Injuries: 0 The only structural damage was to a small home on the top of a hill near South Rays Fork Road. May 30, 1979 Path length: 5 miles December 31, 2018 Four homes were destroyed and several others damaged two miles north of Carefree, injuring several people. are associated with the Kentuckiana Volunteer Aviators. EF-Scale: EF-1 Julia's barn's roof was blown into Georgetown Cemetery. Notes: Fifteen to twenty homes were destroyed, mainly in the Temple Hill area. Several residents on Dutch Chapel Road heard a distinct "freight train roar" and their ears popped, along with zero visibility during torrential rain when the storm struck. County: Warren, Allen Time: 7:00pm Time: 11:14pm Path length: 2.8 miles Four people were killed near Tracy Lane, and eleven others were injured in southeast Allen County. Injuries: 0 County: Madison F-scale: F1 The tornado then weakened and crossed the Blue Grass Army Depot, doing minor damage. The tornado continued to damage large barns and out buildings as well as snap trees until it lifted about 2 miles northwest of Crab Orchard. Three outbuildings and a well-constructed barn were destroyed. Path width: 60yards Many historical tornadoes that supposedly traveled for dozens or hundreds of miles were likely cyclic events, and thus not really one continuous tornado. Path width: 60 yards Path width: 50 yards 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. Injuries: 0 Injuries: Several witnesses saw two different tornado near the Miami Court and Wobegone Way area. Storm Data gives a path length of 500 yards and a width of 20 yards. June 21, 2019 Time: 5:45pm This building also suffered significant roof damage. The tornado lifted just shy of the Ohio River near the end of Fulton Road. June 21, 2019 Deaths: 0 EF-Scale:EF1 Time: 8:35am CDT June 27, 2008 Path length: Path width: 800 yards The survey team estimated well over 500 trees in a 1 mile stretch uprooted, snapped, or pushed over. The tornado traveled north-northeast along Stony Brook Drive and lifted near the intersection of Stony Brook and Laverne Drive. Storm Data only mentions Scott, Harrison, and Fleming counties (which doesn't make sense since Nicholas County is between Harrison and Fleming counties). Deaths: Noted discrepancies: Not listed at NCDC. Path width: 350 yards Three houses and four barns were blown into the Barren River at Thomas Landing, injuring ten people. Time: 4:01pm EST Three metal outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. Counties: Spencer January 17, 2012 July 13, 2015 The tornado continued east across the Knobs toward Binford Rd, where it took multiple trees down. Many homes sustained damage. Path length: 0.6miles Injuries: Immediately after hitting this building and downing trees in a nearby cemetery, it crossed US 62 and did additional tree damage as it moved through a wooded area. Notes: Touched down just east of Lexington. Path width: Path width: 50 yards F-scale: F0 Time: 2:23pm EDT Barns, power poles, and trees were immediately blown down. Injuries: Deaths: Path length: 1.2 miles Path length: twisted into a rope, and found several feet Time: 3:30pm EST Path width: The tornado snapped large limbs from the tree canopy in this area and likely was not in total contact with the ground. great distances. Path width: 300 yards A large semi trailer and a few rides were blown sideways at a carnival at 10th & Watt streets. Time: 6:15pm Deaths: 2 Counties: Harrison IN Injuries: 5 Deaths: 0 SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards. Deaths: 0 There were also two cars damaged and eight minor injuries. Time: 2:40pm Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a time of 5:38pm, NCDC gives 4:38pm, Storm Data says 6:38pm. F-scale: F0 As the tornado re-entered Washington County near the intersection of Daisy Hill Road and Williams Knob Road, widespread damage occurred. Time: 12:52am EST to 12:54am EST Noted discrepancies: SPC lists a path width of 20 yards, NCDC and Storm Data says 50 yards. April 5, 2017 The upper part of the roof of a two story home was lifted off and thrown in various directions. Path width: Deaths: 0 Path width: Injuries: 270 Deaths: 3 Grazulis narrative: Moved east-southeast from near Milltown, passing near Depauw and Ramsey. Trees were snapped and uprooted, and power lines were blown down. Injuries: 0 Other homes received minor damage, and some outbuildings and carports were damaged. Path width: Pieces of oak fencing were tossed around and two small outbuildings were damaged. Path length: February 29, 2012 EF-Scale:EF1 Noted discrepancies: None Most public buildings were destroyed. Path width: train leaving town of the destroyed bridge. Deaths: 0 Eight people were killed in five different small Clinton County communities as 50 homes were damaged or destroyed. The tornado was on the ground intermittently along its path to the south and east of Park City, destroying eight barns and snapping or uprooting several trees. Time: 5:47pm Notes: Hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted southwest of Saint Anthony. Noted discrepancies: SPC and Grazulis list a path width of 100 yards, NCDC lists 200 yards. Path length: 9 miles The only Kentucky event on this day in Storm Data is in Fulton County. Deaths: Deaths: 0 Time: 3:41pm EST Noted discrepancies: SPC lists a path width of 30 yardsNCDC and Storm Data say 100 yards. Injuries: 0 A piece of farm equipment was thrown 200 yards as well. The likelihood of tornado involvement seemed to begin near Gilpin, continued east, passing south of Eubank, and ending in northern Laurel County. June 2, 1990 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. April 4, 2011 Counties: Dubois Path length: Time: 9:00pm Path length: 1 mile The first home damaged was on Fourth Street opposite the park. Most of the damage was to trees, and there was some minor structural damage to two farms. F-scale: F1 Deaths: 0 Deaths: 0 Further down on Willard Wilson road, another 30 by 50 foot barn was collapsed and a 400 pound 4-wheeler was moved 30 feet. Grazulis narrative: Moved east-northeast from five miles southeast of Stamping Ground to Muddy Ford. Notes: Storm Data says this tornado formed four miles northwest of Brookshit Holsclaw Hill RoadTop Hill Roadnear the I-65 Brooks exitPioneer VillageHillviewthe Northfield subdivision in Mount Washingtoncrossed KY 55passed one and a half miles south of Taylorsvillenear Taylorsville Lake Damending just east of Little Mount. Path length: 2.2miles Path length: 10 miles A trailer was carried 30 yards, then dropped and smashed. Injuries: He wrote that "the Tornado Information for Mississippi. Across the street at 7768 IN 337 there was significant cedar tree damage along with a 30 by 40 foot barn that was destroyed. Path length: 45 miles (probably a family of skipping tornadoes) SPC gives a path length of 20 milesNCDC gives 21 milesGrazulis give 29 miles. The worst damage occurred north-northeast of Adairsville where the tornado crossed Route 663. Time: Noon Deaths: Deaths: 0 Noted discrepancies: Not listed at NCDC. Time: 6:25pm Path width: 1200 yards Counties: Hardin Deaths: Injuries: Deaths: Time: 7:45pm These tornadoes, of which there are about one hundred, will need to be the subjects of further research, most likely by combing through local newspapers. Counties: Russell The tornado increased in size at 532 Stoneridge Ln. F-scale: F0 Time: 7:05pm June 23, 2017 Counties: Madison Counties: Hancock, Perry (from Daviess) Eight homes were destroyed, but some walls were left standing on all of them. Path length: Notes: Storm Data says this tornado struck Valley Station. Time: 2:38pm - 2:44pm EDT An elderly woman escaped injury because she was sitting in the only part of her home where the ceiling remained intact after her roof blew away and a wall collapsed 15 feet from her. Injuries: 0 Injuries: 0 Munfordville Elementary School had part of its roof removed. Injuries: EF-Scale: EF1 Grazulis narrative: A tornado moved northeast from five miles west of Bowling Green. Path length: 3 and a half miles Deaths: Counties: Ohio Notes: This deadly storm touched down near the intersection of Jefferson and Twentieth Streets, unroofing 21 buildings at the German Protestant Orphan Asylum. Local Climate Pages The building collapsed with 200 people inside; 75 at a lodge meeting on the upper floor and 125 children with their mothers taking dancing lessons on the lower floor. Deaths: Counties: Jefferson IN Injuries: March 28, 1997 Injuries: 0 The Fokker F-28 . F-scale: F4 Path width: 40 yards Along Bruce School Road,a chain link fence was flattened, andinsulation was sucked out of thedamaged roof of a two story home, then spattered along the east side of the home and adjacent vehicles. A large fence around the Dillard's Warehouse was damaged and a security shack was thrown about 30 yards. June 15, 1964 Counties: Edmonson He later changed his ruling to an F2 tornado. County: Bourbon Path length: Counties: Meade June 6, 1990 April 21, 1963 Storm Data erroneously lists this tornado in Jefferson County IN. April 23, 1968 Path width: In Washington County many buildings across the county were leveled. Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC gave this an F3, Grazulis gives an F2. Path length: 60 miles (probably a family of tornadoes) Injuries: 98 Path width: 50 yards Notes: Storm Data says this tornado struck near Lewisport. A few tree limbs and a small fence were downed near Sparks Ferry Road before it moved northeast over a large wooded area and open farmland. Deaths: 0 Damage continued to the east along and south of Hurst Road in extreme southeast Washington County. Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a time of 2:00pm, NCDC 1:00pm, Storm Data 3:00pm. Time: 1:40pm Grazulis Narrative: Moved northeast from extreme northeast Fayette County, tearing apart four farms. Noted discrepancies: Not listed at NCDC. Deaths: Injuries: 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. The track of the tornado extended to the Ohio River and into Jefferson County, Kentucky. If you have any tornado-related information you'd like to share with us, we'd very much like to hear from you. F-scale: F1 Time: 10:34pm F-scale: F3 The pilots were associated with the Kentuckiana, Volunteer Aviators. Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path width of 10 yards and a path length of 1/10 of a mileNCDC gives nothing for either. The nearby home lost some roof covering and suffered debris impact. Injuries: 0 One of these homes reflected EF4 damage and 170 mph winds. Path length: 2.2 mile Injuries: Counties: Orange Injuries: 0 Path length:0.1 mile National Weather Service records use latitude/longitude pairs, which are precise enough for general use but leave room for a few miles' error around the exact latitude/longitude pair location, which can make a significant difference. This is consistent with EF-2 damage and 120 mph wind. Path width: 300 yards The tornado crossed US 421 and continued northeast. Deaths: Time: 6:20pm October 7, 1965 Sep. 16, 2016. Several homes received shingle damage along with more snapped and uprooted trees. April 3, 1974 Path length: 60 miles (skipping) Injuries: Injuries: 2 Path length: 0.8 miles EF-scale: EF1 Injuries: 0 Notes: On Route 1401 southeast of Harned a large well constructed barn, 30x50x80 feet, lost roof panels that were thrown 200 yards. Notes:A barn, several outbuildings, and two trees were damaged. F-scale: F2 At 4022 Simcoe Road a barn was overturned, killing a horse inside, and 100 yards of plank fence were demolished. Injuries: Noted discrepancies: None Path length: May 25, 1973 June 25, 2018 Injuries: 0 Injuries: 0 Grazulis lists only Scott Countyhe does not specifically list Harrison or Nicholasthough he does mention that his Scott County tornado was "one of a family of small tornadoes that skipped across three counties" and he does mention Fleming County as being one of those three. Injuries: 30 Two other barns were also damaged or destroyed, and many trees were uprooted or damaged. Notes: About two miles west of Gamaliel the tornado destroyed two conventional homes and two mobile homes. Time: 6:30pm However, this database strives to be the most complete list possible, given those constraints. F-scale: F1 Counties: Orange Path width: Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mile and a width of 10 yardsNCDC gives nothing for either. F-scale: F3 Aristotle was one of the first natural philosophers to speculate about the formation of . Path width: 100 yards Injuries: 1 Injuries: 0 It is not listed in Storm Data. Injuries: Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC list this as an F2Grazulis does not list it. Counties: Harrison IN The tornado damaged the roof of a home and did porch, deck, and roof damage to a neighboring residence, plastering the east side of the home with insulation. Path length: 0.3miles Deaths: Path width: 440 yards F-scale: F1 Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC rank this as an F3Grazulis gives it an F2. Time: Path length: 0.7 mile Along the path, 35 homes, four trailers, 60 barns, and 79 other buildings were destroyed. When a large, black cloud moved towards them the warriors dismounted and prepared for a hard rain. Counties: Harrison, IN May 27, 1995 EF-Scale:EF1 November 18, 1957 Trees were uprooted in a convergent pattern, some of which fell on power lines causing the poles to snap. The second storm, which pummeled the recently devastated area with hail up to the size of softballs, followed nearly the same path as the first supercell. March 20, 1982 Mills on Broadway at Beargrass Creek were wrecked. down the river lifting water into the funnel. SPC gives a path width of 880 yards, NCDC gives 30 yards, Grazulis says 400 yards. Counties: Washington KY Injuries: Tree damage continued along thepath with additional EF-2 damage occurring attwo chicken farms where a 200 yd long chicken barn was destroyed and hundreds of chickens were killed and/or lost. Path width: 300 yards Time: 2:19pm The unattached bed of a pickup truck was picked up and thrown 150 yards. Notes: Storm Data says this tornado struck Orangeville and Orleans. Blacksmith shops on Preston "near the railroad crossing (?) Path width: Counties: Casey, Lincoln, Pulaski (and on into Rockcastle and Laurel) March 6, 1961 The tornado covered the witness's house in fallen trees. Counties: Orange Part of a large outbreak across Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky. Path length: Path length: 1 mile Counties: Fayette 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. Time: 6:30pm Injuries: 0 May 23, 2000 Counties: Jefferson KY Injuries: Injuries: 0 This year is trending higher in the number tornadoes. May 25, 2011 At the home next door the front door was pulling away from the building. Noted discrepancies: SPC lists a path width of 7 yards, NCDC 27 yards, Storm Data 25 yards. Regional Weather Map Just beyond the patch of trees a 40-yard-wide ground swirl could be seen across a farmer's field. A 16-inch rafter was driven into the ground. Time: 3:45pm Notes: A fast moving tornado briefly touched down four times in Louisville. EF-Scale: EF-2 F-scale: F0 The end of the path was surveyed east at Hwy 259 where another metal structure was damaged and several trees where downed. Near Rich Hill, one family of seven was killed. Deaths: Grazulis narrative: Near New Washington a small tornado leveled two barns and damaged a farm house. Grazulis probably has the more correct path width. County: Jefferson KY The observer reports that the tornado sucked all the water out of this tank. County: Harrison IN The porch of one home was lifted and thrown 30 feet. Noted discrepancies: None One man was killed in Butler County, running from a house to a barn. Injuries: 0 Instead of just going to the northeast trees were now going to the northwest, north and northeast. Most of the damage was high end EF0 around 85 mph with much of the damage being 20 to 50 yards off the ground. The twister first toucheddown at a home on U.S. Highway 62 just west of Goshen Church Road, tearing off shingles and uprooting a tree. Path length: In 1883, the government had banned the word "tornado" from official forecasts because they were concerned the word would cause widespread . About 50 vehicles in a car dealership lot were totaled. F-scale: F1 Injuries: 0 Deaths: Path length: Time: 5:00pm Injuries: 7 Mapped as best as possible, since lat/lon given was just off of Irvine Road. The longest tornado path ever recorded in this region was 60 miles. Deaths: 4 It lifted again before coming down and taking the roof of a barn on Armstrong Rd.. An EF-1 tornado touched down just to the north of the intersection of Stony Brook Drive and Hurstbourne Parkway. EF-Scale: EF-1 Time: 10:30pm Central time Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC rank this as an F3, Grazulis gives it an F2. Path width: Counties: Hart October 31, 2018 Path width: EF-Scale:EF1 Time: April 27, 1971 Path length: 3.3 miles 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. Injuries: 0 Note the appearance of the clouds in the distance, whether they roll upward, come together from the north and south, or any other phenomenon connected with them. November 15, 2005 Debris was thrown 125 yards downwind into the auto body shop vehicle lot. Deaths: 0 Farther along the tornado's path, it knocked a mobile home off the foundation, and rolled it over two nearby cars. Narrative: Homes and barns were destroyed at Wade's Mill. Counties: Dubois The ending lat/lon given is just inside Perry County as well. Counties: Harrison IN One in the Livonia, Smedley, and Salem areas, and the other in the Fredericksburg/Martinsburg area. Noted discrepancies: SPC lists the beginning and ending lat/lons as 36.88/-85.72, 37.03/-85.45NCDC has 37.18/-85.32, 37.22/-85.08. Grazulis narrative: Moved east from near Marysville, with the funnel up to a half mile wide, just north and northeast of New Washington. Time: 4:05am EST Path width: 1200 yards Counties: Bullitt EF-scale: EF1 Deaths: F-scale: F1 This tornado touched down at 338 Soards Road and moved northeast, lifting as it began to cross a small lake. Time: 11:59am Notes: Storm Data says this tornado touched down east of Christianburg on Christianburg-Bagdad Road, damaging Christianburg Baptist Church. This is where a small tornado formed within the straight-line wind path with winds between 80 and 85 mph. Injuries: Path length: 1.4miles Injuries: 2 On US 127 cars were blown off the road and damaged. January 3, 2000 The tornado weakened to an EF-1 at 871 Palmyra Rd. Injuries: Path width: 50 yards Deaths: 0 So Tee started walking back to his house. County: Monroe F-scale: F1 April 4, 2011 Four other farm buildings were damaged. The second home in the path of the tornado was badly damaged and a paper bill from the home was lifted into the tornado and carried 35 miles to the northeast into Powell County, landing in the yard of a National Weather Service employee. Trees pointed in towards the center on both sides of the track. Noted discrepancies: SPC has this storm moving from McCracken County directly into Madison County, which is geographically impossible. Of the injured, 3 were serious enough to be hospitalized. F-scale: F1 Noted discrepancies: NWS ranks this as an F2, Grazulis does not list it. to be composed of fire. It is hoped that further research may shed some light on the strength of these tornadoes. One home was unroofed. May 14, 1995 Notes: A state trooper spotted an F0 tornado at the Metcalfe County Fairgrounds. Path width: 30 yards Deaths: 0 Deaths: 0 Only two of the 150 students were injured. The following two tabs change content below. Injuries: 1 Injuries: Counties: Jefferson KY Path width: Time: 6:29pm The tornado crossed U.S. 60 just south of New Pekin. 3. Path length: Injuries: 0 Fire Weather The violent tornado also seriously damaged several homes on the north side of State Highway 160. Injuries: 0 Time: 2:15pm A few other houses in the vicinity had minor structural damage as well. Path length: Injuries: Deaths: Path width: Notes: Storm Data places this tornado near Hardyville. The tornado may have weakened or lifted slightly as the storm moved through Watterson Park and West Buechel. Deaths: 0 Whether it's a comment on our data, notification of a tornado you witnessed but do not see listed here, or if you would like to pass along your own personal encounter with a tornado, please feel free tosend us an e-mail. Several large barns were destroyed or had at least 70% of the walls blown out. Trimble County: The National Weather Service in conjunction with Trimble County Emergency Management conducted an extensive tornado survey in Trimble County. Path width: 200 yards F-scale: F2 Of course this is absurd, and we must resort to some other explanation of the phenomenon. It also destroyed a detached three car garage. About 150 families required emergency shelter. Injuries: 0 Injuries: 0 Injuries: The tornado destroyed an old barn on Chester Hahn Road but then weakened to an EF0 of 80 mph and ended with a few snapped trees before Dugan Lane. Many of the homes that were leveled were the most expensive in the county. Injuries: The tornado crossed Tanner Road and lifted just west of downtown Hodgenville. Path length: 8.3miles Injuries: 0 Path length: Path length: 0.7 miles At Stanford the sky was "filled with debris" and funnels were again sighted, along with scattered damage. Injuries: 1 Deaths: 0 Time: 9:03pm F-scale: F3 At Ceva Logistics a large section of the north wall was pushed out due to 75-80mph winds. Deaths: There were many barns damaged or destroyed, power lines and power poles down or snapped, some trees snapped and uprooted, and several homes and outbuildings had roof damage. Path length: 1.4miles Notes: This tornado touched down along Old Greensburg Road just west of the intersection of US 68 and KY 323, where it immediately destroyed small outbuildings. Narrative: Moved east-northeast seven miles north of Hartford. Notes: Storm Data says this tornado touched down three miles south of Harrodsburg. The tornado may have skipped a few times along its path. Counties: Simpson Injuries: Notes: Storm Data takes this tornado from 1.7 miles southwest of Dugansville to 1.6 miles southwest of Dugansville, or half a mile east of Tablow. Path width: 100 yards The father was taken to the hospital in critical condition but the son was OK. As the twister crossed Murray Roadand Elk Creek it was about 300 yards wide. Path length: Time: 6:02pm Counties: Washington IN Path width: 200 yards The tornado quickly lifted4 miles east of Huntsville. Noted discrepancies: SPC/NCDC list this as an F2, Grazulis does not list it. Deaths: Time: 5:15pm Path length: Noted discrepancies: None F-scale: F4 F-scale: F1 Path width: Deaths: 0 Notes: A weak tornado touched down along Hancock Chapel Road Northeast, uprooting several trees in a cyclonic fashion. Wind speeds were estimated around 85 mph. Deaths: 0 Jefferson County, Kentucky has had the most tornadoes of any county, with 34. May 27 . Winds in this area were estimated at 75 to 80 mph. It destroyed a mobile home and removed the roof from a house. March 4, 1955 Time: 6:31am CDT Time: 5:20pm - 5:22pm CDT Power lines were down and several power poles were snapped. Path width: The tornado moved into far southeast Washington County before reappearing in Clark County. Deaths: 0 The tornado first uprooted a small tree and then shifted a small shed off of its foundation. Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC list this as an F2Grazulis does not list it. It traveled along I-64 south of Georgetown. Path length: Path length: 3.3 miles Time: 2:50pm - 2:51pm EDT SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mile and a width of 10 yardsNCDC gives nothing for either. Deaths: Counties: Shelby Path width:275 yards A well-anchored 50x20 three bay barn was destroyed and scattered in three directions. June 26, 2011 This F4 damage was the only clear example of F4 strength winds along the path. County: Metcalfe Notes:This tornado touched down in a grove of trees near the end of Kurtz Drive. Submit a Storm Report Path width: A two-story house in Pewee Valley was swept ten feet off its foundation and collapsed. Counties: Butler (from Muhlenberg) Path width: November 18, 2017 F-scale: F2 Two minor injuries occurred with this tornado. EF-Scale: EF-0 Path width: For the first case study on outbreak sequences, we examine two weeks of nearly nonstop tornadoes.
