tornadoes in the 1800s

Time: 5:40pm - 5:42pm CDT Climate Prediction Several toys and pumpkins were turned and thrown cyclonically towards the west. Path length: Path width: 200 yards Path width: At least four big barns received extensive damage, including a turkey barn. Time: 2:20pm Counties: Washington IN F-scale: F1 Time: 9:55am EST Time: 5:11pm - 5:13pm CDT where it was found beneath a heavy scale Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mileNCDC gives nothing. Two people died in homes that were destroyed. Event Ready Notes: Storm Data says this tornado moved from just north of Ekron to three miles southeast of Brandenburg. May 23, 2000 February 6, 2008 Time: 6:30pm A 4500 pound tractor was moved seven feet and a 16-foot trailer was wrapped around a tree. F-scale: F4 January 29, 2008 Counties: Jefferson IN, Trimble A multi-business building was hit by the tornado with a large portion of its roof lifted and dropped on the Dinner Bell restaurant. Click on a date for information about tornadoes that are known to have occurred on that day: Tornado map of southern Indiana and central Kentucky, Indiana's and Kentucky's Most Violent Tornadoes. F-scale: EF0 Path width: The worst damage was at the dairy farm where winds were estimated around 135 mph, or high-end EF2. Trees were snapped and uprooted, and power lines were blown down. Path width: 100 yards Open map in full-page view (Best for mobile). A tied-down trailer was overturned. EF2 damage occurred sporadically from near Route 96 to the Logan/Simpson county line. Storm Data lists this tornado in McCracken and Marshall counties. Trees were laying in multiple directions and most of the trees were twisted, snapped, or uprooted. How strong was that tornado that took the roof from your barn back in '67? F-scale: F1 Path length: 8.2 miles Deaths: County: Harrison IN F-scale: F0 The tornado did minor roof damage to a house near Martin Road. One home was unroofed, at the corner of North Church Street and West Haysville Road. The tornado itself touched down on the edge of a large wooded area west of KY 527 0.4 mile south of Saint Francis. This tank was air-tight, and had an opening in the top one foot square. F-scale: F0 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. Path length: April 20, 2011 Houses were severely damaged on Green Street (now Liberty Street) near Campbell. Counties: Harrison IN Counties: Hancock (from Daviess) Jefferson County, Kentucky and Clark County, Indiana have had the most F4's (5). August 9, 1968 The tornado quickly lifted4 miles east of Huntsville. February 6, 2008 Path length: 11.6 miles Time: 10:35am - 10:41am EDT F-scale: F1 Counties: Harrison KY Strange time disagreement between SPC and NCDC. A four-year-old girl in the house was blown 200 yards and survived with a broken leg. SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Storm Data 500 yards, Grazulis nothing. Storm Data ends this tornado two miles northeast of Madison near IN 7. Many residents saw the tornado, and one person described it as looking like "a giant burnt curlicue French fry." Notes: A state trooper spotted an F0 tornado at the Metcalfe County Fairgrounds. April 20, 2011 Path length: 0.6 miles Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC rank this as an F2, Grazulis does not list it. Deaths: 0 Narrative: Two large factory buildings and a warehouse at the American Car and Foundry plant were destroyed in Jeffersonville, halting production of much-needed naval artillery. Narrative: After damaging a farm one mile west of Charlestown, the tornado moved into the village. Notes: This weak tornado did tree damage as it briefly touched down along Mount Pleasant Road northwest of Bedford, snapping upper-level tree branches in a narrow path. Path length: 2.8 miles Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a time of 5:38pm, NCDC gives 4:38pm, Storm Data says 6:38pm. Light damage was reported on Walnut Street (now Muhammad Ali Blvd). Path length: 3.4 miles Time: 11:00am Marble sized hail was also reported. Three people were injured in the mobile home when it rolled over and disintegrated. Notes: A tornado with winds to 85 mph struck about three-quarters of a mile north-northeast of Seventy-Six. Brooks and Doswell (2002) discussed the long-term history of tornado deaths, drawing on the work of Grazulis (1993) (Grazulis, T. P., 1993: Significant Tornadoes, 1680-1991. Deaths: 0 Counties: Hardin October 7, 2014 Path length: They also can exhibit small changes in direction and large changes in width, neither of which are indicated on these general maps. Deaths: Path length: Two vehicles in the parking lot were thrown about 20 yards and flipped over. Injuries: 0 F-scale: F4 Notes: Wind damage occurred in a five mile wide swath from Howe Valley to three miles east of Elizabethtown. Notes: Storm Data mentions Demplytown and Buckner. F-scale: F2 Path length: Germantown was hardest hit. Path width: The tornado crossed Paoli Pike just north of I-265 and caused roof damage at the Knob Point Apartments. Barns on either side of the path were damaged with the debris thrown clockwise, showing an anticyclonic rotation. Deaths: 0 Lastly, the tornado struck a barn and several trees. Time: Counties: Woodford Noted discrepancies: This tornado is not listed at NCDC. F-scale: F1 May 14, 1995 June 6, 1990 Path length: 2miles This day's wind damage throughout the state of Kentucky totalled $1,000,000. EF-Scale:EF1 Deaths: March 16, 1942 Along Shelburn Dr, a front porch with four columns was lifted, collapsing the columns and throwing the front half of the roof 100 yards to the northeast. The map shows every tornado to touch down in the U. S. from 1980 to 2012, and includes details on casualties and where each ranks on the Enhanced Fujita scale - a system scientists have used to . Path width: Time: 2:30pm May 28, 1996 Path length: 16.4 miles Deaths: 0 made for good press, and together they Narrative: A tornado, which possessed a "wrenching, spiral motion" according to witnesses and was described in the newspaper as "whirling and tossing about like a monster in pain" moved northeast through the southeast part of Louisville, damaging over a hundred buildings. Notes: Straight line winds along and north of the supercell moving through Simpson County uprooted shallow-rooted hardwood and softwood trees and destroyed a tool shed on Evans Rd. Injuries: 0 Deaths: 1 Path length: April 4, 2011 Injuries: 16 Noted discrepancies: This tornado is not listed at SPC. Path width: 1200 yards The hailstones had "long icicles" on them. Path length: Injuries: 0 Storm Data says "F1 or F2". F-scale: F3 Counties: Dubois July 2, 1972 April 4, 2011 Time: 3:55pm June 25, 2018 Counties: Henry Path width: Path length: 15 miles Finally, the tornado lifted after doing damage from the south side of Henryville near Robyn Avenue to the east side of Henryville at the intersection of Highway 160 and Haddox Road. February 6, 2008 MACON, Ga. Tornadoes are all too familiar across the peach state. Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mile and a path width of 10 yardsNCDC and Grazulis give nothing for either. Will plot in both Jefferson and Trimble counties, as specified by given lat/lons. Flying debris damaged at least two other buildings and vehicles, with roofing debris scattered a quarter of a mile to the northeast. Noted discrepancies: SPC lists a path width of 17 yards, NCDC and Storm Data list 50 yards. Injuries: 0 Noted discrepancies: None Counties: Warren Injuries occurred when three trailers were destroyed. May 28, 1996 Path length: Time: 9:00pm F-scale: F0 The tornado destroyed a barn and brick silo along KY 639, and downed several trees. Timber between the river and Eighteenth Street Road along Greenwood Road was observed to have been felled pointing to a common center. Counties: Shelby, Franklin May 11, 2003 On the north side of Salvisa there was roof damage to barns and sheds along with extensive tree damage. Path width: 75 yards Time: 1:15pm Deaths: Deaths: 0 Counties: Washington IN County: Garrard Time: 5:20pm - 5:22pm CDT March 29, 1989 Injuries: 0 Click here for an incredible picture of the damage (courtesy of the University of Louisville Photographic Archives). Time: 3:40pm Deaths: 0 Only three houses remained standing on the far east side of Winchester. Miller farm. October 31, 2018 Numerous trees were snapped along the path. Joplin tornado May 22, 2011. Injuries: 1 EF-scale: EF2 F-scale: Time: 8:10pm EST to 8:12pm EST Notes: An EF-0 tornado struck Bogard Lane about four miles southwest of Mount Washington at 11:51am. in Floyds Knobs, where a garage was destroyed. The tornado continued north of Barnes Road, damaging several clusters of trees in open country. EF-Scale:EF2 Path length: A mobile home was destroyed and a conventional home was shoved 10 feet off of its foundation. Deaths: 0 Weather Radio At the end of thepropertydrone photography showed trees going in nearly every direction. EF-Scale:EF1 F-scale: F0 West Jessamine High School was hit around 7:36am when the tornadic wind speeds were around 145mph. County: Perry Deaths: 1 One of the best illustrations of this has just come to hand from the storm at Bradshaw, Neb. Counties: Monroe Time: 10:00pm hay roll southeast over a fence. Path width: 25yards Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. Notes: EF-1 tornado first touched down on East Riley Rd. Damage to houses and other buildings was mainly to roofs and windows of the upper floors. Path length: It's a compilation of stories that appeared in St. Louis daily newspapers after the tornado hit.It was first published just days after the tornado hit in 1896. Grazulis narrative: Moved east from two miles south of Shepherdsville. Deaths: F-scale: F3 F-scale: F1 Injuries: Road. Grazulis narrative: A tornado touched down briefly two miles southeast of Glasgow "destroying" 13 trailers and 34 frame homes as well as feed mills and silos. The tornado lifted briefly before dropping back down on the east side of Pewee Valley near Five Forks Drive. Counties: Mercer Noted discrepancies: None EF-Scale: EF-1 Deaths: 0 Deaths: F-scale: F3 F-scale: F1 Path width: A house under construction collapsed and injured the man inside, while another man was pulled from the garage and rolled across the ground. Barns and the L&N roundhouse were flattened. Noted discrepancies: SPC, Storm Data, and NCDC list no injuries, but Grazulis lists 5. Time: 10:55pm Notes: Storm Data takes this tornado from one mile southwest of Blowing Springs to one mile northwest of Blowing Springs. Notes: The tornado touched down along Jim Day Road about a quarter mile south of Lewellen Road where a 30 foot by 40 foot outbuilding was destroyed and its roof thrown about 75 yards to the north and east. Weather Stories EF-Scale: EF-0 May 22, 1989 Path width: Grazulis narrative: Skipped east-southeast from four miles east of Drakesboro, to near Ennis, South Hill, and Riverside. One home was destroyed and 15 were damaged. Deaths: Injuries: 0 March 29, 1974 Time: 4:45pm EDT Noted discrepancies: SPC/NCDC call this an F2Grazulis does not list it. Time: 2:20pm That one killed 36 and injured 583. Path width: Injuries: 0 F-scale: F0 Path length: Path width: Injuries: Injuries: 0 Path width: 80yards Counties: Warren February 6, 2008 Counties: Green, Adair Time: 3:30pm Path width: SPC and NCDC list 8 fatalities, Grazulis and Storm Data list 10. Kansas, into Missouri. Storm Data says this tornado moved from southwest of Ferdinand to Siberia (Siberia proper is actually in Perry County, just over the county line). Deaths: F-scale: F4 Grazulis lists this tornado as an F2. It also destroyed several barns and outbuildings, and snapped numerous hardwood trees. June 2, 1990 The twister finally lifted near the end of Drowning Creek Road northeast of Waco. Path length: Counties: Franklin Narrative: Moved east-northeast seven miles north of Hartford. Minimal F2. Time: 2:14pm EDT We are working on a new method to display this information, and hope to have it finalized in 2022. Time: 9:00pm F-scale: F2 Injuries: 0 Deaths: June 15, 1964 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. Narrative: Moved east-northeast, passing north of Bardstown, killing people in three different homes. May 27, 1995 June 9, 1961 Deaths: 0 Counties: Clark KY (to Powell) Injuries: 15 January 11, 1963 Path width: Notes: Ten trees were uprooted, blown over, or snapped on either side of Route 66 north of Oriole. Counties: Marion Please Contact Us. County: Clark, IN Injuries: Time: 8:25pm Counties: Green The maps presented in these web pages have been constructed with as high a degree of accuracy as possible. Southeast of Trenton the tornado was on the ground for a mile and a half and destroyed a barn and a trailer. The Daily Press said, "A tornado struck the city with inconceivable energy." Path width: Debris from the barn could be seen circling the tornado and was thrown to the southeast. F-scale: F2 March 6, 1961 Deaths: 0 Injuries: 2 Injuries: 20 Time: 6:45pm The tornado moved into the Hurstbourne Woods subdivision and ripped a locked pool gate free and threw it over a building and 35 yards downwind. Notes: Several homes and outbuildings were damaged between Cartwright and Narvel.