This is where a small tornado formed within the straight-line wind path with winds between 80 and 85 mph. Time: 9:26pm CDT to 9:33pm CDT Path width: 300 yards Nobody knew about it until the next morning when they saw the scattered debris causing tales of a night phantom.. Time: 2:30pm Deaths: 0 Time: 10:40am EST The first home, a well built stone home, had significant roof damage and the screened-in porch was destroyed. A well-constructed and large factory building (Airgo Industries) was cleared to its foundation slab with numerous anchoring bolts bent in the direction of the storm. An additional smaller. Notes: Storm Data takes this tornado from one mile west of Dugansville to 9/10 of a mile west of Dugansville. Noted discrepancies: None recalls the tornado that struck the railway station "It's been through many, many owners over a hundred-some years," Mr. Brown said. One of the outbuildings was fully packed, weighing several thousand pounds, and another larger outbuilding was pushed off its foundation. For small, short-lived tornadoes, only one latitude/longitude pair may have been given in the National Weather Service database (rather than one pair for the starting point and another pair for the ending point). Counties: Perry IN F-scale: F2 Injuries: 15 One building was damaged at the touchdown site. Notes: Storm Data says this tornado went from near McKinney to Preachersville to near the Garrard County line, damaging the county fairgrounds and Maywood. Path length: 4 miles Time: 4:00pm The US Bank building at the corner of Fifth and Main had some roof damage. Twelve homes were destroyed near Alton. 20. Path length: 2.8 miles Deaths: Deaths: 0 Farther east on Electron Drive several corporations and warehouses had structural damage to roofs and the sides of buildings. Deaths: Counties: Breckinridge, Meade Path length: One piece of roofing lumber was found 500 feet ENE of the home. Path length: Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC list a path width of 17 yards, Grazulis lists 20 yards, Storm Data says 33 yards. EF-Scale:EF1 Deaths: Deaths: 0 Path length: F-scale: F0 Counties: Lincoln County: Hart Path length: Notes: Storm Data mentions damage at Queens Chapel Church and on KY 314, Spillman Road, and Thurmon-Sexton Road. The occupant was blown into a field with the debris, even though the living room furniture stayed in place. Deaths: The War of 1812 was ongoing, and the British had just defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bladensburg on August 24 and reached Washington. Deaths: Deaths: 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. Path length: 9 miles Counties: Clark IN At 1598 Carter Brothers Roada riding lawn mower was thrown about 50 yards and thegarbage can flew 150 yards. Injuries: Time: 12:41pm Grazulis lists this tornado at 10:57pm. Time: 5:55pm Significant numbers of large trees were snapped and/or uprooted as the tornado crossed US 27. A carport was thrown over a house and landed 100 yards to the east. Counties: Lincoln Note the time of day carefully, and specify whether the time used is Eastern, Central, Mountain, or some city time. Path length: Time: 9:35am Pieces of the bridge weighing several tons . Time: 7:10pm April 29, 1963 Path length: 3.5miles Counties: Hardin ticket window was blown into a nearby field, Deaths: 0 F-scale: F1 Time: 6:06pm - 6:21pm CDT During the end of the tornadoes life cycle it narrowed and bounced striking several trees and knocking over several cemetery headstones and uprooted 2 large trees at the Little Clifty United Methodist Church just west of Lacon. NCDC gives no beginning or ending locations for this tornado. Three barns were destroyed, 2 of them were concreted in strong firm footers. Of course this is absurd, and we must resort to some other explanation of the phenomenon. The Stockyard Farm Supply Company on South Johnson Street sustained roof damage. The SPC and NCDC longitude (-88.45) for this tornado is in Marshall County. Time: 9:50pm - 9:52pm CST Path length: 1.3miles Here the tornado was estimated at EF2 with 115mph winds. Noted discrepancies: SPC lists a path width of 250 yardsNCDC says 400 yardsStorm Data has up to 450 yards. Storm Data says this tornado touched down just south of the Gene Snyder Freeway two miles south-southeast of Jeffersontown. County: Scott KY Counties: Hart Deaths: 0 Further research would be nice, to see what it did in Orange County, though it went through a rather desolate area in Hoosier National Forest. The press box was thrown onto the playing field and destroyed. April 3, 1956 On the west side of Thomas Road, the tornado reached its greatest intensityand size, with winds of 100 mph. As it, reached 961 east of Alvaton in Warren County, it spawned an EF1, tornado with winds estimated at 95 mph destroying a barn and tool. Time: 7:10pm - 7:11pm EDT Time: 10:30pm Three track maps are available: zoomed in (local view), zoomed out (regional view), and a satellite map with damage points plotted. Injuries: 0 NCDC lists Hamilton County Illinois with an F4 at 5:20pm, agreeing perfectly with Grazulis. However, the spring of 2011 was one of the deadliest and costliest tornado seasons on record. Counties: Clark IN Time: 4:27pm Time: 11:53pm - 11:56pm EDT Deaths: 0 The tornado lifted just west of US 42. However, by the beginning of the 1800s, no Europeans had settled in the Oklahoma region. Time: 6:30pm Injuries: Time: 10:00am Injuries: 2 April 3, 1974 April 8, 2020 Lat/lon given place it in Sumner County, Tennessee. Counties: Henry Injuries: 0 to conduct a damage survey. The tornado had lifted the house completely off the foundation and rotated it about 3-4 feet. Injuries: 0 Path width: 30 yards Time: 2:35pm Injuries: 57 Path length: 15.6 miles Deaths: 0 At this point, prefer to plot this tornado only in Mercer County. Counties: Jessamine Grazulis Narrative: Even settlers in the 1600s described them in Massachusetts. Deaths: 0 About twenty other homes were damaged. Time: 1:36am EDT to 1:38am EDT Probably meant KY 571. Deaths: Give an estimate of the loss to buildings, also specifying the number of buildings destroyed and their characters as to strength, etc. Path length: January 17, 2012 F-scale: F3 Notes:This very small, skipping tornado did its damage primarily on hilltops between Sparks Ferry Road and the intersection of IN135 and Lewellen Road. Notes: Storm Data takes this from four miles north of Leitchfield, across northeastern Leitchfield, to four miles east of Leitchfield. Occasionally, in the National Weather Service database, it appeared that the latitude/longitude pair given for a tornado's location was simply the latitude/longitude for that county's seat or largest town, even if the tornado actually occurred in another part of the county. April 16, 1998 F-scale: F0 Time: 4:30am Notes: The tornado first touched down about 0.8 miles southwest of Stanford. Notes: Though local news accounts reported "heavy damage in western Franklin County," the first specific point of damage this project has been able to find so far has been at the Capital City Airport, so will begin the track there. Time: 8:00pm Deaths: 0 About forty other homes had minor damage. January 17, 2012 Path width: Moving due east, it snapped the trunks of several large trees, blocking the highway, and mowed down a line of trees along Louis Mattingly Road. The end of the path was surveyed east at Hwy 259 where another metal structure was damaged and several trees where downed. Injuries: Crossing over Lewis Road into Barren County, the roof of a sunroom was torn off of a home and an outbuilding destroyed. More research would be nice. It also caused the walls of 2adjacent outbuildings and a garage to buckle out. Notes: A National Weather Service Survey Team in conjunction with Larue County EMA determined a second tornado just south of Miami Court and moved east through a wooded area. Path length: 2.25 miles New York, NDC Hodges, 1890. Deaths: 0 Several residents reported a loud roar, their ears popped, and there was zero visibility in torrential rain when the storm struck. Injuries: Time: 5:38pm Time: 8:32pm CDT Path width: A mother and her three children were discovered grouped in death, and in another spot a father lay dead with the mother mortally wounded, their young child placed beneath them unhurt, protected by the forms of its parents. Notes: Storm Data takes this tornado from half a mile south of Saint Catherine to one and a half miles northeast of Saint Catherine. Path length: Narrative: This unusual January tornado touched down southwest of Shively and moved east-northeast. The Daily Courier noted, "There was scarcely any more cohesiveness in the mortar in the brickwork than if had been made of sand and water." Counties: Logan and Simpson Injuries: 0 A narrow tornado developed quickly just west of 3667 Grassland Black Gold Rd (Highway 1365) and snapped a few softwood and few large limbs. Deaths: 0 Noted discrepancies: None. Path width: 100 yards County: Henry Path width: Another barn was destroyed, and every shingle was blown off a well constructed roof. Path length: EF-scale: EF0 Deaths: 0 Path width: 200 yards Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC list this as an F2, Grazulis does not list it. Notes: Hard to believe and F3 tornado with a path length and width as small as what SPC gives. Debris from these structures was found up to 300 yards to the east in a pond. mid-1800s. Notes: According to Storm Data this tornado touched down near Seymour. Path width: EF-Scale:EF1 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. F-scale: F1 Counties: Adair F-scale: F2 EF-Scale: EF-1 Notes: Storm Data says this tornado touched down just south of Corydon. Time: 10:28pm EDT Path length: Path width: Injuries: 0 The tornado continued through several fields doing extensive tree and fence damage. Counties: Anderson NCDC lists Hopkins County at 9:25am, then two entries for Muhlenberg County (one at 9:36am and the other at 9:41am), then two entries for Ohio County (one at 9:48am and the other at 9:56am), then one entry for Grayson County (at 10:17am). This tornado was part of the "Enigma Outbreak", when sixty tornadoes swept through the southeast United States. Time: 3:59am EF-Scale: EF-2 February 29, 2012 Warwick Distillery at Silver Creek lost its roof. Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a time of 3:20pm, NCDC 2:20pm, Storm Data 4:20pm. SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Storm Data 500 yards, Grazulis nothing. The tornado then crossed US 27, destroying several barns, uprooting and snapping trees, and damaging several homes. A very well-built family residence took a direct hit from the EF2 tornado, with the front side of the home having the plywood exposed and with most of the shingles gone but the rest of the house fully intact due to the house having all the proper clips and braces with rebar. Notes: The tornado moved from three and a half miles west of Franklin to the north side of town. County: Barren Path length: 7 miles Path length: 0.5mile Injuries: 0 Deaths: Path length: 1.9 miles F-scale: EF3 The tornado then crossed the road where a brick facade home lost part of its outer wall, suffered roof damage, and was struck by debris. The tornado apparently lifted and crossed Elizabeth-New Middletown Road and headed east into a wooded area. Noted discrepancies: Not listed at NCDC. The tornado began to skip and struck a few trees in Forest Springs North before moving into Oldham County. Noted discrepancies: None Path width: There were some trees down further along the farmer`s field, but the tornado lifted after traveling approximately 0.6 miles where a few trees were topped where it lifted. and mixed with mud." The country home of Judge Case near Springfield was unroofed. Injuries: 0 It expanded to its maximum width and strength about a mile into its path. Path length: 6 miles May 18, 1995 The tornado lifted near Catnip Road in Perry County which is about 2.3 miles east of St. Meinrad. They account for 68 percent of all Great Plains tornadoes. Multiple trees were snapped and uprooted. March 2, 2012 A tied-down trailer was overturned. Path width: Notes: Will map this as touching down just barely inside LaRue County. Power poles were torn down along New Cut Road. SPC and NCDC give a path width of 60 yards, Grazulis give 80 yards, Storm Data give 75 yards. Counties: Harrison IN The tornado struck the north portion of Westport Bend Commerce Park, snapping and bending several trees. Counties: Green, LaRue, Marion A cluster of tall evergreens was snapped off and strewn chaotically in all directions. The tornado stayed on the ground for one mile before lifting, heavily damaging a church on Dixie Highway, as well as uprooting and snapping several trees and damaging numerous homes. Path width: 125yards 9 Apr 2022. Path width: F-scale: Debris from the barn and home were scattered in a narrow path through row crops up to a third of a mile to the northeast, where a resident witnessed large sheets of roofing and siding fall into a hay field on the north side of Lewellen Road. Storm Data lists only Jefferson and Henry counties. Moving across Crawford County, the tornado widened to over a mile, missing many small communities and levelling several farms. Metal roof panels from the buildings, along with insulation from a small home, werewrapped around trees as far as half a mile from their origin, with other small debris observed as far as 0.75 miles from the initial touchdown location. Path width: Another trailer along Miller Road was turned on to its roof. Path length: 0.7 miles Nelson County lost 52 homes and about 100 barns. A dumpster full of old building material was thrown 75 yards and snapped one telephone pole. Counties: Warren Time: 3:50pm - 3:52pm EDT Several different sources were used to compile this tornado catalogue. Grazulis lists this tornado at 10:30pm. Tee climbed the tree and got her out. Deaths: 0 The metal sheeting was thrown in a northwesterly to northeasterly direction. Path width: Simply put, the tornado is one of the planet's most dynamic and unforgettable weather events. Path length: 21 miles The NCDC touchdown lat/lon in Shelby County is not the same as the liftoff lat/lon in Jefferson County, though it ought to be if the tornado went directly from Jefferson County into Shelby County as one coherent tornado, so perhaps at the NCDC website the Shelby County event is a separate tornado, and is also a separate tornado according to Grazulis who perhaps felt it was not F2 and thus omitted it? Path width: 800 yards Notes: This was one of the worst tornadoes ever to strike Lexington. Time: Counties: Dubois 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. Injuries: June 16, 1982 County: Green F-scale: F1 Path width: Deaths: Time: 1:22pm CST June 2, 1990 April 20, 2000 Time: 8:00pm Time: 11:00am EST Two days after the tornado the tracks were still blocked beginning at O'Bannon Station. Forecast Discussion Notes: Storm Data places this tornado west of Shepherdsville. Path width: Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC give a path width of 200 yardsGrazulis and Storm Data 100 yards. F-scale: Noted discrepancies: NWS ranks this as an F3, but Grazulis does not list it. Path length: 1.3mile Path length: Deaths: Counties: Jefferson IN (to Jennings and Ripley) Grazulis, Thomas. F-scale: F4 April 11, 1972 Narrative: A tornado hit near Boat Island on the Barren River. Path length: Deaths: County: Washington, IN Path length: Damage was then fairly sparse until the tornado entered the Germantown and Phoenix Hill neighborhoods. The park was quickly repaired and was ready to go in time for the first pitch. F-scale: F0