Time: 10:25pm EDT
Grazulis Narrative: Moved east from Cottonburg to south of Richmond. F-scale: F2
Deaths: 0
queries sent by the Smithsonian Institution, Offsite link: 19th-Century Storm Chasers Took the First Tornado Photographs, Andover, Kansas struck by intense damaging tornado, May 3-4, 1999 tornado outbreak and the Bridge Creek-Moore F5, A tornados cost: Living in a tornado alley. Counties: Warren
Counties: Washington IN
Notes: A tree was uprooted at the beginning of the track. Damage was observed along and just north of State Highway 362 near the 3-county line. There were far fewer towns and people and most went unrecorded. Path length: 16 miles
Would tend to believe Storm Data's width. Debris from the barnwas thrown up to 300 yards downwind and in many different directions. On Culls Ridge Road, the tornado strengthened to an EF-3 once again with 140 mph winds. Notes: Storm Data lists this as "twin tornadoes" from two miles south of Kettle to Ida to 76-falls to Piney Woods to Mill Springs. Path width: 1200 yards
Path length:
Deaths: 0
the forward speeds of the tornadoes. Color-coded by F-Scale with county lines and time zones
Deaths: 0
Counties: Harrison IN
The tornado then struck the south buildings of the Henryville middle and high school complex, with severe damage and 170 mph winds (EF4). It also destroyed a detached three car garage. Injuries:
Notes:Four grain bins were scattered over a quarter mile, with some debris thrown up to ahalf mile away. Metal roofing material was lofted into nearby trees and spread up to a quarter mile to the east. The tornado damaged a home on Rodgers Road, overturned two barns, and uprooted and/or twisted several trees. April 6, 1954
Injuries:
Munfordville Elementary School had part of its roof removed. Mail from the post office was found up to two miles away. Deaths: 0
June 23, 2017
Deaths: 7
The tornado lasted for a minute or less. Counties: Dubois
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The tornado covered the witness's house in fallen trees. The tornado had lifted the house completely off the foundation and rotated it about 3-4 feet. Three outbuildings and a well-constructed barn were destroyed. Path length:
Path width: 150yards
The Earl Watson farm was damaged as the tornado crossed Paris Pike. It is important to remember that the Grazulis publications list only those tornadoes that were of at least F2 strength or resulted in at least one fatality. F-scale: F2
Straight-line winds can easily cause damage similar to a tornado, and can produce a roar similar to that of a tornado. It is to be hoped that the number of those willing to aid in establishing the facts and ferreting out the mysteries will be largely increased, and it is for such these instructions are given. F-scale: F4
Path width:200 yards
Deaths: 1
Counties: Logan
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. The family said that they heard all the doors in the house shut tightly and heard a distinct roar. The tornado lifted around 3:27pm near the intersection of Campground Road and Ralph Avenue. Notes: A National Weather Service Survey Team in conjunction with Larue County EMA determined a tornado began near Kyle Lane which is 2 miles west of Hodgenville. Path width: 80yards
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No further damage occurred to the east of this location as the tornado dissipated. Path length:
The tornado apparently lifted and crossed Elizabeth-New Middletown Road and headed east into a wooded area. 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"). March 25, 2021
Deaths:
Deaths: 0
June 2, 1990
This tornado was part of the "Enigma Outbreak", when sixty tornadoes swept through the southeast United States. Counties: Barren
This tornado passed over a tank ten feet long, three feet wide, and twenty inches deep, full of water. One of the first tornadoes reported in South There were numerous large hardwood trees split, twisted, and uprooted facing from northerly to southeasterly. It took down several fences, with evidence of cyclonic circulation. Deaths: 0
Counties: Hardin
Injuries: 0
Time: 6:30pm
April 3, 1989
Time: 3:14pm CDT
Notes: Storm Data takes this tornado from one and a half miles south of Georgetown to half a mile southeast of Edwardsville. F-scale: F2
October 26, 2010
F-scale: F2
Notes: This tornado touched down at 338 Soards Road and moved northeast, lifting as it began to cross a small lake. May 26, 1968
F-scale: F2
Path width: 350 yards
Deaths: 1
Counties: Simpson
Notes:This small tornado destroyed one outbuilding and tore roof panels off another before crossing the state line into the Pearidge area of Tennessee just west of Dale Hollow Lake. Deaths:
Path length:
Noted discrepancies: SPC lists a path width of 30 yardsNCDC and Storm Data say 100 yards. Dixie tornado outbreak April 24, 1908. Path width: 60 yards
Counties: Jefferson, KY
Injuries: 0
Counties: Grayson
Counties: Scott KY
May 21, 1990
Injuries: 18
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Deaths: 0
F-scale: F1
Noted discrepancies: None
County: Washington, IN
Below are the results. The last major tree damage was observed around a home on Adair Rd, where trees were uprooted and trunks snapped in a cyclonic pattern around the home. Path length: 1 mile
Noted discrepancies: Not listed at NCDC. Injuries: 0
He should note carefully the foot, the middle, and the top of the funnel, to see whether any tree or object is carried to his right as he faces the funnel. Path length: 16.4 miles
Path width: 150 yards
Injuries:
May 23, 2000
Two people were killed in this area. Originally, the head of the National Weather Service in Lexington, Jim Speray, claimed that the damage was done by a downburst rather than by a tornado, with winds of 100 to 200 mph. June 23, 1992
Injuries:
Injuries:
A house was damaged, and a corn crib was destroyed. I would prefer pre civil war era though, Your email address will not be published. Counties: Harrison IN
Grazulis narrative: A tornado destroyed two trailers and a barn, just north of Jamestown. (The ending lat/lon given by NCDC for the Franklin County portion of the track is wrong.) February 21, 1993
Eyewitnesses Injuries: 3
Path width:110 yards
Time: 6:15pm
Injuries: 0
Notes: Storm Data says this tornado formed four miles northwest of Brookshit Holsclaw Hill RoadTop Hill Roadnear the I-65 Brooks exitPioneer VillageHillviewthe Northfield subdivision in Mount Washingtoncrossed KY 55passed one and a half miles south of Taylorsvillenear Taylorsville Lake Damending just east of Little Mount. Hundreds of trees were uprooted. EF-Scale:EF1
Notes: Storm Data says this tornado struck the Brooks Hill neighborhood. Injuries:
Grazulis narrative: Moved east-northeast and northeast from three miles south of Huffman, passing southeast of Branchville, north of Sulphur Springs and Pilot Knob, south of Sulphur and Curby, across the southeast part of DePauw, hitting two miles east of Palmyra, passing through Martinsburg, crossing the southeast half of Daisy Hill, passing between Bunker Hill and New Liberty, and ending two miles north of IN 160. This was consistent with EF1 damage, 105 mph estimated winds, and a damage width of 75 yards. Path length: 0.3 mile
Northwest of ValleyStation many softwood trees were damaged, a pine tree was snapped, and a trampoline was blown over. Deaths: 0
The tornado damaged struck the Horntown convenience store damaging the roof. Time: 8:10pm
Path width:
One other death occurred in the village of Mount Olive, where several homes were destroyed. Path width: 125 yards
A pick-up truck was thrown 250 yards into a field. F-scale: F3
Notes: 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. Deaths: 0
SPC gives an ending lat/lon of 38.42/-83.73NCDC gives 38.40/-83.93. Insulation was found in nearby trees. Deaths:
Here EF1 damage, 90 mph winds, and a path width of 50 yards were estimated. Deaths:
Throughout the property there were twisted and uprooted trees. Counties: Grayson
Path length: 1.3miles
Path length: 7.1 miles
SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC gives nothing. Path length: 1 mile
Two trailers, two cars, and ten barns were destroyed. Further research is necessary. Notes: Storm Data takes this tornado from half a mile south to .7 miles east of Hardinsburg. Path length: 7 miles
Grazulis narrative: Several barns were destroyed or unroofed near Taylorsville. Grazulis' width is probably most correct. Path width: 120 yards
Storm Data says most damage was in and around Eastern State College in Richmond. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration F-scale: F2
If information was available indicating that the tornado made a significant turn along its path, then that was included (such as the tornado of November 7, 1996 inLogan County). Injuries:
F-scale: EF1
Grazulis narrative: Moved east from three and a half miles east of Mauckport to west of Laconia. A semi truck was flipped as the tornado crossed Interstate 65. F-scale: F2
Injuries: 0
Counties: Dubois
Deaths:
Counties: Hancock
Deaths: 0
Deaths: 0
A more concentrated area of damage then occurred as the tornado crossed Saloma Road and moved roughly parallel to and just north of Upper Miller Park Road. Finally, the tornado traveled to
came from Mr. Will Keller, a farmer near Please try another search. Path length: 0.2 mile
Narrative: Tornado hit Big Spring. Counties: Simpson
Or, if you have information on a tornado that we were unable to plot due to conflicting data among our sources,let us knowthat as well. Two homes and several barns were destroyed. Notes: This tornado touched down just north of Adairville. Notes: Storm Data takes this tornado from 6.3 miles south southwest of Salem, to Pekin, to 1.3 miles southeast of Pekin, to 2.7 miles northwest of Charlestown, to 3.1 miles southeast of Charlestown. Injuries: 2
Early Advances. Injuries: 0
Path width: 200 yards
Path width: 75 yards
Path length:
F-scale:F2
Time: 1:00am
Counties: Logan and Simpson
July 26, 1984
NCDC/SPC start this tornado on the western Anderson County line west of GeeGrazulis starts it in Anderson County but farther east at Alton. Notes: Storm Data says this tornado struck Orangeville and Orleans. Counties: Orange (to Lawrence)
Homes were unroofed. Injuries:
Path width:
Counties: Green, LaRue, Marion
Injuries: 0
Injuries: 0
From here, the tornado raced east-northeast over more fields, where it snapped the tops off a few trees before it hit the next farm, at Milky Way Lane on Mt. Notes: Storm Data says this tornado touched down three miles south of Harrodsburg. It touched down at the end of Arlington Drive at the floodwall and moved east-northeast, crossing I-65 between exits one and two, then crossed Tenth Street and lifted near the end of Plaza Drive. Path length: 2.8 miles
EF-Scale: EF-1
to conduct a damage survey. Injuries:
One significant goal of this project is to develop the most accurate, reliable, and useful tornado database ever developed for southern Indiana and central Kentucky. F-scale: F1
Deaths:
Where SPC has Edmonson County (FIPS061) coded, it should be Mason County (FIPS161). Time: 7:00pm
Injuries: 0
Deaths: 0
Noted discrepancies: None
Parts of the barn, including insulation and sheet metal, were thrown into the trees. Historically, the only extreme weather images were from eyewitness sketches. Counties: Clinton
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Injuries:
Time: 12:05am
The worst damage was at Cornishville, where seven homes, a church, and a bridge were destroyed. The tornado then weakened as it traveled across KY 1359. Path length:
Noted discrepancies: Only Martin, Orange, and Lawrence are listed in this SPC entry. Time: 7:10pm - 7:11pm EDT
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The family's pick-up truck was thrown 40 yards to the north. April 11, 2008
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Notes: Numerous pine and cedar trees were uprooted or snapped and a few outbuildings were damaged. About half a mile to the east along US 62 at the Caneyville Milling Company three large empty metal grain bins were moved off their foundations causing damage to nearby objects. Path width: 300 yards
Noted discrepancies: Storm Data says this storm struck on Irvine Road. April 4, 2011
Elsewhere along the path numerous large hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted. Houses were unroofed. Path length: 0.75 mile
A mother and four children died in one home on the Laurel County side of the Rockcastle River, fifteen miles northwest of London. The tornado then weakened considerably, and the only significant damage done in Elizabethtown was power lines getting ripped down on North Dixie Highway. A two story brick home was damaged "about as complete(ly) as it could possibly be" and a man and his son were killed in the home, on the northeast corner of Payne and Logan Streets (those streets do not intersect today, so this exact location is unknown). Path width:
Time: 3:59am
F-scale: F1
Noted discrepancies: NCDC narrative does not match up with the lat/lons given for Jefferson County. Notes: Storm Data places this tornado two miles southeast of Lebanon. Injuries: 25
May 28, 1996
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September 3, 1970
Deaths:
Time: 6:25pm
She had been sucked out of her mobile home when she tried to open her front door. F-scale: F1
Counties: Fayette, Bourbon
Time: 3:50pm - 3:52pm EDT
March 10, 1986
April 20, 1996
Path length:
Path width: 100 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. Path length: 3 miles
Three tornadoes were 1200 yards wide: one each on March 27, 1890.March 18, 1925.and April 3, 1974. Deaths: 0
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. Path length:
April 16, 1998
Time: 9:45pm
1984, April 26-27: an outbreak of tornadoes covered all but extreme northeast Wisconsin. A thin path of downed trees coincident with a circulation observed on radar was surveyed by the pilots. March 29, 1974
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