tornadoes in the 1800s

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. Time: 3:16pm CDT Time: 7:25pm Path width: 40yards Noted discrepancies: None Ship lost in 1894 found in Lake Huron, confirming tragic end Injuries: 0 Deaths: Counties: Jefferson KY Tornadoes are meteorological monsters that have a powerful effect on anything that stands in their way. Deaths: F-scale: F2 Path length: The last visible damage was along Highway 1544just east of 1164 with some trees uprooted and twisted. Near the tornado's touchdown point the twister was followed by hail that greatly damaged fruit trees. Fifty homes were damaged or destroyed, mostly in and near Cave City. Notes: Storm Data says this tornado took place near the Ohio River from two and a half miles south of Holt to 3.8 miles southwest of Stephensport. Time: 1:36am EDT to 1:38am EDT F-scale: F0 Counties: Clark IN Three houses and four barns were blown into the Barren River at Thomas Landing, injuring ten people. F-scale: F2 Another trailer along Miller Road was turned on to its roof. Some bradford pear trees were uprooted on Dan Dunn Road. Injuries: 0 His right hip was dislocated to the point where it was alongside his chest. Time: 6:18pm CDT to 6:45pm CDT Path length: 0.3 mile Time: 6:42pm The tornado knocked down the exterior wall of another building. Notes: A short-lived tornado with winds to 90 mph touched down 4.25 miles southwest of Albany. March 1, 2017 EF-Scale:EF2 It moved nearly parallel to IN 64. Notes:This very small, skipping tornado did its damage primarily on hilltops between Sparks Ferry Road and the intersection of IN135 and Lewellen Road. Path width: 35 yards Notes: Storm Data takes this tornado from five miles southwest of Gerald to 2.4 miles west of Rome in Hoosier National Forest. Notes: There is considerable disagreement among data sources regarding the end point of this tornado (despite excellent agreement on the touchdown point). Deaths: Counties: Edmonson (from Pendleton and Bracken) Noted discrepancies: NWS calls this an F2, Grazulis says F1. Then the barn of T. P. Pickett was unroofed on Lemons Mill Road. Notes: Storm Data puts this tornado two miles north of Crab Orchard. Path width: 40 yards Time: 6:13pm - 6:15pm CDT What to do during a tornado? | 13wmaz.com Notes: A large number of trees were snapped and uprooted north of Bretzville and Saint Anthony. Special note: Did Fujita's tornado #82 clip the southeast tip of Clinton County on April 3, 1974? Deaths: 0 January 10, 2008 Grazulis narrative: Moved northeast from two miles west of Adairville to Schochoh. How strong was that tornado that took the roof from your barn back in '67? Homes lost their roofs along Oak Street at Sixth, between Fifth and Fourth, and at Fourth. Two other barns were also damaged or destroyed, and many trees were uprooted or damaged. SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mile and a width of 10 yardsNCDC and Grazulis give nothing for either. Marble sized hail was also reported. F-scale: F2 Counties: Clark IN, Jefferson IN, Trimble Counties: Simpson In Mercer County four homes and 26 homes were destroyed. Counties: LaRue Heavy damage was seen on Green River Court and at 3576 Pimlico Parkway. Eyewitness narrative: I was 15 years old at the time andI lived on KY 44 just east of Elk Creek in Spencer County. April 22, 1887 Path length: Should probably plot as one coherent tornado from Skinnersburg to Fleming, including all counties in between (and avoiding Bourbon County). Path width: 75 yards F-scale: F4 Also hard to believe the NWS would give it an F3 rating and Grazulis would only give it an F1 or less. The twister then moved into the cemetery and inflicted terrible damage to trees and monuments. Injuries: 30 Injuries: Their 2-year-old son remained unhurt. 1830 - Hurricane impacted the Florida Keys on August 15th. April 20, 2011 Counties: Clark As it moved into Warren County, it damaged barn roofs and produced golf ball size hail which penetrated siding on numerous vinyl sided houses. Deaths: Injuries: 0 northeast. Notes: A barn was destroyed and several trees were blown down west of Columbia. Several homes and a factory were damaged. Time: 8:10pm Neither SPC nor NCDC list this tornado. Shingle damage occurred to a home in this location. Notes: The tornado touched down just to the southwest of KY 1899 (Mulberry Pike), crossing into Springhill Estates subdivision. 26 Kansas City, Missouri. Time: 1:20am EST to 1:22am EST Time: 6:45am Towards the end of the path a barn was destroyed and a 100 by 300 foot well-built metal outbuilding was destroyed. Noted discrepancies: NCDC narrative does not match up with the lat/lons given for Jefferson County. On Castleman Road, just north of the intersection with Carter Brothers Road, a metal shop building had its metal sheet roof taken off and thrown downwind 150 yards. In addition, two homes on Dutch Chapel Road had significant roof damage and other structural damage, with debris thrown to the north, northeast, and east southeast. Path Width: 50 yards in Elmont, Kansas, on June 5, 1917. Deaths: EF-Scale: EF-4 Counties: Clark IN Winds in this areawere 110 mph with a path width about 125 yards. A purple martin house was bent over 60 degrees facing east. Elements of meteorology with questions for the examination, designed for schools and academics Injuries: March 19, 2005 The middle school experienced the worst damage. EF-Scale: EF-0 Counties: Perry IN Deaths: 0 County: Shelby EF-scale: EF3 Wind damage was spread across about a six mile wide swath south through east of town, with a small tornado embedded within. 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. Time: 5:10pm Cedar tree damage was rather extensive with many cedars snapped. County: Green Notes: Storm Data puts this tornado on Garrett Hollow Road. County: Harrison KY Noted discrepancies: SPC lists a path width of 17 yards, NCDC and Storm Data say 50 yards. Time: 3:45am It then moved northeast and removed several shingles from another home along this same street. Injuries: 0 There was a significant swath of tree damage between Fairfield Road and Murrays Run Road with trees uprooted and snapped. EF-scale: EF1 Overall, 845 homes were damaged, and 200 of them near-F3. Noted discrepancies: This tornado is not listed at SPC. F-scale: F1 At the end of the path a house suffered roof damage, a 30 foot by 50 foot shed was destroyed, and a small grain bin was twisted and thrown 100 feet. It touched down again in Elk Creek but didn't do much more damage. where 2 structures were destroyed. At least three locations along the path of this storm support the occurrence of a tornado of EF-1 intensity, with maximum winds approaching 110 mph, an intermittent path length of 6.5 miles, and a damage path width of 60 yards. Grazulis Narrative: It lifted just north of KY 744. There was also extensive structural damage on the east side of Henryville on North Front Street and Pennsylvania Street. Moving across Crawford County, the tornado widened to over a mile, missing many small communities and levelling several farms. Path width: Injuries: EF-scale: EF1 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. If one has a barometer, an observation should be made by some one every minute till the tornado has passed. Time: 1:20pm F-scale: F0 However, the most catastrophic damage occurred when the tornado destroyed the Third Presbyterian Church at Walnut and Eleventh Streets. June 16, 1997 Incredible tree damage also occurred just west of Pine Drive as the tornado traveled up a ridge. 4th ed. Path width: 350 yards September 14, 1984 Tornado of the week: Katie, Oklahoma dry line beast of May 9, 2016, A list of instructions for observing tornadoes during the late 1800s. Grazulis does not include Grayson County. Deaths: 0 Newspapers called this a "barnado" because of the large number of barns destroyed. Path width: August 27, 1854 Path length: Deaths: 36 Injuries: EF-Scale: EF-1 Path length: Time: 8:00pm Five barns at the race track had large sections of their roofs blown off and cinder block walls buckled or collapsed. The tornado then moved across a mixture of open farm fields and scattered forest. STARLA POINTER , Yamhill Valley News-Register. SPC and NCDC give no F-scale rating, and it's not listed in Grazulis. Injuries: F-scale: F3 Injuries: 0 Advisory/Warning Criteria, Radar January 24, 1964 Counties: Shelby F-scale: F1 On October 25 th , 1844 a tornado struck near present-day Mission, Kansas and into Missouri damaging or destroying a number of farms. Counties: Ohio F-scale: F2 Notes: The tornado touched down in Caneyville and lifted a mile east of Caneyville, with wind speeds to 100 mph. Path width: 200 yards Injuries: 6 Time: 3:28pm Near the end of the path there was roof damage to a one story house as well as downed power lines. Path length: Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mile and a path width of 10 yardsNCDC gives nothing for either. Time: 2:50pm Path width: 75 yards Injuries: Counties: Shelby Note: Grazulis counts this as two tornadoes, with a gap in the path at the Harrison/Floyd County line. Injuries: 0 Counties: Dubois Where SPC has Edmonson County (FIPS061) coded, it should be Mason County (FIPS161). EF-Scale: EF-2 Injuries: 2 Several homes and barns in the area were damaged. Path width: 100 yards Injuries: 0 Path width: Time: 11:40pm EDT Injuries: 0 Injuries: 0 Injuries: SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Grazulis 100 yards. Narrative: Large buildings were destroyed at the Bluegrass Ordnance Depot at Richmond. County: Edmonson County: Breckinridge This tornado passed over a tank ten feet long, three feet wide, and twenty inches deep, full of water. Two people were hospitalized. Injuries: 3 Path width: 400 yards Path length: Less than one mile Time: 1:00pm One building was damaged at the touchdown site. The tornado lifted near Anchorage after cutting a narrow path through the south suburbs of Louisville. The tornado continued east to near B Flood road with additional structural damage consistent with EF-1 damage and 90 mph winds. In appears to have struck in or very near Winchester, so additional research may help to pinpoint its exact location. Counties: Barren Noted discrepancies: None. November 9, 2000 Will not disagree with the official strength ranking of F3, but it sounds like this tornado was a minimal F3 at best. Power lines and power poles were downed. Notes: After touching down and destroying a large wood barn the tornado moved to the northeast over farmland, snapping and uprooting numerous trees. Make careful observations of all electric displays, the appearance of balls of fire, the sound of thunder, the roar of the tornado, etc. Counties: Warren Path length: 49 miles Trees three feet in diameter were twisted off eight feet above the ground. May 6, 1840 - The Great Natchez Tornado kills 317 in Natchez, Mississippi. F4) PDF, Current Hazards Injuries: A home was unroofed, and other buildings were damaged. Path length: 15 miles Path width: RBI Corporation, next door, also had some structural damage. Notes: Four utility poles were snapped along US 127 near Snow, as were several large diameter trees in a narrow path on a wooded hill to the east of the highway. Path length: 5 miles Homes were unroofed on both the east and west sides of the intersection of Churchill at Thirteenth. Injuries: 25 Time: 11:59pm EDT Injuries: 0 County: Allen Time: 12:40am June 23, 2017 Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC list this as an F2, Grazulis does not list it. Counties: Washington, KY Noted discrepancies: NCDC and Grazulis only list Henry County. Two cars and a truck were destroyed, and a 400-gallon water tank was moved three-quarters of a mile. 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: 2.2 miles Notes: Storm Data says this tornado formed three and a half miles southwest of Rineyville on KY 1375, went through Rineyville, and lifted three miles northeast of Rineyville. Injuries: 8 Grazulis narrative: Moved northeast from northeast of Versailles. Deaths: 0 Deaths: Numerous trees and power lines were downed, and one tree was blown onto a house. Path width: 60 yards EF-Scale: EF-1 The tornado crossed I-65 at Exit 71. Deaths: 0 Path length: Injuries: 2 Notes: Storm Data says this tornado moved from just north of Ekron to three miles southeast of Brandenburg. The tornado then lifted just east of Saint Croix Road. County: Washington, IN Path length: At the home next door the front door was pulling away from the building. F-scale: F4 Deaths: 0 SPC, Storm Data, and NCDC list one injuryGrazulis lists none. Notes: Storm Data says this tornado touched down one and a half miles northeast of Hartford and moved northeast for a mile and a half. Path width: Two houses, a trailer, and a barn were destroyed. Besides trees being twisted and turned in multiple directions, there was leafand mud spattering on several homes in opposite directions of the storm movement. F-scale: F1 Time: 4:36am Time: 5:11pm - 5:13pm CDT Injuries: 4 Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC gave this an F3, Grazulis gives an F2. Path length: Time: 4:22pm - 4:24pm EDT F-scale: F0 Path length: 2 miles 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. Deaths: 4 March 28, 1997 The "coldest" tornadoes occurred on March 12, 1986, when three F1 tornadoes were observed while temperatures were in the middle 40s. Path length: April 15, 1994 Injuries: 0 Path length: 5.8 miles Near Talley, the tornado lifted the roof off of a home. The Deadliest Natural Disasters in U.S. History - HISTORY Deaths: 0 MCMINNVILLE, Ore. (AP) When Yamhill Valley Heritage Center volunteers speak to . Counties: Hardin EF2 damage occurred sporadically from near Route 96 to the Logan/Simpson county line. Path width: 200 yards EF-Scale: EF-0 New York, Harper & Brothers, 1868. County: Scott, KY Up to a mile wide, this very intense tornado swept away entire farms as it passed one mile north of Laconia and two miles south of Elizabeth. Grazulis narrative: Near Allendale three trailers and three barns were destroyed in a brief touchdown. Path width: 25 yards Cars were blown upside-down and homes were demolished." A Mr. Joseph Bradley, while assisting in removing victims from the rubble immediately after the storm, had his eye cut out by a hatchet wielded by a nearby person removing fallen rafters. Notes: This tornado touched down near several large metal outbuildings destroying two and heavily damaging two others. Path length: 10.7 miles County: Oldham Counties: Oldham Notes: Numerous hardwood and softwood trees were snapped or uprooted along the northern bank of Indian Creek two miles northeast of Corydon. Injuries: Moving into Mercer County, two barns were lost on the Bond Farm. Path length: 8 miles There were a couple of areas where it fully descended to the surface and caused more widespread damage. Deaths: 0 Path width: Injuries: The most concentrated damage was along Dutch Chapel Road where about half a dozen large barns, garages, and outbuildings were either destroyed or sustained significant damage. Injuries: F-scale: F2 For now will map using SPC coordinates, ending the tornado just northwest of Leitchfield. Time: 10:00pm F-scale: F3 Therefore you will find no tornadoes of F0 or F1 strength before 1950 here, unless they resulted in a death. Path width: twisted into a rope, and found several feet Path length: Path width: Injuries: 0 For this project this tornado was mapped all the way to the SPC/NCDC ending lat/lon in LaRue County. Counties: Hardin, LaRue Time: 9:00pm Siding and shingles were blown off of multiple houses. Counties: Green EF-Scale: EF1 Path width: 100 yards Path width: County: Harrison IN West Jessamine High School was hit around 7:36am when the tornadic wind speeds were around 145mph. Storm Data narrative says, "A small tornado of the bounding type moved in a straight line west-southwest to east-northeast from about half a mile east of Standiford Fieldto approximately ten miles northeast. Path length: Historical context: Much of the tornado activity in the American Midwestern area is relatively unknown and significantly under-reported prior to the middle of the 1800s as few people lived there to record the yearly activity. Path width: Grazulis narrative: Moved east-northeast from five miles southeast of Stamping Ground to Muddy Ford. of a tornado from his cellar on June 22, 1928. County: Green F-scale: F1 Experimental Graphical Hazardous Weather Outlook, National Centers for Environmental Information'sStorm Events website, This storm swept through the southern half of Louisville. A large boat storage barn, 125 x 30 feet, had its roof lifted and thrown approximately 90 yards. The tornado then moved east into a wooded area, snapping and uprooting trees. Time: 6:31am CDT Time: 5:52pm A couple trailers on the company site were rolled over. After exiting the campground, the tornado then destroyed a large barn and damaged the roofs of nearby homes and other outbuildings, as well as uprooting more trees. A large barn on KY 1009 had two walls blown out with debris thrown over half a mile downwind into Wayne County. F-scale: Path length: 1 mi Tornado History - National Weather Service The Morris Gass Farm also received damage. Path length: 10 miles Deaths: 0 Greensburg, Kansas, who witnessed the inside Deaths: Path width: Injuries: 1 The upper part of the roof of a two story home was lifted off and thrown in various directions. 20. Injuries: Time: 4:42pm - 4:54pm CDT Over 100 large oak trees were snapped off or uprooted in the Ferdinand Forest. A roof was removed on Mary Street near Swan Street, and some light damage was done along Fischer Avenue, though those damages were probably from straight-line winds. In Storm Data the tornado touched down six miles west of Salvisa in Mercer County (one mile east of Ballard) and moved northeast along Stratton Road, Kirkwood Road, Gash Road, and Hickory Grove Road, all of which are in Mercer County. Counties: Grayson Deaths: 0 F-scale: F3 Counties: Washington KY The tornadoes touched down just north of the front in Kentucky. Both were destroyed. Berea College was damaged. Counties: Simpson Path length: 1.7miles Published: Mar 3, 2023, 12:41 PM. Path width: 30 yards Grazulis times this tornado one hour later (12:05am November 27)could be a time zone issue here (either with Grazulis or the NWS). February 25, 2018 Time: 4:25pm It touched down on Buck Lane, struck KY 1978, crossed Georgetown Road, and struck near Citation Boulevard. They rushed her to T J Samson Community Hospital in Glasgow but, she died in Tee's arms about half a mile from the hospital. Notes: This tornado touched down near Flippin and inflicted EF-1 damage on trees between Flippin and Mud Lick. Path width: Of course this is absurd, and we must resort to some other explanation of the phenomenon. Storm Data may begin this tornado at Colesburg in Hardin Countythen it reports continuous damage from 3 miles north of Boston to Samuels to 2 miles north of Fairfield. Storm Data mentions that the tornado entered Jefferson County three miles east-northeast of New Washington and then crossed into Trimble County ending northeast of Bedford and mentions damage at Mount Pleasant as well. Injuries: Path length: 10.5 miles

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