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The tornado was photographed from Ekron, looking southwestward. County: Henry Time: 5:00pm The tornado pushed in garage doors at an industrial building along Ring Road. Counties: Washington KY The debris field from the two homes extended into a farmer's field up to a quarter mile downwind with several boards and bricks thrust into the ground. Notes: Storm Data puts this tornado at Campbellsburg. Path width: 200 yards Path width: 75 yards There were also snapped trees and structural damage along Whiskey Run Road. EF-Scale:EF1 Notes: Touchdown was just north of West Galway Trail North in a tree line behind some houses. August 14, 2002 Dakota occurred on April 17, 1878. A groom was killed. Injuries: 6 Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC give a path length of 5 miles, Grazulis and Storm Data give 6 miles (which appears more accurate). Deaths: 2 F-scale: F0 Path length: 1.9 miles Path length: 0.3miles Injuries: 0 In this region, the tornado was an EF3 with 150 mph winds. Deaths: 1 November 5, 2017 Deaths: 0 Storm Data lists only Jefferson and Henry counties. F-scale: F2 Path width: 200 yards Counties: Harrison IN EF-Scale: EF-1 F-scale: F3 Path width: The tornado then touched back down or strengthened as it entered Wyandotte-Oakdale. Path length: Path length: 0.75 mile Path length: 16 miles 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. Path length: 60 miles (skipping) Time:12:07am EDT Finally, the tornado did a more concentrated area of damage along Muddy Creek Road where a few more homes and trees were damaged. Path width: 100 yards Deaths: For the first case study on outbreak sequences, we examine two weeks of nearly nonstop tornadoes. An 11-year-old boy was killed in the trailer. Noted discrepancies: NWS ranks this as an F3, but Grazulis does not list it. Injuries: Deaths: 0 Tornadoes in the Old West and Tornadoes Today - Blogger Noted discrepancies: Storm Data puts this tornado on Lincoln Park Road. Across Holmans Lane trees and roofs were damaged before the tornado lifted near IN 62. Counties: Trimble Path length:7 miles The damage continued east towards Ottoman Road where a carport was destroyed, along with additional trees that were snapped and uprooted. Path width: Time: 12:35pm Grazulis narrative: Moved northeast at Nicholasville. January 17, 2012 Path width: 400 yards Injuries: 0 Excerpt from, The Tornado, a Fact and Theory Paper, by H.A. Time: 12:49am EDT F-scale: F2 On Stewart Avenue a house lost its roof. Siding and shingles were blown off of multiple houses. U.S. Tornado History: Early American thought presented in textbooks of Deaths: 0 Grazulis' path length and width are probably more correct. County: Bullitt Path length: 1.8 miles Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. HEAT.gov Counties: Green As soon as the mid-1800s, the government began collecting data on tornadoes. Neither SPC nor NCDC list this tornado. Path length: Cannot find Creal on any map. Time: 3:30pm 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. F-scale: F2 February 6, 2008 Injuries: 0 10. Counties: Bullitt Deaths: 0 Counties: Orange Time: 11:20-11:25pm EDT Counties: Mercer Path width: A second barn had metal sheeting thrown 500 yards. Injuries: 270 Injuries: Cloud, Sauk Rapids, and Rice, Minnesota, on April 14, destroying much of the town of Sauk Rapids and . F-scale: F0 Path length: 1.4miles Counties: Allen, Barren Time: 12:45pm Injuries: Several homes lost roofs. Injuries: 0 A large, well constructed barn was destroyed. Notes: Storm Data touches this tornado down on "Lemon Hill Road" near Georgetownit seems this should be "Lemons Mill Road". Path width: 150 yards Path length: 3.2 miles Time: 5:55pm Injuries: 0 County: Adair June 22, 2011 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. Injuries: October 7, 2014 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. Path width: 250 yards But the first specific documentation of a tornado was on July 5, 1643, when John Winthrop, the Massachusetts Bay Colony governor, wrote of a violent wind that blew down many trees, lifted up the Newbury meeting house, and killed an Indian with a flying tree. Path width: 200 yards County: Washington IN A door was opened by gusts of wind just moments prior to the tornado, and this may have been one factor in the destruction of the church as powerful tornado winds battered the outside of the building and also were allowed to sweep into the interior of the building. Path length: Noted discrepancies: This tornado is not listed at SPC or NCDC. Grazulis takes this tornado into Montgomery County, ending it east of Mount Sterling. January 2, 2006 An injured person at Pewee Valley may have died several weeks later. Path length: Is This the 1898 Oklahoma Tornado? | Snopes.com Counties: Henry Path length: 3miles F-scale: F1 Path length: 3.2 miles F-scale: F2 The tornado narrowed and went to about 50 yards in width. Counties: Washington KY Counties: Oldham Below are the results. Path width: 200 yards Submit a Storm Report The tornado gradually enlarged and intensified as it approached Brandenburg. Deaths: 1 June 27, 2008 Grazulis narrative: Moved northeast from west of Lawrenceburg to the edge of town. It threw a 10,000 pound large grain silo leg. Of course this is absurd, and we must resort to some other explanation of the phenomenon. Maximum wind speeds were 95 mph. Path length: Furniture from Indiana was later found in yards in Pleasure Ridge Park, KY. Many buildings, homes, and trailers were severely damaged. Time: 4:10-4:16pm CST Time: 7:30pm It damaged several trees and knocked shingles off of houses. Barns were destroyed five miles east of town. F-scale: F0 Path length: 1.1miles County: Washington, IN Path length: 2.3 miles Path width: 75 yards Path length: Time: 7:05pm Eleven buses suffered damage and had their windows blown out. Grazulis narrative: Moved northeast from two miles west of Adairville to Schochoh. Deaths: 0 Narrative: This tornado hit the Kirksville and Silver Creek areas. Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC give a path length of 21 milesGrazulis give 18 miles. Deaths: 0 Counties: Jefferson KY, Bullitt, Spencer Time: 2:35pm Trees were felled onto a farmhouse and a SUV just north of the silo, destroying the SUV and doing extensive damage to the home. A church and a school were struck at Canton. November 26, 1965 The end lat/lon listed at NCDC under the Daviess County entry is actually the end lat/lon given by SPC, in Dubois County. Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mile and a width of 10 yardsNCDC gives nothing for either. Time: 9:45pm April 9, 1999 Injuries: 8 Notes: Wind speeds reached 130mph. Notes: Touched down just east of Lexington. Injuries: 0 Many other buildings were damaged. Mrs. Kelley's 40-year-old "Negro hired hand" was blown 300 yards to his death. SPC gives a path width of 170 yards and a path length of 9 milesNCDC gives nothing for either. Path width: 300 yards Path length:5.2 miles June 2, 1987 Injuries: 0 Injuries: Notes: The tornado touched down near the intersection of Second and Jackson Streets in Tompkinsville. Noted discrepancies: SPC lists a path width of 30 yards, NCDC says 20 yards. Damage indicators along the path of this tornado included multiple softwood trees down, minor shingle damage to homes, a side wall downed in a large indoor tennis facility, and a barn roof collapse. Time: 8:17pm June 2, 1990 Injuries: 0 Counties: Woodford According to the National Weather Service, over 1300 tornadoes touched down across the United States just last year. F-scale: F1 Injuries: 1 (Storm Data says this tornado struck three and a half miles northeast of Versailles at Maplewood Farm.) Notes: This small tornado first destroyed a 2-car garage 0.4 miles south of KY 744 on Smith Chapel School Road. Injuries: 20 F-scale: F2 The edge of the tornado missed downtown Russell Springs by only half a mile. See this YouTube video. Time: 4:30pm A list of instructions for observing tornadoes during the late 1800s. November 19, 1970 Between 1890 and 2011, the city, which is located near the heart of "tornado alley," was hit by a . F-scale: F2 Path length: 7 miles Path length: 1 mile Path width: 200 yards EF-Scale: EF-0 F-scale: F3 It then grew in width and intensity as it crossed Highway 1365 and uprooted, snapped and twisted over 200 trees in a heavily forested area around a deep karst ravine. May 26, 1968 EF-Scale:EF1 The garage of this house was destroyed with one vehicle thrown 30 yards and another tossed 75 yards. Notes: Storm Data says this tornado struck Bakerton (touching down on the southwest side of town) and lifted at the Adair County line after following Little Renox Creek. Injuries: 5 Counties: Harrison IN A number of these homes were swept away. Time: 2:09pm May 21, 1990 Also, an above ground pool half filled with water was missing. Path length: 4 miles Rochester Cyclone, 1883 | MNopedia April 25, 2015 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). Injuries: 2 Advisory/Warning Criteria, Radar 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. Counties: Hart Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC rank this as an F3Grazulis does not list it. March 22, 1952 F-scale: F0 A six room brick veneer home was completely destroyed, as were several large trailers. Deaths: Trees blocked the Louisville-Pewee Valley road for two miles. Path width: The width of the individual circulations varied between 75 and 125 yards with widespread straight line wind damage all around. February 6, 2008 Noted discrepancies: SPC lists a path width of 70 yards, NCDC 73 yards, Storm Data 75 yards. Several small twigs were driven through the siding of the home. May 10, 1973 mid-1800s. Injuries: It flattened the structure, collapsing it to the southeast, while the metal roofing was distributed in a circulating pattern around it - from southeast to northeast to northwest, with the bulk being to the The SPC/NCDC touchdown lat/lon is just barely inside Pulaski County. Path length: Path length:2.7 miles Path width: 35 yards Another area of significant damage was at the intersection of Highway 100 and Reeder School Road (near the Simpson/Allen County line)where a house had significant roof damage and had an exterior wall blown out. Deaths: 0 The late 1800s was a busy period for Great Lakes commerce. Path length: 0.9 miles One man was killed, and his son may have died as two homes were destroyed three miles southeast of English. Deaths: 1 June 23, 2017 Please Contact Us. Time: 4:43am to 4:45am EST Counties: Hancock, Perry (from Daviess) Time: 4:42am Narrative: Moved east from two miles north of Greenville to near Powderly and to southeast of Rochester. Time: 10:00pm Notes: This small tornado damaged trees and roofs near KY 1967 north of US 60. This tornado moved east-northeast from near Buck Lodge, eight miles north of Gallatin. Near Lake Street some trees were felled and some monuments were overturned in Maple Grove Cemetery. Deaths: 3 Narrative: Tornado touched down about a mile southwest of Canmer and moved to the east-northeast. New York, 1851. A news story in the Oklahoma Herald also mentioned two deaths in the Waterloo area, and that "over a score of people" were injured. Deaths: 0 Noted discrepancies: Grazulis lists this tornado as having occurred at 3:00amStorm Data lists it at 3:45amSPC lists it at 3:45pm. F-scale: F2 Deaths: 0 The area is also under a high wind advisory until 11 p.m. tonight. F-scale: F0 EF-scale: EF0 Notes: Storm Data has this tornado cross US 60, moving in a north-northeast direction. Injuries: Deaths: August 2, 1954 EF-Scale:EF1 Grazulis has an event that starts in Illinois at 5:20pm and crosses into Indiana as a 110-mile long tornado family path. June 7, 1948 The most concentrated damage was along Colville Road, down Endicott Lane, and over to the Steele Ford Road area. bars on the bridge were bent and twisted. However, KY 541 is in Breathitt County. Time: 6:01pm Time: 2:55pm CDT to 2:56pm CDT Most of the injuries in the tornado were in a street car that was hit by the roof of a house. January 19, 1928 Barns were blown down along KY 1160 near McAfee. Path width: Power lines and many trees were downed, some of which fell on homes. all the family. Injuries: 0 Path length: 2miles Deaths: EF-Scale: EF-1 Winds reached 100 mph along its path. Deaths: 0 F-scale: F2 There was extensive damage from falling brick. Injuries: 27 Time: 10:50am Injuries: January 17, 2012 Notes: Storm Data mentions damage between US 68 and Russell Creek. F-scale: F4 F-scale: F1 Debris from the split level home was dropped across the road, where a few more trees were snapped and uprooted. Deaths: 3 The tornado was witnessed at Little Bend and was described as being about 17 yards wide while moving at about 40mph (and accompanied by large hail). November 10, 2002 The actual tornado probably touched down just west of Lexington Road about 3/4 of a mile northwest of the Fayette County line. Time: 7:10pm - 7:11pm EDT Notes: This tornado began near the intersection of IN 145 and Base Line Road where it destroyed a metal roofed barn. Injuries: 0 A house was damaged. Deaths: 1 The tornado then weakened as it moved into southern Casey County where it damaged more trees, barns, and outbuildings. Keep in mind that these maps only depict tornadoes -- not severe thunderstorms, downbursts, or other damaging winds. Counties: Warren F-scale: F3 March 22, 1991 Grazulis mentions this was probably a family of tornadoes. Injuries: 2 Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC call this an F2, Grazulis does not list it. Deaths: SPC, Storm Data, and Grazulis give a path length of 8 miles, NCDC gives 9. Such tornado stories SPC/NCDC lat/lon list this tornado as touching down in Daviess County, and provide no liftoff lat/lon. Counties: Ohio (from McLean and Hopkins) Counties: Dubois F-scale: F0 Notes: Damage with this tornado occurred along Old Union Chapel Road of IN 62 nearT&T Auto. On the night of June 8, , 1860 a tornado struck a home near Stanton, Kansas killing an entire family. In the Rockport and Echols area the tornado was up to a quarter mile wide. April 21, 1972 Path length: Stanton, Kansas, on June 8, 1860, killing Counties: Jefferson KY Path length: and narrowed to about 50 yards. EF-scale: EF1 Splitting shingles in the Wilson Cedar Forest. 85 mph winds. Early American Tornadoes Archives - ustornadoes.com Path length: Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of 27 miles, NCDC and Grazulis 28 miles. The house also sustained some minor roof, siding, and gutter damage. Path length: Path width: Deaths: 0 A large boat storage barn, 125 x 30 feet, had its roof lifted and thrown approximately 90 yards. F-scale: F1 Livestock was killed and cars and farm machinery were destroyed. On October 25 th , 1844 a tornado struck near present-day Mission, Kansas and into Missouri damaging or destroying a number of farms. Counties: Simpson Path width: Path length: Notes: This tornado touched down near Flippin and inflicted EF-1 damage on trees between Flippin and Mud Lick. Near IN 203 and North Bethlehem Road several trees were down and agricultural buildings and residential roofs were damaged. Path length: 0.6 miles Counties: Edmonson (from Pendleton and Bracken). This tornado touched down at 338 Soards Road and moved northeast, lifting as it began to cross a small lake. Storm Data also plots this tornado "8 miles southwest of Albany" and mere mentions that "a piece of scaffolding and a cement mixer pan were moved 50 yards at Ootens Store." 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. Near the intersection of KY 152 and Mac Court extensive tree damage occurred. SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Grazulis nothing. Path length: 17.4 miles F-scale: F1 Injuries: 11 Injuries: Aristotle was one of the first natural philosophers to speculate about the formation of . The woman was badly cut by glass, and her husband was caught between fireplace bricks and a collapsed wall. Injuries: Several homes sustained extensive damage and three people were injured. Deaths: As the tornado moved east it strengthened to EF-2 intensity near the intersection of Floyd Street and Central Avenue where a large industrial building was heavily damaged. Deaths: 0 Time: 4:26am 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: A metal roof was peeled off of a small outbuilding. Carmon Creek Road where several hardwoods were snapped along with power lines down. Path width: Deaths: 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. Counties: Harrison IN Time: 7:00am Deaths: 0 It is most likely the following event. in Floyds Knobs, where a garage was destroyed. SPC and NCDC give a path length of 49 miles, Grazulis gives one mile, Storm Data says 50 miles. SPC and NCDC give a path length of six miles, Grazulis and Storm Data give 5. Injuries: 0 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. Counties: Spencer Path length: 15.7 miles (skipping) He looked up into what appeared to be a hollow This tornado did damage along Calvary Road where a mobile home was destroyed and a small shed slid off its foundation. Color-coded by F-Scale with county lines and time zones boated, then swam, to Omaha to warn the next ", A large tornado outbreak in Kansas, Missouri, F-scale: F3 NCDC gives no endpoint lat/lon. The tornado exited the city at the intersection of Eastern Drive and East Lake Drive. Injuries: 1 Grazulis narrative: An intermittent tornado downed and snapped trees in varying direction with "twisting" evident. The tornado continued to move east northeast along the countrysideuprooting, twisting, and damaging numerous hardwood trees.