Notes: Storm Data takes this tornado from 3.8 miles southwest of Salem to 7.2 miles east of Salem. Smithsonian Institution got involved in the research, Andover, Kansas struck by intense damaging tornado, Joplin, Missouri: Five years after the EF5 tornado of May 22, 2011. Time: 12:55pm Path width: Deaths: 0 The tornado was on the ground for about one and a half miles over the course of its 16 mile long skipping track. Path length: Time: 4:15pm Deaths: Time: 12:46am EST to 12:52am EST Deaths: Deaths: At this tornado's touchdown point in Ohio County a witness said it "swerved" as it approached his house, just grazing the home but destroying the garage and a nearby barn. Tornado History - National Weather Service Injuries: 0 Counties: Henry (to Owen) Four people in the area were treated for minor injuries. May 27, 2004 Path width: 200 yards May 28, 1996 Counties: Russell June 22, 2011 Another barn was destroyed, and every shingle was blown off a well constructed roof. There itdestroyed a large garage and pushed a double-wide manufactured home off its foundation. F-scale: F0 Deaths: 0 Injuries: 0 High tension wires were down and trees snapped along West End Road just north of Shanks Hill Road. The tornado lifted briefly before dropping back down on the east side of Pewee Valley near Five Forks Drive. Storm Data says the tornado touched down near Skinnersburg in Scott County, then lifted and touched down again at Turkey Foot in Scott County"apparently across Harrison County", and then did damage near Flemingsburg. Storm Data may begin this tornado at Colesburg in Hardin Countythen it reports continuous damage from 3 miles north of Boston to Samuels to 2 miles north of Fairfield. The house also sustained some minor roof, siding, and gutter damage. Farther east, the tornado intensified again as it destroyed two double wide homes on Speith Road. F-scale: F2 Path width: Deaths: 1 Path width: 400 yards Deaths: 0 Injuries: Counties: Madison Path length: 0.5 mile January 30, 2013 Counties: Orange Path length: Path width: 150 yards Insulation from the largest building was spattered onto the south and east facing walls and vehicles on the east side of the complex. An Deaths: 0 Time: 8:30am Path width: 30 yards However, in some cases there was so much disagreement among the sources that it was impossible to determine the true story about a particular tornado, making it impossible to plot the tornado. February 29, 2012 Path width: 25yards Injuries: Notes: This tornado touched down at the entrance of Westport Woods Apartments. May 30, 2004 F-scale: F1 Near the end of the path there was roof damage to a one story house as well as downed power lines. Deaths: 0 Notes: This tornado began one mile northeast of Flaherty, damaged buildings at the intersection of US 60 and KY 1882, and lifted in western Fort Knox near Camp Carlson. Path length: National Weather Service information only goes back to 1950, so all pre-1950 tornadoes here are necessarily fromSignificant Tornadoes 1681 - 1991and are considered "unofficial". Notes: Storm Data says this tornado struck Valley Station. Counties: Warren, Edmonson, Barren Injuries: A sign was also blown down at a, 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. Is This the 1898 Oklahoma Tornado? | Snopes.com Counties: Washington KY Narrative: From one of the worst tornado outbreaks ever to strike central Kentucky. This tornado immediately killed a woman as it destroyed her mobile home. 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. Injuries: 0 Deaths: Path width: weight. Path width: 150 yards A trailer and two barns were destroyed. Counties: Hardin July20, 2018 Deaths: 1 Time: 7:45pm was partly cut and pulled from her head, Path length: 1 mile Time: 3:22pm Path length: 14 miles (skipping) Path length: Notes: Storm Data says that the central and northern parts of Russellville were hardest hit, including the Kaintuck Hotel. Path length: See if any debris or objects have been carried in any case toward the west or south-west on the north side of the track, and measure the distance. A store at the intersection of Brownsboro Road and Ballardsville Road was unroofed. Injuries: 0 Path length: 1.7mile F-scale: F0 Farm buildings were destroyed. March 6, 1961 At 2592 Highland Church Road (Highland General Baptist Church) there was significant brick damage on the west, south, and east sides of the church dueto open vents. Time: 10:28pm EDT Path width: 180 yards Path length: 1/10 of a mile The deadliest was on May 3, 1999. March 27, 1890 March 23, 1917 F-scale: F0 Accounts of tornadoes or tornado-like winds have been noted throughout English history back to around 1,000 AD. Injuries: 2 May 2, 2006 However, just to the east of this location, along Coats Road, a metal outbuilding was destroyed consistent with EF-1 damage. Path length: 2 miles Path width: 300 yards Notes:This small tornado destroyed one outbuilding in addition to uprooting and snapping limbs on several trees in a very narrow path near the community of Breeding. April 7, 2015 June 16, 1973 Injuries: 6 Path length: 3.6miles Counties: Warren Counties: Ohio EF-Scale: EF-1 Time: 6:20pm Time: 4:59am Tornadoes, power outages as storm crosses Texas, More from KWKT - FOX 44 Trending now Severe Weather Warnings . April 30, 1852 Injuries: Deaths: The tornado moved into the Hurstbourne Woods subdivision and ripped a locked pool gate free and threw it over a building and 35 yards downwind. Ten buildings were destroyed on a farm. Path width: Time: 3:55pm Counties: Taylor Notes:This brief, skipping tornado touched down initially as an EF0 near the east end of Labrador Wayin a subdivision 1.5 miles south of Rineyville Elementary School. Counties: Perry (from Spencer) The tornado dissipated as it approached the east shore of the channel. Injuries: 0 Injuries: 2 From there, the tornado crossed into Jefferson County, Indiana. Path length: 23 miles Path width: 325 yards Many homes had roof damage, and at least one was unroofed. Path length: Time: 8:01pm EDT Notes: Storm Data takes this tornado from two miles west of Radcliff to Radcliff. Noted discrepancies: SPC/NCDC endpoint lat/lon for this tornado is in LaRue County, and narrative at NCDC includes LaRue County. Injuries: Path width: F-scale: One building was damaged at the touchdown site. July20, 2018 The earliest written mention of tornadoes in North America came from explorers in the 1500s. Notes: Began on Bull Creek Road west of Vesta where it scoured the ground. The tornado dissipated about half a mile into Wayne County. F-scale: F2 Path width: Path width: 100 yards Multiple pine, ash, and oak trees were snapped and uprooted. The length of this touchdown was .90 miles. Path length: Trees also fell on at least two outbuildings. Deaths: June 2, 1990 Deaths: 0 County: Hardin Notes: The tornado touched down just to the southwest of KY 1899 (Mulberry Pike), crossing into Springhill Estates subdivision. At around the same time during the mid-1800s textbooks began to describe the phenomenon and what was believed to be behind it. April 3, 1957 F-scale: F2 Peak winds were around 110 mph. Notes: A short-lived tornado with winds to 90 mph touched down 4.25 miles southwest of Albany. County: Harrison IN Time: 10:50pm It then moved northeast and removed several shingles from another home along this same street. Power and telephone lines were downed. Path width: 75 yards April 28, 2017 Counties: Crawford, Harrison IN Path length: 1.8 miles Path width: Path length: Path width: 75 yards A tied-down trailer was overturned. Injuries: 40 Noted discrepancies: SPC, NCDC, and Storm Data give a path length of 3 miles, Grazulis gives 6 miles. The tornado moved northeast into Danville, lifting shortly after causing damage at 435 Frye's Lane south of downtown. Twenty-nine more homes were damaged, as were trailers, barns, and fences. Time: 12:40am The straight-line winds were estimated at 70 mph. April 4, 2011 Injuries: 30 Counties: Dubois If you have information you'd like to share about either storm, please let us know. The lat/lons and path lengths given here are the mirror image of the lat/lons and path lengths given in the next event. Homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed. In some cases sources were contradictory with one another. Time: 1:00pm Near Lake Street some trees were felled and some monuments were overturned in Maple Grove Cemetery. Fifteen trailers were demolished, 75 homes and many barns were either heavily damaged or destroyed. If you spot a tornado whose track is mis-plotted, pleaselet us know. Path length: 8 miles We have plotted it according to Storm Data. A large barn on KY 1009 had two walls blown out with debris thrown over half a mile downwind into Wayne County. SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Grazulis nothing. New York, Harper & Brothers, 1868. Injuries: Sixteen people in Tompkinsville lost their lives that evening, with another 2 deaths just northeast of town in Sewell. Path width: Noted discrepancies: Not listed at NCDC. Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Grazulis 50 yards. Several bowing segments within the line produced severe thunderstorm wind damage. Further research would be nice, to see what it did in Orange County, though it went through a rather desolate area in Hoosier National Forest. May 11, 2003 Three people were injured in the mobile home when it rolled over and disintegrated. Deaths: Deaths: Path length: Path width: 40 yards F-scale: F2 The worst of the tornado took place at its inception on Bethlehem Academy Road, where a barn was destroyed killing a woman inside. March 1, 2017 In all, eight mobile homes were destroyed, with most of the damage concentrated south of McKinney. Path width: 50yards Path width: 60 yards 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: 2 The second tornado began as an EF1 and damaged a church and a few trees. Path length: Path width: (Credit: Library of Congress . Injuries: 12 Maximum wind speeds were 95 mph. Injuries: Counties: Russell (to Pulaski) Deaths: 0 Will plot it between New Roe and the Tennessee border. Several large 2x10s and 2x8s were impaled in the ground about 50 yards from the barn. Time: 8:29pm CDT 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. Time: 11:25pm EDT Grazulis narrative: A trailer and a barn were destroyed at Lawrenceburg. Last updated: May21, 2021. It snapped several pine trees before dissipating. Path width: 880 yards Careful note should be made of hail, size of stones, width of track, situation with respect to the main track, etc. Deaths: 0 Grazulis' path width is probably the most correct. Time: 3:10am Two barns were destroyed. Other barns and homes were unroofed. Notes: This small tornado struck just southwest of Milton. 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. Path width: Injuries: Path width: 60yards Livestock was killed and cars and farm machinery were destroyed. At this location, the tornado was estimated to be of EF3 strength with 150 mph winds. Path width: 200 yards Deaths: 0 Injuries: 8 Time: 3:40pm Injuries: EF-scale: EF1 Injuries: 0 Counties: Barren Counties: Marion, Washington KY, Mercer, Jessamine, Fayette, Bourbon May 14, 1995 County: Green Home Survives From A Tornado : r/interestingasfuck F-scale: F2 Storm Data lists this tornado in Mercer County, but it takes this storm from 4.3 miles southwest of Dugansville to 4 miles southwest of Dugansville near Tablow. More research is needed. Noted discrepancies: Storm Data mentions damage at Perryville, Parksville, and Michelsville. According to the National Weather Service, over 1300 tornadoes touched down across the United States just last year. Large parts of the barn debris were lofted into trees southwest of the structure, snapping their trunks. February 6, 2008 Path length: The following two tabs change content below. Path width: 100 yards F-scale: F1 It was called the worst storm in the history of Clark County, and probably still is (rivaled only by the April 3, 1974 tornado). Time: 5:47pm Grazulis narrative: A tornado destroyed two trailers and a barn, just north of Jamestown. F-scale: EF1 Even settlers in the 1600s described them in Massachusetts. Notes: Several homes and outbuildings were damaged between Cartwright and Narvel. After the tornado has passed, note the appearance of the houses for explosive effects. Counties: Washington KY Injuries: 0 Injuries: 0 F-scale: F2 The storm then crossed into Metcalfe County about three miles northeast of Nobob. Injuries 3 Notes: Touched down just east of Lexington. Path width: Counties: Mercer Losses on one Oldham County farm amounted to $200,000. 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). About Our Office Injuries: 19 January 24, 1964 F-scale: F2 A 20x30 barn was also destroyed, and a third small barn along the path was damaged. Salina was reported to look like an elephant's Time: 4:50pm Tornado with speeds of up to 114mph swept up sheep and caused extensive damage to farm in Pennal. 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. Notes: Storm Data puts this tornado at Cecilia. Deaths: Yale College, New Haven, Connecticut. Time: 7:16am-7:28am EDT Deaths: 0 Deaths: 0 County: Crawford Path width: 120 yards Noted discrepancies: None Narrative: Buildings were unroofed in downtown Lexington and at Sayre College. A family farm had numerous trees twisted, snapped, and uprooted. Deaths: Noted discrepancies: This tornado is not listed at SPC or NCDC. Notes: Storm Data places this tornado about five and a half miles southwest of Rome in Hoosier National Forest. Time: 8:15pm Deaths: 0 F-scale: EF2 Deaths: 1 Path width: 73 yards Path width: 33 yards The press box was thrown onto the playing field and destroyed. The violent tornado also seriously damaged several homes on the north side of State Highway 160. Tornado of the week: Katie, Oklahoma dry line beast of May 9, 2016, A list of instructions for observing tornadoes during the late 1800s. Noted discrepancies: None. Time: 8:23pm EDT 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. F-scale: F1 F-scale: F0 F-scale: F2 Noted discrepancies: NCDC and SPC storm databases place a tornado in Metcalfe County at this time, and nothing in Boyle County. Injuries: Mr. Grazulis' data were largely responsible for pre-1950 information presented here. Deaths: 0 A large semi trailer and a few rides were blown sideways at a carnival at 10th & Watt streets. October 1, 1977 It expanded to its maximum width and strength about a mile into its path. Injuries: 0 February 28, 2011 Injuries: Deaths: 0 April 15, 1994 Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a time of 3:20pm, NCDC 2:20pm, Storm Data 4:20pm. SPC list this event as an F2Grazulis does not list it. Time: 7:00pm Path length: Grazulis lists this storm at 5:45pm. Louisville newspapers did not mention any damage in Oldham or Shelby Counties. June 27, 1973 SPC and NCDC give a path length of 32 miles, Grazulis give 35 miles, Storm Data 22 miles. Deaths: Injuries: Time: 6:00pm EST Here the tornado tore multiple metal roof panels off a barn, blew the southward-facing overhead doors of a garage in, and tore the entrance door off the garage on the west side. The edge of the tornado missed downtown Russell Springs by only half a mile. Time: 4:50pm Environmental Films, 1326 pp. EF-scale: EF1 If changed to -86.45 it is in Warren County (right in Bowling Green). F-scale: F4 Path width: April 5, 1985 April 20, 2011 Path length: 45 miles (probably a family of skipping tornadoes) Path width: 100yards Path length: Notes: Storm Data takes this tornado from one mile southwest of Blowing Springs to one mile northwest of Blowing Springs. Counties: Hardin Numerous trees were topped, and several homes were damaged. Winds in this areawere 110 mph with a path width about 125 yards. Time: 6:45pm County: Harrison KY Path length: 3.3 miles Deaths: 0 County: Orange The tornado left a distinctpath in the vegetation and destroyed a part of a large metal barnnear the Rosetta General Store. Deaths: 0 Storm Data begins the tornado in McLean County, and thereafter agrees with SPC. June 8, 1899 Deaths: 0 Noted discrepancies: None Notes: Several trees were uprooted along West CR 390S. Notes: An EF-0 tornado touched down at the Madison Municipal Airport. At NCDC the two counties are listed separately. Deaths: 0 Injuries: At a quarter past noon during Sunday services the twister struck the church, causing it to collapse. The tornado touched down two separate times. The path was 50 yards wide. Path width: Storm Data has it in Logan County (Chandlers Chapel to six miles east of Chandlers Chapel), Warren County (ten miles southwest of Bowling Green to sixteen miles southeast of Bowling Green), Allen County (three miles west of Meador to two miles east of Meador), and Barren County (fourteen miles southwest of Glasgow to ten miles east of Glasgow, with Glasgow hard hit). SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Grazulis 100 yards. Grazulis narrative: Moved east from three and a half miles east of Mauckport to west of Laconia. Path length: 2 miles As storm systems moved across Texas Tuesday, a tornado wrecked havoc on the small town of Salado,shredding homes and leaving a debris trail in its wake. Counties: Washington IN Noted discrepancies: None June 6, 1966 Will go ahead and list 96 injuries for this tornado since that number is known for Cumberland and Clinton counties, and Wayne County is not in this project's area of concern. Path length: The Board of Trade organized a relief committee to oversee the recovery, and the Board also authorized $15,000 in pensions to widows and orphans of the storm. Deaths: 0 Path width: 100 yards F-scale: F0 The tornado then affected a residence, badly damaging the roof and throwing the porch of the house several yards to the northeast. August 14, 2002 Nearly a complete roof of one outbuilding was project 1/2 mile to the east. All evidences of corks flying from bottles should be carefully looked for. Time: 9:55am EST Deaths: 0 Flying debris damaged at least two other buildings and vehicles, with roofing debris scattered a quarter of a mile to the northeast. Two trailers, two cars, and ten barns were destroyed. F-scale: F3 Fencing with 8" posts was torn down. Path width: 600 yards Path length: 0.3miles Time: Deaths: Grazulis narrative: Moved northeast from near Hackley and Cottonburg, passing just north of Richmond, and lifting east of Mount Sterling. Notes: Storm Data says this tornado touched down east of Christianburg on Christianburg-Bagdad Road, damaging Christianburg Baptist Church. Multi-story downtown buildings were hit by the tornado and subsequently collapsed. Injuries: 1 May 27, 1995 February 6, 2008 Injuries: 2 Noted discrepancies: None Counties: Harrison KY Grazulis narrative: Moved northeast from two miles west of Adairville to Schochoh. Path width: 150 yards Path width: 400 yards Counties: Logan County: Madison One man was sitting in his trailer when the tornado hit, and subsequently found himself sitting in a field after his trailer was carried away. The tornado continued across KY 22 where trees were blown down and one outbuilding was damaged. Two trailers were destroyed, and pieces were carried for a mile. SPC and NCDC give a path length of 13 miles, Grazulis gives 12 miles, Storm Data says 8 miles. Path width: F-scale: F1 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. May 26, 1968 Counties: Butler Path width: 50yards Two cars moved several feet and were turned 45 degrees with one on top of the other in the State Farm parking lot. Deaths: Injuries: 0 Trees were uprooted. Deaths: 0 March 23, 2012 About a dozen expensive homes were destroyed in affluent suburbs of northeast Louisville. Deaths: 0 Meanwhile, siding was removed from a home at 58 Hallsdale Drive and a garage was destroyed next door at 60 Hallsdale Drive. F-scale: F3 Path length: However, Grazulis's "Kinney Station" was likely Kenney Station, which today is Monterey, located 4 miles southwest of Paris. EF-Scale:EF-0 Injuries: Injuries: SPC gives a path width of 10 yardsNCDC 30 yardsGrazulis and Storm Data 100 yards. SPC gives a path width of 880 yards, NCDC gives 30 yards, Grazulis says 400 yards. Required fields are marked *. The funnel lifted two miles north of Fairfield. Time: 12:14am EDT June 7, 1948 Counties: Metcalfe, Adair Notes:This skipping tornado first touched down along Campbellsville Rd near the community of Cane Valleywhere it downed power lines as it snapped tree limbs and uprooted several large trees. Counties: Hardin SPC and NCDC end the tornado in Clark County east of Mount Zion. Deaths: 0 SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mile, NCDC gives nothing. Where SPC has Edmonson County (FIPS061) coded, it should be Mason County (FIPS161). Counties: Breckinridge Notes: On Route 1401 southeast of Harned a large well constructed barn, 30x50x80 feet, lost roof panels that were thrown 200 yards. EF-Scale: EF-0 Injuries: 0 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. 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. April 20, 1986 From there, the tornado took a jog to the northeast across Orchid and St. Croix Roads where it caused substantial tree damage, uprooting and/or snapping trunks 15-20 feet high on approximately 100 trees. Path width: 220 yards Noted discrepancies: Lat/lon actually places this in Oldham County. Low pressure was centered over southeast Kansas with a warm front reaching due east, along the Kentucky/Tennessee border. SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Grazulis gives nothing. Time: 8:00pm At that property, a pole barn was completely destroyed and thrown in different directions.
tornadoes in the 1800s
