tornadoes in the 1800s

The tornado moved northeast, streaming debris in a cyclonic pattern and into a nearby automotive repair shop that had one door blown in and another blown out. Of course this is absurd, and we must resort to some other explanation of the phenomenon. January 13, 1976 Path width: EF-Scale:EF1 F-scale: F1 The storm then lifted but came back down at the eastern edge of town. The first written accounts of tornadoes in the Great Plains were from settlements near and along the Missouri River in Kansas during the mid-1800s. Deaths: 0 Injuries: 0 April 24, 2010 SPC gives one point, just northeast of KY 390 northwest of Bohon. The damaged residences of O. C. Landrum and Oscar Sims marked the edges of the devastation. May 11, 2003 Time: 5:39pm - 5:43pm EDT Time: 12:09am EDT The tornado may have skipped a few times along its path. Possibly a significant tornado, comparable to a tornado in the same area March 27, 1890. On Christmas Tree Road a 30 x 30 barn had significant damage south of the main tree damage. Path width: 200 yards Injuries: A nearby well-built brick home had its roof and exterior walls swept away. Deaths: 4 Time: 3:50pm Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards. Injuries: 0 Path width: 90 yards Path length: 15.6 miles Eight smokestacks were toppled at a canning plant, and the roof was ripped off a house. Click here for a map of the tornado's path and damage pictures. Itcontinued east for approximately 0.5 miles, then turned northeast over the PX and commissary complex before lifting 0.6 miles ENE of the base high school near Wilson Road. F-scale: F2 November 18, 1957 Deaths: Injuries: 0 This scouring was evidence of a multi-vortex tornado, which was confirmed by multiple videos and photographs. While there were heavy property losses, no one was killed. SPC and NCDC give it a path length of 9 miles, Grazulis and Storm Data give a length of 5 miles. Norman: Storm Prediction Center 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. January 29, 2008 The tornado lifted just west of Cherokee Lane. Special note: Did Fujita's tornado #82 clip the southeast tip of Clinton County on April 3, 1974? However, in addition to Grazulis' information, the Bowling Green newspaper reported tornado damage on Porter Pike. Deaths: 0 Time: 4:00am Injuries: 122 Path width: 50 yards Notes: This small tornado touched down near the intersection of Iron Mountain Road and Kidd Road where it heavily damaged a barn, then moved east-northeast over open farmland before hitting a farm on the west side of Center Three Springs Road. Deaths: 0 Deaths: 0 Injuries: Oregon Road was blocked by felled trees from US 127 to the Kentucky River where the tornado lifted. weight. Time: 7:45pm Path length:2.3 miles Deaths: As many as eight people died in one home. This vortex intensified and merged with the primary circulation. Path width: 60yards Storm Data also has it right. Notes: Storm Data says this tornado struck Sunny Corner. 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: 7:45pm Path length: EF-Scale: EF-2 EF-Scale:EF0 Boyle County Stockyards lost roofs. It did some minor roof and shingle damageuprooted some cedar trees and damaged some fencing. Damage was again observed along and west of Speith Road, 1/4 of a mile north of Henryville-Blue Lick Road just southwest of Henryville. Time: 4:00pm Occupants of a mobile home witnessed the tornado as it approached from the west, and they took shelter in their bathroom. Winds peaked here at 100 mph. 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. Path length: 0.3mile Deaths: February 6, 2008 The porch roof was ripped from the home and thrown over the building, there was significant roof damage, and an above-ground pool was destroyed. An elementary school suffered quite a bit of roof and ceiling damage. On the family's cemetery, several tombstones were knocked over and one headstone was destroyed. It tore the back end off of a large barn there and collapsed a 60-foot tall silo, then crossedthe road and snapped several trees. Windows were blown out, a cart corral was blown into a vehicle, and a power pole was blown down. SPC lists a path length of 27 miles, NCDC 28 miles, Grazulis and Storm Data 30 miles. August 5, 1981 Injuries: Injuries: 0 Path length: 1/2 mile victims: "All of the parties were covered with Path width: At this location there was more tree and roof damage. Path width: 200 yards Notes: This tornado touched down near Columbia. Are there any mini "Tornado Alleys" in this areaor in your county? Noted discrepancies: None Path width: Injuries: F-scale: F0 SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC gives nothing. Path width: 220 yards Path width: Injuries: 30 Deaths: 0 Counties: Boyle The map shows every tornado to touch down in the U. S. from 1980 to 2012, and includes details on casualties and where each ranks on the Enhanced Fujita scale - a system scientists have used to . The tornado moved northeast and produced major damage in Rosetta where it destroyed the Fountain of Faith Church. Time: 6:43am CDT Injuries: 98 Time: 2:15pm Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC list this as an F1, Grazulis ranks it as an F2. April 4, 2011 Deaths: June 6, 1990 Time: 12:04pm - 12:06pm CDT March 14, 2019 Debris from the barn was scattered overa half mile downwind. Union (near the present-day intersection of KY 1421 and Napier Road) and then Holland, killing four. September 18, 1992 Time: 4:05pm Questions? F-scale: F3 Note also whether any object is carried up straight in the funnel, or whether it is borne along in the swift wind. In 1883, the government had banned the word "tornado" from official forecasts because they were concerned the word would cause widespread . Deaths: 0 Notes: This tornado touched down southeast of Adairville and lifted 2.5 miles east of Adairville. Time: 6:00pm Path width: 200 yards where it was found beneath a heavy scale Several vehicle windows were smashed. Probably meant KY 571. If one has a barometer, an observation should be made by some one every minute till the tornado has passed. However the lat/lon given doesn't quite agree with that location. Deaths: It was noted in subsequent days that the church was very poorly constructed. Winds at this location were between 90 and 95 mph. Injuries: 0 Path width: Grazulis narrative: Moved east-northeast from five miles southeast of Stamping Ground to Muddy Ford. Injuries: 0 The Norman Roundup Club will serve as a hub for reuniting valuables tossed around by Sunday night's tornado and their owners. Your email address will not be published. The Louisville Courier-Journal mentions two tornadoes in Washington County on this day. Injuries: 15 April 23, 1970 Notes: Storm Data says that the central and northern parts of Russellville were hardest hit, including the Kaintuck Hotel. Notes: Storm Data says the hardest hit areas were Apalona and Branchville. Deaths: 0 SPC gives a path length of 79 milesNCDC gives 81 miles (including 54 miles in Scott County, which is impossible), and Grazulis gives 36 miles. Deaths: 0 Injuries: Time: 6:04pm EF-Scale:EF0 Deaths: 0 Counties: Adair Time: 5:40pm - 5:42pm CDT Ten cows were killed. SPC lists a path width of 10 yards (obviously incorrect), NCDC 30 yards (obviously incorrect), and Grazulis 200 yards. Path length: F-scale: F0 Grazulis narrative: Moved northeast from three miles north of Scottsburg. Counties: Madison Path width: 440 yards Interestingly, though, SvrPlot gives a very realistic plot for this tornado. SPC path length is only one mile, however. Older, shabbier buildings in the storm were less damaged than the church full of parishioners. County: Trimble On the north side of Tompkinsville it destroyed a large wood frame warehouse and twisted a large steel frame metal building off its foundation. Time: 10:45am EF-Scale: EF-1 Path width: Mrs. Kelley's 40-year-old "Negro hired hand" was blown 300 yards to his death. Click on a county name to see a map of every known tornado track in that county. Path width: 325 yards Three tornadoes were 1200 yards wide: one each on March 27, 1890.March 18, 1925.and April 3, 1974. and mixed with mud." Injuries: 0 Hail up to 2 1/4 inches in diameter pounded Crescent Hill, and the stones had large "horns" on them. Counties: Warren Many farm buildings were damaged, and one farm was almost completely blown away. EF-scale: EF1 Another home was badly damaged, and several barns and outbuildings were blown down. Many trees were uprooted and a few were snapped. June 29, 1979 Nashville Path length: 5 miles Counties: Harrison IN Give the names of persons killed, if any. Notes: Storm Data says this tornado touched down three miles south of Harrodsburg. Path width: March 29, 1974 The tornado crossed I-65 at Exit 71. Injuries: Path width: 800 yards Grazulis narrative: A tornado touched down near US 127 and moved northeast. Time: 6:15pm Cedar tree damage was rather extensive with many cedars snapped. Time: 11:59am Path length: 16 miles Injuries: 0 An eyewitness reported seeing a black mass with debris moving horizontally. The twister traveled to the northeast, heavily damaging Gainesway, Southeastern Hills, and many neighborhoods along Man O War Boulevard before lifting at Richmond Road across the street from Saint Joseph East Hospital. F-scale: F2 Counties: Hart April 19, 2011 All entries have identical f-scale and path widths values. Counties: Orange Injuries: 25 The tornado was, photographed from Ekron, looking southwestward. Injuries: 0 The Exposition Building and its skating rink were damaged. Path length: Notes: One home received major roof damage. Time: 3:45am near Olivet, destroying several homes. Path width: Storm Data erroneously lists this tornado in Jefferson County IN. Path width: 30yards Several trees were snapped or uprooted before the tornado lifted just east of Highway 90. January 17, 2012 Path width: 200 yards 1-Stop Climate F-scale: F1 Path width: Injuries: 0 Path width: Time: 7:00am It skipped northeast, damaging trees and two homes. F-scale: F2 Injuries: Path length: 16 miles April 4, 1892 Time: 10:44pm EDT Deaths: 0 One home was unroofed, at the corner of North Church Street and West Haysville Road. Path length: 33miles Time: 6:06pm - 6:21pm CDT Counties: Adair Noted discrepancies: None Deaths: Four houses were even blown down across the river in Jeffersonville. Path width: 300yards That one killed 36 and injured 583. Grazulis narrative: A tornado moved northeast from five miles west of Bowling Green. Deaths: Path width: 50 yards The barn sufferedroof and door damage. Path length: Deaths: Deaths: F-scale: F3 October 7, 2014 Notes: The tornado touched down near the intersection of Second and Jackson Streets in Tompkinsville. ticket window was blown into a nearby field, Path length: Path width: 125yards Counties: Warren Half a dozen houses were damaged on Milk Street (?) Time: 5:45pm Storm Data says the tornado touched down between Pleasureville and Defoe and almost immediately lifted back into the clouds. Path length: Storm Data begins this tornado between Huffman and Tarry in Perry County and lifts it a few miles northeast of Lexington in Scott County. The park was quickly repaired and was ready to go in time for the first pitch. On Dale Ann Drive a playhouse weighing 1500 pounds was blown 200 feet. June 22, 2011 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. Path length: 3.3 miles Notes: This tornado began one mile northeast of Flaherty, damaged buildings at the intersection of US 60 and KY 1882, and lifted in western Fort Knox near Camp Carlson. Deaths: Injuries: 6 Learn how your comment data is processed. July 13, 1956 Trees were snapped and uprooted, and power lines were blown down. Deaths: 0 Path width: Counties: Adair Counties: Russell (to Pulaski) Notes: Storm Data says this tornado struck the south side of Huntingburg. Deaths: 7 Regional Weather Map October 7, 2014 On April 14-15, 1886, a destructive tornado outbreak affected portions of the Midwestern and Southern United States. Time: 7:40pm A chicken house was blown away, killing 92 of the 100 chickens within. Large, heavy fuel tanks were rolled in two different directions on Mayhew Road. I always liked hearin bout 1800s tornadoes. Counties: Hancock, Perry The twister finally lifted near the end of Drowning Creek Road northeast of Waco. Counties: Clark IN November 5, 2018 Grazulis narrative: Moved northeast from the south side of Clarkson, just north of Big Clifty, to near the Hardin County line. 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. Deaths: Injuries: 5 . University of Oklahoma Press, 1953. Path width: Path length: 1.4 miles 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. Path width: to be composed of fire. William Johnson's residence on Muir Pike was "piled upon its foundations and partly blown away." Trees and telephone poles were blown down for a mile along Briar Hill Road. The tornado also did moderate damage to barns and destroyed several outbuildings, and moved a 2700 pound motorboat 220 feet. Time: 8:04pm CDT F-scale: F0 Path length: 2 1/2 miles F-scale: F2 Path length: 18 miles F-scale: F1 F-scale: F1 Counties: Hardin This was one of a family of small tornado that skipped across three counties. November 18, 2017 March 19, 1963 Deaths: 0 Path width:275 yards Time: 12:35pm Counties: Lincoln Injuries: 4 Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC give 3 injuries, Grazulis gives 6, Storm Data gives 0. F-scale: F1 Time: 6:30pm Noted discrepancies: Grazulis times this at 6:35am. There were 134 "uninhabitable" homes. Path width: County: Perry March 23, 1917 Counties: Fayette Winds were estimated at 85 mph in this area with a width of 50 yards. The single lat/lon SPC gives is indeed in Shelby County, but very close to the county line. Notes: Storm Data touches this tornado down at Eastview and hits KY 84. F-scale: F4 Path width: 75 yards Finley had it figured out but lost out in a power play. November 9, 2000 Deaths: 0 As the tornado crossed Cemetery Road it damaged a home. The tornado lifted briefly before dropping back down on the east side of Pewee Valley near Five Forks Drive. In Kentucky 15 homes and 25 barns were damaged in and around Mount Pleasant, with one injury. Path length: Notes: Storm Data takes this from four miles north of Leitchfield, across northeastern Leitchfield, to four miles east of Leitchfield. Time: 8:25pm - 8:27pm EDT Path width: 50 yards SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Grazulis gives nothing. Path length: 0.3 mile Time: 11:15pm April 9, 1991 However, this path would completely miss Allen County. 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. After driving a 4x6 through the roof of a home near Hunter Road, the tornado continued east to Prowsville Ridge Road where winds were up to 95 mph. County: Adair Storm Data moves this tornado from near Mount Victory, which is nowhere near the lat/lons given for Pulaski County, then along the Laurel/Rockcastle county line (but listing only Rockcastle County). Damage was reported at Rockford Station (Rockford Lane and 18th Street Road -- now Dixie Highway). 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. Time: 7:45pm Two of the snapped trees landed on pick-up trucks. F-scale: F3 EF-Scale: EF1 Time: 11:55am Deaths: 0 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. Counties: Washington IN, Clark IN, Scott IN, Jefferson IN, Trimble Counties: Shelby F-scale: F1 Tree damage continued into Allen County along Allen Springs Road. Climate Graphs Path width: There were a couple of areas where it fully descended to the surface and caused more widespread damage. Path length: 1.3miles SPC and NCDC list a path width of 20 yards, Grazulis says 50 yards, Storm Data 14 yards. Path length: 3 miles Trees were blown down on Chilesburg Road, and many trees and fences were torn down on the John E. Madden Farm on Winchester Road about four miles out of Lexington (roughly where Winchester Road meets I-75 today). Both the aerial photos and picture of the, tornado relayed by the emergency manager were matched up with a, radar signature indicating rotation. Injuries: 0 F-scale: F2 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. Time: 4:15pm It is well beyond the scope of this project to plot detailed mile-by-mile F-scale analyses of all tornadoes included on these web pages. Evidence of cyclonic rotation was noted in this concentrated area of damage where several 1 to 2 foot diameter trees were either uprooted or snapped. Notes: SPC's touchdown lat/lon is in McCracken County, and the liftoff lat/lon is in Marshall County. Fort Campbell A two-story brick home was destroyed at Lakeland. A small garage was completely destroyed with only minor damage to its contents. Towards the end of the path a barn was destroyed and a 100 by 300 foot well-built metal outbuilding was destroyed. Counties: Casey, Lincoln, Pulaski (and on into Rockcastle and Laurel) East of I-71 the tornado damaged outbuildings and snapped trees. The Lexington Leader mentions the tornado north of the city but doesn't say anything about any damage. Injuries: Injuries: 2 Counties: Bourbon On October 25 th , 1844 a tornado struck near present-day Mission, Kansas and into Missouri damaging or destroying a number of farms. F-scale: F3 Time: 2:25pm 16. Path length: 9 miles Injuries: 0 The tornado then proceeded into Rockcastle County, doing additional damage at Wildie. Note the appearance of the clouds in the distance, whether they roll upward, come together from the north and south, or any other phenomenon connected with them. About 120 homes were damaged or destroyed near Frankfort, as were businesses and factories. Deaths: 0 Path length: 5 miles Injuries: Deaths: SPC, Storm Data, and NCDC give a time of 7:00pm, Grazulis give 7:25pm. The tornado continued east across the Knobs toward Binford Rd, where it took multiple trees down. May 26, 1894 In Metcalfe County, south of Center, a pole barn was uplifted and scattered across a field. Garages were destroyed in Senning's Park (site of Louisville's zoo at the time, located across New Cut Road from the Iroquois Amphitheater). EF-Scale: EF-1 Notes: A state trooper spotted an F0 tornado at the Metcalfe County Fairgrounds. Injuries: 19. Path length: Three homes in the area sustained roof and siding damage, including a 2x4 from one of the outbuildings blown through an exterior wall. A mother and four children died in one home on the Laurel County side of the Rockcastle River, fifteen miles northwest of London. Deaths: Deaths: 0 March 24, 1921 The first damage was to a farm on Lower Hunters Trace Road. F-scale: F0 Grazulis narrative: A nursing home, gas station, and trailers were wrecked near Winchester. Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC list this as an F3, Grazulis calls it an F2. January 4, 1997 Deaths: February 24, 2011 Grazulis narrative: Moved northeast near Valley View, destroying buildings in the southeast part of (Fayette County). Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a time of 5:22pm, NCDC gives 4:22pm, Storm Data gives 6:22pm. Grazulis narrative: Moved southeast, hitting a rural mobile home eight miles northeast of Corydon, blowing it apart, killing a man, and scattering debris for almost a mile. Path width: 6. F-scale: F2 Time: 5:58pm - 5:59pm EDT Time: 1:30pm February 6, 2008 A house had its windows blown in on its southwest side. Noted discrepancies: Not listed at NCDC. County: Allen Wrought-iron Along Walnut Rd, the tornado caused damage to several barns andnumerous softwood trees and hardwood trees. The tornado destroyed a barn and brick silo along KY 639, and downed several trees. Path length: Notes: Storm Data says this tornado touched down just east of Bardstown Road near the entrance to the Glenmary Subdivision and lifted on the far side of the subdivision. Will plot it in Washington County. The last significant damage occurred on High Street near Boxley Avenue where a house was unroofed and several cottages were damaged. 85 mph winds. Two people died in Warren County: one at Three Forks and one at Rocky Springs. Simultaneously, a new cyclic tornado vortex rapidly formed from the same supercell near Mahan Road and Old State Road 3 immediately southwest of the first tornado. Notes: The tornado touched down on a ridge along Gillespie Pike east of Lancaster. Notes: Storm Data puts this tornado four miles north of Depauw. F-scale: F0 intermittently touching down and doing damage to small outbuildings. The late 1800s was a busy period for Great Lakes commerce. Time: 9:00pm Time: 1:30pm Time: 5:05pm SPC gives a beginning latitude of 36.92NCDC gives 36.95. Injuries: 0 Counties: Washington IN F-scale: F1 With more people coming in contact with tornadoes more often, large organizations like the Smithsonian Institution got involved in the research. Path width: 200 yards Deaths: 0 Injuries: 0 Path width: 13 yards SPC gives a path width of 10 yardsNCDC 30 yardsGrazulis 800 yards.

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