tornadoes in the 1800s

Injuries: The lat/lon for this tornado shows it moving northwest, though no mention of that is made in the NCDC narrative. Path width: Injuries: 0 Path length: 6.5 miles Injuries: It holds records for longest path length at 219 miles (352 km), longest duration at . Time: 5:25pm April 2, 2006 Deaths: Counties: Lincoln (from Pulaski) Deaths: 0 SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Grazulis gives nothing. Path width: Notes: Storm Data takes this tornado from Taswell to two and a half miles north of Milltown. SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC and Grazulis give nothing. Time: 6:15pm County: Orange F-scale: F2 Minor damage to buildings occurred just on the western outskirts of Cloverport, then the tornado lifted over the town, touching down again less than a mile east of the community, where numerous hardwood trees were observed to be uprooted from aerial photos. Notes: Storm Data says this tornado moved from Allensville (which is actually in Todd County, but is very close to the Logan County line) to Corinth. Time: 12:19am EDT 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. March 10, 1986 Path length: 5.8 miles On Murray Roada father and son were in their milking barn when they saw the storm approach. County: Scott, KY Possibly a significant tornado, comparable to a tornado in the same area March 27, 1890. Several outbuildings were damaged and numerous trees were uprooted or snapped in the Sunfish area. Counties: Jessamine Injuries: 0 Several residents reported a loud roar, their ears popped, and there was zero visibility in torrential rain when the storm struck. Noted discrepancies: None The tornado then crossed IN 60 where people in the Buckboard Diner witnessed it. Some children were killed on their way home from school. A 60x30 foot barn was damaged with parts of it thrown 400 yards toward the east, northeast, and southeast. Previous: Tall Tales | Contents | Next: Trickster, 2011 University of NebraskaLincolnImages are Path length: Noted discrepancies: None Counties: Woodford Path length: 2 miles Notes: Storm Data says this tornado struck the south side of Huntingburg. Path width: 300 yards Path length: 15 miles April 3, 1989 On Culls Ridge Road, the tornado strengthened to an EF-3 once again with 140 mph winds. Injuries: F-scale: F2 Notes: Two barns destroyed, one damaged. Damage was intermittent along the 2.2 mile long, 60 yard wide path. 4 miles west of Cloverport, additional minor damage was done to a, group of homes along 2169. This occurred near the intersection of Blackberry Trail and State Highway 3. The tornado reached its peak intensity near the intersection of Moore Road and KY 839. SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC gives 30 yards. High tension wires were down and trees snapped along West End Road just north of Shanks Hill Road. SPC and NCDC end the tornado in Clark County east of Mount Zion. Injuries: 0 Time: 7:27pm EDT One minor injury occurred in a double-widethat lost all of its roof and a couple of walls just west of the intersection of Silver City-Huntsville Road and Panther Creek Road. Path width: 95 yards Path length: I was just 4 years old at the time but, I remember the wind blowing hard all that day. Be sure to provide good evidence for your claim. The tornado snapped and uprooted trees, destroyed a mobile home, and caused roof damage to a number of homes. An estimated number of 75 to 100 trees were uprooted or blown over. ). The Masonic Hall and two churches were destroyed. Notes: This tornado did EF2 level damage in Lawrence County before moving into Orange County at EF1 strength. Time: 6:31am CDT Path length: 9 miles After further research, it has been decided that this tornado touched down west of Cool Springs and north of Wysox in Ohio County. Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC give a time of 2:20pm, Grazulis gives 3:25pm, Storm Data 3:30pm. Notes: Storm Data says this tornado touched down on Liberty Church Road in Auburn. EF-Scale: EF-1 March 1, 1997 Counties: Clark IN The path ended at the W.D. October 31, 1934 An antique horse sled was picked up and moved about 10 feet. Notes: Storm Data says this tornado touched down just north of Campbellsburg, then northeast of Tucker Station, then near Port Royal near the Carroll County line. Counties: Cumberland April 3, 2007 Injuries: 0 Path length: Deaths: 0 Path length: 11 miles Time: 2:30pm A well constructed log cabin lost shingles. Using NCDC's lat/lons this comes out rather strange. This tornado touched down at 338 Soards Road and moved northeast, lifting as it began to cross a small lake. Path length: May 5, 1996 Continuing east-northeast, a roof was blown off of one barn and another barn had roof sections peeled off on St. Anthony Road West. Path Width: 50 yards June 11, 2009 More research would be nice. Notes: A tornado touched down 0.7 miles south of St. Meinrad in Spencer County on the southern end of the St. Meinrad Seminary grounds. Daily Temp/Precip Maps Path length: 3 miles April 5, 1985 Notes: A large swath of hardwood trees were snapped or uprooted three miles north of Huntingburg. Path length:3.9 miles Deaths: The tornado caused intermittent damage through Anchorage, and then grew in intensity and remained on the ground from O'Bannon into Pewee Valley. County: Hart This tornado was part of the "Enigma Outbreak", when sixty tornadoes swept through the southeast United States. Deaths: Some roofs on the southwest side of Nicholasville had the tin rolled or twisted toward the northeast. The funnel lifted two miles north of Fairfield. Winds increased to95 mph with a width of 225 yards. Deaths: 0 The tornado struck the north portion of Westport Bend Commerce Park, snapping and bending several trees. Counties: Monroe, Cumberland (from Sumner, TN) Notes: Storm Data begins this tornado on the west side of Simpsonville. Notes: Storm Data says this tornado struck near Troy. About twenty other homes were damaged. F-scale: F1 Notes: A well constructed 75-foot tall grain silo had the top 40 foot portion sheared off north of Ireland. Injuries: 0 Time: 2:02pm CST to 2:06pm CST Two large barns, a silo, and a stable were also destroyed on the same property. Debris from the split level home was dropped across the road, where a few more trees were snapped and uprooted. Notes: Storm Data takes this tornado from two miles west of Radcliff to Radcliff. Path width: 800 yards Time: 8:31am The tornado damaged the roof of a home and did porch, deck, and roof damage to a neighboring residence, plastering the east side of the home with insulation. Noted discrepancies: Not listed at NCDC. (SPC's lat/lon is actually in Nelson County). Time: 4:45pm EDT SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC gives nothing. Environmental Films, 1993. Homes on Needmore School Road southwest of Haywood were extensively damaged, and a mobile home was flipped over near the intersection of Riddle Road and KY 249. Lat/lon given place it in Sumner County, Tennessee. Deaths: 0 Counties: Washington IN, (Jackson), Scott IN, Jefferson IN Large brick homes lost their roofs on 18th at Prentice and at Oak. Path length: Path length: Time: 6:50pm Path width: 200 yards F-scale: F0 SPC and NCDC give a path length of six miles, Grazulis and Storm Data give 5. Trees were snapped and uprooted, and power lines were blown down. Jackson Injuries: 0 Note the time of day carefully, and specify whether the time used is Eastern, Central, Mountain, or some city time. The tornado then traveled over a ridge and intensified as it hit State Route 135 at Dutch Creek Road. February 6, 2008 Deaths: Time: 5:58pm - 6:00pm CDT 6. Injuries: March 22, 1952 In this area, a well-constructed one-story brick house at the top of a small ridge was completely destroyed with no walls standing. Injuries: Path width: 800 yards Also, some tornadoes are actually members of tornado families, in which case a new tornado forms just as the previous tornado dissipates, resulting in what appears to be one continuous tornado path when in fact it was a series of individual tornadoes. Deaths: 0 army cadet, was dispatched from Washington Time: 1:15pm Time: 11:45pm Counties: Taylor Damage totaled $1,500,000 as 500 homes were destroyed, along with two schools and many other buildings. Path length: 3 miles Path width: 100 yards Noted discrepancies: NWS ranks this as an F3, but Grazulis does not list it. Deaths: Other than mud spattering from the south-southwest on the back corner of the brick one-story home, no other evidence of wind was observed, as no shingles were damaged. Wind damage due to the straight-light winds alone was widespread . Three single-wide mobile homes near the intersection of Joyce Mill Roadand Highway 625 were destroyed along with tree damage and downed power lines and poles. Time: 2:30pm Notes:Mostly tree damage occurred with this tornado. Path width: 100 yards March 20, 1882 At this point, prefer to plot this tornado only in Mercer County. County: Perry Deaths: Will plot in Orange County according to the Storm Data description. Time: 2:50pm July20, 2018 The tornado then weakened or possibly lifted as it passed through or over Jacobs, where little damage occurred. 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. March 1, 2017 Counties: Barren Time: 6:36am - 6:38am EST The funnel may have been aloft over Fairfield. Winds were estimated at 85 mph in this area with a width of 50 yards. Time: 6:10pm Path width: However the lat/lon given doesn't quite agree with that location. Time: 11:59pm EDT Path length: 10 miles The tornado caused major damage to 44 homes and two businesses. Time: 9:57pm SPC and NCDC give it a path length of 9 miles, Grazulis and Storm Data give 8 miles. There is a Mitchellsburg in Boyle County, but it's not in line with Perryville/Parksville. Grazulis has an event that starts in Illinois at 5:20pm and crosses into Indiana as a 110-mile long tornado family path. No homes were leveled there, but the tornado intensified as it passed north of Madison, and killed seven people in that area. EF-Scale:EF1 Noted discrepancies: This tornado is not listed at SPC or NCDC. F-scale: F2 Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC list this as an F3, Grazulis calls it an F2. Time: 4:17am EST Path length: Deaths: Grazulis narrative: Hit two miles east of Clarkson. Deaths: 0 March 14, 2019 Deaths: June 10, 2013 A man was killed in a tobacco barn, and thirty people were injured in the High Grove area as at least six homes were destroyed. Counties: Oldham Path length: At this location, the tornado destroyed a30 by 60 foot old barn and a single wide home. Path width: Several other homes suffered some degree of roof damage. Counties: Marion Noted discrepancies: SPC, NCDC, and Grazulis give a time of 3:45pmStorm Data says 4:45pm. April 15, 1994 Injuries: Counties: Anderson The tornado then dipped to earth again on the west side of the University of Louisville campus, breaking out many windows in a large residence hall and nearby building, and damaging several vehicles parked nearby. County: Clark, IN Time: 5:19pm - 5:21pm CST Deaths: 7 Early Advances. Time: 6:12pm F-scale: F1 Intermittent tree top damage continuednear Lake Louisvilla. The tornado quickly strengthened and caused quite a bit of damage in Saint Helens, just southwest of Shively. Path length: 5 miles May 18, 1995 EF-Scale:EF1 A large barn was destroyed, trees were felled, and the doors and siding were pulled off of a barn along Finney Road. Injuries: 5 Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path width of 10 yards and a path length of 1/10 of a mileNCDC gives nothing for either. Notes: This small tornado damaged trees and roofs near KY 1967 north of US 60. Tornadoes may be regarded as hurricanes, differing chiefly in respect to their extent and continuance. Path length: The violent tornado also seriously damaged several homes on the north side of State Highway 160. Injuries: June 3, 1996 Path width: 150 yards Farther east, 100 hardwood and softwood trees were uprooted and snapped, with notable convergence observed. Notes:A barn, several outbuildings, and two trees were damaged. Farm buildings were destroyed. Deaths: 0 The last damage report in Jefferson County was on Collins Lane where homes and commercial buildings were damaged, and roofs were removed from barns. Time: 10:50pm EDT to 10:55pm EDT Notes: According to Storm Data the tornado touched down on the southwest side of IN 66 at the west edge of Tell City. End lat/lon takes this tornado into Adair County, which agrees with NCDC narrative. One home was unroofed, at the corner of North Church Street and West Haysville Road. Three people were killed in a home near Alpha and two in a home near Sumter. Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC call this an F3, Grazulis calls it an F2. Several homes and barns were destroyed on Froedge-Dubree and Pitcock roads in the Summer Shade area. Injuries: F-scale: F1 Noted discrepancies: NCDC narrative does not match up with the lat/lons given for Jefferson County. Counties: Lincoln Path length: 1 mile Path length: Injuries: 2 The tornado skipped as it moved to the east-northeast with more substantial damage along KY 1544 in Rosine. Twenty-nine more homes were damaged, as were trailers, barns, and fences. Path length: 1/4 mile Counties: Scott, KY Injuries: 0 Path width: 600 yards Deaths: 0 Eyewitnesses Counties: Hancock (from Daviess) Path length: 1/3 of a mile Trees and power lines were torn down along Eighteenth Street Road from Kerrick Station to Greenwood Roada distance of about a mile. At about the same time a truck was flipped over at 2420 Cavelle Avenue. Path length: 1.2 miles F-scale: F2 Notes: This tornado began by causing roof damage to two barns and destroying two other barns. The tornado continued east across route 69 toward Cloverport, intermittently touching down and doing damage to small outbuildings. Injuries: 0 Time: 8:53pm EDT County: Washington, IN Path width: East of Marysville, another cyclic vortex from the parent storm formed just southwest of the intersection of Nabb New Washington Road and Nabb Marysville Road. Deaths: EF-Scale:EF0 Injuries: June 2, 1987 Notes: Storm Data mentions damage at Horse Cave and Hardyville. SPC/NCDC end it on the northwest side of Leitchfield. Time: 5:35pm Path length: Time: 1:30pm Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mile and a path width of 10 yardsNCDC gives nothing for either. Three homes in the area sustained roof and siding damage, including a 2x4 from one of the outbuildings blown through an exterior wall. Time: 2:55am Counties: Shelby Injuries: 9 Numerous large hardwood trees were snapped and twisted. Injuries: 6 Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC give a path length of 19 milesGrazulis gives 25 miles. Path width: 125 yards The worst of the storm hit a section variously called, among different sources, "the Patio," "Patio Pike," and "Patio Station," which is believed to be in the vicinity of the intersection of modern-day Patio Street and Hamilton Street along the railroad tracks. Kansas, into Missouri. 1831 - Hurricane impacted the Florida Keys and the Dry Tortugas on August 14th and 15th. Scores of trees were downed, along with power lines. F-scale: F3 In the Glasgow area one house was destroyed (F3 damage) and 45 badly damaged. Path length: Many other buildings were damaged. Counties: Butler Time: 8:00pm August 20, 2016 Counties: Dubois Notes: EF-1 tornado first touched down on East Riley Rd. Counties: Metcalfe Time: 2:05am EF-Scale: EF-1 Counties: Warren Boats in the Ohio River were blown loose of their moorings and landed on the falls. Path width: It damaged trailers and downed many trees. March 2, 2012 Winds in this area were estimated to be between 90 and 95 mph. One other death occurred in the village of Mount Olive, where several homes were destroyed. Deaths: The Earl Watson farm was damaged as the tornado crossed Paris Pike. Path length: Path length: 3 miles April 5, 1985 Counties: Simpson Time: 5:37pm - 5:45pm EDT Trees were laying in multiple directions and most of the trees were twisted, snapped, or uprooted.