It then moved northeast and removed several shingles from another home along this same street. County: Russell, Casey
Injuries: several, some serious
Time: 10:50pm EDT to 10:55pm EDT
Noted discrepancies: NWS ranks this as an F3, but Grazulis does not list it. F-scale: F1
F-scale: F2
Noted discrepancies: None
June 13, 1970
Notes: Storm Data says this tornado touched down just south of Shipley. Injuries: 0
Time: 9:15pm
Path width:
November 7, 1996
Time: 5:30pm
Path width: 125 yards
Injuries: 0
EF-scale: EF2
October 29, 1883
F-scale: F3
The SPC and NCDC longitude (-88.45) for this tornado is in Marshall County. Counties: Henry, Shelby
June 19, 2011
Deaths: 0
April 20, 2011
The tornado next struck a large area of soft and hardwood trees before striking a solid brick home just west of Horntown with the roof removed and exterior walls either damaged or destroyed. The local Moose Lodge building had significant damage. Deaths: 0
Noted discrepancies: This tornado is not listed at SPC or NCDC. Time: 3:38am CST
Injuries:
Counties: Simpson, Allen
Path length: 40 miles
Path width: 50 yards
Time: 11:46am CST to 11:50am CST
Personal account from Brent Jeffries, cousin of Ronnie Jeffries, who was Glinda's husband: Tee Jeffries, Ronnie's father, went to the trailer to tell them that a bad storm was coming up and asked if they wanted to go to his house. The tornado then weakened as it traveled across KY 1359. Counties: Clark IN, Scott IN, Jefferson IN (to Ripley)
August 19, 1999
Injuries:
Injuries: 0
SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mile, NCDC provides no length, and Grazulis gives a length of 5 miles. The tornado then intensified as it moved east with the worst damage occurring along a 1.5 mile stretch from Highway 76 east over Oak Grove Road to Pattie Ridge Road. The tornado moved east-northeast to Hi-Grove Hill Road where the strongest (100 mph) winds occurred. F-scale: F2
Notes: An NWS survey team has confirmed an EF-0 tornado touch down east of Elizabeth in Harrison County, Indiana. Counties: Clark IN
County: Simpson
A barn was unroofed near the end of the track. F-scale: F2
March 20, 1976
Most tornado tracks were plotted as a continuous straight line between the beginning and ending points. Injuries: 1
Path length:
Injuries:
Deaths: 0
A drone was used to pinpoint the exact storm end point which was about 100 yards east of Highway 1365 near a farmer's field. F-scale: F4
June 2, 1990
F-scale: F2
The tornado touched down near the Horseshoe Ford Road and Horseshoe Bend Road intersection. Time: 11:12am EST
This agrees with what Grazulis has. Deaths: 0
April 3, 1989
Counties: Simpson, Allen
Counties: Harrison IN
SPC, Storm Data, and NCDC give a path width of 880 yards, Grazulis gives 800 yards. County: Adair
Deaths:
Grazulis narrative: One barn was destroyed and another was damaged at Smiths Grove. Path width:
Counties: Nelson
The maps presented in these web pages have been constructed with as high a degree of accuracy as possible. Sheet metal and shingles were lifted into trees along the route of the storm. Tornado stories are handed down through generations of families. Path width:
The worst damage was in Barren County. Grazulis narrative: Moved east-northeast from near I-64 at Riddle to five miles east-northeast of Carefree. Counties: Scott, IN
EF-Scale: EF-2
Keep in mind that these maps only depict tornadoes -- not severe thunderstorms, downbursts, or other damaging winds. A well-anchored 50x20 three bay barn was destroyed and scattered in three directions. Path width:
In addition a double-wide trailer was blown off its foundation and an RV was tossed across the road. Notes: Storm Data says this tornado touched down east of Christianburg on Christianburg-Bagdad Road, damaging Christianburg Baptist Church. Counties: Scott KY
Injuries: 0
Counties: Jefferson IN
Path width: 100 yards
Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mile and a width of 10 yards...NCDC gives nothing for either. It has been decided, to the best of our ability, that these events were due to straight-line winds. April 19, 2011
Injuries: 1
Path width: 30 yards
Time: 12:20pm CST
Counties: Washington IN, Clark IN, Scott IN, Jefferson IN, Trimble
F-scale:
Counties: Grayson
Time: 4:00am
Time: 6:30pm
Path length:
Injuries: 0
Noted discrepancies: SPC gives an endpoint longitude of -85.75, NCDC gives -85.78. Deaths: 0
Three east-facing garage doors of one of the outbuildings were blown in, and damage was sustained to the vehicles in the driveway from downed tree limbs. EF-Scale: EF1
April 9, 1991
Injuries: 0
January 17, 1870
At 9407 Willowwood Way there was roof damage and many trees, both hardwood and softwood, were snapped and uprooted. The tornado moved north-northeast and northeast through the Parkland neighborhood (Twenty-eighth and Dumesnil), leveling a few homes. F-scale: F1
A second barn had metal sheeting thrown 500 yards. June 15, 1964
Path width: 1200 yards
SPC gives one point, just northeast of KY 390 northwest of Bohon. The Verification of the Origins of Rotation in Tornadoes EXperiment (VORTEX) is a two-year project designed to answer a number of ongoing questions about the causes of tornado formation. March 1, 2017
The tornado touched down near the intersection of Saint James Court and Magnolia Avenue, where it tore down several fences in Central Park. Path length:
F-scale: EF1
Path width: 200 yards
It threw a 10,000 pound large grain silo leg. The tornado hit the Salem Rd area hard with extensive tree damage. A new 24 foot travel trailer was destroyed. April 20, 1996
Path width: 50 yards
Injuries: 0
Finally, the tornado did a more concentrated area of damage along Muddy Creek Road where a few more homes and trees were damaged. The tornado skipped to the east-northeast over open farmland and gave a glancing blow to the north edge of Ireland, doing roof damage and destroying a block garage. F-scale: F0
The tornado continued north of Barnes Road, damaging several clusters of trees in open country. F-scale: F3
Deaths: 0
Deaths:
Minor damage was sustained east of KY 639 to several outbuildings. Grazulis lists this tornado at 10:30pm. Path length:
March 27, 1890
May 26, 1989
Numerous trees were blown down, snapped, or uprooted. Deaths: 0
F-scale: F0
Time: 3:30pm
Numerous large hardwood trees were snapped or uprooted at a Girl Scout campground on Geyman Hill Road. F-scale: F3
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths:
Several other homes suffered some degree of roof damage. One person was killed in Simpson County at Temperance as seven homes and 40 barns were destroyed. Injuries: 0
Path length:
Path length:
Cattle and horses were killed. Path width: 100 yards
F-scale: EF1
Path length:
Injuries:
Injuries: 8
Notes: This tornado did damage along Calvary Road where a mobile home was destroyed and a small shed slid off its foundation. June 18, 1992
Path width: 30 yards
Notes: Storm Data says this tornado struck Angel Ridge. Path length: 6 miles
Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC give a path width of 200 yards...Grazulis and Storm Data 100 yards. County: Metcalfe
Injuries:
Path length:
Deaths:
Roofs were damaged as the tornado proceeded along Main Street/KY 524. Deaths: 46
October 1, 1977
Path width: 13 yards
Deaths:
F-scale: F1
Path length:
Path length:
The tornado uprooted and snapped trees as it moved east. Most recently, the TORUS project set out to use a variety of tools from several organizations in order to study this phenomena, including the use of UAVs. Time: 3:05pm
Notes: This brief twister destroyed two barns and did heavy damage to several other barns and homes. Deaths:
As it moved, into Warren County, it damaged barn roofs and produced golf ball size, hail which penetrated siding on numerous vinyl sided houses. F-scale: F1
Deaths: 0
EF-Scale: EF0
The tornado continued to move east northeast along the countryside uprooting, twisting, and damaging numerous hardwood trees. A mobile home had its metal roof blown off into a nearby pond and insulation was blown along the ground and into a couple of trees. Path width:
May 24, 2000
Time: 9:55am EST
Deaths:
April 25, 2015
Time: afternoon
F-scale: F1
EF-Scale: EF1
Numerous trees were snapped along the path. County: Edmonson
Notes: This skipping tornado first touched down along Campbellsville Rd near the community of Cane Valley where it downed power lines as it snapped tree limbs and uprooted several large trees. 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. April 3, 2018
SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC gives 30 yards, Storm Data 587 yards, Grazulis 800 yards. A heavy trailer cab was blown from this house to another demolished brick home about one-quarter mile away. Path length:
EF-Scale: EF-0
One of the houses, a prefabricated home set on a concrete slab, "could not be found". November 14, 1993
Path width: 350 yards
Time:
Trees were uprooted. Noted discrepancies: None
Path width: 75 yards
Time: 10:30pm Central time
November 5, 1948
If you are only making a one-bottle tornado, you can use a plastic water bottle or a clear glass canning jar. Project Description. Notes: This tornado touched down near Centennial Boulevard in Clark County. The funnel lifted two miles north of Fairfield. She had been sucked out of her mobile home when she tried to open her front door. Path length: 0.1 mile
May 18, 1995
Winds estimated at 175mph near Glasgow damaged or destroyed 35 mobile homes and 25 barns. Storm Data takes this tornado from 3/10 of a mile southwest of Tobinsport to 1.8 miles east northeast of Tobinsport. Path width: 40 yards
Counties: Harrison IN
Noted discrepancies: SPC lists a path width of 17 yards, NCDC and Storm Data list 50 yards. Path length:
Counties: Butler
Most of the roof was lifted up and over power lines that were 20 feet above the ground 150 feet distant from the house. The tornado touched down on the east side of Louisville International Airport at the intersection of Standiford Lane and Preston Highway, where it lifted and blew a car 40 feet, depositing it on its roof. Path length:
Path width:
February 6, 2008
At Stanford the sky was "filled with debris" and funnels were again sighted, along with scattered damage. 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. To achieve this goal, several different sources of information were used. Notes: The tornado touched down four miles northwest of Dunnville and skipped along ridgetops to the east-southeast, exiting Casey County at Mintonville. Counties: Barren
Many larger city and university libraries have a copy of the out-of-print book Significant Tornadoes, 1680-1991 by Thomas P. Grazulis--an excellent source for stories about thousands of tornadoes in U. S. history. F-scale: F1
Time: 7:35pm
F-scale: F1
The tornado next removed the roof of an older building next to the cafe and a garage behind the cafe. Narrative: A tornado hit near Boat Island on the Barren River. Path length: 3 miles
NWS Notes: Despite the amount of specific information presented here, we are still unable to map this tornado. At NCDC the two counties are listed separately. Path length: 5 miles
Path width: 150 yards
Time: 10:45am
Path length:
[+], NSSL researchers use 3-D computer models to study what changes in the environment cause a thunderstorm to produce a tornado. The tornado again caused damage on Electron Drive at the Dillard's Warehouse and Machinery Specialties Warehouse. One barn was destroyed and another had the roof blown off. Counties: Anderson
Deaths: 1
The fire station was heavily damaged, with the collapse of rigid frames. EF-scale: EF2
Notes: Most of the damage was to trees. Path width:
Path width: 100 yards
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and National Science Foundation (NSF) supported more than 100 scientists, students and staff from around the world to collect weather measurements around and under thunderstorms that could produce tornadoes. Injuries:
Time: 6:36am - 6:38am EST
Deaths: 0
Counties: Butler, Warren (from Muhlenberg)
The funnel devastated that town and crossed the Ohio River into Harrison County, Indiana. Time: 12:30pm
Counties: Ohio
March 10, 1986
Time: 3:10am
Injuries:
Time: 8:53pm EDT
EF-Scale: EF0
Extensive structural damage was done to the school, amounting to a cost of two million dollars. Narrative: Hit the northern part of Lexington. Counties: Nelson
Our neighbors between us and the creek lost their roof, which landed 300 yards to the east of their home mostly intact. Path width: 200 yards
Noted discrepancies: SPC/NCDC call this an F2...Grazulis does not list it. 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. Path width:
Path length: 12 miles
Notes: Numerous hardwood and softwood trees were snapped or uprooted along the northern bank of Indian Creek two miles northeast of Corydon. Hail up to 2 1/4 inches in diameter pounded Crescent Hill, and the stones had large "horns" on them. They were rescued several hours later as workers and neighbors cleared Murray Road of trees and debris. Time: 7:00pm CDT
(405) 325-3620. September 14, 1984
April 2, 2006
Path length:
Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC give a time of 10:50am, Storm Data 11:50am, Grazulis 10:20am. Injuries: 0
Path length:
Their home, which was destroyed, caught fire and only one child could be rescued. A couple of garage doors were dented in. Time: 5:22pm
Path width:
SPC and NCDC give a path width of 60 yards, Grazulis give 80 yards, Storm Data give 75 yards. Path length:
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Notes: The NWS storm survey team found many areas of straight line wind damage across northern Bourbon County, and one specific tornado path within the straight line wind damage. Two minor injuries occurred with this tornado. Noted discrepancies: This tornado is not listed at SPC. Counties: Jefferson KY
Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. Time: 9:00am
Notes: A small tornado touched down near the intersection of state routes 234 and 1533 near the northern tip of Allen County. Counties: Ohio, Grayson (from Hopkins and Muhlenberg)
It damaged 3 to 4 barns and snapped numerous trees along its 1.1 mile path. Be sure to provide good evidence for your claim. Time: 10:39am
Path length: 2 miles
Path width: 75 yards
Notes: Touched down just east of Lexington. The tornado then proceeded into Rockcastle County, doing additional damage at Wildie. Counties: Edmonson
Concrete joists weighing two hundred pounds were displaced. Path length: 12 miles
Notes: Storm Data says this tornado touched down just south of Corydon. Deaths: 0
Counties: Boyle
At that point it heavily damaged two brick homes and one wood frame home as well as destroying a wood barn (overturning the tractor inside) and two metal outbuildings. Injuries: 5
Counties: Jefferson KY, Bullitt, Spencer
Side note: Interestingly, in researching this event, we found two distinct paths of destruction across Louisville (see map).
May 14, 1995
F-scale: F2
November 5, 2017
Injuries: 0
Path length: 0.4 mile
Time: 11:00am EST
Along with the destroyed homes, one large Oak tree was downed along with several other smaller trees. Scores of trees were downed, along with power lines. About half a mile to the east along US 62 at the Caneyville Milling Company three large empty metal grain bins were moved off their foundations causing damage to nearby objects. Path width: 200 yards
F-scale: F3
SPC list this event as an F2...Grazulis does not list it. While Lexington newspapers listed the many farms that were struck by the tornado (or its attendant straight-line winds), no road names and few references to nearby towns were given. It also apparently hit a cemetery and "toppled 50 tombstones". Counties: Perry (from Spencer)
February 6, 2008
The. Path length: 2 miles
A couple of trees were snapped. Injuries:
Notes: The tornado touched down on a farm at 1235 Crooksville Road where it snapped and uprooted several trees, spreading them in several directions. Several witnesses saw two different tornado near the Miami Court and Wobegone Way area. Deaths: 0
Deaths:
F-scale: F1
Injuries:
F-scale: F2
April 20, 2011
Louisville, KY6201 Theiler LaneLouisville, KY 40229-1476502-969-8842Comments? Notes: Storm Data says this tornado struck on Gaffney Road. Time: 7:24am - 7:28am CST
Continuing to the east-southeast, the tornado downed numerous trees in a cyclonic pattern on both sides of Spencer-Hamilton Road south of Loretto. Notes: There is considerable disagreement among data sources regarding the end point of this tornado (despite excellent agreement on the touchdown point). Injuries:
Finally, the tornado traveled to
Continuing to the northeast, at a home east of Gaines Road the owner reported that the water was evacuated out of all four toilets in the building as the tornado passed by. Time: 8:00pm EST to 8:13pm EST
Counties: Adair
The tornado's worst damage then occurred in the 3800 block of Southern Parkway, with walls blown out of homes at the addresses of 3833, 3831, 3855, 3844, 3848, and 3850. Injuries:
Path width: 50 yards
Dozens of buildings and hundreds of trees were destroyed in Louisville. Path length:
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