000 damage. So Tee started walking back to his house. Deaths: 6 Minor damage was sustained east of KY 639 to several outbuildings. Path length: Injuries: 0 Deaths: Path width: 25 yards Path width: Deaths: 0 Path width: Path length: 1.1miles Storm Data moves this tornado from near Mount Victory, which is nowhere near the lat/lons given for Pulaski County, then along the Laurel/Rockcastle county line (but listing only Rockcastle County). June 27, 2008 Injuries: 0 Deaths: Notes: Tornado touched down on the Charles Caldwell Farm 3.5 miles southwest of Danville on Lebanon Road. Counties: Grayson Abasement crawl space door was blown out along with siding and roofdamage at 125 Spinks Drive. A church and a school were struck at Canton. Counties: Clinton F-scale: F2 May 5, 1996 Injuries: Deaths: 0 EF-scale: EF1 Noted discrepancies: SPC has beginning and ending lat/lons as 37.18/-85.32, 37.22/-85.08NCDC has 36.88/-85.72, 37.03/85.45. 8. It then crossed the road and snapped several trees. July 29, 1943 NCDC lists Hamilton County Illinois with an F4 at 5:20pm, agreeing perfectly with Grazulis. Damage totaled $1,500,000 as 500 homes were destroyed, along with two schools and many other buildings. Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of one mile, NCDC and Storm Data say 14 miles. June 7, 1980 Path width: SPC gives a path width of 10 yards (obviously incorrect), NCDC 30 yards (obviously incorrect), Grazulis 1760 yards, Storm Data 700 yards. Narrative: Two large factory buildings and a warehouse at the American Car and Foundry plant were destroyed in Jeffersonville, halting production of much-needed naval artillery. The most concentrated damage was along Dutch Chapel Road where about half a dozen large barns, garages, and outbuildings were either destroyed or sustained significant damage. May 30, 1979 Narrative: Barns or outbuildings were destroyed on eight farms. 1800s Tornadoes Archives - ustornadoes.com Plotted on Gaffney Road as close to the given lat/lon as possible. December 4, 1916 May 23, 2000 This was consistent with EF1 damage, 105 mph estimated winds, and a damage width of 75 yards. Notes: Interspersed among straight-line wind damage was a tornado that first touched down a half mile east of Amos. Counties: Metcalfe Path width: Many homes had roof damage, and at least one was unroofed. February 6, 2008 Advisory/Warning Criteria, Radar Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mileNCDC gives nothing. Counties: Warren Narrative: Timber and barns were destroyed four miles north of Paoli. Time: 2:38pm - 2:44pm EDT Deaths: 0 Deaths: 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). Deaths: Counties: Ohio Notes: According to Storm Data this tornado touched down near Seymour. Many pioneer farms were damaged or destroyed. The tornado lifted just shy of the Ohio River near the end of Fulton Road. Deaths: The tornado did its worst damage at the beginning of its pathwhere it demolished three homes on Dawson Drive. Path width: 65yards June 23, 2017 Counties: Shelby This vortex intensified and merged with the primary circulation. Path length: 0.14 mile Time: 5:41am - 5:47am EST Path length: 0.2 miles Time: 6:30pm Time: 5:30pm Time: 2:19pm Noted discrepancies: Lat/lon actually places this in Oldham County. County: Henry Deaths: 1 Time: 6:25pm This tornado is not listed in Storm Data! Trees and power lines were damaged as well. Seven barns were blown down near Munfordville. 1886 St. Cloud-Sauk Rapids tornado outbreak - Wikipedia Path width: 35 yards The tornado was on the ground for about one and a half miles over the course of its 16 mile long skipping track. St. Johnsbury VT: Tornado Project of Injuries: 0 It is most likely the following event. Time: 11:45pm The tornado touched down on the east side of Louisville International Airport at the intersection of Standiford Lane and Preston Highway, where it lifted and blew a car 40 feet, depositing it on its roof. Winds were about 90 mph along Monroe Drive. A mobile home was picked up, thrown, and disintegrated by the tornado. An air handler was blown off of the roof of JCK Enterprises and thrown 125 yards. stairs as the roof was torn off, and was briefly drawn up the stairs as it occurred. U.S. Tornado History: The Smithsonian Institution's "Queries Relative Path length: Counties: Harrison, IN The tornado lifted just west of US 42. Grazulis places this tornado at 7:20pm. Oklahoma. A shed was blown down and some trees were uprooted. Time: 8:15pm Time: 1:20pm - 1:36pm CDT Counties: Clark IN Deaths: 0 F-scale: F1 Deaths: 0 The garage of this house was destroyed with one vehicle thrown 30 yards and another tossed 75 yards. He was medically airlifted to Louisville. Injuries: Counties: Dubois Grazulis narrative: Moved east-northeast from five miles southeast of Salem. F-scale: F1 Towards the end of the path a pole barn was destroyed and a home was unroofed on US 31W. However, plotting historical tornado tracks is fraught with the potential for error. Counties: Barren Your email address will not be published. Counties: Scott KY, Harrison KY, Nicholas (and Fleming) May 2, 1954 F-scale: F2 Injuries: 10 Injuries: 30 The Deadliest Natural Disasters in U.S. History - HISTORY EF-Scale: EF-0 F-scale: Notes: Storm Data takes this tornado from half a mile south of Clarksville to half a mile north of Jeffersonville. A liquor store and two warehouses were unroofed. One barn was destroyed and another had the roof blown off. Injuries: 0 Injuries: 0 Counties: Simpson, Allen EF-Scale:EF0 Path length: 3.8 miles At Central Hardin High School the tornado snapped concrete pillar stadium lights at the football stadium. The tornado then hit a house on the corner of Cherry and South High Street resulting in roof and siding damage along with several sections of Cleveland Pear trees snapped. Deaths: 0 EF-Scale:EF-0 Injuries: 0 Time: 8:30pm (approx.) 5. Time: 9:54am EST 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 . "Husto" was possibly Huston, named for a local landowner with that name, though it is unclear exactly where Huston was located, though it may have been where Paris sits today. Travis Brown, whose son owns the building, said it was built in the late 1800s. 9 Apr 2022. 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. A note should be made of the rainfall, whether it was most abundant before, during, or after the tornado; also, if possible, the amount of rain at the centre of the track and at some point two thousand or three thousand feet on either side. Injuries: 2 Injuries: 1 Time: 10:53am - 10:54am EDT Counties: Orange (from Martin, to Lawrence) Deaths: 0 EF-Scale: EF-2 January 30, 2013 Path length: 3.6miles SPC, Storm Data, and NCDC give a path width of 880 yards, Grazulis gives 800 yards. Time: 2:30pm Noted discrepancies: Storm Data says this storm struck on Irvine Road. An RV parked next to the shop was blown into a utility pole. April 3, 2007 Path length: A maximum wind speed of 100 mph wind was found. Counties: Monroe, Cumberland April 11, 2008 A 72'x12' shed next to the barn was destroyed. On Time: 1:20am EST to 1:22am EST Notes: This tornado touched down just north of Adairville. Noted discrepancies: None One-half mile east of IN-162, numerous outbuildings were damaged and a small grain hopper was toppled. Deaths: 0 Path width: Deaths: 0 A "queer greenish light" was reported before the storm hit. Path width: 33 yards Deaths: Notes: This tornado touched down 6 miles southeast of Columbia along Dale Morrison Road. Time: 8:01pm CDT Injuries: 0 Time: 5:22pm November 9, 2000 Grazulis narrative: At Great Crossing, four miles west of Georgetown, a small tornado destroyed a home. Path width: Deaths: 0 Path length: 4.7 mi Injuries: Notes: Storm Data places this tornado near Riffe and along a ten mile long path from one mile northwest of Dunnville to Gilpin. Near the intersection of KY 152 and Mac Court extensive tree damage occurred. Path length: The only Kentucky event on this day in Storm Data is in Fulton County. Path length: 7 miles EF-Scale: EF-2 Path width: 400 yards At least 27 people died in Tennessee. Time: 4:22pm - 4:24pm EDT County: Washington, IN Path width: 60 yards Path width: 100 yards July 30, 2009 EF-scale: EF2 The Masonic Hall and two churches were destroyed. Deaths: 0 Deaths: 0 The pilots were associated with the Kentuckiana, Volunteer Aviators. Just keep in mind several of these observation methods are outdated today. The tornado itself touched down on the edge of a large wooded area west of KY 527 0.4 mile south of Saint Francis. Storm Data says the tornado moved northeast and crossed I-65 three miles north of Scottsburg. March 18, 1925 County: Taylor Injuries: 1 EF-scale: EF2 NCDC's county-by-county lat/lons result in a very strange path. Deaths: 0 Path width: Path width: 30 yards If the observer is within a hundred feet of the tornado on the north side, he need have no fear, and may carefully examine all objects flying just above the ground. Injuries: 1 Noted discrepancies: NCDC and Storm Data give no F-scale rating for this tornado. Her husband was injured. 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. Path length: Farther east on Webster Road another residence sustained significant roof, gutter, and siding damage. F-scale: F1 Local Climate Page Injuries: Deaths: Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of 27 miles, NCDC and Grazulis 28 miles. F-scale: 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. Deaths: 0 Path width: 200 yards It's just the way the wind patterns work. Cannot plot this tornado without further research. Injuries: 0 F-scale: F1 Across the county numerous power poles, barns, and homes sustained damage. Injuries: 0 Time: 6:45pm Time: 9:20am Deaths: It damaged two homes with many exterior walls partially collapsing. Counties: Jefferson IN Deaths: Injuries: 12 Path length: 0.2mile 10. Grazulis narrative: Moved northeast from the south side of Clarkson, just north of Big Clifty, to near the Hardin County line. EF-Scale: EF-1 Further east along Mayhew Road a large, well-built barn was uplifted and removed from its foundation with several cedar and maple trees twisted and snapped. Path length: A witness at the end of this tornado's path reported seeing two tornadoes on the ground simultaneously, as the fourth tornado produced by this supercell touched down about a quarter mile north of the ending point of this one. Counties: Lincoln Path width: Deaths: 1 Injuries: 6 Deaths: 0 Deaths: Path length: Path width: 20 yards Injuries: F-scale: F2 Injuries: 10 The debris field from the two homes extended into a farmer's field up to a quarter mile downwind with several boards and bricks thrust into the ground. Moving northeast over forested land, the next evidence was more tree trunks and branches snapped on Poplar Grove Rd just north of the intersection with Hilldale Rd. F-scale: F1 Deaths: 0 Noted discrepancies: There is a coding error in the SPC database here. Injuries: 0 Accounts of tornadoes or tornado-like winds have been noted throughout English history back to around 1,000 AD. The tornado then continued on an intermittent path to the southeast where it did some additional roof damage to another home and snapped several other trees. Injuries: 2 Grazulis narrative: A new brick home was destroyed and the neighboring home was unroofed in a brief touchdown in Radcliff. This damage is consistent with an, The tornado continued east to near B Flood road with additional. Path width: 100 yards Noted discrepancies: This tornado blew down a barn on the north side of Orleans. SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Grazulis nothing. April 21, 1963 Deaths: Deaths: 0 It touched down just east of Old US 60 near the Breckinridge Emergency Management Center. Storm Data says this twister touched down at Bonnieville in Hart County and moved to Magnolia in LaRue County before lifting. As storm systems moved across Texas Tuesday, a tornado wrecked havoc on the small town of Salado,shredding homes and leaving a debris trail in its wake. February 29, 2012 Path length: 2.7 miles SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Grazulis nothing. Path length: F-scale: F2 The tornado exited the city at the intersection of Eastern Drive and East Lake Drive. Deaths: 0 Path length: A car was blown off the road, over a fence, and into a field. Deaths: F-scale: F2 Thirteen people were injured and 35 homes were destroyed as the funnel moved to the northeast across Breckinridge County and into Meade County. February 28, 2021 The rest of the damage along the path was restricted to trees. Path length: F-scale: F1 NCDC gives no beginning or ending locations for this tornado. Path length: Narrative: A complex series of tornadoes and downbursts produced over $350,000 damage in a nine-county area of central Kentucky. Deaths: The final damage was that of an unroofed house at the corner of Breckenridge and Fifth Streets. Injuries: March 18, 1925 Notes: This tornado touched down in the 3900 block of Elizabeth-New Middletown Road. Ending lat/lon at SPC is over the Ohio River. Noted discrepancies: None However, two boys at the home were hurt. These textbook entries were reproduced in entirety, as found in Early American Tornadoes 1586-1870 (David Ludlum), pp. November 25, 1973 Time: 1:40pm The occupant was blown into a field with the debris, even though the living room furniture stayed in place. Peak winds were estimated at 80 mphwith a maximum path width of 65 yards. The tornado did its worst in Whitesville in Daviess County, damaging much of the town. Time: 10:34pm Path width: SPC gives a beginning latitude of 36.92NCDC gives 36.95. Path length: On the south side of the path, trees were laying in an ENE direction, with the trees on the left/north side of the path laying NNW. The first touchdown was in an industrial area just off Millers Lane west of Dixie Highway. Several residents reported a loud roar, their ears popped, and there was zero visibility in torrential rain when the storm struck. Path width: Counties: Dubois Path width: F-scale: F1 Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC give a time of 2:20pm, Grazulis gives 3:25pm, Storm Data 3:30pm. Notes: A large barn was destroyed. Path width: 300 yards Path width: 350 yards Injuries: 8 SPC/NCDC give a path length of 38 miles, Grazulis gives 42 miles. The tornado again caused damage on Electron Drive at the Dillard's Warehouse and Machinery Specialties Warehouse. EF-Scale: EF-1 Deaths: 0 Deaths: 0 Counties: Garrard, Madison Injuries: 0 In some cases sources were contradictory with one another. Path width: 60 yards Path length: 0.2 mile Deaths: 0 Injuries: 0 Several barns sustained severe structural damage to the roofs. Deaths: 3 Notes: The most intense damage occurred near the intersection of Skylight and Cauble roads, where several hardwood trees were snapped off, numerous trees were uprooted in different directions, a farm outbuilding collapsed, and metal sheeting from a well-constructed barn was thrown 200 yards into the trees downwind. Time: 12:09am EDT Path length: 5 miles There were 28 deaths in the Brandenburg area. Narrative: Hit the northern part of Lexington. Injuries: The tornado next struck a large area of soft and hardwood trees before striking a solid brick home just west of Horntown with the roof removed and exterior walls either damaged or destroyed. Injuries: Interspersed with the straight line wind damage was at least one tornado in western Allen County north of and paralleling KY 585.
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