tornadoes in the 1800s
A 20 x 20 section of the barn was blown 500 feet to the south-southeast. It skipped northeast, damaging trees and two homes. Injuries: 5
Deaths:
Time: 11:22pm EDT
Time: 7:45pm
November 5, 1948
Counties: Woodford
Damage was intermittent along the 2.2 mile long, 60 yard wide path. Path length:
Here are five of the worst natural disasters to wreak havoc on U.S. soil. Counties: Jefferson KY, Oldham
Injuries: 87
April 4, 2011
Deaths:
It wasn't until the 1800s that advances, For much of the mid-1800s, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. was the center of weather observation for the United, A list of instructions for observing tornadoes during the late 1800s, Historic outbreak sequences: Five major tornado events during the second half of May 1896, New Jerseys deadliest twister and the first scientific tornado study in the United States, U.S. Tornado History: Early American thought presented in textbooks of the 1800s, U.S. Tornado History: The Smithsonian Institutions Queries Relative to Tornadoes, circa 1860s, Understanding basic tornadic radar signatures, Into the Storm: 10 best and worst movie moments for a tornado nerd. The tornadoes touched down just north of the front in Kentucky. Minimal F2. Injuries: 0
Path length: 8.3miles
F-scale: F2
Continuing to the northeast, a large metal carport was lifted and blown 50 feet north into neighboring trees, and more tree limbs were snapped, while a vinyl fence was blown northwest, as was a large trampoline and a patio umbrella, which was entangled in utility lines northwest of its origin. SPC and NCDC give a path width of 880 yards, Storm Data says 1320 yards, Grazulis says 200 yards. Injuries:
The tornado lifted just west of Cherokee Lane. F-scale: F1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 3
The worst damage, near the upper bound of EF1 around 105 mph, was done to a well-constructed home west of Mintonville. Notes: The tornado touched down east of Interstate 65 near Claypool. April 20, 1996
Fix the attention on the motion of detached clouds. Path width: 100 yards
Path length:
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Grazulis' path width is probably the most correct. Deaths:
13. Noted discrepancies: SPC lists a path width of 70 yards, NCDC 73 yards, Storm Data 75 yards. Path width:
However, by the beginning of the 1800s, no Europeans had settled in the Oklahoma region. Counties: Nelson
The "Negro section" of Jimtown was destroyed, and all 25 houses in Jimtown were razed after the storm. A 4000 pound trailer (concession trailer) was moved 30 yards, while a Ford pickup truck was moved 60 yards. Time: 1:17pm
Injuries:
Another outbuilding was overturned and slidabout 10 feet. January 29, 2008
Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC give a path length of 21 milesGrazulis give 18 miles. March 10, 1986
Two homes were unroofed and torn apart, injuring two people inside one of them. Counties: Jessamine
Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of 32 miles, NCDC 31 miles. June 23, 2017
The toll in the church was about 18 to 20 dead, out of the 55 who were in the church at the time. Trees and telephone poles were blown down for a mile along Briar Hill Road. Injuries:
Deaths: 0
EF-scale: EF1
Path length: 3 miles
February 6, 2008
Notes: Storm Data says this occurred near New Roe. EF-scale: EF2
May 26, 1965
County: Dubois
Counties: Hancock
There is the utmost danger of seeing the tornado do what we think it ought to do. From here it travelled east-northeast, snapping tree limbs as it skipped over mainly open pastureland until it reached Thomas Road. Injuries: 0
County: Nelson
At this point, prefer to plot this tornado only in Mercer County. Deaths: 0
Time: 3:26am
All of the damage was consistent with, The National Weather Service would like to thank volunteer general, aviation pilots Mark Powers and Josh Kieffer for flying the damage, path in N16NA and Austin Lassell for aerial photography. March 20, 1976
Shingle damage occurred to a home in this location. F-scale: F3
The tornado was said to have been "thrashing about like the tail of a mad beast". Path width:
EF-Scale: EF-2
Counties: Floyd
Deaths: 0
Tornado intensity is described by the fscale. December 21, 2013
Path width: 75yards
East of I-71 the tornado damaged outbuildings and snapped trees. Noted discrepancies: NCDC narrative does not match up with the lat/lons given for Jefferson County. Time: 1:20am EST to 1:22am EST
F-scale: F1
November 14, 2011
Path width:
June 18, 1992
Storm Data says this tornado touched down a half mile south of Paynesville, and does mention that the tornado continued into Trimble County to near Mount Pleasant. Grazulis lists this tornado at 8:15pm. Notes: The tornado first touched down north of Russell Springs in northern Russell County west of Highway 127 where it did minor damage to trees, barns, and outbuildings. Path length: 3.6miles
March 12, 1986
A storage building was lifted up and thrown across Broadway. May 26, 1968
Path width: 150yards
April 11, 2008
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Noted discrepancies: None
Path length: 5 miles
One mobile home rolled over onto a vehicle but the three occupants were unhurt. Deaths: 1
County: Henry
During the final stages of the tornado, it struck homes along Peyton Road flipping over single wide trailers, lifting the roof of a barn, and doing extensive tree damage. Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC give a path width of 200 yardsGrazulis and Storm Data 100 yards. Deaths:
Path length:
Your email address will not be published. Several residences and barns suffered extensive damage along Cemetery Road and Martinsville Ford Road. Peak winds were estimated at 80 mphwith a maximum path width of 65 yards. Path length:
Several trees knocked down as well. On the square, the tornado ripped the metal roofs off of Reflections Flower Shop and Liberty Furniture. At the 200 block of Cross Creek Court wasthe clearest evidence of trees facing all eight cardinal directions. F-scale: F0
Path width: 125 yards
Path length:
April 7, 2015
At the home next door the front door was pulling away from the building. Path length: 3 miles
NCDC does not include Fayette County. Somewhat lighter damage was noted on Personality Court, Sundart Drive, Centre Parkway, and River Park Drive in Gainesway. Numerous trees and power lines were downed, and one tree was blown onto a house. Path width:
April 3, 1974
November 15, 2005
Time: 12:43am EST to 12:45am EST
Path length: 5 miles
One house had its foundation shifted a few feet, and one roof was completely blown off. Injuries: 0
Narrative: After damaging a farm one mile west of Charlestown, the tornado moved into the village. Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC do not list this tornado. The tornado did minor roof damage to a house near Martin Road. Counties: Washington IN
Path length: 0.4mile
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. Throughout the property there were twisted and uprooted trees. Counties: Clark IN, Scott IN, Jefferson IN (to Ripley)
Time: 6:30pm
Path length: 3.5 mile (skipping)
Deaths:
Path width: 300 yards
Time: 2:30pm
The tornado then finally began to weaken and it dissipated about four miles shy of Paris. Path width: 30yards
Counties: Adair
April 3, 1974
SPC gives a path length of 16 miles, NCDC 17 miles, Grazulis 18 miles. More research is necessary. Tee climbed the tree and got her out. Deaths: 0
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May 30, 2004
Notes: Storm Data says this tornado struck Sunny Corner. Notes: There is considerable disagreement among data sources regarding the end point of this tornado (despite excellent agreement on the touchdown point). Time: 2:50pm
Deaths:
EF-Scale:EF2
Injuries:
Time: 2:20am - 2:21am CDT
The tornado was preceded by straight-line winds, then just east of Claypool Boyce Road there was a distinct change in the tree pattern. Counties: Adair
Scores of trees were downed, along with power lines. March 27, 1890
Counties: Hart, LaRue
The tornado spent its last fury in the Happy Acre area, causing damage along Goose Creek, near Friendship Church, and on the southern end of Bethany Ridge where chickens were stripped of their feathers. Path width:
A chicken house was blown away, killing 92 of the 100 chickens within. It damaged 3 to 4 barns and snapped numerous trees along its 1.1 mile path. Injuries: 2
Grazulis narrative: Touching down five miles southwest of Hardinsburg, Breckinridge County, the tornado passed along the northern edge of that town, with F3 damage to homes. Path length:
One man was killed, and his son may have died as two homes were destroyed three miles southeast of English. SPC lists a path length of 19 miles, NCDC 18 miles, Grazulis 21 miles. Counties: Warren
Counties: Nelson
Time: 3:45am
Notes: This tornado touched down near Hickory Flat Road just south of its intersection with Hickory Flat-Ridge Road in Simpson County where about a dozen trees were uprooted. Path width:
NCDC gives no endpoint lat/lon. A 72'x12' shed next to the barn was destroyed. Time: 11:12am EST
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F-scale: F0
April 20, 1958
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The tornado lifted just shy of the Ohio River near the end of Fulton Road. The existence of such opposing currents is fully proved by the observation of aeronauts, as well as by those of observers at the surface of the globe. New York, 1851. Injuries:
EF-Scale:EF1
Winds peaked here at 100 mph. Grazulis has this tornado touch down ten minutes before the previous one (listed above). Time: 7:19am-7:46am EDT
Path width:
Path width: 30 yards
In southwest Jessamine County at the intersection of KY 1268 and US 68 seven horses were killed along with extensive barn and fence damage. Counties: Allen
On Murray Roada father and son were in their milking barn when they saw the storm approach. A small play shed on the west side of the home was destroyed, with the debris blown to the west-northwest. Path length: 0.5 mi
Path width:
Injuries: 0
County: Grayson
Mud was spattered onto the north-facing front of the home, where a porch column support was also moved slightly. Path width: 100 yards
Many homes along the damage path had roof damage. Time: 5:47pm
Deaths: 0
EF-scale: EF1
Damage then occurred again when a frame home's garage was torn from its foundation at 2835 Klondike Lane and was thrown 100 feet into the side of Saint Martha Catholic Church. Noted discrepancies: None
Should probably plot as one coherent tornado from Skinnersburg to Fleming, including all counties in between (and avoiding Bourbon County). Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Counties: Orange
F-scale: F3
Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC gave this an F3, Grazulis gives an F2. Time: 6:45pm
Injuries: 30
May 28, 1996
Path width: 125yards
Time: 2:40am
Deaths: 0
Time: 12:45pm
Time: 4:40pm
Storm Data has this tornado hit Southville, KY 714, and Waddy. Path width:
EF-scale: EF1
Grazulis doesn't many any specific locations of the injuries he reported. The way the Kentucky River winds through the area, the SPC track takes the tornado from near Valley View in Madison County, into southernmost Lexington in Fayette County, and then back into Madison County. Another trailer near this location was completely destroyed. Counties: Lincoln
About Our Office Path length: 15 miles
Time: 4:30pm
February 12, 1880
F-scale: F2
I always liked hearin bout 1800s tornadoes. Path width:
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People would cross the street rather than walk by it. April 20, 1958
Notes: Interspersed among straight-line wind damage was a tornado that first touched down a half mile east of Amos. Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Grazulis narrative: A tornado was intermittently on the ground near Bowling Green. Counties: Madison
Deaths: 0
The school's tobacco barn and greenhouse were destroyed and the cattle barn was damaged. The tornado lifted in the Irish Hill neighborhood. Counties: Metcalfe
F-scale: F1
County: Allen
Injuries: 0
Union (near the present-day intersection of KY 1421 and Napier Road) and then Holland, killing four. Deaths: 0
November 18, 1957
Time: 1:44pm - 1:46pm EDT
Path length:
Time: 4:00am
Noted discrepancies: Not listed at NCDC. Garages were destroyed in Senning's Park (site of Louisville's zoo at the time, located across New Cut Road from the Iroquois Amphitheater). Grazulis Narrative:
SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC gives 30 yards. Path length:
After further research, it has been decided that this tornado touched down west of Cool Springs and north of Wysox in Ohio County. Trees were uprooted and snapped. EF-Scale: EF-2
The tornado produced sporadic damage across farmland mainly in terms of trees, with more concentrated damage along Plum Run Road. Three tornadoes were 1200 yards wide: one each on March 27, 1890.March 18, 1925.and April 3, 1974. Counties: Nelson
Injuries:
Counties: Hardin
An antique horse sled was picked up and moved about 10 feet. April 5, 2017
Thirty homes and six businesses were destroyed at Narrows (virtually the entire village). F-scale: F1
Time: 9:00pm
Damage was widespread along Dresden and Longfield Avenues, with damage on Longfield reported at the addresses of 812, 713, 716, and at 715 the house was "twisted." Thousands of schooners, or sailing ships, and hundreds of steamers hauled cargo and passengers between bustling port cities such as Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland. Time: 8:16pm
Counties: Lincoln (from Pulaski)
Path width:
Counties: Clark KY
February 28, 2011
Path length: 8 miles
Grazulis narrative: About 100 of the 500 residents of Campbellsburg were left homeless. wagon was reported to have been thrown two April 22, 2011
Injuries: 0
Two cars moved several feet and were turned 45 degrees with one on top of the other in the State Farm parking lot. A car was blown off the road, over a fence, and into a field. Path length: 1.6mile
County: Ohio
April 19, 2011
F-scale:
Path length: 1 mile
F-scale: F0
Notes: A short-lived tornado with winds to 90 mph touched down 4.25 miles southwest of Albany. Path width: 180 yards
Injuries:
Path length:
Grazulis narrative: Moved northeast from three miles northeast of Horse Cave, to Uno, and on to Hardyville. Noted discrepancies: Not listed at NCDC. Twelve homes were destroyed near Alton. Deaths: 0
February 20, 1951
Deaths: 0
SPC lists a path length of 15 milesNCDC says 10 miles. It continued skipping east, uprooting and snapping trees and destroying an anchored mobile home on Underwood Road. Injuries:
October 7, 2014
Time: 3:55pm
Minor damage was sustained east of KY 639 to several outbuildings. numerous eyewitness accounts, documented Path length: 9 miles
Deaths: 0
Deaths: 0
Also hard to believe the NWS would give it an F3 rating and Grazulis would only give it an F1 or less. Injuries: 1
Travis Brown, whose son owns the building, said it was built in the late 1800s. This tornado was probably spawned from the same thunderstorm that produced the earlier tornado in southwest Louisville (see previous entry). Path width: 400 yards
She had been sucked out of her mobile home when she tried to open her front door. Noted discrepancies: SPC/NCDC endpoint lat/lon for this tornado is in LaRue County, and narrative at NCDC includes LaRue County. Much of the tornado path was at tree top, and several residents within 1/2 mile of the storm were unaware of it due to lack ofexcessive winds or roar. Counties: Orange
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