tornadoes in the 1800s

F-scale: F1 Path width: 200yards EF-scale: EF2 Counties: Henry Mapped as best as possible, since lat/lon given was just off of Irvine Road. May 27, 2004 November 18, 2017 Time: 3:38am CST Time: 3:30pm EST Notes: This tornado struck Brier Hill. A large, well constructed barn was destroyed. Several outbuildings were damaged and numerous trees were uprooted or snapped in the Sunfish area. Notes: A tree was uprooted at the beginning of the track. Time: 7:23pm October 7, 1965 Path width: Path width: 1200 yards Path width: February 28, 2011 Two minor injuries occurred with this tornado. Deaths: Injuries: Several residences and barns suffered extensive damage along Cemetery Road and Martinsville Ford Road. Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC rank this as an F3Grazulis does not list it. Noted discrepancies: SPC lists a path width of 17 yards, NCDC and Storm Data say 50 yards. Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a time of 6:01pm, NCDC gives 5:01pm, Storm Data says 7:01pm. It damaged trailers and downed many trees. Also on Zeta Court a car was flipped over. F-scale: F0 June 1, 1917 Time: 12:50am - 12:51am EST At Westport Business Center there was significant roof damage with portions of the roofing material and parts of the roofsupports 20 to 50 yards downwind and several windows blown out. Path width: Fifty large trees were uprooted in Iroquois Park, and smaller trees were witnessed sailing through the air. Numerous homes and businesses were damaged or destroyed on the north side of Bowling Green. National Weather Service records use latitude/longitude pairs, which are precise enough for general use but leave room for a few miles' error around the exact latitude/longitude pair location, which can make a significant difference. Grazulis takes the twister from Jefferson County into Oldham County (instead of Shelby County) and on into Henry County (agreeing with SPC's database). Fences were torn down as well. Four people in the area were treated for minor injuries. Path width: 150 yards Counties: Warren County: Edmonson Injuries: 0 F-scale: F3 Deaths: The National Weather Service has no official tornado record prior to 1950, and other sources for early tornadoes do not list every tornado that has occurred. April 20, 1996 The tornado continued north of Barnes Road, damaging several clusters of trees in open country. Notes: The tornado initially touched down on the northwest side of a large family home and farm on Fairfield Road. Counties: Warren Path width: 100 yards The end lat/lon in the first NCDC Scott County entry is the same as the begin lat/lon in the second Scott County entry. An empty trailer was flipped over near this location. Path width: 250yards The tornado weakened to F1 strength as it moved into the Tates Creek Trailer Park on the Fayette County line. April 4, 1892 We can uncover their habits, such as their preferred direction of travel, time of year for formation, typical strength, and myriad other data through careful historical study. A tornado appears as a rotating, funnel-shaped cloud that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground with whirling winds that can reach 300 miles per hour. Noted discrepancies: SPC has this storm moving from McCracken County directly into Madison County, which is geographically impossible. F-scale: F0 Injuries: Deaths: County: Henry Path length: 1/3 of a mile Deaths: 0 Injuries: 0 Most of the structural damage occurred along Moore Road, where several mobile homes were moved considerable distances and were destroyed. F-scale: F3 It then crossed the road and snapped several trees. Counties: Hardin, Nelson, Spencer Deaths: 0 He described in graphic detail the "agonies of Injuries: 0 Most of the trees were snapped halfway up indicative of a skipping weak tornado. Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC list this as an F2Grazulis does not list it. Injuries: 4 Deaths: 1 Injuries occurred when three trailers were destroyed. Maximum wind speeds were 95 mph. Another information statement will follow shortly. F-scale: F1 Notes: The tornado began at the Butler/Grayson County line just north of Dog Creek Road and ended near the intersection of J. D. Hudson Road and Coats Road. Counties: Harrison IN, Floyd, Clark IN, Jefferson KY Notes: This tornado touched down 1.7 miles west-northwest of Sugar Grove near the intersection of Dimple and Belcher Roads. Professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy Two people received injuries when a chimney fell on them and broke their ribs. Counties: Clark IN Three metal outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. A car was blown off the road, over a fence, and into a field. June 23, 1984 Injuries: 2 Several trailers were moved off of their foundations and had roof damage. Time: 9:45pm Injuries: Storm Prediction Center There were at least 20 injuries, one critical. History of Tornado Forecasting - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Counties: Washington IN Mississippi Tornados | Homefacts Injuries: Strange time disagreement between SPC and NCDC. Deaths: Time: 11:20pm EST Path length: 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. One of the most famous tornado stories Path width: 200 yards Path length: Path width: Path length: Noted discrepancies: Storm Data lists this and the previous tornado as one. made for good press, and together they March 1, 1997 A thin path of downed trees coincident with a circulation observed on radar was surveyed by the pilots. April 20, 2000 Hail up to 2 inches in diameter fell with the storm. Twisters brought devastating results. The destruction of forty barns in Hart County and damage to 57 homes in Taylor County was likely from straight-line downburst winds. March 14, 2019 Noted discrepancies: NWS calls this an F2, Grazulis says F1. F-scale: F1 Notes: This tornado touched down just north of Adairville. Noted discrepancies: SPC and Storm Data list both Taylor and Washington countiesNCDC lists only Taylor CountyGrazulis lists only Washington County. F-scale: F2 Path length: Path width: Notes: This tornado touched down near Centennial Boulevard in Clark County. Noted discrepancies: SPC and Grazulis list 6 deaths for this tornado, NCDC lists 5. Path width: 30 yards Grazulis Narrative: Moved northeast, striking the northern part of Tell City. SPC gives a path length of 70 miles, NCDC gives 35 miles, Grazulis gives 32 miles. Keep in mind that these maps only depict tornadoes -- not severe thunderstorms, downbursts, or other damaging winds. Path width: 300 yards Deaths: 0 Grazulis narrative: Moved east-northeast from one mile northwest of Galena to Sellersburg, passing through Floyds Knobs and Hamburg. Path width: Path length: Counties: Clinton A small garage was completely destroyed with only minor damage to its contents. Time: 1:00pm 13. Path length: 1.8miles An RV parked next to the shop was blown into a utility pole. Path length: 0.8 miles May 6, 1971 F-scale: F1 Time: 5:10am Path width: 200 yards Deaths: After crossing Hwy 231, thetornado damaged several largewarehouses, scattering wood and sheetmetal debris. Path width: Intermittent minor damage then occurred east of this intersection. The tornado then hit a large farm at 3604 Schley Road destroying the second story of the home. A history of twisters: Tornadoes in Mississippi since 1950. F-scale: F1 Stanton, Kansas, on June 8, 1860, killing Path width: 100 yards Deaths: 0 The tornado moved through a rural area of poorly constructed homes, many owned by miners. April 27, 2011 Injuries: 0 1-Stop Climate Deaths: 0 April 20, 2011 Time: 7:45pm The building collapsed with 200 people inside; 75 at a lodge meeting on the upper floor and 125 children with their mothers taking dancing lessons on the lower floor. This skipping, hopping tornado destroyed four homes, six mobile homes, a church, five barns, and 12 other buildings. Injuries: F-scale: F2 EF-Scale:EF0 County: Scott KY Injuries: 0 Near Patton Road there was an enhanced area of tree damage, with the trees laying in a convergent pattern. F-scale: F0 1800 13 miles (21 km) Barns were destroyed near Bonneauville and Abbottstown. Cattle and horses were killed. Time: 2:07pm EDT Path width: 75yards May 15, 1986 November 9, 2000 November 15, 2005 Injuries: 0 Path width: The driver of one of the trucks was injured. September 8, 2018 Injuries: Daily Temp/Precip Maps Time: 5:58pm - 6:00pm CDT June 3, 1996 Path length: October 6, 2014 Time: 11:30am The violent tornado also seriously damaged several homes on the north side of State Highway 160. Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path width of 10 yards and a path length of 1/10 of a mileNCDC gives nothing for either. County: Shelby SPC gives a path length of 36 miles, NCDC gives 35 miles, Grazulis 38 miles. As it moved, into Warren County, it damaged barn roofs and produced golf ball size, hail which penetrated siding on numerous vinyl sided houses. Path width: Across the county numerous power poles, barns, and homes sustained damage. Some tornadoes are clearly visible, while rain or nearby low-hanging clouds obscure others. The tornado then damaged an outbuilding and numerous trees as it headed east toward the intersection of Double Or Nothing Road and Radio Tower Road. Path width: Time: 2:40am A neighbor along Deatsville Road had a tree fall and crush a trampoline. Notes: This tornado hit about three and a half miles north northeast of Jeffersonville in Sunset Trailer Park where two dozen trailers were damaged. A few trees were snapped and uprooted. Injuries: 0 F-scale: F3 Noted discrepancies: SPC lists a path width of 17 yards, NCDC and Storm Data list 50 yards. F-scale: F0 Finley had it figured out but lost out in a power play. Time: 6:10pm Two barns were destroyed and a well-built one story home sufferedsignificant roof and side damage. Injuries: 0 Time: 7:00am Path length: 0.5mile 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. Something odd here. It next downed a tree on Mine Fork Road that fell between a home and outbuilding,damaging both structures and causing aminor head injury to the occupant of the shed. Counties: Monroe From here it travelled east-northeast, snapping tree limbs as it skipped over mainly open pastureland until it reached Thomas Road. County: Harrison, KY Notes: Storm Data takes this tornado from 4.7 miles northeast of the Lexington airport to one and a half miles southeast of Greendale. Time: 7:00pm CDT May 6, 1840 - The Great Natchez Tornado kills 317 in Natchez, Mississippi. Deaths: Deaths: 0 Path width: 125 yards Notes:This small tornado was embedded in afast moving squall line that raced east at 55 mph. Another metal out building on the right periphery of the damage path had sheeting pulled off the back of the building apparently from the force of the inbound winds into the tornado. Time: 6:15pm Notes: The tornado touched down on a farm at 1235 Crooksville Road where it snapped and uprooted several trees, spreading them in several directions. F-scale: EF1 Path length: Using NCDC's lat/lons this comes out rather strange. Will plot with official lat/lon but additional research would be nice. A sign was also blown down at a business along U.S. 60. Deaths: Grazulis/NCDC information agrees well with a track map of the outbreak drawn up by NSSFC. Counties: Washington IN, Scott IN Time: 7:00am Deaths: Time: 2:40pm May 28, 1996 The tornado lifted at the Casey County line. Notes: Storm Data places this tornado near Hardyville. F-scale: F3 Time: 7:27pm EDT A two story brick home was damaged "about as complete(ly) as it could possibly be" and a man and his son were killed in the home, on the northeast corner of Payne and Logan Streets (those streets do not intersect today, so this exact location is unknown). The tornado continued to strengthen just east of Exit 19 of Interstate 65 in a heavily industrialized area. F-scale: F1 Injuries: Narrative: Homes of all sizes were destroyed near New Castle. Injuries: tornado which rose and fell moving like a EF-Scale:EF1 Wednesday's tornado hit . Injuries: 30 May 21, 2010 Two minor injuries occurred with this tornado. Two other people died in Garrard County near Cartersville. A one month old 64'x56' barn with 6' footers in concrete was destroyed. Time: 1:53pm On a radar screen at Texas A&M University, the tornadic . Path width: 40 yards A large debris field was scattered 200-300 yards downwind. Additional barns were destroyed on the Wiley and Bramlett farms. It also apparently hit a cemetery and "toppled 50 tombstones". Time: 4:55pm Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC give a time of 10:50am, Storm Data 11:50am, Grazulis 10:20am. Notes:This short-lived spin-up occurred as a northeast-moving storm interacted with outflow winds from a southeastward-moving storm in eastern Metcalfe County. Notes: This tornado struck about seven miles northeast of Georgetown. For this project this tornado was mapped all the way to the SPC/NCDC ending lat/lon in LaRue County. By Elias Loomis (1811-1889) Garages were destroyed in Senning's Park (site of Louisville's zoo at the time, located across New Cut Road from the Iroquois Amphitheater). Path width: Path width: Notes: This tornado touched down in the 3900 block of Elizabeth-New Middletown Road. Notes: After touching down and destroying a large wood barn the tornado moved to the northeast over farmland, snapping and uprooting numerous trees. A nearby house was lifted bodily from its foundation, power lines were torn down, and a white leghorn rooster was stripped of its feathers. Deaths: Deaths: 0 Counties: Garrard Click on a county name to see a map of every known tornado track in that county. Counties: Logan, Warren (from Todd) Path width: 150 yards Lexington newspapers stated that the "cyclone did great damage," including unroofing J. L. Taylor's clothing store across the street from the courthouse in Paris. Christ Church on Churchill Downs had some roof and siding damage. Narrative: Moved southeast along the edge of Henryville. F-scale: F2 August 20, 2016 Path length: Immediately east of the highway, tremendous structural damage was observed. The tornado then crossed IN 145 and moved into the marina. A custom-builthome had exterior wall damage in the master bedroom with adjacentbathroom. Time: 9:45am October 7, 2014 County: Hancock Injuries: Counties: Shelby, Henry F-scale: F2 Deaths: 0 Path length: 24 miles Deaths: Path length: 12 miles 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. Injuries: 0 The tornado was said to have been "thrashing about like the tail of a mad beast". Narrative at NCDC gives no additional location information. According to the National Weather Service, over 1300 tornadoes touched down across the United States just last year. This tornado is split into two tornadoes at SPC. Injuries: 0 Here a 9-year-old boy was partially scalped and suffered a fractured skull. Two tornadoes were reported in Kansas and Missouri, and one in Texas. Path length: 2.2 mile Newspapers called this a "barnado" because of the large number of barns destroyed. The lat/lon issue and path length issue here are the mirror image of the lat/lon issue and path length issue of the previous tornado. Time: 11:51am EDT Deaths: F-scale: F2 Another home was badly damaged, and several barns and outbuildings were blown down. Time: 7:15pm June 16, 1997 Deaths: 0 Notes: Storm Data takes this tornado from 1.2 miles south of New Amsterdam into New Amsterdam. Injuries: 3 Noted discrepancies: SPC lists a path width of 7 yards, NCDC 27 yards, Storm Data 25 yards. Path width: Half of the roof of a mobile home was also taken off. Path width: Deaths: 0 Grazulis narrative: Moved northeast from northwest of Elizabethtown, destroying businesses as it passed two miles north of that town along the miracle mile strip on US 31W. Another outbuilding was overturned and slidabout 10 feet. SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Grazulis nothing. Path width: Deaths: 0 Deaths: Roofs were damaged as the tornado proceeded along Main Street/KY 524. EF-Scale: EF-0 Deaths: 0 February 6, 2008 November 14, 1993 April 3, 1974 Injuries: Hazardous Weather Outlook The tornado then did some damage to trees and a grain silo. Path width: 100 yards Grazulis narrative: Moved northeast from the south side of Clarkson, just north of Big Clifty, to near the Hardin County line. People onsite reported that cows were missing and could not be located. F-scale: F3 Grazulis Narrative: Three barns and a small school were destroyed two miles south of Springfield. Notes: Storm Data touches this tornado down at Eastview and hits KY 84. Siding and shingles were blown off of multiple houses. A very well constructed large barn had its metal roofing torn off and wrapped into tree tops up to 200 yards downwind. Path width: Below are the results. April 3, 1974 Path length: 1 mile F-scale: F2 Time: 10:30pm Central time Time: 6:39am CDT Tornado Machine Plans, Weather Safety Path length: Time: 8:00am EF-Scale: EF-1 Notes: Storm Data says this tornado touched down east of Christianburg on Christianburg-Bagdad Road, damaging Christianburg Baptist Church. Grazulis narrative: A tornado was sighted at Fort Knox, northeast of Radcliff. There was complete destruction of roofs and walls of several single and double wide trailers. Time: 7:10pm EDT to 7:11pm EDT The side of a two-story home was torn off. Counties: Floyd Path width: The earlier investigators of the phenomenon were untrammelled, to a large extent, by preconceived opinions, and it must strike every one that few substantial facts unknown to them have been brought out since their time. Path length:7 miles Barn timbers were carried a mile. Path width: 60yards Noted discrepancies: SPC and Grazulis list a path width of 100 yards, NCDC lists 200 yards. The tornado lifted 1.5 miles east-southeast of Center, Kentucky. EF-Scale:EF0 Path length: 3 miles Counties: Casey, Lincoln, Pulaski (and on into Rockcastle and Laurel) Time: 3:40pm Notes from investigation in 2017: In McAfee several homes had uplifted roofs, a chimney was destroyed, and garage doors collapsed. Counties: Washington KY Deaths: 0 Other barns and homes were unroofed. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped along the storm's path. County: Perry A pontoon boat was flipped over. Only three houses remained standing on the far east side of Winchester. Weather Alert: Tornado Warning now issued in Forsyth County Notes: The tornado initially touched down near the Hardin-LaRue County line between routes 210 and 61 just north of Tonieville. A house was shifted off its foundation. Injuries: 0 Deaths: Grazulis narrative: Near Allendale three trailers and three barns were destroyed in a brief touchdown. Counties: Hancock Several trees were uprooted. Deaths: March 6, 1961 Deaths: 0 F-scale: F1 F-scale: F2 Notes:This small tornado destroyed one outbuilding in addition to uprooting and snapping limbs on several trees in a very narrow path near the community of Breeding. Notes:There was significant straight line wind damage across much of the county facing an easterly and southeasterly direction. Most of the house damage was caused by falling trees. Injuries: 0 Time: 3:16pm CDT Deaths: 0 . There were some hardwood trees uprooted and parts of them fell onto homes, fences, trampolines, and swing sets. The tornado moved east-northeast, roughly paralleling Morrison Park Road, flattening corn on several farms. Time: 9:45pm County: Jefferson, IN Time: 4:26am Counties: Lincoln One man was killed in Butler County, running from a house to a barn. Time: 10:34pm Path width: June 16, 1987 Path width: 60yards Time: 3:00pm F-scale: F3 April 26, 2011 Path length: 1.7 miles Aristotle was one of the first natural philosophers to speculate about the formation of . Counties: Washington, Mercer Six people were killed when the tornado demolished a number of homes in the Mount Pleasant Church area on KY 551. Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC do not list this tornado. EF-Scale: EF1 The twister first struck Pleasant Ridge on the southwest side of town, which was a neighborhood of pre-fab housing built for war effort employees. Path width: Time: 5:00pm Path length: 0.1 mile Counties: Monroe, Cumberland, Adair, Russell F-scale: F0 Salvisa is in Mercer County, not Woodford. Injuries: Now in the Mercantile you can find True West, Jesse James was the son of a Baptist minister, but he obviously took a wrong, The wagon trains first began heading west in the early 1820s with the opening of. The SPC and NCDC longitude (-88.45) for this tornado is in Marshall County. April 3, 1974 EF-scale: EF1 Path width: 30 yards Within this area of high winds, an F3 tornado swept from about two miles northwest of Cecelia to three miles east of Elizabethtown. April 30, 1997 A treatise on meteorology with a collection of meteorological tables The tornado was embedded in a one to two mile wide swath of straight line winds that continued on for another ten miles. Injuries: Straight-line winds can easily cause damage similar to a tornado, and can produce a roar similar to that of a tornado. Counties: Logan Time: 5:45pm At the intersection of Highway 1164 and 1544 at the Cedar GroveChurch there was roof damage to the church and many trees weretwisted and uprooted. Across the street, a one-story residence sustained roof and shingle damage with one of the front windows blown out. Time: 5:40pm A barn collapsed when an oak tree fell on it. EF-scale: EF1 Tall grass along a fence line within the tornado's path showed evidence of convergence. Injuries: 2 The tornado lifted on the south side of Electron Drive. Deaths: F-scale: F2 February 6, 2008 Grazulis narrative: Near New Washington a small tornado leveled two barns and damaged a farm house. Path width: The "Negro section" of Jimtown was destroyed, and all 25 houses in Jimtown were razed after the storm. A small branch was driven into the side of a car and a chimney was knocked down from the side of a house. March 25, 2021 Injuries: 2 The actual tornado probably touched down just west of Lexington Road about 3/4 of a mile northwest of the Fayette County line. May 8, 2009 Mrs. Kelley's 40-year-old "Negro hired hand" was blown 300 yards to his death. Time: 2:00am Path length: 0.8 miles F-scale: F2 Path length: Siding and shingles were blown off of multiple houses. Grazulis' path length and width are probably more correct. It flattened the structure, collapsing it to the southeast, while the metal roofing was distributed in a circulating pattern around it - from southeast to northeast to northwest, with the bulk being to the The tornado continued through several fields doing extensive tree and fence damage. Injuries: 0 Deaths: 0 EF-Scale: EF1 Additional damage occurred in the Richardsville area. Grazulis has the tornado starting in Muhlenberg County east of Greenville and he lifts it at Hartford in Ohio County (nowhere near the SPC/NCDC lat/lon). Grazulis narrative: At 4368 Rogers Campground Road there were several trees twisted and snapped. Counties: Franklin Metal sheeting was thrown from the barn in various directions and much of it ended up in the trees. Path length: Injuries: 98 ). People died in seven different homes north of Caneyville, Millwood, Leitchfield, Clarkson, and Summit. The tornado started along Belmont Rd (KY 251) 0.7 miles west of Belmont, then traveled east-northeast through the community of Belmont, and lifting just east of Church Street. A maximum wind speed of 100 mph wind was found. A heavy rain, which fell continuously from 1 o'clock until 6 the following morning, made roads almost impassable and handicapped the work of rehabilitation. The family's pick-up truck was thrown 40 yards to the north. Notes: Storm Data has this tornado touch down at Finchville and end near Bagdad. The tornado was rated EF3 here with 150 mph winds and a damage width of one-third mile. Grazulis lists this storm at 5:45pm. Narrative: This unusual January tornado touched down southwest of Shively and moved east-northeast. Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of one mile, NCDC and Storm Data say 14 miles. Path width: Deaths: Path length: Notes:The tornado touched down just insidethe Breckinridge-Meade County linenorth of Irvington. Noted discrepancies: SPC lists a path width of 70 yards, NCDC 73 yards, Storm Data 75 yards. Even settlers in the 1600s described them in Massachusetts. Injuries: Time: 5:19pm - 5:21pm CST Time: 7:30pm Path length: 1.5miles Deaths: 0 A house along the path had a window blown out and the metal roof peeled back. Hazen stood in the way of JP Finley, arguing that much tornado damage was attributable to electricity, not wind. Path length: 0.75 mile Path length: Grazulis lists this tornado as an F2. Path length: Path length: 6.5 miles Time: 2:57pm Central Notes: This small tornado first destroyed a 2-car garage 0.4 miles south of KY 744 on Smith Chapel School Road. In one concentrated spot two dozen trees were snapped off. The path ended at Blue River. Path length: 2.5miles Deaths: 0 Time: 3:26am F-scale: F1 Path width: 220 yards Deaths: 0 Path length: Along the path a grain bin was destroyed and several trees were felled. Path width: 350yards As storm systems moved across Texas Tuesday, a tornado wrecked havoc on the small town of Salado,shredding homes and leaving a debris trail in its wake. First "documented" hurricane to strike Key West.

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