The tornado may have again weakened or lifted as the storm crossed Blue Ridge Manor and Anchorage. Grazulis probably has the more correct path width. Injuries:
Professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy Time: 6:05am - 6:07am EST
Counties: Mercer
At that property, a pole barn was completely destroyed and thrown in different directions. Deaths:
F-scale: F0
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Deaths: 0
Several other homes suffered some degree of roof damage. Time: 7:20am
Sheet metal from the barn was thrown over 300 yards, and some metal from the barn was 50 yards to the west. A "substantial" brick church was leveled, as were many barns. Path width:
It struck on IN 56 midway between Paoli and Millersburg. Several barns were destroyed farther to the northeast. Path width:
Deaths: 0
A vehicle was turned over on I-65, then the tornado skipped over an area before coming down again on a subdivision to the east, with damage occurring along Belmar Dr and Meadows Dr as well as at the intersection of Kingsfield St and Crown Ct. Deaths: 0
Time: 2:30pm
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Path width: 100yards
Injuries: 0
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May 15, 1945
Would tend to believe Storm Data here. Notes: Storm Data takes this tornado from half a mile south of Clarksville to half a mile north of Jeffersonville. Proceeding to the east, some of the most concentrated damage was done along Harney and Churchill Streets (both now Saint Catherine) from Sixteenth Street to Tenth Street. County: Madison
A 60x30 foot barn was damaged with parts of it thrown 400 yards toward the east, northeast, and southeast. Path width: 300 yards
The tornado was only on the ground forapproximately 200 yards with a path width of about 30-40 yards. In Storm Data the tornado touched down six miles west of Salvisa in Mercer County (one mile east of Ballard) and moved northeast along Stratton Road, Kirkwood Road, Gash Road, and Hickory Grove Road, all of which are in Mercer County. Several houses and five barns were demolished. The storm then lifted but came back down at the eastern edge of town. EF-Scale: EF-2
F-scale: F3
While there were heavy property losses, no one was killed. Notes: Tree damage. Deaths: 0
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A detached garage had its door bow out. Counties: Dubois
Injuries:
April 3, 1974
Neither SPC nor NCDC list this tornado. Injuries: 0
Four other farm buildings were damaged. Deaths: 1
The NCDC end lat/lon of the first Muhlenberg tornado is the same as the NCDC begin lat/lon of the second. February 6, 2008
F-scale: F2
SPC and NCDC end the tornado in Clark County east of Mount Zion. Deaths: 0
Deaths:
Click on a tornado or its track to find out more information about it. Grazulis narrative: Moved east-northeast from Southville to east of Waddy. EF-Scale: EF1
They account for 68 percent of all Great Plains tornadoes. F-scale: F2
Injuries: 15
It traveled to the northeast across Lemons Mill Road and then to the north-northeast along Crumbaugh Road, across Paris Pike, and up Old Oxford Road, dissipating before reaching Cynthiana Road. It was only 50 yards wide twisting many trees and was rated a EF0. Deaths: 0
However, two boys at the home were hurt. Fencing with 8" posts was torn down. EF-Scale: EF-1
Path length: 7 miles
Injuries: 4
EF-Scale: EF-1
Deaths: 0
July 26, 1984
Time: 1:53pm
We have plotted it according to Storm Data. Notes: Storm Data says the hardest hit areas were Apalona and Branchville. Time: 11:25pm EDT
Notes: This tornado began near the previous event, on the east side of the same trailer park, and ended at Charlestown Pike. The tornado snapped the upper reaches of several tree trunks near its initial point near several homes -- leavingdebris in a circular pattern -- thenskipped eastward, causing other minor tree damage before crossing Nolin Lake northeast of the Moutardier Marina. The tornado moved east-northeast, roughly paralleling Morrison Park Road, flattening corn on several farms. At least one barn was destroyed. Path length: 1.1 miles
Path length: 0.75 mile
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Towards the end of the path a barn was destroyed and a 100 by 300 foot well-built metal outbuilding was destroyed. April 21, 1972
Path width: 100 yards
Deaths: 0
It was described as a green-rimmed cone-shaped tornado which rose and fell moving like a monster wave., What History Has Taught Me with Robert Vaughan, You Had to Look Hard The Marquis de Mors Did, Tallyho Coach at Hot Springs, Dakota Territory. Norman: Grazulis takes the tornado from two miles west of Adairville to Schochoh, which agrees with Storm Data. Path width: 325 yards
The tornado moved east-northeast, roughly paralleling Morrison Park Road, flattening corn on several farms. Path length:
Path length: 2 miles
If one has a barometer, an observation should be made by some one every minute till the tornado has passed. Notes: The tornado initially touched down near the Hardin-LaRue County line between routes 210 and 61 just north of Tonieville. Injuries:
Injuries: 6
Counties: Madison
Counties: Lincoln
Notes: The tornado touched down in eastern Garrard County south of Nina on Bethel Road. If the longitude is changed from SPC/NCDC's -84.08 to -85.08, it's in Shelby County. Noted discrepancies: This tornado is not listed at SPC. Injuries:
F-scale: F0
In this area the tornado was rated as an EF2 with 115 mph estimated winds.
The tornado continued to strengthen just east of Exit 19 of Interstate 65 in a heavily industrialized area. cylinder and saw lightning, "which zigzagged Notes: One well-constructed home lost its roof, two barns were demolished, and numerous trees were felled. Across the street the tornado did extensive roof damage to a family house and barn. After Tompkinsville, the tornado continued to the northeast, crossing Cumberland County (2 people injured) and clipping the southeast corner of Adair County (2 people killed in the Cundiff area) with comparatively little damage, before intensifying again as it entered Russell County. Time: 8:15pm
Sightseers started arriving the next day, and the Guard was called to control the crowds. Path width: 50 yards
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. Time: 6:20pm
Time: 5:07pm
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Wind damage was spread across about a six mile wide swath south through east of town, with a small tornado embedded within. April 27, 2011
The funnel devastated that town and crossed the Ohio River into Harrison County, Indiana. The deadliest tornado in Texas history struck shortly after 4 pm on the day after Mother's Day in 1953. Narrative: Moved east-northeast from north of Caneyville to near Summit. Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC give a path width of 200 yardsGrazulis and Storm Data 100 yards. The whirl appears to originate in the higher regions of the atmosphere, and as it increases in violence, to descend; its base gradually approaching until it touches the earth.. F-scale:
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May 27, 2004
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F-scale: F1
Counties: Hancock (from Daviess)
A dumpster full of old building material was thrown 75 yards and snapped one telephone pole. SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC give 30 yards. F-scale:
Counties: Franklin
F-scale: F0
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Numerous trees were uprooted near a pasture east of Port Royal-English Road. Deaths: 0
Maximum wind speeds were 95 mph. Counties: Fayette, Clark KY
Counties: Woodford
The single lat/lon SPC gives is indeed in Shelby County, but very close to the county line. March 4, 1955
The worst of the tornado took place at its inception on Bethlehem Academy Road, where a barn was destroyed killing a woman inside. Counties: Casey, Lincoln, Boyle
destroyed and hundreds of chickens were killed and/or lost. Path width:
Notes: This tornado touched down at Churchill Downs with EF-1 strength and wind speeds of up to 105 mph. Counties: Hancock
Three people were injured in the mobile home when it rolled over and disintegrated. April 20, 1958
F-scale: F1
were blown down. 1-Stop Severe Forecast Notes: This tornado touched down just north of the intersection of Cedar Creek Road and Mount Washington Road, and lifted just northeast of the intersection of Cedar Creek Road and Long Rifle Lane. Notes: Storm Data says this tornado moved from Allensville (which is actually in Todd County, but is very close to the Logan County line) to Corinth. Time: 9:50pm - 9:52pm CST
Path length: 9 miles
Notes: This tornado destroyed 12 homes and mobile homes, mainly in the Amos community and in the Tracy Lane area. Injuries: 30
The large metal shop had minor roof damage, but was pierced in several locations by debris from the outbuildings to the southwest, and the entire facility was shifted slightly off of its foundation. Path length: 7 miles
The motion of the air in tornadoes is spirally inward and upward, so that from each side of the track objects are drawn inward from the centre of the track, and very heavy objects are carried up in the centre. Deaths: 0
May 23, 2000
July 2, 1980
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The tornado grew to about two blocks wide and tore the roof off of a home at 4503 Zeta Court, dropping it in the back yard. SPC and NCDC list one injury, Grazulis lists four. EF-Scale: EF-1
A dozen or so portions of two-by-fours were impaled into the ground in multiple directions. Near Patton Road there was an enhanced area of tree damage, with the trees laying in a convergent pattern. Tornado History May 28, 1996
Path length: 3.6miles
Counties: Franklin
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October 29, 1883
Deaths: 0
Counties: Clark IN
F-scale: F1
Four homes were destroyed in Neafus, and two each in Steff and Spring Lick. Time: 10:15pm EST
Time: 6:45pm
Path width: 40 yards
Time: 8:00pm
Path length: 0.8mile
November 6, 2005
EF-Scale:EF1
Notes: The tornado touched down east of Interstate 65 near Claypool. F-scale: F2
March 19, 2005
Injuries: 0
Counties: Spencer
Injuries: 0
Injuries: 0
Time: 9:53pm CST
Time: 7:30pm
Counties: Dubois
Notes: Storm Data takes this tornado from Pellyton to a mile southeast of Pellyton. Time: 5:36pm
Path width:
Counties: Clinton
Counties: Hardin
March 19, 1963
17th century. Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC give a path length of 14 miles, Grazulis and Storm Data give 15. An elementary school suffered quite a bit of roof and ceiling damage. Injuries: 0
F-scale: F1
Counties: Warren
Across a farmer's field, corn was flattened and twisted in multiple directions. In Glasgow one person was killed in his mobile home and another was killed by flying debris. Injuries: 1
Storm Data says this tornado hit four and a half miles southeast of Salem near IN 60 (present-day IN 160?) Path length: 15 miles
Wind speeds in this location were estimated to be 100 mph. May 18, 1995
EF-Scale: EF-2
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April 23, 1970
Counties: Jefferson KY
Injuries: 0
An injury occurred as the tornado crossed I-265 when two semi trailers were blown over. For the first case study on outbreak sequences, we examine two weeks of nearly nonstop tornadoes. Time: 3:22pm
The tornado traveled east-northeast snapping trees and power poles on County Road 850, and did its most significant damage at the intersection of Jackson Road, State Highway 62, and Swan Road about 2 miles south of the town of Chelsea. They got under some heavy equipment for shelterand the barn came down around them. Path width: 75 yards
April 22, 1887
constitute a distinctive folklore. EF-scale: EF1
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. EF-Scale:EF1
Noted discrepancies: SPC, Storm Data, and NCDC list no injuries, but Grazulis lists 5. Deaths:
Injuries:
Counties: Anderson, Franklin, Scott KY
June 25, 2018
Georgia . A well constructed log cabin lost shingles. Injuries:
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down and windows were broken. Path width: 100yards
Path width: 150 yards
Time: 2:50pm
EF-Scale:EF2
June 27, 1973
Several large 2x10s and 2x8s were impaled in the ground about 50 yards from the barn. It was noted in the local press that the tornado never left the ground along its 15 mile path, and made a "clean sweep" of the earth. November 14, 2011
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However the actual tornado appears to have been about half a mile wide, embedded within the wind damage. County: Jefferson IN
The same tornado once again touched down on the east side of main street at the State Farm Insurance agency and Citizens Union Bank. Path width: 300 yards
EF-Scale:EF0
Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC call this an F3, Grazulis calls it an F2. Twelve more homes were destroyed at Dundee. April 20 1996
Noted discrepancies: Grazulis ends this tornado just inside the Franklin County line, but SPC and NCDC take it all the way to Frankfort. Fences were torn down as well. 157-158. This interactive map, which contains data from January 1950 to October 31, 2022, pinpoints where a cyclone touched down and traces its path of destruction. Path width: 50 yards
Deaths:
The tornado skipped eastward, damaging the Juniper Hills Golf Course and blowing the roof off of the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System building on Versailles Road. Debris from the barn and home were scattered in a narrow path through row crops up to a third of a mile to the northeast, where a resident witnessed large sheets of roofing and siding fall into a hay field on the north side of Lewellen Road. The tornado covered the witness's house in fallen trees. Storm Data says this tornado touched down a half mile south of Paynesville, and does mention that the tornado continued into Trimble County to near Mount Pleasant. If you see a tornado track that looks out-of-place, pleasecontact us. The country home of Judge Case near Springfield was unroofed. The tornado snapped large limbs from the tree canopy in this area and likely was not in total contact with the ground. F-scale: F0
Path length:
tornado: [noun] a violent destructive whirling wind accompanied by a funnel-shaped cloud that progresses in a narrow path over the land. Path length:
Path width: 150 yards
Crossing over Lewis Road into Barren County, the roof of a sunroom was torn off of a home and an outbuilding destroyed. May 27, 2004
A wood shed was destroyed. Path width: 50yards
Scores of trees were downed, along with power lines. Counties: Franklin
Path length:
Deaths: 0
90 mph winds. Counties: Hardin
Time: 3:14pm CDT
tornado which rose and fell moving like a Notes: The tornado touched down just east of Hiseville on Buck Williams Road. Time:
Numerous large hardwood trees were snapped or uprooted at a Girl Scout campground on Geyman Hill Road. Learn how your comment data is processed. Injuries: 0
March 28, 1997
Deaths: 0
Path length: 5.1miles
The Lexington Leader mentions the tornado north of the city but doesn't say anything about any damage. Injuries: 0
Time: 8:00pm
This tornado touched down near Hickory Flat Road just south of its intersection with Hickory Flat-Ridge Road in Simpson County where about a dozen trees were uprooted. Counties: Hardin
However, going on the research done by this project up to this point, it has been determined that there was a small tornado in Boyle County, but no tornado in Metcalfe County. F-scale: F1
About 100 people were left homeless in Clark County. A barn behind the house collapsed and another outbuilding lost its walls. The rest of the building was leveled to the ground. In this area a barn was destroyed and roof shingles were found embedded two inches deep into an oak tree. Trees also fell on at least two outbuildings. Notes: This tornado touched down in the Woodburn area. County: Washington IN
sulfurous odors, and objects being carried Time: 4:00am
EF-Scale:EF1
Deaths: 0
Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC list this as an F2, Grazulis does not list it. SPC list this event as an F2Grazulis does not list it. F-scale: F3
A fourth person was injured on Trimble Road. Time: 1:00am
To the north of the barn and home, it tossed a 1500 lb. January 2, 2006
SPC gives a path length of 38 miles, NCDC gives 33 miles, Storm Data says 40 miles, Grazulis lists a skipping path of 23 miles. Path length:
It then grew in width and intensity as it crossed Highway 1365 and uprooted, snapped and twisted over 200 trees in a heavily forested area around a deep karst ravine. There were far fewer towns and people and most went unrecorded. EF-Scale: EF-2
Deaths: 0
Deaths:
Time: 3:37pm
Notes: Storm Data says this tornado struck the Brooks Hill neighborhood. Path length: 7 miles
Injuries: 81
Injuries: 2
Counties: Shelby, Henry
Injuries:
Notes: The tornado touched down along Danny Sadler Road and crossed KY 920 and KY 720, lifting near Burkhead Lane. Path length:
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The porch roof was ripped from the home and thrown over the building, there was significant roof damage, and an above-ground pool was destroyed. Notes: The tornado traveled mainly over plowed fields, but was witnessed by at least three people and did do some damage to farms. The first home, a well built stone home, had significant roof damage and the screened-in porch was destroyed. Noted discrepancies: SPC lists a path length of 1 1/2 milesNCDC and Storm Data lists 1 mile. It did F1 damage to at least three businesses, six homes, and numerous barns and outbuildings. Counties: Scott KY, Harrison KY, Nicholas (and Fleming)
Injuries:
Path length: 1/2 mile
Path width: 150 yards
Time: 12:43am EST to 12:45am EST
Time: 6:00pm EST
Time: 6:00pm
Four-year-old Terry Harding, on Dawson Drive, suffered a fractured skull and severe head lacerations that required surgery. We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Thomas P. Grazulis, and his master work Significant Tornadoes 1680 - 1991 and its supplement Significant Tornadoes 1992 - 1995. F-scale: F0
Noted discrepancies: SPC/NCDC endpoint lat/lon for this tornado is in LaRue County, and narrative at NCDC includes LaRue County. Path width:
Storm Data has this tornado touch down four miles north of Frankfort and moves it to Georgetown and near Cynthiana. Counties: Shelby
Most of the injuries in the tornado were in a street car that was hit by the roof of a house. May 10, 2006
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Grazulis narrative: Moved northeast through the northwest corner of Austin. Counties: Jefferson KY, Oldham
Path width: 70 yards
Deaths:
Injuries: 0
Path length: 17 miles
March 28, 1997
Path length: 24 miles
April 3, 1974
The tornado was said to have been "thrashing about like the tail of a mad beast". Injuries:
A factory was damaged on Main Street just west of Ninth Street, in the Tobacco District. Grazulis narrative: Skipped from Guthrie to Keysburg and Schochoh. April 20, 1996
Deaths:
Path width: 350 yards
Time: 7:15pm
Storm Data moved this tornado from three miles northwest of Horse Cave to five miles northwest of Horse Cave. Across Washington County, particularly east of IN 135, thousands of trees were uprooted and snapped. Counties: Oldham
A tobacco warehouse was demolished on the southwest side of town. Noted discrepancies: None
Both were destroyed. Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Notes: This tornado touched down 6 miles southeast of Columbia along Dale Morrison Road. 25, 1877, a tornado destroyed two spans of Homes had shingle and siding damage. Part of a large outbreak across Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky. Counties: Hancock, Perry (from Daviess)
By John Brocklesby (1811-1899) EF-Scale: EF-0
SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mile and a width of 10 yardsNCDC and Grazulis give nothing for either. Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC give a time of 9:00pm, Grazulis and Storm Data five 10:00pm. Path width: 150 yards
Counties: Jessamine, Fayette
SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mile and a width of 10 yardsNCDC gives nothing for either. Further research suggests that the Boyle County tornado did indeed happen as described above. Path length:
Time: 2:38pm - 2:44pm EDT
Path length:
Iseeo recalled hearing a roar that sounded like a buffalo in rutting season. The touchdown lat/lon listed by NCDC and SPC is in Hickman County, and the liftoff lat/lon is in Graves County (far western Kentucky). Several small twigs were driven through the siding of the home. All of the damage was consistent with, The National Weather Service would like to thank volunteer general, aviation pilots Mark Powers and Josh Kieffer for flying the damage, path in N16NA and Austin Lassell for aerial photography. Deaths: 0
Path length:
The tornado quickly lifted4 miles east of Huntsville. Path width:
The tornado ripped the roof off of a brick home there. The tornado increased in width to 200 yards on Wobegon Way significantly damaging several homes. Time: 4:05pm
F-scale: F0
SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC gives nothing. Injuries: 15
Injuries: 3
A large barn was destroyed, trees were felled, and the doors and siding were pulled off of a barn along Finney Road. Notes: Storm Data says this tornado struck just south of Franklinton. Time: 11:40pm EDT
Grazulis narrative: Skipped east-southeast from east of Vincennes, passing near Hudsonville, Cumback, and Glendale. Path width: 35yards
Notes: Touched down just east of Lexington. Grazulis narrative: Eight homes and 22 barns were destroyed, and 13 other homes were damaged in the south part of Franklin. The tornado's worst damage then occurred in the 3800 block of Southern Parkway, with walls blown out of homes at the addresses of 3833, 3831, 3855, 3844, 3848, and 3850. Time: 4:22pm - 4:24pm EDT
Path length: 1/2 mile
Path length: 3 miles
Losses totalled five million dollars in Lincoln County. Path length: 49 miles
Climate Prediction Notes: This deadly storm touched down near the intersection of Jefferson and Twentieth Streets, unroofing 21 buildings at the German Protestant Orphan Asylum. World War I veterans described the devastation and suffering as worse than what they witnessed during the Great War. Beyond that, slight damage was done to the Walnut Street Baptist Church (corner of Fourth Street and Muhammad Ali Boulevard), and worshippers participating in Mass at the cathedral on Fifth Street were blown off their feet. Minor injuriesto the resident. A barn was destroyed near the intersection of Wilson Downing Road and Tates Creek Road. Injuries: 0
Injuries:
Counties in a high risk tornado area include Smith County, MS, Scott County, MS and Covington County, MS.The largest tornado on record occurred on 12/05/1953, measuring a 5 on the Fujita-Pearson scale. EF-scale: EF3
Path width: 100 yards
Notes: According to Storm Data this tornado touched down near Seymour. Deaths:
March 25, 1964
It holds records for longest path length at 219 miles (352 km), longest duration at .
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