One man was killed, and his son may have died as two homes were destroyed three miles southeast of English. Deaths: This was one of the highest tornado death totals in a single building ever recorded in the United States. Time: 7:19am-7:46am EDT F-scale: F1 Notes: The tornado first touched down just north of Duff east of County Road 650W. The first written accounts of tornadoes in the F-scale: F2 Notes:A large barn was destroyed, trees were felled, and the doors and siding were pulled off of a barn along Finney Road. Notes: A home was moved off its foundation and lost a wall on "Guy Hadley" (Hadley Shearer?) Time: 2:25pm As soon as the mid-1800s, the government began collecting data on tornadoes. Injuries: 0 Moving into Mercer County, two barns were lost on the Bond Farm. Counties: Ohio Injuries: 250 Most of the structural damage occurred along Moore Road, where several mobile homes were moved considerable distances and were destroyed. Path length: F-scale: F2 June 2, 1990 Several businesses were damaged in the Broadway and Lakeview Drive area. F2 and F3 tornadoes are strong tornadoes, with winds as high as 206 . The tornado also uprooted numerous trees and ripped off sections of roofing from several other buildings. Grazulis does not include Grayson County. F-scale: F2 Two days after the tornado the tracks were still blocked beginning at O'Bannon Station. Several small twigs were driven through the siding of the home. It touched down on the Brunfield Farm. 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. Eyewitness narrative: I was 15 years old at the time andI lived on KY 44 just east of Elk Creek in Spencer County. June 1, 1917 F-scale: F1 The storm crossed I 65 and surprisingly did not strike any vehicles. Lexington newspapers stated that the "cyclone did great damage," including unroofing J. L. Taylor's clothing store across the street from the courthouse in Paris. All lat/lons are roughly in alignment with each other and with the Grayson County lat/lons. SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Grazulis 40 yards. Time: 12:12pm EST August 27, 1854 Narrative: This tornado hit the Kirksville and Silver Creek areas. SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Grazulis nothing. Injuries: 0 After damaging several outbuildings it traveled a mile northeast where it heavily damaged two brick ranch homes on CR 200N and CR 750W, removing their roofs and collapsing an outer wall on one of them. A man received minor injuries when a barn he was in collapsed around him. Path length: 12 miles the forward speeds of the tornadoes. The garage doors were bent and pushed in. Time: 1:51am EST to 1:52am EST F-scale: F2 Path length: 6.5 miles Path length: 2.7 miles Storm Data has this tornado touch down four miles north of Frankfort and moves it to Georgetown and near Cynthiana. Path length: F-scale: F4 Time: 1:45pm Notes: A small tornado touched down in the back yard of a home about a quarter mile west of the caution light on IN 60 in Borden and uprooted trees and caused roof damage to the home. Counties: Shelby However, in addition to Grazulis' information, the Bowling Green newspaper reported tornado damage on Hammett Hill Road. Deaths: Deaths: 0 Time: 5:54pm - 5:56pm EDT Notes: Storm Data says this tornado struck at Rocky Hill Crossroad. Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mile and a width of 10 yardsNCDC gives nothing for either. In addition, two homes on Dutch Chapel Road had significant roof damage and other structural damage, with debris thrown to the north, northeast, and east southeast. Path length: 0.1mile January 2, 2006 Counties: Dubois Path length: June 23, 1984 Time: 5:40pm - 5:42pm CDT The Masonic Home for Widows and Orphans was located where DuPont Manual High School is today. Path length: Notes: This weak tornado hit the south side of a farm on Gettlefinger Road, causing a milk barn to collapse and tearing several panels off of a large metal outbuilding in addition to snapping trees in wooded areas on either side of the farm. Damage totalled $2.5 million (1890 dollars) in Jefferson County, with another half a million dollars with F2 intensity damage in Jeffersonville INalong with 20 injuries. Notes:This tornado exhibited multiple vortices as it damaged or destroyed several outbuildings and barns. Notes: Will use the Storm Data description. Notes: Storm Data says this tornado touched down just east of Bardstown Road near the entrance to the Glenmary Subdivision and lifted on the far side of the subdivision. Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC rank this as an F1, Grazulis gives it an F2. Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mile and a path width of 10 yardsNCDC gives nothing for either. Deaths: 0 Counties: Trimble A garage wall of a well-built home buckled. The tornado apparently lifted and crossed Elizabeth-New Middletown Road and headed east into a wooded area. After destroying an older barn, the tornado ended just east of KY 55 where numerous softwood trees were snapped and uprooted. Path width: According to witnesses, the tornado was "cone-shaped and had a large black cloud at its top, coming out of the west. Counties: Dubois F-scale: F2 Mayor James Speed ordered all businesses in the city closed the next day. Several trailers were moved off of their foundations and had roof damage. Path length: 1 mile April 20, 2000 Deaths: Narrative: Hit the northern part of Lexington. Injuries: 0 SPC and NCDC give a path width of 880 yards, Storm Data says 1320 yards, Grazulis says 200 yards. Path length: 14 miles (skipping) Time: 2:00am It destroyed five barns on the east side of the road. The tornado touched down near the intersection of Saint James Court and Magnolia Avenue, where it tore down several fences in Central Park. Noted discrepancies: NWS ranks this as an F2Grazulis does not list it. Injuries: The tornado movedeast-northeast, skipping along a woodedarea where several trees were snapped oruprooted, then hit a mobile home onFackler Road, rolling the anchored unitseveral times, destroying the home. Interspersed with the straight line wind damage was at least one tornado in western Allen County north of and paralleling KY 585. Path length: 10.7 miles Time: 7:06am 2. Counties: Hardin The tornado then crossed the road where a brick facade home lost part of its outer wall, suffered roof damage, and was struck by debris. May 31, 2001 (The ending lat/lon given by NCDC for the Franklin County portion of the track is wrong.) October 7, 2014 Grazulis narrative: Moved northeast through the northwest corner of Austin. Noted discrepancies: None A house was shifted off its foundation. Path width: 150 yards Noted discrepancies: NWS ranks this as an F2, Grazulis does not list it. The War of 1812 was ongoing, and the British had just defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bladensburg on August 24 and reached Washington. Path width: 35yards Time: 11:14pm It damaged a row of trees behind a home and removed some flashing on the home. 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. Counties: Hancock Path length: 1 mile Storm Data lists this tornado in McCracken and Marshall counties. April 20, 1996 Deaths: The tornado track continued at a residence on New Bethel Cloverport Rd. 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. May 14, 1995 Ian Livingston. Six frame homes were damaged. Other building debris from the largest structure was blown to the northwest, and the south and east-facing walls of a number of structures were spattered with leaves and other ground-based vegetation. Path width: Path width: Counties: Marion A 30x50 foot barn was thrown 200 yards and metal sheeting was thrown 300 yards. No homes were leveled there, but the tornado intensified as it passed north of Madison, and killed seven people in that area. Additional barns were destroyed on the Wiley and Bramlett farms. EF-scale: EF0 Counties: Monroe, Cumberland (from Sumner, TN) March 2, 2012 Mr Hammonds, another policeman on duty at the time of the storm, said that he noticed nothing like a funnel, but he observed a violent rotation apparently about a vertical axis in a black ominous looking cloud associated with the storm. Path width: January 17, 2012 Notes: Touchdown was a mile east-northeast of Stinnettsville. In this region, the tornado was an EF3 with 150 mph winds. Notes: Storm Data says this tornado touched down one and a half miles northeast of Hartford and moved northeast for a mile and a half. July 29, 1943 Deaths: The tornado spent its last fury in the Happy Acre area, causing damage along Goose Creek, near Friendship Church, and on the southern end of Bethany Ridge where chickens were stripped of their feathers. June 2, 1875 In 1883, the government had banned the word "tornado" from official forecasts because they were concerned the word would cause widespread . Counties: Hardin Trees also fell on at least two outbuildings. Time: 7:15pm March 6, 1961 A trampoline was thrown approximately a mile from the house along with lots of playground toys being thrown several hundred yards. Injuries: 7 Four homes were destroyed in Neafus, and two each in Steff and Spring Lick. Notes: Storm Data puts this tornado near Center. Notes: A large number of trees were snapped and uprooted north of Bretzville and Saint Anthony. Path length: Time: 4:55pm Another trailer near this location was completely destroyed. Time: 10:31pm CST to 10:50pm CST Mrs. Herrick's boarding house was nearly demolished, and the Paris Flour Mill's roof was damaged. upon her head was twisted into little wisps Homes were unroofed on both the east and west sides of the intersection of Churchill at Thirteenth. Notes: One home received major roof damage. Notes: More specific information is needed to accurately map this tornado. EF-scale: EF0 EF-scale: EF1 F-scale: F4 EF-Scale: EF-2 Two people were killed in this area. Many pioneer farms Injuries: Path length: Notes: Several mobile homes were damaged and trees were snapped on Lyons-Daughtery Road. Notes: Touchdown occurred northwest of Adairville near the intersection of Vick Road and Route 96, where a barn sustained roof damage and another outbuilding was destroyed. The tornado touched down near the Hill Grove and Guston area on the south side of U.S. 60, blowing a porch off the side of a house. This was the area where 5 people were tragically killed in a mobile home. Path length: 1 mile Injuries: 0 The middle school experienced the worst damage. At Ceva Logistics a large section of the north wall was pushed out due to 75-80mph winds. Injuries: 60 County: Ohio Deaths: Deaths: 0 Path width: West Jessamine High School was hit around 7:36am when the tornadic wind speeds were around 145mph. May 8, 2003 If one has a barometer, an observation should be made by some one every minute till the tornado has passed. Oklahoma. Some called the storm "wrong-way" or "backward." For 11 days in 1966, cities across the state, including Topeka in Shawnee County, experienced 59 tornadoes. To achieve this goal, several different sources of information were used. Injuries: A home near the intersection of Montpelier Rd and Old Montpelier Rd sustained minor siding damage. The tornado continued east across the Knobs toward Binford Rd, where it took multiple trees down. Clark County and Scott County: The National Weather Service in conjunction with Clark County Emergency Management conducted an exhaustive tornado damage survey on Saturday and Sunday, March 3 and 4. Path length: 5.7 miles Deaths: County: Clark, IN Counties: Dubois One farmer witnessed a "funnel shaped cloud accompanied by a roar" like a truck at Silver Creek. Time: 12:28am EDT Grazulis narrative: Moved east-northeast from six miles south of Morgantown near KY 79, damaging or destroying three farm homes and fifteen barns. 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 length: 1 1/2 miles Path width: Injuries: 10 Path width: No evidence of furtherdamage was observed until Rawlett Lane, where some trees were snapped and uprooted. Two people died in a turnip house on the Wright Farm near Oakland. Path width: Notes: On Route 1401 southeast of Harned a large well constructed barn, 30x50x80 feet, lost roof panels that were thrown 200 yards. The following two tabs change content below. Path width: 125 yards June 23, 2017 Path length: 0.6mile On the night of June 8, , 1860 a tornado struck a home near Stanton, Kansas killing an entire family. Counties: Ohio, Butler March 19, 1963 Notes: Touched down at the Kroger's store at 2200 Brownsboro Road. Notes: A bow echo moving at over 50 mph produced sporadic straight-line wind damage with a distinct tornadic path, primarily along Slack Road inRoanoke. SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC says 30 yards. Counties: Adair On October 25, 1844, a tornado Deaths: F-scale: F0 Path length: 1 mile There was minor tree damage near Spring Valley Road and Woodhaven Drive indicating wind speeds of 85 mph. Path length: A purple martin house was bent over 60 degrees facing east. Countless trees were snapped and uprooted. Time: 5:12pm - 5:13pm CDT Injuries: 87 The most significant damage occurred near the end of the path near Prices Mill Road where a large barn lost a significant portion of its roof. The tornado started along Belmont Rd (KY 251) 0.7 miles west of Belmont, then traveled east-northeast through the community of Belmont, and lifting just east of Church Street. Time: 10:53am - 10:54am EDT Time: 8:00am Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC give this a path width of 800 yards, Grazulis and Storm Data give 100 yards. The area is also under a high wind advisory until 11 p.m. tonight. Counties: Adair The tornado then intensified and produced some of its worst damage at Preston Street and Mechanic Street (Mechanic Street was today's Saint Catherine and Mary streets). New York, Harper & Brothers, 1868. Another RV was tipped over onto its side. Counties: Harrison IN Path length: 2.9 miles April 24, 2010 F-scale: F0 Grazulis Narrative: Moved east from Cottonburg to south of Richmond. 4. Grazulis Narrative: A house and a garage were destroyed at New Washington. F-scale: F4 Injuries: 0 Boyle County Stockyards lost roofs. Deaths: Time: 5:20pm - 5:22pm CDT Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC rank this as an F3Grazulis gives it an F2. Deaths: 0 Across the street the tornado did extensive roof damage to a family house and barn. Event Summary: January 12th Damaging Winds and Tornadoes April 3, 1974 May 24, 2000 Path length: 0.2mile The first damage was to a farm on Lower Hunters Trace Road. Additional research necessary! Narrative: Moved southeast along the edge of Henryville. Several homes and barns were damaged or destroyed. Noted discrepancies: SPC lists a path width of 70 yards, NCDC 73 yards, Storm Data 75 yards. As it reached 961 east of Alvaton in Warren County, it spawned an EF1 tornado with winds estimated at 95 mph destroying a barn and tool shed. Counties: Washington IN Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a time of 3:00pm, NCDC 2:00pm, Storm Data 4:00pm. Time: 5:34pm Time: 2:30am Deaths: Counties: Logan SPC lists 86 injuries, NCDC 53, Grazulis 76, Storm Data 95. Deaths: 1 The tornado left a distinctpath in the vegetation and destroyed a part of a large metal barnnear the Rosetta General Store. April 2, 1958 Plotted according to NCDC's narrative. Notes:There was significant straight line wind damage across much of the county facing an easterly and southeasterly direction. Time: 1:00am Path length: The first places hit were the Anderson Farm about three miles south of Georgetown, where a cabin lost its roof, the Showalters Farm just south of there, and Julia Marcum's place next door to the Showalters. Injuries: 27 Drone footage indicated the trees were lying in multiple directions. June 19, 2011 Injuries: 0 Notes: This was one of the worst tornadoes ever to strike Lexington. November 22, 1992 Deaths: 0 Injuries: Path length: Path width: 20yards Two occupants of the mobile home were injured. Notes: This small tornado damaged trees and roofs near KY 1967 north of US 60. SPC and NCDC give a path width of 430 yards, Grazulis give 800 yards. Path width: EF-Scale:EF1 Time: 3:45pm Notes: Touched down briefly just northeast of Henryville. Counties: Shelby June 29, 1979 The last evidence of the tornado was at the north end of Quaker Rd, where small branches were broken. The tornado weakened to F1 strength as it moved into the Tates Creek Trailer Park on the Fayette County line. Special note: Did Fujita's tornado #82 clip the southeast tip of Clinton County on April 3, 1974? Past Derby/Oaks/Thunder Weather April 19, 2011 Time: 7:23pm Mississippi averages 31 tornados per year, resulting in an average of 7 fatalities. Injuries: Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mile and a width of 10 yardsNCDC gives nothing for either. Path length: 2.2miles Injuries: 0 Time: 9:20pm EDT Injuries: 0 Several windows were broken in an elementary school, which was in session, and flying glass injured one student on their finger. Injuries: 2 Deaths: 0 March 31, 1979 Counties: Crawford Damage was found along Stringtown Road in Butler County. The tornado then affected a residence, badly damaging the roof and throwing the porch of the house several yards to the northeast. May 5, 1996 Path width: 150 yards Numerous trees and power lines were downed, and one tree was blown onto a house. Path length: 6.5 miles (skipping) Deaths: 0 Deaths: 0 Injuries: 2 Notes: Storm Data mentions damage on KY 1590 half a mile west of Albany. Path length: 3.2 miles One boy received a broken leg. Time: 4:10-4:16pm CST One lane of Interstate 65 was blocked by debris, and cars were damaged. Notes: This tornado touched down near Pilot Knob. In 1883, the government had banned the word "tornado" from official forecasts because they were concerned the word would cause widespread panic. Two mobile homes were destroyed. Deaths: 0 County: Clinton Time: Noon In subsequent research, no evidence has been found of damage in Barren County, so will only include Metcalfe County at this time. At the same time a second vortex formed immediately adjacent to the first vortex and totally destroyed a barn on Rodgers Road and extensively damaged another. The driver of one of the trucks was injured. EF-Scale:EF0 Will plot a single tornado as close to the given lat/lons as possible. The tornado hit a property on Murrays Run Road ripping off the sides of a large well-built barn. was partly cut and pulled from her head, A 40 ft by 50 ft outbuilding was destroyed in the vicinity of the grain silo, with siding thrown up to 500 yards downwind. Click here for a map showing the approximate path of the tornado through Winchester. Path width: 150 yards An additional smaller. Trees were blown down on Chilesburg Road, and many trees and fences were torn down on the John E. Madden Farm on Winchester Road about four miles out of Lexington (roughly where Winchester Road meets I-75 today). Injuries: 0 Noted discrepancies: None. The tornado was photographed from Ekron, looking southwestward. Path length: Deaths: After a brief break in the path, the tornado touched down again four miles southwest of Celestine and took a slight turn to the northeast. Path width: There was significant tree damage along Pleasure Ridge Road where a large tree fell on a garage. A heavy trailer cab was blown from this house to another demolished brick home about one-quarter mile away. F-scale: F2 Deaths: 0 On October 25, , 1844 a tornado struck near present-day Mission, Kansas and into Missouri damaging or destroying a number of farms. Injuries: 3 Injuries: Path length: 1.3 miles (skipping) NWS Notes:While Lexington newspapers listed the many farms that were struck by the tornado (or its attendant straight-line winds), no road names and few references to nearby towns were given. F-scale: F2 Path width: 170 yards March 1, 2017 Injuries: 0 Counties: Hart Injuries: 60 Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a time of 4:25pm, NCDC gives 3:25pm. Time: 9:00pm Notes: Storm Data takes this tornado from one and a half miles south of Georgetown to half a mile southeast of Edwardsville. The width of the observed damage straddling the Washington-Clark County line was estimated to be one-third to one-half mile wide, although the width of the most concentrated damage was narrower. Path width: 80yards Counties: Lincoln Injuries: Path width: 800 yards April 21, 1972 Injuries: 1 Injuries: 20 F-scale: F1 May 17, 1999 April 11, 2008 Time: 5:35pm The tornado did occasionally reach closer to the ground, causing significant damage to two structures. Deaths: Deaths: 0 Path width: 60 yards Time: 6:57pm - 6:58pm EDT Insulation from the home was found 300 yards away. EF-scale: EF1 Deaths: 7 Path length: Black and white without county lines More research is needed. Eagle Park was demolished, and the baseball diamond's bleachers were destroyed. Two homes were destroyed here along with three outbuildings. November 19, 1970 Deaths: 0 hillside. County: Washington IN There were a few twisted trees on both sides of the highway and the tornado lifted just to the northeast of the road. Injuries: 0 Path length: 2.8 miles The tornado moved east-northeast, roughly paralleling Morrison Park Road, flattening corn on several farms. Deaths: May 28, 1996 Path length: 9 miles Notes: This tornado struck about 11 miles NNW of Albany in the northwest tip of Clinton County. Path width: 150 yards Time: 8:10pm Path width: 100yards Narrative: This unusual January tornado touched down southwest of Shively and moved east-northeast. Injuries: 0 Noted discrepancies: None. February 6, 2008 Path length: 28 miles Injuries: 0 Deaths: 0 Six people were killed when the tornado demolished a number of homes in the Mount Pleasant Church area on KY 551. Time: 2:02pm CST to 2:06pm CST Noted discrepancies: NWS ranks this as an F2, Grazulis does not list it. March 27, 2017 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. Side note: Interestingly, in researching this event, we found two distinct paths of destruction across Louisville (see map). EF-Scale:EF0 The fourth and final touchdown was in Anchorage where many trees were damaged, blown over, and uprooted, roofs were damaged, and a large outbuilding at a training school was destroyed. April 16, 1982 Storm Data says the tornado touched down near Slaughters in Hopkins County, proceeded to Sacramento in McLean County, and then went on to Prentiss in Ohio County. Path length: Fifteen power poles were blown down along the highway. Path width: Deaths: 0 The church itself was leveled. Counties: Mercer Time: 1:53pm F-scale: F1 Deaths: 0 About 120 homes were damaged or destroyed near Frankfort, as were businesses and factories. Injuries: 0 Injuries: 0 Deaths: 0 Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC call this an F1, Grazulis calls it an F2. Deaths: 0 A few trees were snapped and uprooted. This tornado touchdown was much stronger. Path length: trunk moving side to side for about a half hour. April 20, 2011 The tornado then proceeded into Rockcastle County, doing additional damage at Wildie. Injuries: Grazulis lists this tornado at 6:35pm. Notes: Storm Data puts this on the northwest side of Priceville. For example, the tornado that struck Jefferson KY and Oldham counties on April 3, 1974 was rated as an F-4, so the entire path of the tornado is plotted at F-4 strength even though the tornado was not at that strength for its entire lifetime. Path length: 0.6mile Homes were unroofed. The tornado exited the city at the intersection of Eastern Drive and East Lake Drive. Counties: Jefferson KY County: LaRue Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mile and a width of 10 yardsNCDC gives nothing for either. Injuries: Notes: The tornado began at the Butler/Grayson County line just north of Dog Creek Road and ended near the intersection of J. D. Hudson Road and Coats Road. 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. Deaths: Path width: A 20x30 barn was also destroyed, and a third small barn along the path was damaged. Grazulis narrative: Moved southeast from three miles southeast of the intersection of I-65 and the Cumberland Parkway. January 21, 1959 Path width: 100 yards Time: 6:07pm Deaths: The path was 150 yards long and 75 yards wide. As the tornado passed along southeast of Branchville it killed again. Notes: Storm Data mentions damage at Queens Chapel Church and on KY 314, Spillman Road, and Thurmon-Sexton Road. Path length: 9 miles Injuries: Path length: 18 miles Path width: 50 yards Path length: 1.9 miles All 3 mobile home became airborne, with one traveling over 400 yards. Will plot it between New Roe and the Tennessee border. A couple of trees were snapped. One single wide mobile home had siding panels blown out in several spots. June 11, 2009 Path width: 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. The path was 50 yards wide. Path length: Counties: Logan February 25, 1891 Many trees were uprooted and a few were snapped. Just beyond the patch of trees a 40-yard-wide ground swirl could be seen across a farmer's field.