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Deaths: 0 Pieces of oak fencing were tossed around and two small outbuildings were damaged. Deaths: 0 Deaths: 0 Injuries: Two trailers, two cars, and ten barns were destroyed. Noted discrepancies: None Counties: Clark IN F-scale: F2 A barn was destroyed near the intersection of Wilson Downing Road and Tates Creek Road. 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. Storm Data says the tornado crossed from Kentucky into Indiana at Tell City with a "total path length in both states" of 32 miles. A second tornado touched down just south of Woebegone Way in a wooded area. Injuries: 2 A mobile home was picked up, thrown, and disintegrated by the tornado. F-scale: F2 Path width: The tornado then weakened as it moved into southern Casey County where it damaged more trees, barns, and outbuildings. SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Grazulis nothing. The tornado was 1/4 mile wide in Mercer County. Early reports were of a single 110-mile tornado path, but later research showed it to be three . October 19, 2007 Path width: boated, then swam, to Omaha to warn the next Deaths: Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC list this as an F1, Grazulis ranks it as an F2. 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. SPC gives a path width of 10 yards (obviously incorrect), NCDC 30 yards (obviously incorrect), Grazulis 1760 yards, Storm Data 700 yards. January 17, 2012 Deaths: 0 Counties: Scott KY Tee's house was right beside Ronnie's trailer. Deaths: 0 Deaths: 0 F-scale: F3 Injuries: "It's been through many, many owners over a hundred-some years," Mr. Brown said. Deaths: 8 Counties: Simpson Notes: Storm Data takes this tornado from 3.8 miles southwest of Salem to 7.2 miles east of Salem. This agrees with what Grazulis has. May 30, 2004 The tornado traveled east-northeast snapping trees and power poles on County Road 850, and did its most significant damage at the intersection of Jackson Road, State Highway 62, and Swan Road about 2 miles south of the town of Chelsea. Path width: Time: 2:30pm Deaths: 0 Timber between the river and Eighteenth Street Road along Greenwood Road was observed to have been felled pointing to a common center. The tornado itself touched down on the edge of a large wooded area west of KY 527 0.4 mile south of Saint Francis. The most significant damage occurred near the end of the path near Prices Mill Road where a large barn lost a significant portion of its roof. The narrow tornado continued northeast, uprooting trees and damaging outbuildings, breaking out all of the windows of one building. Deaths: 0 The tornado at this point was only 35 yards wide with wind speeds of 95 mph. Deaths: Fences were torn down as well. May 26, 1965 Noted discrepancies: NCDC and Grazulis only list Knox and Daviess counties. Injuries: Farther east on Webster Road another residence sustained significant roof, gutter, and siding damage. Time: 5:30pm F-scale: F0 Counties: Clark Deaths: 0 Deaths: One man was killed in Butler County, running from a house to a barn. Further research suggests that the Boyle County tornado did indeed happen as described above. Path width: 50 yards It moved to the east-southeast, passing just north of Smiths Grove, west of Hays, and dissipating at Beckton west of Glasgow. Path width: April 3, 2018 F-scale: There was also widespread wind damage and large hail. The second tornado began as an EF1 and damaged a church and a few trees. Another dozen or so homes, along with barns and outbuildings, sustained heavy damage. Path width: 50 yards Path width: 30 yards Deaths: 0 Notes: This tornado began on the county line near Roland, then crossed US 150 into Roland and onto CR 275N. On January 12, a line of strong to severe thunderstorms moved across the area during the late morning and early afternoon hours. At least five small homes were destroyed. December 21, 2013 A two-story pole tobacco barn was also destroyed. Notes: Photographs taken during a Civil Air Patrol flight corroborate interviews with residents along the damage path that there were intermittent touchdowns of a weaker tornado with the second supercell to pass over the area (see previous tornado). Extensive structural damage was done to the school, amounting to a cost of two million dollars. The twister then moved into the cemetery and inflicted terrible damage to trees and monuments. Deaths: Notes: This tornado struck the southeast side of Huntingburg. The most significant damage was done on Brook Chase Court, about in the middle pf the path. Path width: 20 yards The tornado snapped the upper reaches of several tree trunks near its initial point near several homes -- leavingdebris in a circular pattern -- thenskipped eastward, causing other minor tree damage before crossing Nolin Lake northeast of the Moutardier Marina. F-scale: F0 Deaths: 0 Path width: 30 yards Damage totaled $1,500,000 as 500 homes were destroyed, along with two schools and many other buildings. Path width: 250 yards In Hart County the tornado and its attendant straight-line winds mowed down a path five miles wide. February 6, 2008 Injuries: December 4, 1916 F-scale: F0 Time: 2:00pm F-scale: F1 The tornado then moved across a mixture of open farm fields and scattered forest. Counties: Shelby This was consistent with EF1 damage and 105-110mph estimated winds. A one month old 64'x56' barn with 6' footers in concrete was destroyed. January 30, 2013 Notes: Storm Data says this tornado touched down south of Glasgow and did damage along KY 90. County: Bullitt Deaths: 6 Time: 5:10am Narrative: Moved northeast along the southeast edge of Cecilia. Notes: Storm Data has this tornado cross US 60, moving in a north-northeast direction. Narrative: Moved east from ten miles west of Harrodsburg. Path length: 11 miles (skipping) October 7, 2014 Path width: 200 yards EF-Scale: EF-1 Deaths: 0 Deaths: 0 Time: 1:15pm One of the buildings had its doors blown in, on another the metal roof was peeled back, and the third was leveled and blown 300 yards downwind. Counties: Madison Significant destruction was done on Main Street between Ninth and Eighth Streets where two of the "best and most substantial business houses in the city were scattered as though they had been made of cards," with the walls collapsing inward. It moved east-southeast, uprooting and snappingtrees near the intersection of Hwy 62 and Goshen Church Rd, along with damaging some small outbuildings. Deaths: Several trees knocked down as well. Injuries: It's interesting to note that the part that was destroyed was aligned north-south, so that a strong west wind, which would be typical of an RFD, would have hit it broadside. Churches and a tied-down trailer were destroyed near Lickskillet. and injuring their mother in their home. The width of the damage path also began to widen, increasingto 200 yards. Time: 9:30pm April 11, 1972 The tornado touched down two separate times. F-scale: F1 September 20, 2009 Eight smokestacks were toppled at a canning plant, and the roof was ripped off a house. Time: 12:45pm Noted discrepancies: Storm Data puts this tornado on Lincoln Park Road. Deaths: 2 Time: 7:10pm - 7:11pm EDT Time: 2:50pm March 6, 1961 High tension wires were down and trees snapped along West End Road just north of Shanks Hill Road. F-scale: F2 F-scale: F1 Across Washington County, particularly east of IN 135, thousands of trees were uprooted and snapped. F-scale: F1 F-scale: F1 Path length: Grazulis narrative: Moved east-southeast from near Milltown, passing near Depauw and Ramsey. EF-Scale:EF1 In the present-day United States, the first sightings of tornadoes or waterspouts by English speakers date back to the late 1500s, during expeditionary adventures that would ultimately lead to colonization of the coutnry. of fine dirt and leaves which seemed to be In the Oak Hill area two barns and some outbuildings were destroyed. Jefferson County, Kentucky has had the most tornadoes of any county, with 34. Path length: F-scale: F1 Time: 3:55pm F-scale: F0 Deaths: 0 On Pacelli Place parts of trees were thrown into two houses, puncturing the siding. Farther east on Electron Drive several corporations and warehouses had structural damage to roofs and the sides of buildings. July 5, 1987 November 19, 1970 It then moved northeast and removed several shingles from another home along this same street. November 9, 2000 Injuries: 0 F-scale: F2 Injuries: 20 Counties: Dubois The tornado lifted quickly at the intersection. Path width: At the Mayhew and Pope Road intersection there was extensive softwood and hardwood tree damage, especially around the Harmony Missionary Baptist Church at 5226 Pope Road. One-half mile east of IN-162, numerous outbuildings were damaged and a small grain hopper was toppled. This survey was conducted by personnel from both the NWS and emergency management from Franklin and Scott Counties. Time: 1:29am EST to 1:34am EST Grazulis narrative: A barn was destroyed near Scottsburg. This area is just northwest of the US 421 and I-71 junction near the Trimble/Henry county line. EF-Scale:EF1 Injuries: Next, a 2-story house had some roof damage and a porch on the lee side of the house had a column fly out and land in a field 50 yards away. Path length: Aerial photography from a NOAA NWS drone showed distinct swirls along several farmers' properties with damage to a half dozen barns and numerous uprooted and snapped trees. F-scale: F0 Many other buildings were damaged. An Path length: 0.6miles A large 2 x 8 went flying and got wedged between the windshield wiper and the windshield of a vehicle but incredibly did not crack the windshield. Grazulis narrative: Moved east from just east of Goshen, passing one mile north of Lagrange, and through Jericho. Tree damage occurred near Nonesuch with F1 strength winds in southern Woodford County. It then grew in width and intensity as it crossed Highway 1365 and uprooted, snapped and twisted over 200 trees in a heavily forested area around a deep karst ravine. Time: 6:43am CDT Path length: Cannot plot this tornado without further research. Counties: Hardin Three east-facing garage doors of one of the outbuildings were blown in, and damage was sustained to the vehicles in the driveway from downed tree limbs. January 24, 1964 A house along the path had a window blown out and the metal roof peeled back. Path length: 0.75 mile Time: 4:17am EST Injuries: 0 Path length: 1 mile Notes: Touched down 2.7 miles southwest of Huntingburg. Grazulis lists this tornado as an F2. Deaths: Path width: Noted discrepancies: NWS ranks this as an F2, Grazulis does not list it. Time: 10:10pm Path width: Injuries: 40 Counties: Barren Grazulis narrative: Tornado touched down in Edmonton then moved east-northeast along KY 80 to the Adair County line. One in the Livonia, Smedley, and Salem areas, and the other in the Fredericksburg/Martinsburg area. Path length: Injuries: F-scale: F1 Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC call this an F1, Grazulis calls it an F2. One home had multiple large trees uprooted with an RVtrailer and pontoon boat flipped over. Three people were injured as houses were unroofed and barns destroyed. Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC rank this as an F3, Grazulis gives it an F2. EF-Scale:EF1 Notes: Storm Data puts this tornado at Salvisa. F-scale: F2 Counties: Clark KY EF-scale: EF1 Path width: 50 yards A "queer greenish light" was reported before the storm hit. June 8, 1963 Deaths: 0 The tornado traveled to the northeast and damaged homes on Kurtz Drive and at the intersection of Thornhill Drive and Gaines Road. F-scale: F2 Path length: 18 miles County: Marion upon her head was twisted into little wisps Path width: Path width: 25yards September 18, 1992 Injuries: Large parts of the barn debris were lofted into trees southwest of the structure, snapping their trunks. From there, the tornado crossed into Jefferson County, Indiana. Path width: Path length: 6 miles Deaths: Time: 1:06am EST to 1:08am EST The final damage was that of an unroofed house at the corner of Breckenridge and Fifth Streets. However, when the tornado entered the city of Louisville it was 200 yards wide and grew to 500 yards wide as it plowed through the central business district downtown. Path length: However, plotting historical tornado tracks is fraught with the potential for error. Path width: Grazulis' description may simply be "near Smithville" rather than a certain number of miles in some direction from Smithville. It initially moved south, damaging a farm south of town on Hustonville Road. Deaths: Path width: 300 yards Path length: 1.1miles Deaths: 0 Time: 8:00pm Path length: Time: 9:27pm EDT to 9:30pm EDT Injuries: F-scale: F2 The auto body shop suffered roof damage. December 21, 2013 Counties: Simpson Path width: The tornado reached its peak intensity on KY 106 where it did significant damage to a large barn. Deaths: 0 Click here for a close-up map of the approximate path. Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC give a path length of 19 milesGrazulis gives 25 miles. Path width: 50yards Time: 10:52pm - 10:56pm CST July 2, 1980 EF-Scale:EF0 Path width: 200 yards Notes: This small tornado touched down just south of Danny Sadler Road west of KY 920. Injuries: Injuries: 0 Path width: 50 yards Time: 10:03pm EDT to 10:09pm EDT EF-scale: EF0 Deaths: 0 Deaths: Notes: Storm Data puts this tornado four miles south of Corydon. April 28, 2002 Deaths: 0 A Kubota UTV weighing 2500 pounds was moved 30 yards and rotated 180 degrees. Two small vortices, one 50 yards wide and the other 100 yards wide, reached speeds of 105 mph as they destroyed a large, well-built barn and two smaller outbuildings in addition to a fifth-wheel trailer. June 2, 1990 Professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy Path length: Deaths: The tornado then continued on an intermittent path to the southeast where it did some additional roof damage to another home and snapped several other trees. Deaths: Their 2-year-old son remained unhurt. F-scale: F2 Storm Data has it in Logan County (Chandlers Chapel to six miles east of Chandlers Chapel), Warren County (ten miles southwest of Bowling Green to sixteen miles southeast of Bowling Green), Allen County (three miles west of Meador to two miles east of Meador), and Barren County (fourteen miles southwest of Glasgow to ten miles east of Glasgow, with Glasgow hard hit). Deaths: 0 Deaths: 0 Tree and structural damage was widespread northeast of Route 135 as the tornado crossed Trainer Lane and then State Road 335 to Robbs Lane. The damage width narrowed in this area to only a couple hundred yards. Noted discrepancies: Storm Data says this tornado touched down at Beech Bend Park four miles northwest of Bowling Greenshould say northeast. Narrative: A "bounding-type" tornado destroyed barns and stables at the Keeneland Race Track. Notes: Touched down at the Kroger's store at 2200 Brownsboro Road. Path width: 125 yards Path width: 150 yards May 10, 2016 Deaths: 0 Path length: 2 miles The tornado weakened from there to an EF-1 tornado, damaging trees as it crossed into Carroll County with wind speeds in far eastern Trimble County of 85-90 mph. A detached garage had its door bow out. Path width: EF-scale: EF1 Counties: Logan Notes: This tornado knocked a trailer off its foundation at the intersection of Miller Road and Porter Lane.