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F-scale: F1 Siding and shingles were blown off of multiple houses. Multiple barns, garages, and outbuildingswere destroyed here as well. Using damage locations listed by Grazulis the path length might have been longer than the 1/10 mile given by SPC. Counties: Dubois Time: 9:42am CST Path length: 0.4 mile Deaths: 0 County: Metcalfe Deaths: Wind speeds at this point were 116 mph with a width of 250 yards. The tornado was only on the ground forapproximately 200 yards with a path width of about 30-40 yards. EF-Scale: EF-1 Path length: 4.5 miles (skipping) Path length: 58 miles Another barn was destroyed, and every shingle was blown off a well constructed roof. Path width: Deaths: 0 . Time: 9:00am Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC give a path length of 1 mile, Grazulis and Storm Data give 2 miles. If one has a barometer, an observation should be made by some one every minute till the tornado has passed. In this area, winds were estimated to be 90 mph (EF1) with a damage width of 30 yards along the south fork of the Blue Lick River. Thetornado continued skipping along thenorthwest side of Sandy Hill Rd, damagingoutbuildings on another farm, beforecrossing KY highway 261 at Guston Rd. Deaths: 0 Time: 2:34pm and injuring their mother in their home. Tablow is directly on the county line. Time: 4:20am Twenty-nine more homes were damaged, as were trailers, barns, and fences. November 5, 2018 He was medically airlifted to Louisville. Injuries: Several buildings were damaged. See also PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT: Tornadoes. The tornado destroyed a large well-built barn and threw the structure 50 yards. EF-scale: EF1 Path width: 400 yards Counties: Jefferson IN, Trimble Hanover College was torn apart, sustaining ten million dollars in damage, with a few students injured. Counties: Allen, Monroe (from Macon, TN) Near Patton Road there was an enhanced area of tree damage, with the trees laying in a convergent pattern. Grazulis' description may simply be "near Smithville" rather than a certain number of miles in some direction from Smithville. Then the barn of T. P. Pickett was unroofed on Lemons Mill Road. Path width: 220 yards Notes: Storm Data takes this from four miles north of Leitchfield, across northeastern Leitchfield, to four miles east of Leitchfield. Continuing to the northeast, a large metal carport was lifted and blown 50 feet north into neighboring trees, and more tree limbs were snapped, while a vinyl fence was blown northwest, as was a large trampoline and a patio umbrella, which was entangled in utility lines northwest of its origin. July 21, 1996 Injuries: 0 hillside. August 13, 1966 Path width: Just east of I-65 a house trailer was lifted and deposited 100 feet away. February 28, 2011 Noted discrepancies: NWS ranks this as an F2, Grazulis says F1. One barn was destroyed, and others were damaged. Injuries: 0 Notes: At the beginning point of this tornado a few small trees, some dead, were blown over and branches were blown off of some of the trees. Deaths: 31 March 20, 1976 Deaths: 0 Noted discrepancies: None The cafeteria was completely destroyed. Injuries: 0 Thirteen people were injured and 35 homes were destroyed as the funnel moved to the northeast across Breckinridge County and into Meade County. February 24, 2018 Noted discrepancies: SPC/NCDC list this as an F2, Grazulis does not list it. Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC gives 30 yards. Path width: 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. Counties: Harrison IN Counties: Mercer Injuries: 1 ", A large tornado outbreak in Kansas, Missouri, Counties: Logan Time: 9:57pm Storm Data gives a path length of 500 yards and a width of 20 yards. 'http':'https';if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src=p+"://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); While these spinny winds are not unique to our country, they are very much a part of the American experience. Deaths: 1 It lifted near the IN 64/I-64 interchange, near Edwardsville. Injuries: 0 EF-scale: EF2 SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC gives nothing. March 24, 1921 More research is needed. Deaths: 0 Path width: The. Numerous pallets loaded with mulch and topsoil were thrown or shifted several yards. Tall grass along a fence line within the tornado's path showed evidence of convergence. The tornado moved into far southeast Washington County before reappearing in Clark County. February 6, 2008 January 30, 2013 In the Canmer area, Gilead Church (near the intersection of US 31E and Gilead Fairview Road) lost its roof, and debris from the roof was found two miles away. Path length: 17.4 miles Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC list this as an F2, Grazulis does not list it. Another barn and a home were damaged. Two people died in Warren County: one at Three Forks and one at Rocky Springs. The storm then crossed Adair Rd, lifting somewhere in a wooded area west of a large pond near Beauchamp Lane, where residents witnessed its dissipation. The old fruit cellar behind the house may have been weakened by rain water and the sudden pressure change. SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC and Grazulis give nothing. F-scale: F2 April 28, 1994 Injuries: 5 Time: 4:43am to 4:45am EST Large parts of the barn debris were lofted into trees southwest of the structure, snapping their trunks. Notes: Straight line winds along and north of the supercell moving through Simpson County uprooted shallow-rooted hardwood and softwood trees and destroyed a tool shed on Evans Rd. Grazulis narrative: Moved northeast from two miles south of Kettle, to Ida, eight miles northwest of Albany, to 76-Falls, to Piney Woods, and finally to Mill Springs. Injuries: 4 EF-Scale: EF-0 Injuries: 95 Injuries: 0 March 16, 1942 Injuries: Numerous trees and power lines were blown down and windows were broken. Counties: Monroe April 3, 1974 F-scale: F3 June 3, 1996 County: Green Counties: Jefferson KY SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mileNCDC gives nothingGrazulis gives 3 miles. wagon was reported to have been thrown two Several barns and outbuildings had roof damage as well. Injuries: Counties: Nelson Notes: Storm Data says this tornado touched down in Creal, crossed KY 61, KY 2762, KY 210, entered LaRue County, hit Pleasant Ridge, entered Marion County, dissipating three miles west of Saint Joseph. Deaths: 1 Note also whether any object is carried up straight in the funnel, or whether it is borne along in the swift wind. Path length: The touchdown occurred along a forested area which threw branches and large portions of maple and cedar trees over the road approximately 300 yards. F-scale: F0 Time: 9:00pm Metal sheeting was thrown from the barn in various directions and much of it ended up in the trees. A church and a school were struck at Canton. EF-scale: EF3 It moved east-southeast, uprooting and snappingtrees near the intersection of Hwy 62 and Goshen Church Rd, along with damaging some small outbuildings. Path length: Notes: Storm Data takes this tornado from Wisdom to two miles east of Edmonton. Path length: Aerial photography from a NOAA NWS drone showed distinct swirls along several farmers' properties with damage to a half dozen barns and numerous uprooted and snapped trees. F-scale: Noted discrepancies: None Time: 8:15pm Path width: 45yards Each year about 56 people are killed by tornadoes. Cedar trees were snapped. Counties: Metcalfe, Monroe Two of the snapped trees landed on pick-up trucks. Path width: Besides trees being twisted and turned in multiple directions, there was leafand mud spattering on several homes in opposite directions of the storm movement. Noted discrepancies: SPC, Grazulis, and Storm Data give a time of 12:05am, NCDC 12:03am. Metal sheeting frombarns was thrown in excess of 400 yards downwind. Path width: Time: 9:00pm About 150 families required emergency shelter. Pieces of clothing, blankets, sheets, metal siding, and roofing were wrapped around uprooted trees and hanging from power lines. F-scale: F2 Time: 2:09pm November 18, 2017 Counties: Simpson Three miles east of Waynesburg a mobile home was completely destroyed and a house was pushed 30 feet off of its foundation. SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Grazulis gives nothing. Path width: Deaths: 0 The tornado was embedded in a one to two mile wide swath of straight line winds that continued on for another ten miles. Path width: 70 yards Counties: Harrison IN Notes: Tree damage and other debris. Injuries: 3 Time: 3:17pm EDT - 3:27pm EDT Path length: Time: 12:35am - 12:37am CST Path width: Deaths: Path length: Path length: 0.9 miles Floods killed 28 people at Xenia on May 12, and two days later, from late on the night of May 14 into the early morning of May 15, 1886, Ohio's deadliest tornado outbreak of the 19th century occurred. Storm Data lists a path length of 34 miles. The record does state that damaging straight-line winds were also associated with this storm, so perhaps the feeling was that any damage on the Indiana side was from non-tornadic wind. Time: 9:00pm Time: 6:45am The tornado then affected a residence, badly damaging the roof and throwing the porch of the house several yards to the northeast. Path width: 100 yards Path length: 5 miles Grazulis narrative: A small tornado demolished a barn and carried the barn timbers a half mile away from the barn site. An outbuilding was destroyed and debris was scattered for a quarter mile. Time: 7:39pm CDT Counties: Simpson, Allen Path width: Notes: Storm Data says this tornado touched down at Cane Valley and lifted around Pellyton. August 11, 1983 The final damage occurred at the intersection of US 68 and Palestine Road. For much of the mid-1800s, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. was the center of weather observation for the United States. A couple of porch columns fell. Counties: Clinton (to Wayne) Deaths: January 17, 1870 More research would be nice, especially to determine if this tornado did continue into Grayson County or not. Injuries: 1 One of the trees along Gracie Lane fell on power lines, tearing them down. SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Grazulis nothing. Path width: F-scale: F1 Three 400-foot-long broiler buildings were destroyed at Magnolia. Counties: Ohio Path width: 90yards Injuries: 0 The tornado outbreak sequence of May 1896 was a series of violent and deadly tornado outbreaks that struck much of the Central and Southern United States from May 15 to 28, 1896. . The farm's chickens were stripped of their feathers. Path width: Two people were killed in one rural building. Injuries: 0 Notes: The tornado touched down just east of Lake Celina where one tree was uprooted and others were snapped. F-scale: EF1 SPC gives a path width of 10 yards and a path length of 1/10 of a mileNCDC gives nothing for either. Notes: The tornado developed in a subdivision in Goshen and traveled to the east northeast. Further research would be good, to confirm this tornado's track. Path width: 100 yards EF-Scale:EF1 Injuries: 0 April 20, 2011 The tornado may have dipped very briefly to earth again on or near Cincinnati Road south of Double Culvert, though no specific damage reports have been found from that area. Most of the path was through dense forest. Path length: F-scale: F2 3. EF-Scale: EF-1 Time: 6:10am Time: 12:28am EDT Counties: Lincoln (from Pulaski) F-scale: F0 Path length: 6 miles April 19, 2011 Path width: April 20, 2011 Path width: 150 yards Injuries: 30 Path width: Time: 3:55pm One person was killed in Simpson County at Temperance as seven homes and 40 barns were destroyed. The worst damage was at the dairy farm where winds were estimated around 135 mph, or high-end EF2. A roof was torn off and thrown 60 yards. SPC and NCDC give a path width of 60 yards, Grazulis give 80 yards, Storm Data give 75 yards. Path width: Deaths: Deaths: 0 Counties: Fayette, Clark KY Two vehicles in the parking lot were thrown about 20 yards and flipped over. The tornado first touched down along Justin`s Trail in the Southwind Estates subdivision. Storm Data begins the tornado in McLean County, and thereafter agrees with SPC. About five and a half miles from Lexington on Briar Hill Road the twister devastated the Kelley Farm. Deaths: 0 Grazulis narrative: A tornado was sighted at Fort Knox, northeast of Radcliff. April 21, 1972 17. Our neighbors between us and the creek lost their roof, which landed 300 yards to the east of their home mostly intact. More research reveals that this very small tornado hit the Kenneth Hardcastle property between Hardcastle and Greenhill east-southeast of Bowling Green. Counties: Clark IN Football Weather, Local Information moved northeast from present-day Mission, Two barns were destroyed. Deaths: 0 Path length: 2 miles It is most likely the following event. Counties: Trimble Path length: Notes: This tornado touched down near Flippin and inflicted EF-1 damage on trees between Flippin and Mud Lick. Seven trailers and a barn were destroyed, 15 trailers and several frame homes were damaged. Three people were injured as houses were unroofed and barns destroyed. Time: 11:47pm EDT Abasement crawl space door was blown out along with siding and roofdamage at 125 Spinks Drive. Time: 7:40pm Deaths: Hazen stood in the way of JP Finley, arguing that much tornado damage was attributable to electricity, not wind. Noted discrepancies: None The tornado lifted near the Simpson County line near KY 100. Near the tornado's touchdown point the twister was followed by hail that greatly damaged fruit trees. Time: 4:00pm EDT Path width: 30yards Meanwhile, siding was removed from a home at 58 Hallsdale Drive and a garage was destroyed next door at 60 Hallsdale Drive. Notes: (From internal Weather Bureau memo and from newspaper clippings) Eight homes destroyed, 29 damaged. EF2 damage occurred sporadically from near Route 96 to the Logan/Simpson county line. Path length: 3 and a half miles Path length: 2.25 miles Counties: Butler Brooks and Doswell (2002) discussed the long-term history of tornado deaths, drawing on the work of Grazulis (1993) (Grazulis, T. P., 1993: Significant Tornadoes, 1680-1991. Time: 6:04am - 6:05am EST Path length: One farmer witnessed a "funnel shaped cloud accompanied by a roar" like a truck at Silver Creek. Path width: 400 yards Notes: The tornado moved from three and a half miles west of Franklin to the north side of town. Injuries: August 19, 1972 Damage between this location (just east of Cardinal Stadium) and Anchorage was very light and spotty. F-scale: F1 Counties: Hardin Counties: Nelson Time: 9:00pm 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: 10:52pm - 10:56pm CST Counties: Franklin Path length: Homes were said to have "vanished" near Sulphur Springs (where two people were killed) and near Falls of Rough (where three people were killed). Injuries: 0 Path length: 1 mile Noted discrepancies: SPC lists a path width of 20 yards, NCDC and Storm Data says 50 yards. F-scale: F2 Deaths: 0 1880s scientists didn't use terms like "wind shear" or "cold front," but they did observe that tornadoes affecting "central states of the Union" occurred when winds of different temperatures collided. Time: 1:44pm - 1:46pm EDT F-scale: F1 Path width: Injuries: 0 Deaths: Time: 2:00am More research would be nice. The storm crossed I 65 and surprisingly did not strike any vehicles. February 24, 2011 This day's wind damage throughout the state of Kentucky totalled $1,000,000. Early reports were of a single 110-mile tornado path, but later research showed it to be three . Grazulis narrative: Near New Washington a small tornado leveled two barns and damaged a farm house. Another dozen or so homes, along with barns and outbuildings, sustained heavy damage. Counties: Jefferson KY Notes: A weak tornado touched down along Hancock Chapel Road Northeast, uprooting several trees in a cyclonic fashion. The tornado was at its strongest right before it dissipated. Path width: 50 yards Trimble County is included at NCDC, with begin and end lat/lons identical to each other and to the end lat/lon given at NCDC for Jefferson County. Counties: Harrison IN Notes: Storm Data touched this tornado down near KY 55 and hits Middletown and Half Acre. Time: Injuries: 0 EF-Scale: EF-0 Notes: Storm Data puts this tornado four miles north of Depauw. It moved north of English, struck Marengo, and went north of Milltown. STARLA POINTER , Yamhill Valley News-Register. Time: 12:38am EST to 12:42am EST Counties: Ohio Injuries: This is consistent with EF-2 damage and 120 mph wind. Time: 2:30pm Path length: 10.5 miles Path length: 1.3 miles At least 44 deaths occurred at the Falls City Hall (1124 West Market Street). Counties: Clark Path width: 400 yards November 14, 1993 Up to 100 people may have been injured in Russell County. Injuries: 5 EF-Scale:EF1 Deaths: Injuries: The tornado then crossed IN 60 where people in the Buckboard Diner witnessed it. The tornado then hit a strip mall and Wal-Mart producing roof uplift and sign damage. Path width: 60 yards Sixteen people in Tompkinsville lost their lives that evening, with another 2 deaths just northeast of town in Sewell. Grazulis narrative: Moved northeast near Alton, passing along the south and southeast edge of Frankfort, where homes were leveled and four people were killed. SPC, Storm Data, and NCDC give a path width of 880 yards, Grazulis gives 800 yards. Two occupants of the mobile home were injured. miles. Another home was badly damaged, and several barns and outbuildings were blown down. An antique horse sled was picked up and moved about 10 feet. Deaths: 0 Path length: Injuries: 0 It also moved a Beechcraft/King Air plane 10 degrees and the nose gear was broken. Injuries: 25 Counties: Anderson Path length: 1.2 miles SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Grazulis 100 yards, Storm Data 300 yards. Counties: Green, Adair The tornado moved east-northeast, roughly paralleling Morrison Park Road, flattening corn on several farms. Mr. Miller reported that a small whirlwind passedwithin a few hundred feet of his house, sucking out a storm window, uprooting a cedar tree, and depositing debris. Path width: June 20, 1973 Path length: Path width: EF-Scale: EF-1 March 12, 1986 Path length: the forward speeds of the tornadoes. County: Clark IN Path Width: 50 yards Her husband was injured. This large tornado passed one mile north of Corydon as it moved east across central Harrison County. The tornado skipped east-northeast for nearly 9 miles across primarily open fields. A thin path of downed trees coincident with a circulation observed on radar was surveyed by the pilots. It damage many roofs with the heaviest damage at a day care center in a residential home off Miami Court. February 24, 2018 Noted discrepancies: NWS calls this an F2, Grazulis says F1. Grazulis narrative: Moved northeast at Nicholasville. Time: 6:20pm Deaths: Notes: This tornado touched down 6 miles southeast of Columbia along Dale Morrison Road. Time: 5:30pm Counties: Clark IN We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Thomas P. Grazulis, and his master work Significant Tornadoes 1680 - 1991 and its supplement Significant Tornadoes 1992 - 1995. Injuries: 0 The back part of the barn was thrown to the west while a wagon in the trailer was pushed out through the barn. One of the barns was 30 x 80, one was 150 x 100, and one was 12 x 16 along with numerous sheds destroyed, and debris was thrown in all directions downwind up to 500 yards. The tornado was only on the ground forapproximately 200 yards with a path width of about 30-40 yards. Deaths: 0 Large, heavy fuel tanks were rolled in two different directions on Mayhew Road. One man was killed in Butler County, running from a house to a barn. SPC/NCDC stop the tornado where Grazulis starts it (Grazulis then moves it northeast for 5 miles). Path length: 10 miles Outreach The tornado may have again weakened or lifted as the storm crossed Blue Ridge Manor and Anchorage. Counties: Hancock F-scale: F0 Time: 11:14pm Path length: F-scale: F2 Counties: Hancock (from Daviess) Injuries: Counties: Harrison IN County: Adair June 6, 1990 June 11, 1985 Hazen, Assistant Professor of the United States Signal Office. Path width: 400 yards The first written accounts of tornadoes in the F-scale: F3 Kansas on June 6, 1876. Path length: 5.1miles Notes: This quick tornado destroyed two barns and caused substantial damage to three others. Notes: A tornado touched down near the corner of Bramers and Campground roads. An elderly man and a child were killed in a home two miles west of Berea. Injuries: 0 Some bradford pear trees were uprooted on Dan Dunn Road. Time: 6:30pm Tornado of the week: Katie, Oklahoma dry line beast of May 9, 2016, A list of instructions for observing tornadoes during the late 1800s. Counties: Shelby The Lexington Leader mentions the tornado north of the city but doesn't say anything about any damage. SPC gives one point, just northeast of KY 390 northwest of Bohon. June 27, 1973 Injuries: Time: 12:21am EST to 12:25am EST If one has a barograph, its record will be of the utmost value. Counties: Bullitt Noted discrepancies: At NCDC Scott County is listed twice and Harrison and Nicholas counties are not included. F-scale: F1 Counties: Grayson The lat/lon given at SPC and NCDC for this tornado is in Nicholas County. Here, damage was estimated as EF2 with 130 mph winds. Injuries: Path width: 40 yards It is hoped that further research may shed some light on the strength of these tornadoes. Path width: F-scale: F2 Path length: Counties: Dubois SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC give 30 yards. Notes: Storm Data takes this tornado from half a mile northeast of Sharpsville to two miles northeast of Sharpsville. Injuries: 0 Notes: Hard to believe and F3 tornado with a path length and width as small as what SPC gives. Shingle damage occurred to a home in this location. Path width: Moving into Mercer County, two barns were lost on the Bond Farm. November 5, 2017 May 30, 2004 Path width: 100 yards EF-Scale: EF-2 SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Grazulis nothing. April 19, 2011 January 18, 1929 Here the tornado was estimated at EF2 with 115mph winds. Counties: Metcalfe, Adair Injuries: 0 F-scale: F0 Deaths: 0 Trees also fell on at least two outbuildings. Counties: Taylor May 28, 1996 More research would be nice, to confirm its location and to get a better handle on path width and length. Time: 4:45am Deaths: 0 It did some minor roof and shingle damageuprooted some cedar trees and damaged some fencing. I saw the tornado start to rope out at this point. Counties: Warren Notes: Trees were downed and a dozen barns were destroyed. Notes:A brief tornado touchdown was embedded at the end of a longer axis of straight line winds about 6.2 miles SE of Brownsville. The way the Kentucky River winds through the area, the SPC track takes the tornado from near Valley View in Madison County, into southernmost Lexington in Fayette County, and then back into Madison County. This included several healthy hickory trees which were snapped. March 2, 2012 Drone footage of corn near the barns showed multiple streaks of converging winds in an area approximately 100 yards in width. Time: 5:40pm April 19, 2011 The tornado ended approximately 400 yards from Highway 1544 near theintersection of 1164. This is just NE of the intersection ofHwy 2870 and 421. Early pioneers knew very little about tornadoes. Near IN 203 and North Bethlehem Road several trees were down and agricultural buildings and residential roofs were damaged. Time: 2:00pm 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. Path width: 100 yards Grazulis narrative: Moved east-northeast through rural areas from one mile south of Milport passing two miles east of Crothersville and two miles southeast of Paris Crossing, ending one mile northeast of Lancaster. Time: 7:10pm - 7:11pm EDT A groom was killed. A drone was used to pinpoint the exact storm end point which was about 100 yards east of Highway 1365 near a farmer's field. Mrs. Bloomfield, whose house was in the path of the storm, stated that she heard a noise like a jet airplane. Path length: Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped in a convergent pattern. Injuries: Counties: Monroe, Cumberland Counties: Dubois Path width: May 13, 1998 Other barns and homes were unroofed. Notes: A tornado touched down 0.7 miles south of St. Meinrad in Spencer County on the southern end of the St. Meinrad Seminary grounds. Injuries: 0 He later changed his ruling to an F2 tornado. Once the tornado made it to the Mississippi River, it decimated steamboats and other vessels in the harbor, breaking them into pieces and scattering them from the Missouri to the Illinois shore. Counties: Monroe Metal siding was thrown 250 yards and several trees were snapped and uprooted. April 20, 2011 F-scale: F1 Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC give this a path width of 800 yards, Grazulis and Storm Data give 100 yards. Next, an office building that was under construction was lifted off of its foundation.
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