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A witness at the end of this tornado's path reported seeing two tornadoes on the ground simultaneously, as the fourth tornado produced by this supercell touched down about a quarter mile north of the ending point of this one. The tornado destroyed a barn and brick silo along KY 639, and downed several trees. Storm Data only mentions damage at the fairgrounds. Injuries: 0 Path width: Large hardwood trees were uprooted along the tornado's path towards Utica. Noted discrepancies: This tornado is not listed at NCDC. County: Warren Deaths: The only damage described in Storm Data done directly by the tornado is the destruction of a concrete poultry house south of Dubois on IN 162 (which also sounds weird since IN 162 is not in close proximity to Dubois and is nowhere near the lat/lon given by SPC/NCDC). Counties: Warren Injuries: 0 F-scale: F0 Path length: 5.1miles A large barn was destroyed, trees were felled, and the doors and siding were pulled off of a barn along Finney Road. Several residents on Dutch Chapel Road heard a distinct "freight train roar" and their ears popped, along with zero visibility during torrential rain when the storm struck. Path length: 1.7 miles Counties: Hart Witnesses said that the main tornado broke into two vortices, the larger one of which hit the house to our west while the other went to the east and damaged a farm on Carl Monroe Road just south of KY 44. Tornado families, or "cyclic" tornadoes, can be very difficult to record correctly without detailed scientific field surveys. On Michael Edward Drive the garage door was blown in on a detached garage and the roof was lifted off and shifted a foot. Deaths: 0 Sep. 16, 2016. Counties: Franklin The tornado hit the Salem Rd area hard with extensive tree damage. SPC, Storm Data, and NCDC give a path width of 880 yards, Grazulis gives 800 yards. Path width: Injuries: 0 Path width: 440 yards Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mile and a width of 10 yardsNCDC gives nothing for either. Several trees were also toppled in a wooded area behind this home. There were many barns damaged or destroyed, power lines and power poles down or snapped, some trees snapped and uprooted, and several homes and outbuildings had roof damage. It is our hope that future research will unravel these mysterious tornadoes and thus allow them to be plotted on the maps on these pages. Deaths: 0 Deaths: 4 The garage doors were bent and pushed in. F-scale: F1 Notes: The initial touchdown was on the western edge of Cumberland City. Injuries: Path width: May 28, 1996 March 28, 1997 Counties: Simpson July 26, 1984 SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mile and a path width of 10 yardsNCDC gives nothing for either. A wheat field had distinct circulations quite visible. Path length: Counties: Simpson Notes: Thistornado briefly touched down on SpinksDrive just off of Highway 69. Interestingly, though, SvrPlot gives a very realistic plot for this tornado. Deaths: 0 Deaths: 0 Time: 7:57pm Time: 8:04pm CDT Path width: August 9, 1987 Notes: This major tornado touched down in Fayette County between Athens and Boone Creek, probably between Gentry Road and Athens-Boonesboro Road. south of Kyana, near the end of the damage path. It was the worst disaster seen in Louisville up to that time. Fencesin the neighborhood were blown in acyclonic pattern, providing evidenceof the tight rotation pattern of thestorm. SPC path length is only one mile, however. The tornadoes appeared so suddenly, the couple could not have fled to a public shelter even if they tried. Nineteen homes and 23 businesses were destroyed or damaged. Further east on Sinker Road, there was impressive cyclonic crop damage across a corn field with corn laying in every direction. A couple in a vehicle on US 127 was trapped when trees fell across the highway both north and south of them. Right before it lifted, it tore the front porch off a home and destroyed a barn. June 29, 1979 Counties: Scott IN Injuries: 0 Path length: F-scale: F2 Time: 7:03pm - 7:06pm EDT Deaths: 0 Counties: Nelson Notes: SPC lists a path width of 20 yards, NCDC 27 yards, Storm Data 25 yards. Time: 5:53pm March 29, 1989 Time: 8:10pm August 1, 1954 F-scale: F2 F-scale: F1 Deaths: Notes: A tornado touched down near the corner of Bramers and Campground roads. Injuries: Noted discrepancies: Storm Data puts this tornado near Stowersbut can't find a Stowers on any map. A roof was removed on Mary Street near Swan Street, and some light damage was done along Fischer Avenue, though those damages were probably from straight-line winds. Time: 9:30pm Injuries: Cannot find Michelsville on any map. Noted discrepancies: SPC, Storm Data, and NCDC list no injuries, but Grazulis lists 5. A parlor rug from the house that lost its roof was later found in Phil Arbuckle's pasture, torn to rags, a mile away. Injuries: 98 The tornado began to skip and struck a few trees in Forest Springs North before moving into Oldham County. It's possible that this was a very small weak tornado, but knowing that for certain is virtually impossible this far after the event. The edge of the tornado missed downtown Russell Springs by only half a mile. Theres no way to get an accurate account of Indians who perished in Tornadoes but there likely were considerable losses. Path length: Counties: Washington IN Published: Mar 3, 2023, 12:41 PM. Eyewitnesses Grazulis Narrative: Path width: 400 yards Noted discrepancies: Not listed at NCDC. May 8, 1969 Path length: Time: 2:00pm Counties: Ohio, Butler Counties: Jefferson IN There is a Mitchellsburg in Boyle County, but it's not in line with Perryville/Parksville. Time: 3:47am Deaths: 11 A Kiowa named Iseeo told an anthropologist his people called them Mankayia. The tornado then moved into Jefferson County, heading towards Hanover. Time: 5:00pm Path length: F-scale: F2 After further research, it has been decided that this tornado touched down west of Cool Springs and north of Wysox in Ohio County. Injuries: 0 Winds at this location were between 90 and 95 mph. Time: 1:15pm A ranch style home suffered significant damage. Injuries: Injuries: Time: 10:30pm The tornado continued northeast across the land that would become Central Park, and into Eagle Park between Ormsby and Park Avenues and Third and Fifth Streets. The mother was blown 400 yards, and her two daughters "with arms interlocked" were blown 50 yards. Path length: F-scale: F1 Notes: Aweak, skipping tornado occurred on Fort Knox. F-scale: F1 Path length: Time: 5:15pm Deaths: F-scale: F4 The likelihood of tornado involvement seemed to begin near Gilpin, continued east, passing south of Eubank, and ending in northern Laurel County. 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. Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC list this as an F2, but Grazulis does not list it (which it should be, regardless of strength, as was his practice in his 1992-1995 supplementlending support to the theory that this tornado is listed in Grazulis as the Woodford County event.) Plotted according to NCDC's narrative. Early reports were of a single 110-mile tornado path, but later research showed it to be three . Counties: Adair Notes: An EF-0 tornado first touched down at the Wal-Mart parking lot on the northwest corner of the Veteran`s Parkway near I-65. Occupants of a mobile home witnessed the tornado as it approached from the west, and they took shelter in their bathroom. J. L. Kendall and Grady Norton, meteorologists with the Weather Bureau, surveyed that damage and called the event, "a true tornado." Path length: Counties: Oldham According to the (Lexington) Weekly Press, the roof of "Mr. Sharp's house on the hill" was removed, and two chimneys were destroyed at the home of Mr. Bassett. Noted discrepancies: NCDC and Storm Data give no F-scale rating for this tornado. Injuries: 0 Storm Data lists this tornado in McCracken and Marshall counties. Finally, the tornado traveled to F-scale: F1 F-scale: F0 Counties: Logan Injuries: 0 Time: 9:44am EST Noted discrepancies: SPC has beginning and ending lat/lons as 37.18/-85.32, 37.22/-85.08NCDC has 36.88/-85.72, 37.03/85.45. Path width: 300 yards County: Orange Deaths: 0 Counties: Madison Injuries: 0 Path length: 20 miles Time: 11:00am EST Injuries: 0 April 21, 1972 Path width: The end lat/lon listed at NCDC under the Daviess County entry is actually the end lat/lon given by SPC, in Dubois County. F-scale: F2 Deaths: 0 Notes: There is considerable disagreement among data sources regarding the end point of this tornado (despite excellent agreement on the touchdown point). Several residences and barns suffered extensive damage along Cemetery Road and Martinsville Ford Road. Noted discrepancies: NCDC only lists Orange County, but the NCDC liftoff lat/lon is in Lawrence County. The tornado touched down two separate times. Counties: Hardin As it crossed Winkelreid Street between 10th and 11th Streets, it buckled in a large overhead door and caused minor damage to the roof of the Indiana Southern Power building. This survey was conducted by personnel from both the NWS and emergency management from Franklin and Scott Counties. Additional barns were destroyed on the Wiley and Bramlett farms. Path length: 45 miles (probably a family of skipping tornadoes) April 3, 1974 Counties: Logan Path length: 60 miles (probably a family of tornadoes) Time: 12:19am EDT Several trailers were moved off of their foundations and had roof damage. Path length: SPC lists only Pulaski County lat/lons. Weather Radio F-scale: Counties: Warren F-scale: F2 The rest of the building was leveled to the ground. F-scale: F0 Deaths: 0 It is very plain that nothing can be sucked into the tornado, because of a partial vacuum there; but if it rushes in or up, it must be borne or propelled by a stream of electricity, so to speak, or by a rush of air. A child was killed as a two-story hilltop home was leveled and swept away. July 26, 1984 Path width: 50 yards Time: 2:50pm Many other buildings were damaged. The tornado lifted briefly before dropping back down on the east side of Pewee Valley near Five Forks Drive. Notes: Storm Data takes this tornado from one mile east of Smithfield to five miles east-northeast of Eminence. Time: 6:31am CDT F-scale: F0 Path width: F-scale: F0 However, the most catastrophic damage occurred when the tornado destroyed the Third Presbyterian Church at Walnut and Eleventh Streets. Path width: 60 yards Path length: 0.3 mile May 26, 1989 Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC list three fatalities, Grazulis 2, Storm Data 6. Time: 7:10pm - 7:11pm EDT November 6, 2005 Three chimneys of the Orange County Courthouse collapsed, most likely when hit by roof debris. Numerous trees and a grain silo weredown along the property. May 23, 2000 Injuries: F-scale: F1 Grazulis narrative: Moved east-northeast from five miles southeast of Salem. April 27, 1971 Deaths: 0 However, plotting historical tornado tracks is fraught with the potential for error. Path length: 0.75 mile Here, the tornado was an EF4 with 170 mph winds. At Ceva Logistics a large section of the north wall was pushed out due to 75-80mph winds. Path width: 880 yards On Pacelli Place parts of trees were thrown into two houses, puncturing the siding. As it moved into Warren County, it damaged barn roofs and produced golf ball size hail which penetrated siding on numerous vinyl sided houses. Injuries: 1 Deaths: 0 Deaths: Path width: SPC/NCDC's lat/lon pairs start this tornado in Taylor County and end it in Washington County, crossing the entire width of Marion County in between. Mrs. Herrick's boarding house was nearly demolished, and the Paris Flour Mill's roof was damaged. Homes were struck in Waddy. F-scale: F0 Fencing with 8" posts was torn down. Counties: Madison Path width: 200 yards Path width: 60yards The twister traveled to the northeast, heavily damaging Gainesway, Southeastern Hills, and many neighborhoods along Man O War Boulevard before lifting at Richmond Road across the street from Saint Joseph East Hospital. F-scale: F1 Time: 12:04pm - 12:06pm CDT Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mileNCDC gives nothing. Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards. Noted discrepancies: None Noted discrepancies: None East of I-71 the tornado damaged outbuildings and snapped trees. Counties: Barren Path length: 0.3 mile By evening, the skies darkened and the winds began to roar. One in the Livonia, Smedley, and Salem areas, and the other in the Fredericksburg/Martinsburg area. Notes: This tornado touched down at the entrance of Westport Woods Apartments. Notes: Storm Data takes this tornado from half a mile northeast of Sharpsville to two miles northeast of Sharpsville. Counties: Breckinridge Injuries: 0 Storm Data says this tornado moved from southwest of Ferdinand to Siberia (Siberia proper is actually in Perry County, just over the county line). As settlement advanced, tornadoes were reported from New England, through the Old South, and into the Old Northwest (present-day Midwest, Ohio Valley, Lakes region). Time: 5:30pm January 30, 2013 F-scale: F0 June 9, 2010 Deaths: A note should be made of the rainfall, whether it was most abundant before, during, or after the tornado; also, if possible, the amount of rain at the centre of the track and at some point two thousand or three thousand feet on either side. Deaths: 0 The tornado uprooted and snapped trees as it moved east. New Richmond tornado June 12, 1899. This tornado also damaged a lot of rugged forested area before intersecting with the path of the first vortex near the confluence of Highway 1838 (Corn Creek Road, Highway 625, and Joyce Mill Road. Path width: 150 yards Time: 4:30pm The Path length: 0.2 mile The tornado lifted just west of Cherokee Lane. January 2, 2006 Deaths: Time: 4:40am Path width: 400 yards Deaths: EF-scale: EF1 Deaths: 0 Pieces of the bridge weighing several tons . Along Grazulis' path at NCDC, Wayne County Illinois is listed as an F4 at 5:24pm, Edwards County Illinois as an F4 at 5:49pm, Wabash County Illinois as an F4 at 6:08pm, Knox County Indiana as an F4 at 6:29pm, Gibson County Indiana as an F4 at 6:39pm, Pike County Indiana as an F4 at 6:48pm, Daviess County Indiana as an F4 at 7:08pm, Martin County Indiana as an F4 at 7:24pm, Orange County Indiana as an F4 at 7:41pm, and Lawrence County Indiana as an F4 at 7:43pm. Path length: Injuries: 0 Time: 9:15am Noted discrepancies: This tornado is not listed at SPC or NCDC, but is in Storm Data. Deaths: On the following dates tornadoes occurred while temperatures were in the 50 to 55 degree range: Map of Approximate Fatality Locations Since 1830, Tornado Maps of Southern Indiana/Central Kentucky: Injuries: 1 Another trailer along Miller Road was turned on to its roof. Norman: Injuries: Half of the roof of a mobile home was also taken off. Time: 9:45pm This skipping, hopping tornado destroyed four homes, six mobile homes, a church, five barns, and 12 other buildings. Time: 8:00pm Path width: 10 yards Notes: Houses were twisted and trees uprooted. The tornado continued to the Tennessee state line. Path length: 1 mile Time: 5:10am Noted discrepancies: SPC, Grazulis, and Storm Data give a time of 12:05am, NCDC 12:03am. October 4, 2002 It lifted shortly after crossing China-Manville Road. Path length: 3 miles New York, 1851. Counties: Metcalfe Notes: Storm Data takes this tornado from half a mile north of Georgetown to 2.8 miles east southeast of Georgetown. EF-scale: EF1 Deaths: A mobile home was rolled over and trees and power lines were blown down. The tornado quickly lifted4 miles east of Huntsville. One-half mile east of IN-162, numerous outbuildings were damaged and a small grain hopper was toppled. Path length: 1 mile It is important to remember that the Grazulis publications list only those tornadoes that were of at least F2 strength or resulted in at least one fatality. F-scale: F3 Path length: 0.25 mile Deaths: 1 Counties: Spencer Time: 6:50pm Deaths: The first entered western Wisconsin the night of April 26th, and produced one tornado in Polk county and another in Wood county. Counties: Garrard Path length: 7 miles The peak wind speed was 80 mph and most of the damage was at the tree top level. Path length: Time: 9:16pm CDT Deaths: 0 Counties: Warren Hundreds of hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted, with a few trees landing on houses causing roof damage. The tornado traveled to the northeast and damaged homes on Kurtz Drive and at the intersection of Thornhill Drive and Gaines Road. Path width: Notes: Storm Data says this tornado touched down at Cane Valley and lifted around Pellyton. Path length: Path length: 4.7 miles Injuries: 0 South Hill, where several people were injured and trailers were swept away, and Dunbar were especially hard hit. Path length: 2 miles Path length: 1.9 miles Path width: Injuries: A second barn had metal sheeting thrown 500 yards. Two adults were killed and thrown into a nearby pond. For the first case study on outbreak sequences, we examine two weeks of nearly nonstop tornadoes. County: LaRue Notes: Storm Data mentions damage two miles southwest of Glensboro. A few trees were snapped and uprooted. Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards. Notes: Storm Data says that the central and northern parts of Russellville were hardest hit, including the Kaintuck Hotel. twenty-five people. Injuries: 25 Path width: Time: 12:00am EDT Path length: 1 mile EF-scale: EF0 March 27, 1890 Time: 1:28am EDT It damage many roofs with the heaviest damage at a day care center in a residential home off Miami Court. A satellite dish was blown about a mile. 4 miles west of Cloverport, additional minor damage was done to a, group of homes along 2169. F-scale: F0 Path width: March 1, 2017 Aviation They also stated that the tornado looked like a black wall as it approached. June 26, 2011 Injuries: Noted discrepancies: None Time: 3:38am CST Deaths: Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC list this as an F2Grazulis does not list it. Cloud, Sauk Rapids, and Rice, Minnesota, on April 14, destroying much of the town of Sauk Rapids and . F-scale: F2 June 22, 2011 Time: 3:45pm Injuries: 1 Notes: Two dozen large trees were uprooted or snapped about two miles east of Connersville. Path width: 60 yards Several businesses were damaged in the Broadway and Lakeview Drive area. Counties: Clark IN Path width: 30 yards SPC and NCDC give a path length of 5 miles, Grazulis gives 9 miles. Injuries: 0 Damage was again observed along and west of Speith Road, 1/4 of a mile north of Henryville-Blue Lick Road just southwest of Henryville. Deaths: 0 Deaths: 0 The winds at this location were estimated around 120 mpg (EF2). Path width: June 2, 1987 Photographs are particularly welcome. June 27, 2008 Path length: 15 miles The width of observable damage increased to one-quarter to one-third of a mile. Counties: Logan, Warren (from Todd) Injuries: 0 Thirty-four homes were damaged. Continuing along and parallel to Pleasure Ridge Road, the tornado destroyed a mobile home and barn in its path, and heavily damaged at least three other homes before exiting the county. Counties: Crawford Injuries: 0 A man was watching this tornado off to his Counties: Clark IN Farther along the tornado's path, it knocked a mobile home off the foundation, and rolled it over two nearby cars. The tornado then weakened considerably, and the only significant damage done in Elizabethtown was power lines getting ripped down on North Dixie Highway. Path width: 50yards tornado which rose and fell moving like a Several houses and five barns were demolished. Injuries: SPC gives a path width of 70 yards, NCDC provides no width. Counties: Shelby The first was a large brick ranch homewhich had most of the north half of its roof torn off, and insulation spread eastward in a narrow path. In the Glasgow area one house was destroyed (F3 damage) and 45 badly damaged. County: Metcalfe 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. 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.