Deaths: 0
Notes: This small tornado destroyed two mobile homes and did extensive roof and tree damage. Injuries: 0
Counties: Warren
April 19, 2011
Deaths:
F-scale: F4
Injuries: 40
Path length:
F-scale: F0
Path width:
This was one of the highest tornado death totals in a single building ever recorded in the United States. F-scale: F0
Deaths: 1
Both the aerial photos and picture of the tornado relayed by the emergency manager were matched up with a radar signature indicating rotation. Time: 3:14pm CDT
If the observer is within a hundred feet of the tornado on the north side, he need have no fear, and may carefully examine all objects flying just above the ground. F-scale: F3
The worst toll was in Kentucky, where Governor Andy Beshear estimated on Saturday morning that at least 70 people had been killed, perhaps more than 100. EF-scale: EF1
A 2x4 from one of the outbuildings was driven through the exterior wall and into the kitchen of a home 1/10 mile away. Notes: Touchdown occurred northwest of Adairville near the intersection of Vick Road and Route 96, where a barn sustained roof damage and another outbuilding was destroyed. F-scale: F1
Several large barns were destroyed or had at least 70% of the walls blown out. EF-scale: EF0
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. His narrative: "A trained spotter saw a tornado near Salvisa. January 2, 2006
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. This survey was conducted by personnel from both the NWS and emergency management from Franklin and Scott Counties. The first damage occurred along Subtle Road, where a carport was overturned and a large part of a metal outbuilding's roof was torn off, in addition to snapping numerous trees. Deaths: 0
Counties: Dubois
Each year about 56 people are killed by tornadoes. Grazulis Narrative: Three barns and a small school were destroyed two miles south of Springfield. The observer reports that the tornado sucked all the water out of this tank. From here it travelled east-northeast, snapping tree limbs as it skipped over mainly open pastureland until it reached Thomas Road. Thirteen residents of the four homes took shelter in the basement of one of the homes. 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. The Norman Roundup Club will serve as a hub for reuniting valuables tossed around by Sunday night's tornado and their owners. Path length: 11 miles (skipping)
This survey was conducted by personnel from both the NWS and emergency management from Franklin and Scott Counties. A severe weather outbreak in the mid-Mississippi Valley more than lived up to its well-predicted potential for strong tornadoes on Friday, December 10, taking lives and raking landscapes from Arkansas to Illinois. Time: 6:36am - 6:38am EST
Injuries: 10
F-scale: F0
Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mileNCDC gives nothing. Time: 3:20pm CST
Time: 6:00pm
Notes: A bow echo moving at over 50 mph produced sporadic straight-line wind damage with a distinct tornadic path, primarily along Slack Road inRoanoke. Injuries:
Looking at the map it seems more logical that the Knox/Daviess tornado would be first, followed by the Crawford/Harrison tornado. Lastly, the tornado struck a barn and several trees. County: Grayson
County: Monroe
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 18
This skipping, hopping tornado destroyed four homes, six mobile homes, a church, five barns, and 12 other buildings. Time: 7:16am-7:28am EDT
Injuries:
Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of 27 miles, NCDC and Grazulis 28 miles. McCool placed the old lace . Fifty citizens were injured in Monroe County. Path width: 100yards
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. Grazulis narrative: Several barns were destroyed or unroofed near Taylorsville. Counties: Allen
The twister moved east-northeast from three miles west of New Albany and cut a swath of death and destruction through the north side of town. The tornado then hit a house on the corner of Cherry and South High Street resulting in roof and siding damage along with several sections of Cleveland Pear trees snapped. There was significant tree damage along Pleasure Ridge Road where a large tree fell on a garage. The tornado then turned to the right and re-crossed the Ohio River, coming back into Louisville dissipating near the present-day intersection of Zorn Avenue and River Road after badly damaging the city water tower. April 16, 1998
from the east edge of Jeffersonville. Time: 5:20pm - 5:22pm CDT
February 29, 2012
Deaths:
Path width: 200 yards
Notes: The tornado destroyed a barn and snapped large hardwood trees where it touched down just northwest of LaGrange. Path length:
Notes: Several mobile homes were damaged and trees were snapped on Lyons-Daughtery Road. EF-Scale: EF-0
April 15, 1994
Deaths: 0
The tornado then intensified as it moved east with the worst damage occurring along a 1.5 mile stretch from Highway 76 east over Oak Grove Road to Pattie Ridge Road. The tornado continued to move east northeast along the countrysideuprooting, twisting, and damaging numerous hardwood trees. Trees were uprooted and snapped. Counties: Barren, Metcalfe
Injuries: 0
Path length:
EF-Scale: EF1
May 9, 1933
Notes: Thetornado touched down near I-65 embedded in straight line winds. Injuries:
Time: 12:35am
By Elias Loomis (1811-1889) Counties: Logan
Counties: Ohio (from McLean and Hopkins)
On the whole, the evidence seems to show something like an uprush, though it seems conclusive that this is not due to a vacuum in the tornado, as many think. Deaths:
However, this database strives to be the most complete list possible, given those constraints. A horrific nighttime tornado struck the Baker home just . In the late 1800s, meteorology was still in its infancy. The "Negro section" of Jimtown was destroyed, and all 25 houses in Jimtown were razed after the storm. Metal sheeting was found in trees. Path length: 0.2mile
March 2, 1878
Notes: Storm Data places this tornado near Riffe and along a ten mile long path from one mile northwest of Dunnville to Gilpin. Numerous trees were topped, and several homes were damaged. The next damage was concentrated about a quarter mile south of Water Tower Road, just west of IN135. F-scale: F1
Many buildings, homes, and trailers were severely damaged. Time: 11:08am CDT
There were at least 20 injuries, one critical. Path width:
The storm basically swept away coastal dwellings and caused severe economical and cultural damage due to loss of parishes and heavy destruction of trees. Notes: Numerous windows and chimneys were damaged in downtown Greensburg. Time: 8:47pm
Deaths: 0
Over 150 homes were damaged or destroyed. Path width: 125 yards
Injuries:
Path width: 70 yards
Path length: 1 mile
F-scale: F2
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down and windows were broken. Narrative: Two large factory buildings and a warehouse at the American Car and Foundry plant were destroyed in Jeffersonville, halting production of much-needed naval artillery. Annual distribution of tornadoes, by month, Actual number of tornadoes each year since 1830, Color-coded by F-Scale without county lines, Color-coded by F-Scale with county lines and time zones, Color-coded by F-Scale without county lines with time zones, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Injuries:
A bowling alley and several businesses were damaged at Sellersburg. Path length:
Deaths: 0
County: Green
Injuries: 0
Counties: Jefferson IN, Trimble
Two mobile homes were destroyed. Aviation Deaths: 0
F-scale: F0
Yale College, New Haven, Connecticut. Time: 4:06pm CST
Noted discrepancies: None
April 6, 1988
Path width: 45yards
Time: 11:04pm EST
May 11, 2003
March 16, 1963
EF-Scale:EF0
Path width:
Injuries: 0
Path length: 0.75 mile
Counties: Scott KY
Injuries: 0
Path width:
Narrative: Moved east from south of High Grove, to seven miles west of Fairfield, to two miles east of Fairfield. The last damage was near Rineyville, where two people were killed in one home. March 1, 2017
Notes: This tornado touched down in the Woodburn area. 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. Time: 6:31am CDT
Deaths: 0
Injuries:
Time: 4:30pm
In the Canmer area, Gilead Church (near the intersection of US 31E and Gilead Fairview Road) lost its roof, and debris from the roof was found two miles away. Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC rank this as an F3Grazulis gives it an F2. 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:
County: Russell, Casey
F-scale: F0
March 24, 1921
April 8, 1948
Color-coded by F-Scale with county lines
Along the tornado's path, plate-glass windows, signs, trees, and smaller buildings were smashed. Deaths: 0
After Mud Lick the tornado strengthened and damaged homes, barns, and trees on its way to Rockbridge. A barn was picked up and scattered over 60 to 70 acres. Time: 4:45pm
Deaths:
The worst damage was on Eighteenth Street Road (likely today's Dixie Highway) from Lakeland to Blanton Station (the Pleasure Ridge Park/Dixie Manor Shopping Center area today). The tornado then did some damage to trees and a grain silo. At 9407 Willowwood Way there was roof damage and many trees, both hardwood and softwood, were snapped and uprooted. Time: 6:05am - 6:07am EST
The path of utter destruction, in which everything was flattened, was a quarter mile wide. May 27, 2004
Homes in the Daisy Hill area were completely swept away. Time: 9:42am CST
Counties: Hardin
Beyond that, slight damage was done to the Walnut Street Baptist Church (corner of Fourth Street and Muhammad Ali Boulevard), and worshippers participating in Mass at the cathedral on Fifth Street were blown off their feet. May 10, 2016
A barn was destroyed and the debris was carried a quarter mile. A tornado swept through parts of northern Oklahoma County along the Deer Creek valley west of the Edmond area during the evening of May 5th, killing 3 people. There have been . Deaths: 0
SPC gives one point, just northeast of KY 390 northwest of Bohon. 4th ed. Weather Radio Thirty homes and six businesses were destroyed at Narrows (virtually the entire village). Injuries:
Injuries: 0
The tornado ripped the roof off of a brick home there. There were also two cars damaged and eight minor injuries. Counties: Mercer
Deaths: 0
Deaths: 0
Injuries:
F-scale: F1
Debris from these structures was found up to 300 yards to the east in a pond. Counties: Simpson
Storm Data also mentions it lifted at 4:00am. Barns, power poles, and trees were immediately blown down. November17, 2013
Injuries:
Time: 3:30pm
Path length:
Injuries: 0
Counties: Dubois
May 21, 1990
Injuries:
Path width:
Time: 9:15pm
One 2x4 wood pole was embedded in the ground. Injuries: 190
County: Ohio
Counties: Perry
Just as soon as Tee got on his car porch the tornado hit and sucked him up against the wall of his house. her long hair, which reached below her waist, Time: 10:34pm
Redeford's wife was carried 150 yards to a pond on the land belonging to L. P. Hagan. 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. Path width: 100 yards
EF-Scale:EF-0
However, in some cases there was so much disagreement among the sources that it was impossible to determine the true story about a particular tornado, making it impossible to plot the tornado. Injuries:
Deaths:
Deaths: 0
Time: 8:00pm
On Pacelli Place parts of trees were thrown into two houses, puncturing the siding. Counties: Taylor
Path length:
Time: 8:23pm EDT
March 27, 1890
Path length: 1 mi
Notes: An outbuilding was destroyed and the top half of a silo was knocked off. Injuries: 0
SPC gives a path width of 170 yards and a path length of 9 milesNCDC gives nothing for either. Moving eastward over open fields, it tore most of the roof off a barn at the end of Doug White Road, plastering insulation from the barn onto the northeast side of the adjacent home. Counties: Butler
F-scale: F1
Counties: Harrison IN
The attached home sustained considerable siding and roof damage. Time: 9:00pm
Path length:
Deaths: 0
According to Storm Data, radar first showed a hook echo four miles east of Drakesboro. In the southeastern corner of Washington County the tornado struck the town of Martinsburg, destroying 38 of the town's 48 homes. Stacy Road and Bethany Road in the Charlestown area received damage. Injuries: 0
Deaths: 0
Deaths: 1
Deaths: 0
Notes: Storm Data takes this tornado from one and a half miles south of Georgetown to half a mile southeast of Edwardsville. Daily Temp/Precip Maps Path width: 75yards
The path was 50 yards wide. Deaths:
The length of this touchdown was .80 miles. Deaths:
Grazulis narrative: Moved east in Richmond, destroying a barn and a nightclub. Notes: Storm Data says this tornado struck the south side of Huntingburg. Time: 5:40pm
Path width: 225 yards
Several homes and outbuildings had roof damage. Noted discrepancies: SPC lists a path width of 17 yards, NCDC and Storm Data say 50 yards. April 3, 1974
F-scale: F0
Notes: Storm Data puts this tornado at Fort Knox. Counties: Madison
Path width: 400 yards
(The ending lat/lon given by NCDC for the Franklin County portion of the track is wrong.) Path length:
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. May 29, 1974
F-scale: F2
January 10, 2008
Notes: A small tornado traveled from northwest of Cyclone to south of Cyclone, damaging a few buildings and felling trees. Path length: 5 miles (skipping)
At the edge of Lagrange three frame homes and three mobile homes were destroyed. Time: 10:28pm
Deaths: 0
F-scale: F1
Deaths: 0
Path width: 250 yards
Path width: 100 yards
Path length: 1 mile
Path width: 800 yards
A jeep in the driveway was blown into the house and a camper was blown from the driveway across the road with debris scattered through the field beyond. Counties: Warren
Counties: Washington IN, Clark IN
This included several mobile homes totally destroyed, several framed houses heavily damaged, tremendous tree damage, and power poles snapped and shredded. A 20 x 20 section of the barn was blown 500 feet to the south-southeast. Three metal outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. Notes: This tornado began just east of the end of the previous tornado and began by damaging roofs of about a dozen houses and uprooting and snapping trees along Saint Edwards Drive. April 3, 1957
Counties: Simpson
Deaths: 0
One other death occurred in the village of Mount Olive, where several homes were destroyed. Deaths:
Counties: Madison, Fayette
May 14, 2014
It moved between US 421 and Eminence-Point Pleasant Road. November 9, 2000
Time: 3:45am
March 16, 1942
Injuries: 0
Path length: 3 miles
Time: 12:46am EST to 12:52am EST
F-scale: F2
Path width: 200 yards
Notes: The tornado began as a 125 yard tornado near 4510 Gather Station Road damaging a barn and traveled towards New Glendale Road and Overall Phillips Road damaging some homes and knocking down many trees and fences. F-scale: F1
July 11, 1986
Path length: 10 miles
A pick-up truck was thrown 250 yards into a field. Injuries:
Path width: 50 yards
Path length:
Four people were killed in Allen County as at least three homes were destroyed. Path width:
Deaths:
Path width:
Path width: 200 yards
Barns and outbuildings were destroyed. Path width:
tornado continued east across route 69 toward Cloverport. Time: 7:13pm EDT
Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC list this as an F2, Grazulis does not list it. Path length: 5.7 miles
Deaths: 0
Time: 1:40pm CDT
Injuries:
October 18, 2007
May 25, 2011
Notes: This small tornado damaged trees and roofs near KY 1967 north of US 60. The Board of Trade organized a relief committee to oversee the recovery, and the Board also authorized $15,000 in pensions to widows and orphans of the storm. F-scale: F0
April 27, 1971
Time: 10:03pm EDT to 10:09pm EDT
Deaths: 0
Counties: Breckinridge
Deaths: 0
Time: 12:35am - 12:37am CST
Injuries: several, some serious
Noted discrepancies: SPC/NCDC call this an F1, Grazulis says F2. Many homes, trailers, outbuildings, and barns were damaged along the tornado's intermittent path. Time: 2:15pm
Path length:
It expanded to its maximum width and strength about a mile into its path. Injuries:
The tornado was very narrow along Rogers Campground Road, likely no more than 50 yards wide. Further east, several funnels congealed into one main tornado doing extensive damage to hardwood trees and significant roof damage to several homes.