Injuries: 2 More research is necessary. June 20, 1973 This project has been unable to find any corroboration of this at Storm Data, NCDC, SPC, or Grazulis (though, in the interest of full disclosure, the entry for Indiana in this month's Storm Data simply says, "No Data Received"). County: Taylor The most significant damage was east of McKinley with several healthy trees snapped and twisted. Path width: 20 yards Tornadoes | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration SPC and NCDC give a path width of 1133 yards, Grazulis give 800 yards. Deaths: Path width: Deaths: 0 The path length was about a third of a mile and the tornado was on the ground for less than 1 minute. For more recent tornadoes, clicking . Time: 4:00am A large debris field was scattered 200-300 yards downwind. Three single-wide mobile homes near the intersection of Joyce Mill Roadand Highway 625 were destroyed along with tree damage and downed power lines and poles. Path width: 40 yards Deaths: 2 A large boat storage barn, 125 x 30 feet, had its roof lifted and thrown approximately 90 yards. Deaths: 0 In Clark, the damage width narrowed to one-quarter mile as the tornado crossed Pixley Knob Road and decreased in intensity to EF2 with wind speeds of 115-120 mph. EF-Scale: EF-2 Path width: 90 yards The tornado also caused significant tree damage from the middle school north/northeast across a remote area of the northeast part of the post. April 16, 1998 Path length: Narrative: Moved east from near Rochester, unroofing a school and destroying a gym. County: LaRue F-scale: F1 Notes: An outbuilding was destroyed and the top half of a silo was knocked off. Path width: Deaths: 0 F-scale: The airport operations building had a disabled awning and post. April 4, 2011 Counties: Washington KY Injuries: Deaths: A trailer and two barns were destroyed. Path length: 1.5 miles Noted discrepancies: SPC lists a path width of 70 yards, NCDC 73 yards, Storm Data 75 yards. Injuries: 0 Path length: 2 miles Tree damage continued along thepath with additional EF-2 damage, occurring attwo chicken farms where a 200 yd long chicken barn was. Path length: 0.3 mile Also on Zeta Court a car was flipped over. Noted discrepancies: Storm Data lists this and the following tornado as one. F-scale: F2 14. February 28, 2011 Path width: Counties: Henry February 29, 2012 Counties: Logan, Warren (from Todd) Deaths: Path width: 100 yards Path length: Hourly Observations Path length: January 17, 2012 Deaths: 0 Time: 10:39am An injured person at Pewee Valley may have died several weeks later. Counties: Warren The tornado then traveled over a ridge and intensified as it hit State Route 135 at Dutch Creek Road. Path width: EF-Scale: EF-3 Injuries: It continued through the extreme southeast corner of Lawrence County and entered Washington County before dissipating at Spangler Hill Road. This area is just northwest of the US 421 and I-71 junction near the Trimble/Henry county line. Counties: Franklin Counties: Hancock There was a significant swath of tree damage between Fairfield Road and Murrays Run Road with trees uprooted and snapped. Time: 6:50pm In the Alabama town of Cordova, Paula Hastings and her husband survived an April 27 twister by hiding in the basement of their stone-and-masonry home, which dates to the 1800s. Deaths: It pushed a largetobacco barn 15 feet eastward, tore offits roof, and collapsed several walls. Path length: March 19, 2005 At this locationa heavy metal chain fence weighing several hundred pounds was picked up and thrown 30 yards into the back of the house causing significant damage. A ranch style home suffered significant damage. 4 miles west of Cloverport, additional minor damage was done to a, group of homes along 2169. Deaths: 36 March 28, 1997 F-scale: F2 County: Russell, Casey Deaths: Deaths: July 23, 1961 A 125 pound chimney was blown 60 yards away. April 10, 2009 In the present-day United States, the first sightings of tornadoes or waterspouts by English speakers date back to the late 1500s, during expeditionary adventures that would ultimately lead to colonization of the coutnry. April 27, 2011 November 22, 1992 A very well constructed large barn had its metal roofing torn off and wrapped into tree tops up to 200 yards downwind. The most concentrated damage was along Colville Road, down Endicott Lane, and over to the Steele Ford Road area. Multiple barns, garages, and outbuildingswere destroyed here as well. Path length: 0.4mile Injuries: 0 Deaths: Notes: This tornado touched down at the entrance of Westport Woods Apartments. Path length: (SPC's lat/lon is actually in Nelson County). Counties: Jefferson KY Deaths: April 25, 2015 Counties: Hart, LaRue The most significant damage was found at 3000 Slack Road. County: Nelson SPC gives a path length of 70 miles, NCDC gives 35 miles, Grazulis gives 32 miles. Notes: Storm Data puts this tornado in Eckerty. June 6, 1990 Notes: Aerial photos were matched perfectly with radar signatures to determine that the initial start point of the tornado occurred 4.5 miles south southwest of Hawesville in Hancock County along route 2181. One would suppose that these tornadoes were likely quite weak. February 5-6, 2008 Counties: Scott IN Path length: 2 miles Metal sheeting was thrown from the barn in various directions and much of it ended up in the trees. Path width: 40 yards Path length: 3 miles Path width: 100 yards Notes: Though this tornado was weak it had a fairly long path from four miles south southwest of Little York to five miles north northeast of Austin. Time: 2:23pm EDT Injuries: F-scale: F1 Time: 3:42am CST filled, and clothing torn into shreds. Drone footage of corn near the barns showed multiple streaks of converging winds in an area approximately 100 yards in width. Deaths: 0 F-scale: F0 April 19, 2011 Injuries: 0 County: Ohio Numerous trees were snapped along the path. Counties: Metcalfe Deaths: 0 Path width: 100 yards F-scale: F2 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. EF-Scale: EF-0 Time: 10:15pm EST The tornado was a "funnel-shaped spiral, light gray at the top and black at the bottom." Path length: About 50 homes and 60 barns were destroyed, and 40 of those were at Mannsville, with seven of them leveled to the ground. One day we had to move a house that had "survived" a tornado. Path length: 5.1miles Injuries: 0 Injuries: 0 Counties: Barren, Metcalfe EF-Scale: EF-1 While a large tree next to their home crushed a pickup truck as it came down, their home sustained minimal damage. Notes: This brief twister destroyed two barns and did heavy damage to several other barns and homes. About 150 families required emergency shelter. A two-story pole tobacco barn was also destroyed. F-scale: F2 Storm Data says this tornado touched down just south of the Gene Snyder Freeway two miles south-southeast of Jeffersontown. Time: 1:53pm Notes: Storm Data says this tornado touched down near Botland on Manton Road at the Carol Ballard Farm. F0 and F1 tornadoes are weak tornadoes, with top wind speeds reaching 112 miles per hour, a typical width of 50 to 100 feet, and a typical life span of only a few minutes. Time: 7:45pm Deaths: 0 Path width: 30 yards June 11, 1985 Path length: Several trees were snapped or uprooted and a roof was damaged near Rutherford Hollow Road. Notes: This tornado began on the county line near Roland, then crossed US 150 into Roland and onto CR 275N. F-scale: F1 Deaths: 0 March 27, 1890 September 14, 1984 Sheds were destroyed and trees uprooted. Narrative: Moved north, passing seven miles west of Russellville. Notes:The tornado touched down on Main Street in Tell City, midway between Steuben and Winkelreid Streets, doing minor damage to one roof and bending an amateur radio antenna tower. Counties: Washington, KY Time: 9:38pm EDT Narrative: Moved northeast, destroying five homes and damaging a dozen others at Columbia. 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. Notes: Storm Data says this tornado destroyed two barns in the Fairfield area. Counties: Franklin, Scott KY, Harrison KY SPC lists 86 injuries, NCDC 53, Grazulis 76, Storm Data 95. Counties: Hardin The tornado touched down at approximately 3:38 PMEST, and the initial damage included snapped and twisted trees just west of Hwy 421. According to Storm Data the tornado touched down six miles south of Lawrenceville, Illinois, and then moved on to the northern and eastern edges of Vincennes, then to eleven miles southeast of Vincennes, Glendale, Monroe City, Cumback, Hudsonville, Hayesville (Dubois County), and the tornado lifted at the Purdue Research Farm near Cuzco (Dubois County). July 13, 1956 Injuries: 0 (Credit: Library of Congress . Path length: Deaths: 0 A pontoon boat was flipped over. More than a dozen uprooted and snapped trees were observed around the Tucker House Bed and Breakfast at 2406 Tucker Station Road. The tornado cut a swath 350 yards in southwest El Dorado, traveling southeast instead of northeast. Trees were snapped and uprooted, and power lines were blown down. There are manysources of difficultywhen listing historical tornadoes (see the "Research Notes" tab above). Path width: 100 yards Time: 12:52am EST to 12:54am EST Counties: Russell (to Pulaski) Injuries: F-scale: F0 Click on a county name to see a map of every known tornado track in that county. The "coldest" tornadoes occurred on March 12, 1986, when three F1 tornadoes were observed while temperatures were in the middle 40s. of fine dirt and leaves which seemed to be Also on Slack Road a two-story house lost its entire roof. Deaths: 76 May 26, 1989 26 USA Cities Most Likely To Be Hit By A Tornado - TheTravel Path length: Noted discrepancies: Grazulis lists this tornado as having occurred at 3:00amStorm Data lists it at 3:45amSPC lists it at 3:45pm. The tornado then weakened and crossed the Blue Grass Army Depot, doing minor damage. Time: 2:00pm Grazulis Narrative: Moved east from Cottonburg to south of Richmond. Deaths: Injuries: Notes: Storm Data says this tornado struck Orangeville and Orleans. County: Monroe Path length: 1/3 of a mile Path length: 0.1 mile Injuries: Path width: 10 yards Notes: Storm Data says this tornado passed one mile south of New Middletown. How did ancient people handle tornadoes, and were there any major Path width: 30 yards 17. EF-Scale:EF1 Counties: Monroe Note: Grazulis counts this as two tornadoes, with a gap in the path at the Harrison/Floyd County line. Several large 2x10s and 2x8s were impaled in the ground about 50 yards from the barn. the Missouri River at Omaha. Deaths: Several outbuildings were destroyed or damaged. Noted discrepancies: A straight line between the touchdown lat/lon and liftoff lat/lon would have the tornado scrape the northernmost tip of Trimble Countyable to work around it though for plotting. Counties: Washington IN At that point several trees up to two feet in diameter were blown down. Several trees were also toppled in a wooded area behind this home. Time: 10:30pm A barn was destroyed near the intersection of Wilson Downing Road and Tates Creek Road. Path length: Nicholas has had the fewest, with only 2. was consistent with EF-1 damage and 90 mph winds. The tornado then weakened slightly as it moved into a subdivision damaging several small trees, sheds, and roofs. Path length: 0.5mile The tornado then did some damage to trees and a grain silo. The barn sufferedroof and door damage. Along Grazulis' path at NCDC, Wayne County Illinois is listed as an F4 at 5:24pm, Edwards County Illinois as an F4 at 5:49pm, Wabash County Illinois as an F4 at 6:08pm, Knox County Indiana as an F4 at 6:29pm, Gibson County Indiana as an F4 at 6:39pm, Pike County Indiana as an F4 at 6:48pm, Daviess County Indiana as an F4 at 7:08pm, Martin County Indiana as an F4 at 7:24pm, Orange County Indiana as an F4 at 7:41pm, and Lawrence County Indiana as an F4 at 7:43pm. Many boats were damaged and some were totally destroyed, including a steamboat. Notes: Storm data places this tornado just south of Smiths Grove. Winds in Danville were estimated at over 100 mph. Deaths: It also caused the walls of 2adjacent outbuildings and a garage to buckle out. Path length: There was also widespread wind damage and large hail. Notes: Storm Data says this tornado touched down initially west of Lawrenceburg and moved into the downtown section of that city. Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a time of 4:25pm, NCDC gives 3:25pm. Deaths: 0 If you have information you'd like to share about either storm, please let us know. Another home was completely demolished and thrown downwind several hundred yards, within which there were 3 fatalities. F-scale: EF1 April 3, 1974 Tornadic damage continued east of Cox Ferry Road. Counties: Fayette March 2, 2012 Time: 4:30pm One barn was destroyed and another had the roof blown off. Injuries: 0 Counties: Woodford Injuries: 0 Time: 5:19pm - 5:21pm CST Injuries: 0 Path length: F-scale: F0 Sporadic tree damage continued southeast towards Walter Lakes Road. F-scale: F2 Path length: 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. Even if using -86.45, that would put the tornado right in the city of Bowling Green, not on a farm south of town. Time: 4:45am EF-scale: EF1 F-scale: F1 Death counts for events in the 1800s and early 1900s should be treated as estimates, since recordkeeping of tornado deaths was erratic back then. 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. Deaths: 0 SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Grazulis 800 yards. Noted discrepancies: NWS ranks this as an F2, Grazulis says F1. At Westport Business Center there was significant roof damage with portions of the roofing material and parts of the roofsupports 20 to 50 yards downwind and several windows blown out. June 7, 1980 Insulation from the home was found 300 yards away. Injuries: 0 Path length: Path length: Time: 7:00pm In this area a barn was destroyed and roof shingles were found embedded two inches deep into an oak tree. Path width: The tornado continued on eastward, where it damaged several barns near US 31E. February 6, 2008 Path width: 200 yards The father was taken to the hospital in critical condition but the son was OK. As the twister crossed Murray Roadand Elk Creek it was about 300 yards wide. Path width: 200 yards Two large barns, a silo, and a stable were also destroyed on the same property. The tornado touched down briefly along this path and moved an at least 500 pound dumpster 35 feet southeast. Time: 6:42pm It did some minor roof and shingle damageuprooted some cedar trees and damaged some fencing. August 25, 1972 Path width: 150 yards Path width: November 18, 2017 Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC list this as an F3, Grazulis calls it an F2. Time: 12:48am EF-Scale:EF0 Injuries: 14 Notes: Storm Data says this tornado touched down in Cartersville. Path width: 75 yards 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. Path width: 200 yards Path length: 0.5 mile Counties: Hardin The tornado may have then turned to the left (northeast) as it caused F2-level damage to a two-story brick dwelling near the corner of Breckinridge and Preston. Just south of 362 in Clark County, two additional homes and power poles were damaged greatly. The porch of one home was lifted and thrown 30 feet. Suddenly a sleeve appeared descending from the cloud and a tremendous funnel tore through the timber along the Washita, hurling trees into the air. Counties: Jefferson KY It touched down north of the town of Lorena and began moving North-Northeast toward Waco. Flying debris damaged at least two other buildings and vehicles, with roofing debris scattered a quarter of a mile to the northeast. Path length: Noted discrepancies: None Path width: 200 yards It then tracked across rural Monroe County, uprooting and snapping large trees. April 23, 1968 Injuries: 0 One manufactured home was thrown 50 feet into a tree and fence with a man inside it. This seems odd, since the tornadoes were moving to the southeast, and Crawford and Harrison counties are directly southeast of Knox and Daviess counties. Time: 4:45am Narrative: Moved east, crossing the Ohio River about 6 miles "north" (upstream?) May 25, 2011 Time: 12:30pm Time: 5:07pm The tornado sounded like "a dozen freight trains crossing a trestle." Time: 3:30pm Path length: Grazulis narrative: Moved northeast from two miles west of Adairville to Schochoh. Eight homes were destroyed, but some walls were left standing on all of them. To the north of the barn and home, it tossed a 1500 lb. Path width: 440 yards Time: 9:34pm EDT Deaths: 0 Wednesday's tornado hit . Path length: 5 miles (skipping) Path width: 150 yards F-scale: F1 Path width: 50 yards February 21, 1993 Storm Data only mentions Scott, Harrison, and Fleming counties (which doesn't make sense since Nicholas County is between Harrison and Fleming counties). April 22, 2011 May 11, 2003 They got under some heavy equipment for shelterand the barn came down around them. Click here for a detailed map of the approximate path of the center of the tornado. F-scale: F1 Path width: 400 yards Path length: 2 miles Notes: An EF-0 tornado with estimated winds between 65 and 80 mph touched down southeast of Shepherdsville and snapped a tree at a residence along Lotus Street. Counties: Breckinridge Injuries: 0 Injuries: April 29, 1963 Injuries: 0 Counties: Jefferson KY The tornado moved northeast into Danville, lifting shortly after causing damage at 435 Frye's Lane south of downtown. Path length: 12 miles The Old Brandenburg Telephone Company Office had roof damage. Time: 5:50pm Insulation was everywhere. F-scale: F2 Time: 7:20pm County: Henry Counties: Trimble The winds at this location were estimated around 120 mpg (EF2). Path length: Path width: EF-scale: EF0 It damaged three more barns and uprooted more trees along Montpelier Rd. April 20, 2000 Path length: 4.7 mi The tornado moved northeast, streaming debris in a cyclonic pattern and into a nearby automotive repair shop that had one door blown in and another blown out. October 4, 2002 Jefferson County: The National Weather Service in conjunction with Jefferson County, IN Emergency Management conducted the tornado damage survey in Jefferson County. Grazulis narrative: Moved from three miles south of Cromwell to near Gilstrap. Path length: 2 miles Counties: Hart Near KY 152 and Montrose Street the roof of a factory was blown in and extensive tree damage occurred. Time: 8:00pm Path length: 2.6miles Path length: 37 miles (skipping) Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC list this as an F1, Grazulis calls it an F2. Time: 8:00pm A severe weather outbreak in the mid-Mississippi Valley more than lived up to its well-predicted potential for strong tornadoes on Friday, December 10, taking lives and raking landscapes from Arkansas to Illinois. EF-Scale: EF1 Path width: 50 yards Time: 8:15pm F-scale: F1 Injuries: 0 EF-Scale: EF-1 The first theories explaining weather phenomena as having natural causes were proposed by ancient Greek natural philosophers. Countless trees were snapped and uprooted. March 31, 1979 Counties: Shelby Notes: This tornado touched down along Old Greensburg Road just west of the intersection of US 68 and KY 323, where it immediately destroyed small outbuildings. Time: 1:54am EDT 1831 - Hurricane impacted the Florida Keys and the Dry Tortugas on August 14th and 15th. Three houses and four barns were blown into the Barren River at Thomas Landing, injuring ten people. Time: 1:01am EST to 1:03am EST Path width: 200 yards Path length: 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. Sightseers started arriving the next day, and the Guard was called to control the crowds. 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. Counties: Butler (from Muhlenberg) On Culls Ridge Road, the tornado strengthened to an EF-3 once again with 140 mph winds. Grazulis Narrative: Station History June 2, 1990 Going by the beginning lat/lon in Logan County and the ending lat/lon in Barren County, the track would go through the south side of Glasgow and would end at the Barren/Metcalfe county line, which agrees with the narrative given at NCDC. Deaths: 0 Injuries: Time: Midnight Path width: 600 yards Injuries: 0 EF-Scale:EF0 Hammonville was struck. Injuries: 0 Deaths: Path length: Trees were blown down as well. Noted discrepancies: None Injuries: 1 Injuries: 1 Time: 8:30pm (approx.) Counties: Harrison IN Time: 2:07pm EDT I was just 4 years old at the time but, I remember the wind blowing hard all that day. Injuries: Time: 5:40pm - 5:42pm CDT Path width: Storm Data also plots this tornado "8 miles southwest of Albany" and mere mentions that "a piece of scaffolding and a cement mixer pan were moved 50 yards at Ootens Store." Time: 2:15pm F-scale: F0 Noted discrepancies: SPC lists a path width of 70 yards, NCDC 73 yards, Storm Data 75 yards. A man was killed in a tobacco barn, and thirty people were injured in the High Grove area as at least six homes were destroyed. February 10, 1959 A house on Middle Road had a tin roof blown off and thrown 200 yards. Time: 6:50pm Notes: A barn was destroyed and several trees were blown down west of Columbia. Injuries: 0 Park Hills Shopping Center was damaged, and Pimlico Parkway and Mammoth Drive were badly hit. The tornado crossed KY 829 and then crossed KY 1009 with extensive tree damage along both sides of the road. F-scale: F2 April 20, 2011 Counties: Fayette Time: 7:30pm Time: 4:42am The tornado lifted on the south side of Electron Drive. Path width: 250yards Will use the end point given by Storm Data and Grazulis. Tornadoes have always been pretty intense throughout central and southern US. There was also extensive snapping and uprooting of trees. Deaths: 0 Deaths: 0 Noted discrepancies: Grazulis lists this at 10:03pm. Severe damage was sustained to several barns, street signs, bird houses, and metal poles that were bent or snapped. May 18, 1995 SPC list this event as an F2Grazulis does not list it. Deaths: Near Rocky Hill a barn was destroyed and two outbuildings lost their roofs. Path width: Injuries: 0 Counties: Jefferson KY, Clark IN Noted discrepancies: NCDC and Grazulis only list Henry County. Injuries: Injuries: Deaths: Path width: 60yards Counties: Dubois Path width: Counties: Warren Path width: 100 yards EF-Scale: EF-2 Narrative: A "bounding-type" tornado destroyed barns and stables at the Keeneland Race Track. April 3, 1903 SPC/NCDC give a path length of 38 miles, Grazulis gives 42 miles. Counties: Harrison IN Path length: Notes: The tornado touched down near the intersection of IN 62 and E400N, severely damaging several outbuildings. In Metcalfe County, south of Center, a pole barn was uplifted and scattered across a field. Near Needmore trees were snapped and a section of a residence's roof was removed. Path width: 50 yards Time: 9:30pm CDT April 4, 2011 F-scale: Deaths: 0 Injuries: 0 Injuries: 3 They found Glinda up in trees about 100 yards in front of her trailer. The Deadliest Natural Disasters in U.S. History - HISTORY Notes: Storm Data says this tornado struck on Gaffney Road. Finley recorded SPC and NCDC time it at 4:00pm, Grazulis and Storm Data 6:00pm. F-scale: F0 Be sure to provide good evidence for your claim. Injuries: 0 Counties: Nicholas Injuries: This continued along Graveltown Road. F-scale: F4 November 5, 1948 This is just NE of the intersection ofHwy 2870 and 421. Grazulis narrative: Skipped east-northeast from Madisonville to Bremen, Moorman, and on to Beaver Dam. Path width: 25 yards Over 100 homes were severely damaged or destroyed at Junction City. Injuries: 0 Three brick houses were completely wrecked. Injuries: Counties: Mercer Tornadoes in Mississippi since 1950 | clarionledger.com Counties: Garrard July 10, 2015