SPC gives a path width of 100 yards, NCDC gives 200 yards. I saw the tornado start to rope out at this point. Path width: 150 yards Trees were felled onto a farmhouse and a SUV just north of the silo, destroying the SUV and doing extensive damage to the home. The tornado grew into a mile-wide monster as it plowed down at least 100 homes. Many homes had roof damage, and at least one was unroofed. On the south side of the path, trees were laying in an ENE direction, with the trees on the left/north side of the path laying NNW. SPC/NCDC start this tornado at Savoyard in Metcalfe CountyGrazulis and Storm Data start it "east of Hiseville" with Grazulis starting it in Barren County but Storm Data only mentioning Metcalfe County (Hiseville is three miles inside Barren County) on KY 314. Deaths: 0 A shed was blown down and some trees were uprooted. Counties: Shelby March 10, 1986 Notes: The NWS storm survey team found many areas of intermittent straight line wind damage around northern Harrison County, with one specific tornado path. Proceeding into Bourbon County, the house of Rodes Donald had two rooms blown away, the Dudley School was moved four feet off its foundation, fifty trees were blown down on the Ewing Farm, and the Spears Farm on Stewart Road was damaged. SPC and Grazulis give a path width of 30 yardsNCDC gives nothingStorm Data says 38 yards. Carmon Creek Road where several hardwoods were snapped along with power lines down. Deaths: Injuries: 0 The worst damage of the event occurred just before the tornado dissipated, when it removed the roof and broke the windows of a home owned by Lewis Oliver on Old Oxford Road. County: Breckinridge County: Ohio Path width: 300 yards Time: 9:26pm CDT to 9:33pm CDT Counties: Jefferson KY Notes: Storm Data places this tornado near Riffe and along a ten mile long path from one mile northwest of Dunnville to Gilpin. F-scale: F1 The tornado crossed into southern Woodford County just north of Mundys Landing. Path width: 100yards Time: 5:45pm Mayor James Speed ordered all businesses in the city closed the next day. The tornado destroyed two barns and one mobile home in addition to doing considerable roof damage to six outbuildings along Ebenezer Road and KY 61 southeast of Greensburg. Counties: Nelson Injuries: 0 Deaths: 0 Path width: EF-Scale: EF-2 Pieces of the bridge weighing several tons . Counties: Bourbon (Library of Congress) 10. Notes: This small tornado did $500,000 damage to planes at Logan County Airport. Some children were killed on their way home from school. Injuries: 58 EF-Scale: EF1 June 16, 1973 Time: 6:45am - 6:54am EDT A mobile home on KY 829 was lifted off its foundation and there were several trees uprooted and snapped. Insulation was everywhere. Counties: Lincoln The tornado continued on for another mile, causing occasional tree damageand dropping debris before lifting near the east end of Groce Road, where it peeled roofing material from a metal out building. 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. Counties: Clark, IN Clark County and Scott County: The National Weather Service in conjunction with Clark County Emergency Management conducted an exhaustive tornado damage survey on Saturday and Sunday, March 3 and 4. EF-Scale:EF1 The tornado ripped the roof off of a brick home there. Path length: 14 miles (skipping) Path width: Path length: 5 miles (skipping) Some roofs on the southwest side of Nicholasville had the tin rolled or twisted toward the northeast. The tornado continued to move east northeast along the countrysideuprooting, twisting, and damaging numerous hardwood trees. Near the end of the path there was roof damage to a one story house as well as downed power lines. Path length: November 5, 2017 Deaths: Path width: 60yards Time: 7:28pm CDT/8:28pm EDT Near Rich Hill, one family of seven was killed. The worst damage occurred north-northeast of Adairsville where the tornado crossed Route 663. Path width: County: Meade, Hardin Time: 9:38pm EDT Injuries: 0 F-scale: F2 It did some minor roof and shingle damageuprooted some cedar trees and damaged some fencing. Path length: Path length: Injuries: 0 Path width: 50 yards Path width: SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mile (obviously wrong), NCDC gives nothing, and Grazulis gives 20 miles. Grazulis narrative: Moved northeast near Valley View, destroying buildings in the southeast part of (Fayette County). Time: 6:30pm Path width: 75 yards SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mile and a path width of 10 yardsNCDC gives nothing for either. Cannot find Michelsville on any map. Path width: Time: 10:15pm At Stanford the sky was "filled with debris" and funnels were again sighted, along with scattered damage. Injuries: 0 Path length: One of the most famous tornado stories Storm Data ends this tornado two miles northeast of Madison near IN 7. F-scale: F3 However, before plotting the Taylor County tornado, an F-scale must be investigated. 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. Deaths: 0 Deaths: Deaths: 0 Cars were blown upside-down and homes were demolished." Notes: Storm Data takes this tornado from Taswell to two and a half miles north of Milltown. Path length: Path length: Path width: 125yards Time: 11:25pm EDT F-scale: F0 Path width: 100 yards 1831 - Hurricane impacted the Florida Keys and the Dry Tortugas on August 14th and 15th. Deaths: 0 April 3, 1974 The tornado crossed the highway, uprooted two trees, and lifted. Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC list this as an F2Grazulis does not list it. Notes: Storm Data has this tornado touch down at Finchville and end near Bagdad. The second home experienced significant foundation damage and the roof was completely removed. Time: 9:34pm - 9:35pm EDT October 4, 2002 Injuries: 0 Part of a large outbreak across Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and Kentucky. Aftermath of Galveston, Texas hurricane of 1900. See if any debris or objects have been carried in any case toward the west or south-west on the north side of the track, and measure the distance. November 9, 2000 Noted discrepancies: NWS ranks this as an F2Grazulis does not list it. June 2, 1990 A roof was torn off and thrown 60 yards. Counties: Warren The tornado destroyed two barns at 901 Dot Road, where it also moved heavy farm equipment, blew out exterior walls, and destroyed the home's roof. Notes: The tornado touched down four miles northwest of Dunnville and skipped along ridgetops to the east-southeast, exiting Casey County at Mintonville. Path length: 0.1 mile EF-Scale: EF-1 Noted discrepancies: None The width of the observed damage straddling the Washington-Clark County line was estimated to be one-third to one-half mile wide, although the width of the most concentrated damage was narrower. Noted discrepancies: SPC, Storm Data, and NCDC list no injuries, Grazulis lists 2. Path length: It continued through the extreme southeast corner of Lawrence County and entered Washington County before dissipating at Spangler Hill Road. Path length: 2.2miles Path length: 2 miles Yale Programmar. Deaths: 0 F-scale: F3 Immediately after the storm, Lagrange Interurban cars leaving Louisville could not get beyond Lyndon. Grazulis narrative: Skipped northeast from 6 1/2 miles southeast of Trenton to southwest of Allensville to near Lickskillet to near Auburn and Richardsville. Barns and outhouses were levelled, roofs were blown off, and a car was overturned. Trees and power lines were torn down along Eighteenth Street Road from Kerrick Station to Greenwood Roada distance of about a mile. Counties: Russell (to Pulaski) Across the street the tornado did extensive roof damage to a family house and barn. It has been decided, to the best of our ability, that these events were due to straight-line winds. Path width: Deaths: 0 Possibly a significant tornado, comparable to a tornado in the same area March 27, 1890. Two mobile homes were destroyed. tornado continued east across route 69 toward Cloverport. January 30, 2013 The tornado was 60 yards wide with wind speeds of 140 mph, indicative of EF-3 strength. EF-Scale:EF1 Noted discrepancies: None Three tornadoes were 1200 yards wide: one each on March 27, 1890March 18, 1925and April 3, 1974. Path width: The most intense damage was found near Frankfort Cemetery and the Kentucky State Capitol. Injuries: They were rescued several hours later as workers and neighbors cleared Murray Roadof trees and debris. EF-Scale:EF2 Injuries: 2. Notes: Storm Data says this tornado struck Hunters Lane, north of Bardstown. County: Nelson Deaths: 0 Time: 5:25pm May 5, 1996 Injuries: 0 Counties: Simpson Noted discrepancies: SPC lists a path width of 7 yards, NCDC 27 yards, Storm Data 25 yards. Path width: 100 yards Time: 6:02pm Path width: 35 yards F-scale: F2 October 1, 1977 Time: 4:05pm - 4:10pm EDT Aristotle was one of the first natural philosophers to speculate about the formation of . Are there any mini "Tornado Alleys" in this areaor in your county? One person was severely injured, and may have died later. If changed to -86.45 it is in Warren County (right in Bowling Green). SPC lists 86 injuries, NCDC 53, Grazulis 76, Storm Data 95. Five planes were destroyed. It moved to the east-southeast, passing just north of Smiths Grove, west of Hays, and dissipating at Beckton west of Glasgow. F-scale:F2 SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Storm Data 500 yards, Grazulis nothing. It is interesting to note that if a line is drawn connecting those three damage points, the Capitol and the Governor's Mansion were in the direct path of this tornado, and the funnel cloud associated with the tornado may have gone directly over those two landmarks. Injuries: Deaths: Multi-story downtown buildings were hit by the tornado and subsequently collapsed. Another area of significant damage was at the intersection of Highway 100 and Reeder School Road (near the Simpson/Allen County line)where a house had significant roof damage and had an exterior wall blown out. Counties: Clark KY It did F1 damage to at least three businesses, six homes, and numerous barns and outbuildings. Trees were uprooted. Time: 12:52am EST to 12:54am EST The tornado entered Simpson County just north of the intersection of Conn Road and Reames Dixon Road. Path width: 100 yards Time: 11:51am EDT Joplin tornado May 22, 2011. Counties: Breckinridge Injuries: 0 Path length: Path length: Time: 3:50pm - 3:52pm EDT County: Shelby in Floyds Knobs, where a garage was destroyed. Path width: Deaths: 1 Fort Knox Injuries: 0 The tornado then skipped intermittently over primarily open farmland for before uprooting and snapping several trees along Leafdale Road west of KY 470. Narrative: Moved east (northeast?) Counties: Harrison IN Injuries: Grazulis narrative: Skipped east-northeast from just east of Standiford Field to Smithfield and New Castle. This is one of the earliest photos of a Fall Creek Falls inhabitant. Deaths: 0 Counties: Jefferson IN EF-Scale:EF0 Time: 6:30pm Path width: Required fields are marked *. Deaths: Path length: Path length: 10 miles F-scale: F2 A straight line between SPC's touchdown and liftoff points doesn't quite fit with the description given by Grazulis (which agrees with Storm Data). Deaths: 0 Path width: 350 yards Injuries: 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. June 13, 1987 Further east, a large 50'x60' barn was destroyed and debris went at least half a mile downwind. The SPC and NCDC longitude (-88.45) for this tornado is in Marshall County. Path width: 400 yards Path width: Most of the trees were snapped halfway up indicative of a skipping weak tornado. One in the Livonia, Smedley, and Salem areas, and the other in the Fredericksburg/Martinsburg area. Deaths: Time: 6:55pm Path length: Moving on from the church, the tornado tore off rooftops along Tenth, Ninth, and Eighth Streets between Chestnut Street and Broadway. Path length: 3.1 miles