After destroying an older barn, the tornado ended just east of KY 55 where numerous softwood trees were snapped and uprooted. Notes: This small tornado did $500,000 damage to planes at Logan County Airport. Injuries: 0 A chicken house weighing hundreds of pounds was rolled over and moved several feet. Counties: Casey Time: 10:25am The storm crossed IN 66 into a cemetery and trailer court. Deaths: 0 Path length: 10 miles Counties: Jessamine Cars were blown upside-down and homes were demolished." Time: 11:25pm EDT tornado: [noun] a violent destructive whirling wind accompanied by a funnel-shaped cloud that progresses in a narrow path over the land. Path length: 1.9 miles Counties: Ohio (from McLean and Hopkins) Narrative: Moved northeast from near Cartersville to north of Berea. F-scale: F3 Click here for a detailed map of the approximate path of the tornado. Counties: Hancock April 26, 2011 Storm Data says the tornado moved northeast and crossed I-65 three miles north of Scottsburg. Noted discrepancies: SPC, Storm Data, and NCDC list no injuries, Grazulis lists 2. Four homes were destroyed and several others damaged two miles north of Carefree, injuring several people. Horseshoe Bend Road was closed due to trees down across the road and from flooding. Significant damage continued until the intersection of Main and Sixth Streets. Counties: Grayson Counties: Clark IN Deaths: 11 March 25, 1964 The tornado lifted quickly at the intersection. Noted discrepancies: Grazulis times this at 6:35am. Significant destruction was done on Main Street between Ninth and Eighth Streets where two of the "best and most substantial business houses in the city were scattered as though they had been made of cards," with the walls collapsing inward. Time: 4:30am Path width: 60 yards January 17, 2012 Mrs. Kelley's 40-year-old "Negro hired hand" was blown 300 yards to his death. Counties: Washington IN Snapping trees on the land adjacent to the hay and soybean fields, the tornado took a slight right turn, crossing KY728, and destroyeda large barn. Time: 1:51am EST to 1:52am EST Notes: Hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted southwest of Saint Anthony. Path length: June 22, 2011 The outbreak generated at least 18 tornadoes, four of which were violent, including the St. Cloud-Sauk Rapids tornado, an F4 tornado that tore through the cities of St. Deaths: 0 Notes: This tornado touched down along the Edmonson/Warren county line between Brownsville and Bowling Green. Deaths: Time: 10:40am EST Grazulis narrative: A trailer and a barn were destroyed at Lawrenceburg. Path length: Counties: Nelson, Spencer Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC gives 30 yards. EF-Scale:EF1 Injuries: 0 Path length: 2.4 miles Injuries: 2 A rural school was destroyed, as was a large church and several barns. and six were damaged by what was Metal roofing material was lofted into nearby trees and spread up to a quarter mile to the east. Injuries: 0 Noted discrepancies: Storm Data says this tornado touched down near Port Royal. F-scale: F0 F-scale: F4 After skipping over an additional mile of farmland, it destroyed a silo and damaged an outbuilding on CR 300N. A 30x50 foot barn was thrown 200 yards and metal sheeting was thrown 300 yards. Injuries: 0 Only minor roof damageoccurred to one home in its path. Time: 4:05pm The porch of one home was lifted and thrown 30 feet. Path length: 15 miles Deaths: Path width: Deaths: 0 The bus was thrown fifty feet into the ditch, crushing the couple and killing the woman. Counties: Logan and Simpson Injuries: Most of the damage was to trees, and there was some minor structural damage to two farms. On this date a large tornado outbreak struck from Kentucky south to the Gulf States, so it's certainly within the realm of possibility that a small tornado, perhaps embedded in straight-line winds, struck somewhere in Metcalfe County. Path width: Noted discrepancies: Not listed at NCDC. Narrative: Tornado touched down about a mile southwest of Canmer and moved to the east-northeast. The tornado moved from west to east, generally bounded by Kentucky Street on the north and Oak Street on the south. cylinder and saw lightning, "which zigzagged Injuries: 0 Two cars and a truck were destroyed, and a 400-gallon water tank was moved three-quarters of a mile. Time: 5:00pm Another trailer near this location was completely destroyed. Deaths: 0 down the river lifting water into the funnel. F-scale: F1 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). Notes: This historic event began around 8pm when there was 30 minutes of rain and hail in Tompkinsville, followed by five minutes of absolute calm. Damage was confined to IMS Lane. Counties: Scott KY Path width: EF-Scale:EF1 Injuries: 0 Eleven buses suffered damage and had their windows blown out. October 7, 1965 Grazulis narrative: Skipped northeast from 6 1/2 miles southeast of Trenton to southwest of Allensville to near Lickskillet to near Auburn and Richardsville. The twister struck several homes lifting many roof structures off of Wildwood Drive and Sportmans Lake Road. January 29, 2008 Notes: This small tornado touched down near the intersection of Iron Mountain Road and Kidd Road where it heavily damaged a barn, then moved east-northeast over open farmland before hitting a farm on the west side of Center Three Springs Road. Injuries: There was significant tree damage east of Main Street near Pedigo Street, Trees were facing multiple directions and there was mud spatter on the backside of homes and vehicles along Short Street to Monroe Drive. The tornado then weakened and crossed the Blue Grass Army Depot, doing minor damage. Injuries: 0 Time: 10:47pm Counties: LaRue About 120 homes were damaged or destroyed near Frankfort, as were businesses and factories. In some cases sources were contradictory with one another. Debris was thrown 125 yards downwind into the auto body shop vehicle lot. Path length: 17 miles Deaths: 0 The most significant damage along this segment was in Celestine near Ellsworth Road. Injuries: 72 (70 in Russell County, 2 in Pulaski County) April 5, 1985 April 20, 2000 Time: 10:33pm - 10:35pm CST 11 tornadoes were spawned by 2 squall lines that crossed the state. Injuries: Path length: 6 miles On the following dates tornadoes occurred while temperatures were in the 50 to 55 degree range: Map of Approximate Fatality Locations Since 1830, Tornado Maps of Southern Indiana/Central Kentucky: Path width: 125 yards Counties: Mercer Injuries: The two vortices came together on the north side of KY 44 across from my house and destroyed a large tobacco barn. Residents at the house said they could feel the intense pressure and everything trying to suck out of the house. Winds estimated at 175mph near Glasgow damaged or destroyed 35 mobile homes and 25 barns. 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. There were several snapped trees along with roofing damage at several homes before more extensive structural damage occurred at 5250 KY 558. SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Grazulis gives nothing. Injuries: 0 Deaths: 0 Time: 5:52pm Numerous large hardwood trees were snapped or uprooted at a Girl Scout campground on Geyman Hill Road. Time: 12:10am April 20, 1986 Path width: Time: 6:20pm Path length: SPC and NCDC lat/lons start the tornado east of Horse CaveGrazulis starts it northeast of Horse Cave. Injuries: 0 Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC call this an F2, Grazulis does not list it. Counties: Metcalfe Path width: 50 yards The family was out to eat at the time, but had they been home the children would have been napping at the time the tornado struck. Path length: 2.3 miles SPC lists a path width of 10 yards (obviously incorrect), NCDC 30 yards (obviously incorrect), and Grazulis 200 yards. Moving on from the church, the tornado tore off rooftops along Tenth, Ninth, and Eighth Streets between Chestnut Street and Broadway. Time: 10:15pm EST April 20, 2011 Narrative: A barn was significantly damaged west of Big Spring, and a mobile home was partially unroofed southeast of Big Spring. In August 1883, in the aftermath of one of the worst tornadoes in Midwest history, an agnostic country doctor and the leader of a Catholic teaching order . One home had multiple large trees uprooted with an RVtrailer and pontoon boat flipped over. Path length: Path width: Notes: Storm Data takes this tornado from one and a half miles south of Georgetown to half a mile southeast of Edwardsville. Injuries: Cornfields were flattened and convergent wind signatures could be seen in the vegetation. Noted discrepancies: None Path width: 125 yards Counties: Perry I am impressed! Only two of the 150 students were injured. Path width: 350 yards Notes: Storm Data mentions damage at the intersection of Georgetown and Greenville roads. Notes: Storm Data says this tornado touched down three miles east of Waterford. Path length: Path length: Deaths: Injuries: Deaths: There were many barns damaged or destroyed, power lines and poles down or snapped, and many softwood and hardwood trees snapped, twisted, and uprooted. Injuries: Narrative: Moved east-northeast, passing north of Bardstown, killing people in three different homes. SPC gives a beginning latitude of 36.92NCDC gives 36.95. Path width: 400 yards Color-coded by F-Scale without county lines It then moved southeast, destroying two outbuildings. SPC gives a path width of 170 yards and a path length of 9 milesNCDC gives nothing for either. It also caused the walls of 2adjacent outbuildings and a garage to buckle out. June 2, 1990 Time: 7:13pm EDT Tree damage continued into Allen County along Allen Springs Road. HEAT.gov Storm Data lists only Jefferson and Henry counties. Path length: 14 miles April 28, 2002 This distance from Dugansville would put it in Washington County. The tornado completely blew away a large, well constructed outbuilding. One tornado near Deaths: The most concentrated damage was along Dutch Chapel Road where about half a dozen large barns, garages, and outbuildings were either destroyed or sustained significant damage. The tornadosignificantly increased in width to approximately 300 yards and dida lot of damage along Halls Creek Rd. Counties: Harrison KY June 21, 2019 Aftermath of Galveston, Texas hurricane of 1900. Time: 3:22pm SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Grazulis nothing. March 22, 1991 Path width: F-scale: F0 Deaths: 0 Time: 4:30pm Significant damage was done to the property, which included a 30x50barn sliding the wall 12 feet. Deaths: 7 Storm Data says the tornado unroofed a home in LaRue County before crossing the Rolling Fork River in Nelson County at New Haven. Time: 4:45pm EDT Path width: Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC list this as an F2, Grazulis calls it an F3. SPC gives a path width of 70 yards, NCDC provides no width. Time: 2:22pm Central If you see a tornado track that looks out-of-place, pleasecontact us. A frame cottage was entirely destroyed and a three-story brick residence lost its facade along Churchill between Fifteenth and Fourteenth. Injuries: Deaths: County: Crawford Grazulis narrative: Moved east-northeast from near I-64 at Riddle to five miles east-northeast of Carefree. Path width: May 14, 2014 However, by the beginning of the 1800s, no Europeans had settled in the Oklahoma region. Many other buildings were damaged. F-scale: F1 Path width: 150 yards Time: 9:20am Farther east along Pleasure Ridge Road, several small funnels from the main funnel did extensive damage. Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC list this as an F2, Grazulis does not list it. Notes: Storm Data says this tornado touched down near Botland on Manton Road at the Carol Ballard Farm. Time: 4:26am Counties: Henry (to Owen) Debris was thrown 500 yards away. Path width: The airport operations building had a disabled awning and post. May 2, 1948 Power lines and many trees were downed, some of which fell on homes. Notes: Storm Data says this occurred near New Roe. Deaths: 1 Noted discrepancies: None Injuries: 2 F-scale: F0 Notes: Storm Data says this tornado struck Angel Ridge. The tornado initially touched down at 7231 IN 337. Counties: Hart Deaths: 0 Injuries: 44 One barn was destroyed, and others were damaged. February 6, 2008 Time: 7:54pm Counties: Madison Counties: Garrard and Madison Injuries: 0 EF-Scale:EF1 Deaths: Time: 6:45pm Path width: 150 yards County: Madison Recreation Forecasts, Past Weather Injuries: and narrowed to about 50 yards. SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Grazulis 400 yards. The most significant damage occurred near the intersection of McKendree Church Road and Highway 100 where a well constructed brick house completely lost its roof. The most concentrated damage was at 1630 SW Washington School Rd. April 20, 1996 SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Storm Data 133 yards, Grazulis 300 yards. Injuries: 3 March 1, 2017 F-scale: F3 Using damage locations listed by Grazulis the path length might have been longer than the 1/10 mile given by SPC. F-scale: F3 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.. Narrative: Two large factory buildings and a warehouse at the American Car and Foundry plant were destroyed in Jeffersonville, halting production of much-needed naval artillery. Deaths: Injuries: Notes: Numerous pine and cedar trees were uprooted or snapped and a few outbuildings were damaged. Notes: Trees and a tobacco barn were damaged. F-scale: F2 Grazulis narrative: Moved northeast from west of Gold City to east of Smiths Grove. Counties: Adair Path width: 616 yards Injuries: 0 F-scale: F2 Damage was severe at Saint Helens, with one house completely removed except for one interior room. Time: 12:27am EST to 12:29am EST 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. Click here for an incredible picture of the damage (courtesy of the University of Louisville Photographic Archives). The tornado crossed Paoli Pike just north of I-265 and caused roof damage at the Knob Point Apartments. Injuries: March 1, 1997 Heading east, the tornado felled several trees. Another large tree was uprooted in this yard before the tornado lifted. In addition, some well anchored solid footers from a garage and barn at 201 Endicott Lane were lifted up and thrown 75 yards. The Deaths: September 18, 1992 Path length: Path length: Injuries: November 7, 1996 Counties: Crawford, Harrison IN Grazulis' description may simply be "near Smithville" rather than a certain number of miles in some direction from Smithville. Counties: Washington IN, Clark IN, Scott IN, Jefferson IN, Trimble Deaths: F-scale: F2 Time: 10:50am EF-Scale: EF-1 Counties: Ohio Path width: 150 yards Numerous trees were uprooted, a 145-foot barn was destroyed, and the top was sheared off an adjacent silo. There were a couple of areas where it fully descended to the surface and caused more widespread damage. Notes: Storm Data takes this tornado from five miles southwest of Gerald to 2.4 miles west of Rome in Hoosier National Forest. December 15, 1971 Injuries: 1 Several large barns were destroyed or had at least 70% of the walls blown out. Injuries: 0 Path length: 3.3 miles SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Grazulis 100 yards. The straight-line winds were estimated at 70 mph. F-scale: F0 Path length: Time: 8:10pm Two vehicles in the parking lot were thrown about 20 yards and flipped over. One of the best illustrations of this has just come to hand from the storm at Bradshaw, Neb. 3. spread about the "night phantom that appeared Injuries: 0 where 2 structures were destroyed. Early pioneers knew very little about tornadoes. February 24, 2011 Dozens of buildings and hundreds of trees were destroyed in Louisville. F-scale: F0 Notes: The NWS storm survey team found many areas of intermittent straight line wind damage around northern Harrison County, with one specific tornado path. Counties: Washington KY Path width: 30 yards Time: 2:22pm - 2:23pm CDT September 3, 1970 Noted discrepancies: Storm Data puts this tornado near Stowersbut can't find a Stowers on any map. Injuries: January 24, 1964 Moving into Lincoln County, two barns were destroyed. EF-Scale:EF1 Also, an above ground pool half filled with water was missing. In Edmonson County, barns and a hotel were torn apart near Mammoth Cave National Park, along with the home of a cave tour guide. Deaths: F-scale: F2 Path length: 10 miles Time: 2:50pm February 29, 2012 April 3, 1974 Deaths: The tornado produced sporadic damage across farmland mainly in terms of trees, with more concentrated damage along Plum Run Road. June 18, 1992 Injuries: 7 A carport was thrown over a house and landed 100 yards to the east. south of Kyana, near the end of the damage path. F-scale: F0 April 11, 2008 September 20, 2009 Click on a date for information about tornadoes that are known to have occurred on that day: Tornado map of southern Indiana and central Kentucky, Indiana's and Kentucky's Most Violent Tornadoes. For small, short-lived tornadoes, only one latitude/longitude pair may have been given in the National Weather Service database (rather than one pair for the starting point and another pair for the ending point). Injuries: 0 April 12, 1948 Path length: On Stewart Avenue a house lost its roof. March 16, 1963 Path length: Notes: A well constructed 75-foot tall grain silo had the top 40 foot portion sheared off north of Ireland. A farm home was also destroyed. Notes: Storm Data puts this on the northwest side of Priceville. October 6, 2014 F-scale: F0 July 21, 1996 F-scale: F3 Counties: Green Deaths: 8 Path width: 125 yards At one location the tornado had embedded two by six boards firmly into the ground. Path width: 40 yards Path width: Path width: 300 yards Injuries: Time: 4:32pm EST Deaths: So far, it doesn't look like it Farther east on Electron Drive several corporations and warehouses had structural damage to roofs and the sides of buildings. Fifteen homes had major roof damage. Time: 1:17pm The house also sustained some minor roof, siding, and gutter damage. A large fence around the Dillard's Warehouse was damaged and a security shack was thrown about 30 yards. STARLA POINTER , Yamhill Valley News-Register. Notes: The tornado touched down on the north side of Electron Drive at Ampere Drive just to the northeast of the end point of the previous tornado. The tornado may have then turned to the left (northeast) as it caused F2-level damage to a two-story brick dwelling near the corner of Breckinridge and Preston. Path length: 2.2miles F-scale: F0 Numerous trees were felled and several outbuildings were damaged. Deaths: 0 Deaths: 0 Path width: 30 yards Deaths: 1 Deaths: August 25, 1972 Time: 11:08am CDT Minimal F2. The family survivedthe tornado by sheltering in a 3-foot crawl space. Path width: 200 yards Grazulis' path length and width are probably more correct. It went into a wooded area narrowing in Miami Court to about 75 yards and becoming more elevated. February 25, 2018 Path width: 300 yards In 1883, the government had banned the word "tornado" from official forecasts because they were concerned the word would cause widespread . Time: 3:40pm Path width: Note also whether any object is carried up straight in the funnel, or whether it is borne along in the swift wind. Time: 9:34pm - 9:35pm EDT A freezer was reportedly carried half a mile from the home site. Deaths: June 25, 2018 We truly appreciate your assistance in making this the most complete and accurate tornado database ever developed for southern Indiana and central Kentucky! Counties: Washington IN Counties: Lincoln Path width: 300 yards Grazulis lists this at 4:40pm. Time: F-scale: F2 The tornado cut a swath 350 yards in southwest El Dorado, traveling southeast instead of northeast. May 2, 2010 Deaths: 0 A mobile home on KY 829 was lifted off its foundation and there were several trees uprooted and snapped. January 4, 1997 F-scale: F1 SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Grazulis 100 yards, Storm Data 300 yards. April 28, 2002 Path length: 1.1 miles Deaths: Large hardwood trees were uprooted along the tornado's path towards Utica. Narrative: Moved east-northeast from seven miles northwest of Hartford. April 4, 1892 Injuries: The single lat/lon SPC gives is indeed in Shelby County, but very close to the county line. January 24, 1997 Tornado Alerts: A tornado . EF-Scale:EF1 Counties: Washington, Mercer Counties: Jefferson KY Path length: 0.25 mile Deaths: 0 This tornado is unplottable, pending further research. At 1130 Halls Creed Road 2-inch hail occurred before the tornado, with winds of 111 mph. Noted discrepancies: NWS ranks this as an F2, Grazulis does not list it. Time: 11:00am EST Deaths: 0 July 13, 1956 Georgia . SPC and NCDC list one injury, Grazulis lists four. One, on the left side of the path, was shifted south, and the other, to the right of the path, was shifted north. Path length: 60 miles (probably a family of tornadoes) As the tornado re-entered Washington County near the intersection of Daisy Hill Road and Williams Knob Road, widespread damage occurred. Path length: 2 miles Harrison County, Indiana, has had the most F5 tornadoes (2). Tales Time: 6:21pm Injuries: At 1130 Halls Creed Road 2-inch hail occurred before the tornado, with winds of 111 mph. May 6, 1984 Time: 7:28pm CDT/8:28pm EDT Deaths: 0 Injuries: 8 Deaths: April 19, 2011 Time: 4:17am EST Trees were snapped in Schochoh as the tornado lifted. Path width: 100 yards SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Grazulis nothing. The tornado crossed I-65 at Exit 71. Time: 2:40pm Counties: Metcalfe F-scale: F4 where it was found beneath a heavy scale March 28, 1997 Hazardous Weather Outlook Along Palmyra Road near Strickland Road, several trees were snapped with EF1 damage 50-100 yards wide and estimated winds of 100-110 mph. Path width: 50 yards EF-Scale: EF-2 A moments reflection will show that this could have been done only by the insertion of the funnel into the opening one foot square. Deaths: Time: 11:41pm - 11:45pm EST Numerous large hardwood trees were snapped in half. 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. 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. F-scale: F0 Path width: Time: 7:57pm The tornado was at its strongest right before it dissipated. Notes: A bow echo created a very brief spin-up in Rosine. The worst damage mentioned in Storm Data is the destruction of a barn and three farm buildings, along with scattered roof damage and a "wrecked" trailer. Counties: Fayette F-scale: F0 Winds in Danville were estimated at over 100 mph. The next morning the newspaper called the storm "the whirling tiger of the air". There were two F4's in Wayne County on this day, so that may be adding to some of the confusion, especially with the injury numbers. Injuries: 2 Counties: Hart Grazulis narrative: Moved east from Commiskey to Dupont. Path width: Path width: February 5, 2008 F-scale: F2 Injuries: March 1, 2017 Path width: Injuries: 0 Forecast Discussion Deaths: The worst of the tornado took place at its inception on Bethlehem Academy Road, where a barn was destroyed killing a woman inside. It was the worst disaster seen in Louisville up to that time. Path width: County: Monroe July 18, 1971 Notes: This tornado touched down three miles northeast of Huntingburg, destroying a barn and blowing several outbuildings off their foundation. Injuries: 1 Deaths: Path length: 1/2 mile F-scale: F1 Storm Data takes this tornado from 3/10 of a mile southwest of Tobinsport to 1.8 miles east northeast of Tobinsport. Notes: Storm Data begins this tornado near Nevada, moving it to the east side of Burgin, then curving northward to 3/4 of a mile west of Dix Dam, to the east side of Pleasant Hill.
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