At least three homes were damaged, two from trees falling on them, with minor roofing damage to a third. Time: 4:06pm CST Using this data, we cannot assume that there were more tornadoes in this area than in the plains during this time because the movement West did not begin in force until the 1800s. Injuries: 2 A very well-built family residence took a direct hit from the EF2 tornado, with the front side of the home having the plywood exposed and with most of the shingles gone but the rest of the house fully intact due to the house having all the proper clips and braces with rebar. Injuries: 0 The tornado may have dipped very briefly to earth again on or near Cincinnati Road south of Double Culvert, though no specific damage reports have been found from that area. EF-Scale:EF1 The tornado then weakened or possibly lifted as it passed through or over Jacobs, where little damage occurred. A mile farther to the northeast, just before lifting, the tornado sheared off a portion of a row of trees adjacent to Maraman Road. Immediately east of the highway, tremendous structural damage was observed. June 15, 1964 Both places of damage listed by Grazulis are on the Henry/Shelby county line. Notes: Four utility poles were snapped along US 127 near Snow, as were several large diameter trees in a narrow path on a wooded hill to the east of the highway. There are hundreds of small tornadoes that are not listed here simply because they have yet to be rediscovered, and that's if they were ever even reported in the first place. Injuries: 0 April 3, 1974 On Brownstown Road, many homes were severely damaged especially on the north side of the tornado track with estimated speeds of 150 mph (EF3). Injuries: Path length: However, the spring of 2011 was one of the deadliest and costliest tornado seasons on record. Time: 2:05am Time: 7:00pm Deaths: 0 Another barn was destroyed, and every shingle was blown off a well constructed roof. February 6, 2008 Time: 11:26pm EDT Injuries: 0 Deaths: There was also widespread wind damage and large hail. Deaths: 0 April 3, 1974 Path length: 2.7 miles Noted discrepancies: SPC has no entry for fatalitiesNCDC lists zeroStorm Data lists one. Notes: This tornado began just east of the end of the previous tornado and began by damaging roofs of about a dozen houses and uprooting and snapping trees along Saint Edwards Drive. Time: 11:12am EST Injuries: 2 In Scott County, immediately north of Highway 362 and east of Concord Road, three homes were severely damaged while five double wide mobile homes were completely destroyed. Path length: It damaged tree tops at the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park as it moved northeast. Noted discrepancies: None Path length: 4.7 miles EF-Scale: EF1 Noted discrepancies: None Almost all of the information for this post came from the book The Great Cyclone at St. Louis and East St. Louis, May 27, 1896. Counties: Meade Counties: Scott, IN Counties: Hardin March 1, 2017 Will plot according to the lat/lon for now. Counties: Hardin Path width: 300 yards A narrow tornado developed quickly just west of 3667 Grassland Black Gold Rd (Highway 1365) and snapped a few softwood and few large limbs. Narrative: A tornado near Rich Hill and Mount Olive moved northeast and swept away dwellings, large trees, horses, cattle, and other stock. F-scale: F1 About 30feet from the tree there was an outbuilding that had half its roofblown off and the roof remnants were found about 50 yards away. Grazulis Narrative: Moved northeast, striking the northern part of Tell City. reported to be a "green-rimmed cone-shaped Counties: Clinton Near the end of its path two small barns were destroyed and two homes sustained roof damage. The deadliest was on May 3, 1999. April 19, 2011 The family survivedthe tornado by sheltering in a 3-foot crawl space. Counties: Jefferson IN A well-anchored 50x20 three bay barn was destroyed and scattered in three directions. Time: 6:30pm SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC gives nothing. Grazulis Narrative: Moved northeast across the south part of Hodgenville. F-scale: February 6, 2008 Counties: Fayette Time: 4:32pm EST County: Monroe In the Alabama town of Cordova, Paula Hastings and her husband survived an April 27 twister by hiding in the basement of their stone-and-masonry home, which dates to the 1800s. Counties: Harrison IN Path width: 300 yards Time: 2:02pm CST to 2:06pm CST F-scale: F1 Listed in Storm Data in Clark County near New Washington. Path length: A well constructed log cabin lost shingles. Time: F-scale: F0 Time: 4:15pm Across the street at 7768 IN 337 there was significant cedar tree damage along with a 30 by 40 foot barn that was destroyed. The tornado weakened to an EF-1 at 871 Palmyra Rd. IF any one thing has been emphasized in these pages, it has been the extreme need of more light on this whole question. It is most likely the following event. Deaths: Path length: 1.3 miles Tree damage occurred near Nonesuch with F1 strength winds in southern Woodford County. Counties: Clark IN F-scale: F2 Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC rank this as an F3, Grazulis call it an F2. Time: 7:40pm During the end of the tornadoes life cycle it narrowed and bounced striking several trees and knocking over several cemetery headstones and uprooted 2 large trees at the Little Clifty United Methodist Church just west of Lacon. Injuries: 1 Counties: Logan It destroyed a dozen houses and half a dozen mobile homes, damaged 40 other houses and several barns to some degree, and injured eleven people. Injuries: 0 Path length: 0.8 miles Both the aerial photos and picture of the tornado relayed by the emergency manager were matched up with a radar signature indicating rotation. The roof was torn off of the Tarr Distillery at 899 Manchester Street. to be composed of fire. Information lead and forecaster for the Washington Post's Capital Weather Gang. F-scale: F2 Time: 4:40pm A small garage was completely destroyed with only minor damage to its contents. Path width: Again moving over open land, the final two buildings damaged were metal outbuildings on Willis Rd and near the intersection of West Egypt Rd and Knifley Rd. County: Dubois Injuries: 5 Time: 3:00pm Notes: Storm Data places this tornado two and a half miles west southwest of Happy Landing. Path width: 75 yards Path length: Time: Counties: Barren Time: 7:40pm EST to 7:50pm EST June 2, 1990 Path length: The path described above was more certainly a tornado. Path width: Time: 3:50pm - 3:52pm EDT EF-Scale: EF-1 EF-Scale:EF0 Deaths: 0 County: Orange Path length: 0.5mile A dozen other homes were unroofed. SPC and NCDC give a path width of 430 yards, Grazulis give 800 yards. There were several outbuildings and two pole barns destroyed as well. Counties: Taylor Counties: Boyle, Mercer Path width: Deaths: 0 Time: 9:56pm - 9:59pm CDT Tablow is directly on the county line. Path length: Path length: 15 miles EF-Scale:EF0 Injuries: 0 Path length: 1.1 miles Notes: Storm Data takes this tornado from one mile east of Smithfield to five miles east-northeast of Eminence. Grazulis lifts the tornado two miles north of Fairfield, but SPC/NCDC take it to north of Wakefield. Deaths: Special note: Did Fujita's tornado #82 clip the southeast tip of Clinton County on April 3, 1974? F-scale: F2 Notes: This tornado touched down near Cecilia, blowing the roof off a barn, but only producing shingle damage on nearby residences. SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mile and a path width of 10 yardsNCDC gives nothing for either. He looked up into what appeared to be a hollow Path width: If you have any tornado-related information you'd like to share with us, we'd very much like to hear from you. Path length: 2 miles Time: 2:30pm May 17, 1999 Path width: A very well constructed large barn had its metal roofing torn off and wrapped into tree tops up to 200 yards downwind. Notes: Storm Data says this tornado touched down a mile east of Willisburg. The tornado tracked to the east with extensive damage of trees along Hwy 1226. F-scale: F1 Injuries: 2 Metal sheeting frombarns was thrown in excess of 400 yards downwind. Injuries: Deaths: 4 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. Notes: Numerous hardwood trees were downed on a steep ridge near Elkhorn Creek. 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. Path length: Deaths: A tobacco warehouse was demolished on the southwest side of town. January 30, 2013 F-scale: EF1 Path length: 4 miles (skipping) The tornado then moved eastward into Huntsville where a few homes were damaged and trees were snapped along Huntsville-Quality Road. Storm Data begins this tornado in Grayson County east of Tan Yard, takes it through Caneyville, north of Leitchfield, to Big Clifty. Grazulis Narrative: Moved northeast from seven miles southwest of Salem to near Little York. Time: 2:54am EDT December 21, 2013 The tornado itself touched down on the edge of a large wooded area west of KY 527 0.4 mile south of Saint Francis. 157-158. Many homes, trailers, outbuildings, and barns were damaged along the tornado's intermittent path. That portion of her hair left February 7, 1904 Some children were killed on their way home from school. Will plot with official lat/lon but additional research would be nice. This distance from Dugansville would put it in Washington County. Counties: Barren, Metcalfe Deaths: Most of the house damage was caused by falling trees. Noted discrepancies: None Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC give a path width of 200 yardsGrazulis and Storm Data 100 yards. The only structural damage was to a small home on the top of a hill near South Rays Fork Road. Injuries: Injuries: 0 Insulation from the roof was thrown eastward and also rotated back and covered the back of the house. Notes: Storm Data places this tornado west of Shepherdsville. Before days of weather forecasting, there are accounts of tornadoes destroying settlements, wagon trains and Indian villages in the Old West same as today Before days of weather forecasting, there are accounts of tornadoes destroying settlements, wagon trains and Indian villages in the Old West same as today. 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. In the late 1800s, meteorology was still in its infancy. Path width: 30yards Injuries: 60 Counties: Logan Time: 7:32pm EST County: Bullitt Path width: 100 yards The NCDC begin location and end location (8 miles southwest of Albany) also places this tornado in Tennessee, or, depending on the degree of "southwest", in the middle of Dale Hollow Lake. Counties: Clark KY As it moved into Warren County, it damaged barn roofs and produced golf ball size hail which penetrated siding on numerous vinyl sided houses. The tornado tracked to the north of Paynesville and south of Lee Bottom, extensively damaging forests in southern Jefferson County before crossing the Ohio River into Trimble County, Kentucky. Path length: 2.5 miles setTimeout(function(){var t=document.createElement("script");t.setAttribute("src","https://sample.dragonforms.com/getEmbeddedClientScript.do?embeddedsite=TW_dispatch_nl"),t.setAttribute("type","text/javascript"),document.body.appendChild(t)},5); Become a subscriber today and youll recieve a new issue every month plus unlimited access to our full archive of backlogged issues. A steady watch of the needle may show any sudden fluctuation too rapid to be caught by reading the barometer. Twenty-nine more homes were damaged, as were trailers, barns, and fences. A small branch was driven into the side of a car and a chimney was knocked down from the side of a house. The church itself was leveled. Notes: Numerous pine and cedar trees were uprooted or snapped and a few outbuildings were damaged. Notes: Most of the damage caused by this tornado was concentrated in the Flood Road area, as it intensified while moving to the northeast. Counties: Washington KY Time: 3:16pm CDT The maps presented in these web pages have been constructed with as high a degree of accuracy as possible. Looking at the map it seems more logical that the Knox/Daviess tornado would be first, followed by the Crawford/Harrison tornado. Deaths: 0 July 13, 1956 The top image is a drawing of an undated tornado (likely from the early 1800s or prior), as seen in Significant Tornadoes: 1680-1991 (Thomas Grazulis), p. 550. A child was killed as a two-story hilltop home was leveled and swept away. The tornado touched down at approximately 3:38 PMEST, and the initial damage included snapped and twisted trees just west of Hwy 421. Are there any mini "Tornado Alleys" in this areaor in your county? Numerous trees and power lines were downed, and one tree was blown onto a house. Path length: 2 miles EF-Scale: EF-2 Notes: Storm Data says this tornado touched down just south of Corydon. Injuries: 0 Narrative: A barn was significantly damaged west of Big Spring, and a mobile home was partially unroofed southeast of Big Spring. On the night of June 8th, 1860 a tornado struck a home near Stanton, Kansas killing an entire family. Trees were snapped in Schochoh as the tornado lifted. A history of twisters: Tornadoes in Mississippi since 1950. County: Scott, KY Time: 6:06pm - 6:21pm CDT Notes: Grazulis' path width is probably the most correct. Time: 1:55pm EST The mother was blown 400 yards, and her two daughters "with arms interlocked" were blown 50 yards. Notes: This tornado touched down at Churchill Downs with EF-1 strength and wind speeds of up to 105 mph. Notes: Two barns destroyed, one damaged. Counties: Oldham Minimal F2. Counties: Garrard EF-Scale:EF2 Time: 12:41pm Deaths: 0 The tornado moved from west to east, generally bounded by Kentucky Street on the north and Oak Street on the south. If the barometer is an aneroid, the face should be gently tapped before each observation. F-scale: F4 A large fence around the Dillard's Warehouse was damaged and a security shack was thrown about 30 yards. Deaths: Two homes were destroyed here along with three outbuildings. Deaths: 0 Counties: Nelson The List of Atlantic hurricanes in the 18th century encompasses all known Atlantic tropical cyclones from 1700 to 1799. Path length: 2 1/2 miles Counties: Crawford, Harrison IN F-scale: F1 1880s scientists didn't use terms like "wind shear" or "cold front," but they did observe that tornadoes affecting "central states of the Union" occurred when winds of different temperatures collided. One-half mile east of IN-162, numerous outbuildings were damaged and a small grain hopper was toppled. The worst damage occurred north-northeast of Adairsville where the tornado crossed Route 663. Several other vehicles hadwindows broken out. County: Oldham On the whole, the evidence seems to show something like an uprush, though it seems conclusive that this is not due to a vacuum in the tornado, as many think. F-scale: F0 A tractor trailer was blown over and several trees were uprooted or snapped. Path width: 125 yards Deaths: 1 Path length: Warwick Distillery at Silver Creek lost its roof. Next, a 2-story house had some roof damage and a porch on the lee side of the house had a column fly out and land in a field 50 yards away. Deaths: Time: 7:23pm Time: 4:25pm June 19, 2011 F-scale: F0 F-scale: F1 Notes: This tornado likely touched down in eastern Muhlenberg County and traveled roughly northward through western Ohio County, including the Echols, Rockport, and Hartford areas, and into far eastern Daviess County around Whitesburg. EF-Scale:EF1 As the tornado passed along southeast of Branchville it killed again. EF-Scale: EF-0 Path width: Path width: It touched down again near the intersection of Hammonville and Bacon Creek roads. The area is also under a high wind advisory until 11 p.m. tonight. A corn field on the south side of Lewellen Road showed cyclonic rotation in a narrow path of flattened corn. F-scale: F0 Grazulis lists this tornado as an F2. Path length: F-scale: F2 Two school buses were ripped off their chassis. Farther north along Deatsville Road, a resident lost a large section of a tree and had minor siding damage along the east side of his home. Deaths: 1 In Metcalfe County, damage reported at Center and Sulphur Well appears to be from straight-line winds. Time: 6:30pm Deaths: Notes: Storm Data says this occurred near New Roe. A total of 51 homes, 33 barns, three churches, four trailers, and 100 other buildings were destroyed, and fifty more homes had major damage. Notes: Grazulis/NCDC seem more believable here. Injuries: This included several mobile homes totally destroyed, several framed houses heavily damaged, tremendous tree damage, and power poles snapped and shredded. Two people received injuries when a chimney fell on them and broke their ribs. Injuries: The tornadothen struck two homes and a single-wide mobile home on New Hope Ridge Road (Highway 2870) about 1.5 miles west of Highway 421. It lifted shortly after crossing China-Manville Road. Path length: 15.7 miles (skipping) Narrative: Moved east from south of High Grove, to seven miles west of Fairfield, to two miles east of Fairfield. Near Talley, the tornado lifted the roof off of a home. April 28, 1994 March 28, 1997 Time: 3:26am Path width: 100yards Aerial photos of damage were also taken by volunteer general aviation pilots Mark Powers and Josh Kieffer and aerial photographer Austin Lassell in aircraft N16NA. Storm Data lists this tornado in McCracken and Marshall counties. Path width: Counties: Nelson Path length: 3.8 miles F-scale: F1 A camper parked on the southern edge of the path rolled three times toward the center of the circulation and was destroyed. Deaths: March 29, 1989 Moving due east, it snapped the trunks of several large trees, blocking the highway, and mowed down a line of trees along Louis Mattingly Road. The tornado snapped the upper reaches of several tree trunks near its initial point near several homes -- leavingdebris in a circular pattern -- thenskipped eastward, causing other minor tree damage before crossing Nolin Lake northeast of the Moutardier Marina.