F-scale: F2
Counties: Ohio
The tiny twister then continued to the northeast, causing other minor tree damage to the south of Probus Lane. Deaths: 0
Time: 4:30pm
Notes: Storm Data says this tornado struck near Keene. Path width: 880 yards
Pieces of oak fencing were tossed around and two small outbuildings were damaged. Between April and June 2011 tornadoes killed more than 580 people and caused over $21 billion dollars in economic damages. Deaths: 0
April 3, 1974
Time: 3:48pm - 3:49pm EDT
The likelihood of tornado involvement seemed to begin near Gilpin, continued east, passing south of Eubank, and ending in northern Laurel County. The front porch of a nearby home was briefly raised, causing the supports to fall out. April 19, 2011
March 10, 1986
Barn timbers were carried a mile. A single wide mobile home was pushed off of its cinder block foundation southwestward about seven feet. Time: Noon
March 2, 2012
Notes: Aerial photos were matched perfectly with radar signatures to determine that the initial start point of the tornado occurred 4.5 miles south southwest of Hawesville in Hancock County along route 2181. Path width:
Notes: Storm Data places this tornado about five and a half miles southwest of Rome in Hoosier National Forest. A fourth person was injured on Trimble Road. Time: 9:42am CST
A bowling alley and several businesses were damaged at Sellersburg. May 25, 2011
The only specific damage mentioned by the Courier-Journal from either of these potential tornadoes is a mobile home losing its roof at Smedley. Travis Brown, whose son owns the building, said it was built in the late 1800s. Path width: 30 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. Injuries: 0
EF-Scale: EF-2
F-scale: F3
While a large tree next to their home crushed a pickup truck as it came down, their home sustained minimal damage. 157-158. March 28, 1997
July 21, 1996
March 12, 1986
Significant numbers of large trees were snapped and/or uprooted as the tornado crossed US 27. F-scale: F1
Many miles of forest were leveled, and small farm communities were wiped out. Nelson County lost 52 homes and about 100 barns. F-scale: F1
Path length:
F-scale: F0
Path length: 2.2miles
Noted discrepancies: SPC/NCDC lat/lon is actually in Robertson County.
Notes: The most intense damage occurred near the intersection of Skylight and Cauble roads, where several hardwood trees were snapped off, numerous trees were uprooted in different directions, a farm outbuilding collapsed, and metal sheeting from a well-constructed barn was thrown 200 yards into the trees downwind. April 19, 2011
Injuries: 0
Pieces of clothing, blankets, sheets, metal siding, and roofing were wrapped around uprooted trees and hanging from power lines. F-scale: F0
Time: 12:28am EDT
Path width:
Grazulis lists this tornado at 8:15pm. Notes: Storm Data takes this from four miles north of Leitchfield, across northeastern Leitchfield, to four miles east of Leitchfield. Beyond the initial touchdown area, only minor roof damage and tree damage in the form of uprooted trees and snapped trunks, occurred before the funnel lifted at Childress Road. Injuries:
EF-Scale: EF-1
monster wave. Path length:
EF-Scale:EF0
All of the damage was consistent with EF-0 wind speeds between 70 and 80 mph. Injuries: 0
Path width:
Path width:110 yards
Time: 8:07pm EST to 8:08pm EST
F-scale: F0
On August Narrative: Buildings were unroofed in downtown Lexington and at Sayre College. Path width: 440 yards
Injuries: 0
Two people were killed Thursday in the Florida Panhandle when their mobile home was toppled by a suspected tornado, one of nearly 30 that hit . Notes: Storm Data says this tornado touched down one and a half miles northeast of Hartford and moved northeast for a mile and a half. along the Missouri River in Kansas during the Time: 4:05am EST
F-scale: F0
Path length: 2 miles
Witnesses describe this as a very narrow, skipping tornado. Path width: 300yards
Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC give a path width of 200 yardsGrazulis and Storm Data 100 yards. Injuries:
Grazulis narrative: Moved east-northeast from five miles southeast of Salem. Path width: 1200 yards
Cottages were destroyed at Churchill and Eleventh and a brick house was blown down just south of that intersection. Injuries: 190
It dissipated shortly thereafter. Time: 1:40pm CDT
Redeford's wife was carried 150 yards to a pond on the land belonging to L. P. Hagan. Counties: Green, LaRue, Marion
It touched down several times in Jefferson County, and in Henry Countyin the vicinities of Smithfield and New Castle." Park Hills Shopping Center was damaged, and Pimlico Parkway and Mammoth Drive were badly hit. F-scale: F0
May 22, 1989
Path length: 1/10 of a mile
EF-scale: EF1
Injuries: 0
F-scale: F2
F-scale: F2
Path length: 5.8 miles
Noted discrepancies: Not listed at NCDC. Injuries: 2
April 23, 1968
Injuries: 1
Path width:
The tornado then affected a residence, badly damaging the roof and throwing the porch of the house several yards to the northeast. Path width:
However, the spring of 2011 was one of the deadliest and costliest tornado seasons on record. County: Ohio
Time: 4:04pm
There were 28 deaths in the Brandenburg area. Along Dan Dunn Road several barns sustained significant roof and wall damage, and a chain link fence was bent at 90 degrees along every support post. Injuries: 0
It also caused the walls of 2adjacent outbuildings and a garage to buckle out. Counties: Metcalfe
Time: 8:32pm CDT
April 22, 2005
Deaths: 2
Injuries: 1
Path width: 150 yards
Deaths:
Across the street at 7768 IN 337 there was significant cedar tree damage along with a 30 by 40 foot barn that was destroyed. Counties: Washington KY
March 28, 1997
Noted discrepancies: SPC/NCDC call this an F2Grazulis does not list it. The tornado continued through several fields doing extensive tree and fence damage. 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: 4
F-scale: F0
"It's been through many, many owners over a hundred-some years," Mr. Brown said. Path length: 2 miles
May 11, 2003
Time: 7:45pm
Counties: Russell (to Pulaski, Rockcastle)
Grazulis narrative: Moved northeast from northwest of Elizabethtown, destroying businesses as it passed two miles north of that town along the miracle mile strip on US 31W. Many of the homes that were leveled were the most expensive in the county. It damaged several trees and knocked shingles off of houses. Witnesses saw one vortex coming down from the apparent wall cloud and quickly lifting before a new vortex came down nearby. Path width:200 yards
A well constructed log cabin lost shingles. Winds were about 90 mph along Monroe Drive. The tornado was 1/4 mile wide in Mercer County. This agrees with what Grazulis has. EF-Scale:EF1
SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC gives nothing. Notes from investigation in 2017: In McAfee several homes had uplifted roofs, a chimney was destroyed, and garage doors collapsed. Deaths: 4
Learn how your comment data is processed. At least four big barns received extensive damage, including a turkey barn. 17. Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mileNCDC gives nothing. June 15, 1964
In southwest Jessamine County at the intersection of KY 1268 and US 68 seven horses were killed along with extensive barn and fence damage. Path width: 200 yards
The tornado moved along Muddy Fork and snapped or uprooted numerous trees. Path length: 0.5 mile
It then proceeded through the center of Charlestown and removed several roofs. It is most likely the following event. Path length: 6.5 miles
Two people may have died. Counties: Meade
1831 - Hurricane impacted the Florida Keys and the Dry Tortugas on August 14th and 15th. Oregon Road was blocked by felled trees from US 127 to the Kentucky River where the tornado lifted. Injuries: 0
On Highway 76, two mobile homes were totally destroyed and a modular home was rotated 30-80 feet counterclockwise off its foundation (with a quarter of the home blown away). Narrative: A possible tornado hit four miles north of Georgetown. Maximum wind speeds were 95 mph. Path length:
A ranch style home suffered significant damage. About 300 homes were destroyed along the northern edge of Madison. March 25, 2021
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
F-scale: F2
EF-Scale:EF1
Eight smokestacks were toppled at a canning plant, and the roof was ripped off a house. Time: 3:05pm
Required fields are marked *. Path width: 130 yards
March 2, 2012
July 18, 1971
Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path width of 10 yards and a path length of 1/10 of a mileNCDC gives nothing for either. Counties: Hardin
F-scale: F2
Trees were laying in all directions with lots of twisting and many snapped trees. East of I-71 the tornado damaged outbuildings and snapped trees. Although it shares a name with the state, Kansas City is actually a major city in western Missouri. Some witnesses thought there might have been a small tornado, but no credible eye-witness accounts of a visible funnel were received. Additional tree damage was observed as the tornado moved east- northeast across farmland. Strong winds in north Wales were a tornado, experts confirm. 1-Stop Drought Path width: 100 yards
Path length:
Counties: Woodford
Time: 3:45pm - 3:50pm EDT
Deaths: 0
Time: 4:34pm
Time: 2:25pm
Counties: Ohio
Trees and telephone poles were knocked down. September 3, 1970
Counties: Madison
Fencing with 8" posts was torn down. Time: 4:36am
February 7, 1904
The lat/lons given for this event are all over the place. Debris was thrown 500 yards away. Path width:
Path length:
Injuries:
Deaths: 0
Kansas, into Missouri. F-scale: F3
Injuries:
About the NWS New York, Harper & Brothers, 1868. Path length: 4.8 miles
F-scale: F1
Time: 1:00pm
September 14, 1984
Three people were killed there. Are there any mini "Tornado Alleys" in this areaor in your county? The tornado dissipated about half a mile into Wayne County. Injuries: 0
As the tornado crossed Cemetery Road it damaged a home. F-scale: F1
EF-scale: EF0
F-scale: F2
Path width: 100 yards
Deaths: 0
Time: 9:55am EST
Residents reported half inch hail, followed by a surge in lightning, then quiet, then a 20 second loud roar with popping in their ears followed by complete silence again. Notes: Storm Data says this tornado struck near Lewisport. Injuries: 0
Deaths: 0
A dozen other homes were unroofed. Notes: This tornado began on the county line near Roland, then crossed US 150 into Roland and onto CR 275N. Time: 10:00pm
It then crossed the road and snapped several trees. Path width: 200 yards
Counties: Scott IN
Path width: 25yards
Time: 5:30pm
Path width:
This tank was air-tight, and had an opening in the top one foot square. The Louisville Courier-Journal mentions two tornadoes in Washington County on this day. Path width: 10 yards
On January 12, a line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved across the area during the late morning and early afternoon hours. Path width: 400 yards
Path length: 6.5 miles
It destroyed a cinder block outbuilding and took a 100 foot section of roofing off of a large metal outbuilding. F-scale: F1
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. Moving along to the northeast, the Muir area was next in line (near the intersection of KY 1970 and KY 1973 today). F-scale: F2
A roof was torn off and thrown 60 yards. Noted discrepancies: SPC lists a path width of 7 yards, NCDC 27 yards, Storm Data 25 yards. Injuries:
Counties: Washington IN, Scott IN
Time: 4:43am to 4:45am EST
March 1, 1997
Deaths: 0
Deaths: 0
April 19, 2011
Time: 3:08pm
Items of Interest June 2, 1990
Path width: 70 yards
Injuries:
January 30, 2013
Path length: 1 mile
Several small twigs were driven through the siding of the home. A Storm Data narrative says, "A small tornado of the bounding type moved in a straight line west-southwest to east-northeast from about half a mile east of Standiford Fieldto approximately ten miles northeast. Notes: This small tornado did $500,000 damage to planes at Logan County Airport. Time: 8:53pm EDT
Noted discrepancies: SPC lists a path width of 20 yards, NCDC and Storm Data says 50 yards. Path width:
of fine dirt and leaves which seemed to be Path width: 100 yards
Time: 5:22pm
Injuries: 0
Southeast of Trenton the tornado was on the ground for a mile and a half and destroyed a barn and a trailer. Path width:
NCDC gives no endpoint lat/lon. Path width:
Time: 6:20pm
Grazulis Narrative: Moved northeast in and near Neafus, Steff, Spring Lick, Goffs, Short Creek, Staff, and Caneyville. This may explain why some county seats seem to have a disproportionate number of tornadoes near them on these maps (such as three tornadoes with identical latitude/longitude pairs inFrankfortand the plethora of tornadoes inBowling Green). Counties: Logan (from Todd)
3. Notes: This weak tornado hit the south side of a farm on Gettlefinger Road, causing a milk barn to collapse and tearing several panels off of a large metal outbuilding in addition to snapping trees in wooded areas on either side of the farm. Of those 18, 14 were killed on the southeast edge of Russell Springs. Path length: 0.75 mile
Injuries: 0
Time: 5:00pm
Path length:
Noted discrepancies: None
Injuries:
Eyewitness narrative: I was 15 years old at the time andI lived on KY 44 just east of Elk Creek in Spencer County. Time: 9:00am
Injuries: 1
Notes: (Taken from an internal Weather Bureau memo) A roof was severely damaged in Plantation on Hermitage Way. About 120 homes were damaged or destroyed near Frankfort, as were businesses and factories.