tornadoes in the 1800s

Counties: Dubois On Brownstown Road, many homes were severely damaged especially on the north side of the tornado track with estimated speeds of 150 mph (EF3). STARLA POINTER , Yamhill Valley News-Register. Injuries: 0 Churches and a tied-down trailer were destroyed near Lickskillet. Counties: Harrison IN, Jefferson KY Grazulis narrative: A tornado was intermittently on the ground about five miles east of Bowling Green. Time: 7:20pm May 28, 1996 All NOAA. 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: This major tornado touched down in Fayette County between Athens and Boone Creek, probably between Gentry Road and Athens-Boonesboro Road. Counties: Woodford Path length: 13 miles (skipping) Grazulis narrative: Moved east-southeast in the south part of the county. Deaths: Deaths: 0 Here, damage was estimated as EF2 with 130 mph winds. Deaths: Further east, several funnels congealed into one main tornado doing extensive damage to hardwood trees and significant roof damage to several homes. July 23, 1961 A mobile home was picked up, thrown, and disintegrated by the tornado. Notes: Storm Data says this tornado touched down on the east side of I-75 at the KY 21 exit. The side of the track on which the observer stood should be given. Deaths: Deaths: 0 Noted discrepancies: None Injuries: Six people were killed when the tornado demolished a number of homes in the Mount Pleasant Church area on KY 551. Injuries: 0 Several homes and barns in far northern Jefferson County were damaged. Deaths: Deaths: 0 Time: 6:04pm Noted discrepancies: SPC, NCDC, and Storm Data give a path length of 3 miles, Grazulis gives 6 miles. Hundreds of trees were uprooted. Several buildings were unroofed. Notes: Storm Data says this tornado touched down a mile east of Willisburg. SPC and NCDC give a path length of 32 miles, Grazulis give 35 miles, Storm Data 22 miles. SPC path length is only one mile, however. Death toll may have been as high as 17. Deaths: 0 Path length: 1/2 mile 1831 - Hurricane impacted the Florida Keys and the Dry Tortugas on August 14th and 15th. Winds in this area were estimated to be between 90 and 95 mph. Notes: Storm Data says this tornado touched down in Middleton. Path length: 0.5 mile Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mile and a width of 10 yardsNCDC gives nothing for either. Deaths: November 18, 2017 Deaths: April 16, 1998 Deaths: June 25, 1902 The tornado left a distinctpath in the vegetation and destroyed a part of a large metal barnnear the Rosetta General Store. More research would be helpful. Counties: Clinton Time: 9:57pm in Elmont, Kansas, on June 5, 1917. The tornado crossed into extreme northwest Clark County along and near Daisy Hill Road. April 4, 2011 The tornado increased in size at 532 Stoneridge Ln. Time: 6:15pm A home on Upton-Talley Road had the front porch and much of the roof removed. February 19, 1888 Injuries: SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Grazulis gives nothing. Deaths: 0 Time: 6:29pm Path length: 0.5 mile Deaths: 0 Path length: 0.3miles Storm Data says this twister touched down at Bonnieville in Hart County and moved to Magnolia in LaRue County before lifting. Near Manassas Drive a trampoline was thrown 60 yards and a large sycamore tree was uprooted next to an air conditioner that was thrown to the north. September 26, 1976 One house was lifted and slid 65 yards off its foundation while mostly still intact. Path length: Deaths: 0 The second home in the path of the tornado was badly damaged and a paper bill from the home was lifted into the tornado and carried 35 miles to the northeast into Powell County, landing in the yard of a National Weather Service employee. Time: her long hair, which reached below her waist, Smithsonian Institution got involved in the research, Andover, Kansas struck by intense damaging tornado, Joplin, Missouri: Five years after the EF5 tornado of May 22, 2011. County: Harrison IN Path length: Time: 11:39pm EDT A barn was destroyed near the intersection of Wilson Downing Road and Tates Creek Road. Time: 6:07pm SPC, Storm Data, and Grazulis give a path length of 8 miles, NCDC gives 9. Injuries: 0 Notes: The tornado began at the Butler/Grayson County line just north of Dog Creek Road and ended near the intersection of J. D. Hudson Road and Coats Road. Path width: Notes: Storm Data says this occurred near New Roe. The tornado continued northeast through some woods and lifted after damaging a small shed off of Tom Cain Road. Notes: Storm Data says this tornado touched down eleven miles northeast of Standiford Field and traveled northeast for three miles. F-scale: F0 There are about 1,200 tornadoes in the U.S each year, and about 60 people die each year, mostly from flying or falling debris. F-scale: F3 The most significant damage was found at 3000 Slack Road. It touched down on Buck Lane, struck KY 1978, crossed Georgetown Road, and struck near Citation Boulevard. Injuries: March 1, 2017 Deaths: 0 A swing set was thrown from the back of the house to the front. Path length: 1 mile Injuries: 0 Counties: Scott IN, Jefferson IN Counties: Logan EF-Scale:EF0 County: LaRue Path length: Time: 2:09pm However, some of the most significant damage of the storm took place almost a mile south of where this project feels the true tornado took place. June 7, 1985 Notes: A short-lived tornado with winds to 90 mph touched down 4.25 miles southwest of Albany. Notes: Storm Data takes this tornado from Dugansville to 1/10 of a mile east of Dugansville. Time: 3:00pm February 24, 2018 Path width: The Great Galveston Storm of 1900. F-scale: F3 Path length: Counties: Barren The tornado continued east-northeast in far northwest Clark County on Dan Gray Road where the twister leveled many well-built homes and caused extensive tree damage. Maximum wind speeds were 95 mph. ticket window was blown into a nearby field, Path width: 45yards Time: 1:50pm F-scale: F2 Noted discrepancies: SPC and Storm Data list both Taylor and Washington countiesNCDC lists only Taylor CountyGrazulis lists only Washington County. NCDC lists Hamilton County Illinois with an F4 at 5:20pm, agreeing perfectly with Grazulis. Beyond the initial touchdown area, only minor roof damage and tree damage in the form of uprooted trees and snapped trunks, occurred before the funnel lifted at Childress Road. Notes: A weak squall line tornado briefly touched down along IN 135, doing minor damage to several residences and downing several trees three miles northeast of Hillgrove. F-scale: F4 Deaths: Notes: This weak tornado hit the south side of a farm on Gettlefinger Road, causing a milk barn to collapse and tearing several panels off of a large metal outbuilding in addition to snapping trees in wooded areas on either side of the farm. Path length: Local Programs. Grazulis' path length and width are probably more correct. Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mileNCDC and Grazulis give nothing. Mud was spattered onto the north-facing front of the home, where a porch column support was also moved slightly. April 28, 1983 Time: 9:30pm Path width: Path width: 75 yards Counties: Butler (from Muhlenberg) Mrs. Kelley's 40-year-old "Negro hired hand" was blown 300 yards to his death. Mapping tornado tracks is not as easy as it sounds. F-scale: F0 Time: Two barns were destroyed, two barns suffered significant roof and structural damage, and about two dozen trees were snapped or uprooted. Notes: The tornado touched down near the intersection of IN 62 and E400N, severely damaging several outbuildings. On Lemons Mill Pike the John Drake Farm and the home of Dr. S. S. Amerson were hit. F-scale: F2 Path width: 75yards On this date a large tornado outbreak struck from Kentucky south to the Gulf States, so it's certainly within the realm of possibility that a small tornado, perhaps embedded in straight-line winds, struck somewhere in Metcalfe County. Counties: Clinton December 29, 1865 Time: 5:20pm F-scale: F1 Injuries: 0 March 12, 1975 Injuries: SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Grazulis gives nothing. F-scale: F2 F-scale: F1 Noted discrepancies: This tornado blew down a barn on the north side of Orleans. July 13, 1987 Time: 11:15pm Storm Data says the tornado touched down eight miles north of Carlisle on Ball Hill Road. A tied-down trailer was overturned. Path length: Numerous large hardwood trees were snapped or uprooted at a Girl Scout campground on Geyman Hill Road. NCDC/SPC start this tornado on the western Anderson County line west of GeeGrazulis starts it in Anderson County but farther east at Alton. A house along the path had a window blown out and the metal roof peeled back. Time: 8:07pm EST to 8:08pm EST Path length: F-scale: F1 EF-Scale:EF1 April 28, 2002 Narrative: Moved east-northeast, passing north of Bardstown, killing people in three different homes. May 18, 1995 Deaths: Counties: Dubois Many tornado stories F-scale: F0 Four-year-old Terry Harding, on Dawson Drive, suffered a fractured skull and severe head lacerations that required surgery. Notes: Storm Data begins this tornado at Browns Crossroads and takes it northeast for two miles. Note also whether any object is carried up straight in the funnel, or whether it is borne along in the swift wind. EF-scale: EF1 Path width: 150 yards Path width: 600 yards The tornado continued east across the Knobs toward Binford Rd, where it took multiple trees down. It has been decided, to the best of our ability, that these events were due to straight-line winds. Deaths: Deaths: Injuries: 0 Path length: 60 miles (probably a family of tornadoes) Deaths: 0 Time: 4:01pm EST F-scale: F0 The first home, a well built stone home, had significant roof damage and the screened-in porch was destroyed. Counties: Hardin In Hart County the tornado and its attendant straight-line winds mowed down a path five miles wide. Many residents saw the tornado, and one person described it as looking like "a giant burnt curlicue French fry." Thirty businesses were destroyed and damage totalled over ten million dollars. April 3, 1974 Injuries: F-scale: F1 F-scale: F1 Injuries: 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. Time: 4:27pm Notes: After researching this tornado (see discrepancies below), including reviewing radar data, it appears this tornado touched down at Chandlers Chapel in northeast Logan County, moving through Warren County crossing I-65 about seven and a half miles south of Bowling Green, continuing eastward into northernmost Allen County passing just north of Meador, then turning to the northeast near Finny, Haywood, three miles south of Glasgow, and ending at the Metcalfe County line near where the parkway crosses the border. Path length: 1.4 miles F-scale: F0 Path width: 40 yards Path width: Notes: This tornado touched down at the entrance of Westport Woods Apartments. SPC list this event as an F2Grazulis does not list it. Deaths: Deaths: 0 Path length: Path length: The National Weather Service has no official tornado record prior to 1950, and other sources for early tornadoes do not list every tornado that has occurred. Path width: 35 yards F-scale: F2 However, one of the deadliest and most destructive tornadoes in the 19th century occurred on May 6, 1840 in Louisiana and Mississippi, not in Oklahoma as one might . June 27, 2008 Most of the damage was to trees, and there was some minor structural damage to two farms. Path length: 0.1 mile Injuries: 0 Deaths: Time: 1:20am EST to 1:22am EST Path width: 100yards Time: 3:30pm 2. Path length: Counties: Clinton Counties: Garrard There was also widespread wind damage and large hail. Time: 7:35pm CDT Grazulis/NCDC information agrees well with a track map of the outbreak drawn up by NSSFC. Path width: Marble sized hail was also reported. The tornado then affected a residence, badly damaging the roof and throwing the porch of the house several yards to the northeast. Path width: Injuries: 0 At 2592 Highland Church Road (Highland General Baptist Church) there was significant brick damage on the west, south, and east sides of the church dueto open vents. Noted discrepancies: There is a coding error in the SPC database here.

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