tornadoes in the 1800s

Deaths: Counties: Logan The tornado continued northeast through some woods and lifted after damaging a small shed off of Tom Cain Road. Path width: 75yards SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Grazulis nothing. the Missouri River at Omaha. Path width: Path length: 0.3 mile March 25, 2021 Notes: EF-1 tornado first touched down on East Riley Rd. Shingles and yard decorations were thrown in various directions east of the house along with driveway gravel thrown in every direction. Path length: Path width: 95 yards Path width: March 2, 2012 The tornado's worst damage then occurred in the 3800 block of Southern Parkway, with walls blown out of homes at the addresses of 3833, 3831, 3855, 3844, 3848, and 3850. Grazulis, Thomas. The NCDC begin location and end location (8 miles southwest of Albany) also places this tornado in Tennessee, or, depending on the degree of "southwest", in the middle of Dale Hollow Lake. F-scale: F1 A satellite dish was blown about a mile. Deaths: 0 Lat/lon given place it in Sumner County, Tennessee. History of the Clinic | The Mayo Clinic | Ken Burns - PBS May 28, 1996 April 3, 1974 Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a time of 2:00pm, NCDC 1:00pm, Storm Data 3:00pm. Deaths: 0 F-scale: F0 Path length: 0.3 mile Counties: Ohio, Butler After skipping over an additional mile of farmland, it destroyed a silo and damaged an outbuilding on CR 300N. Time: 6:43am CDT August 27, 1854 Sightseers started arriving the next day, and the Guard was called to control the crowds. Injuries: F-scale: F3 EF-Scale: EF2 Numerous trees were blown down, snapped, or uprooted. Near Kirksville one home was demolished and another lost its roof. A store at the intersection of Brownsboro Road and Ballardsville Road was unroofed. County: Meade Time: 11:50 At the home next door the front door was pulling away from the building. In addition a nearby house had its metal roof blown off. Further east along Mayhew Road a large, well-built barn was uplifted and removed from its foundation with several cedar and maple trees twisted and snapped. Path length: The tornado hit the Westport General Store and blew down trees and power lines in town. An Time: 1:53pm The tornado lifted just west of Cherokee Lane. Counties: Washington, Mercer Deaths: 4 Injuries: F-scale: F2 Counties: Dubois Two cars and a truck were destroyed, and a 400-gallon water tank was moved three-quarters of a mile. Time: 10:50pm EDT to 10:55pm EDT Deaths: Windows were blown out, a cart corral was blown into a vehicle, and a power pole was blown down. Recreation Forecasts, Past Weather Union (near the present-day intersection of KY 1421 and Napier Road) and then Holland, killing four. SPC gives a path length of 16 miles, NCDC 17 miles, Grazulis 18 miles. Time: 3:30pm Deaths: Injuries: Time: 10:10pm County: Nelson Time: 6:13pm - 6:15pm CDT Here, there was evidence of multi-vortex structure with EF4 damage and 175 mph estimated winds. Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a path length of 1/10 of a mile and a width of 10 yardsNCDC gives nothing for either. F-scale: F1 Path length: 0.1 mile Counties: Mercer, Woodford, Jessamine, Fayette F-scale: F2 Noted discrepancies: None SPC gives a path width of 70 yards, NCDC provides no width. A family farm had numerous trees twisted, snapped, and uprooted. Path length: 0.7 mile Deaths: 0 There was extensive damage from falling brick. March 23, 2012 A home was unroofed and tenant homes and barns were destroyed. Time: 3:26am Time: 7:15pm 1800s Tornadoes Archives - ustornadoes.com Time: 5:20pm Several windows were broken in an elementary school, which was in session, and flying glass injured one student on their finger. About forty other homes had minor damage. The tornado here was rated EF4 with estimated wind speeds of 170 mph and a damage width of one-third mile. Items of Interest Six-by-six inch posts were snapped and piled up, while metal sheeting was blown about a quarter of a mile away. The garage of this house was destroyed with one vehicle thrown 30 yards and another tossed 75 yards. Injuries: 0 Counties: Metcalfe June 22, 2011 EF-Scale:EF1 Path width: At this locationa heavy metal chain fence weighing several hundred pounds was picked up and thrown 30 yards into the back of the house causing significant damage. January 10, 2008 After Tompkinsville, the tornado continued to the northeast, crossing Cumberland County (2 people injured) and clipping the southeast corner of Adair County (2 people killed in the Cundiff area) with comparatively little damage, before intensifying again as it entered Russell County. Noted discrepancies: NCDC doesn't list Ripley County. Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC give a time of 2:20pm, Grazulis gives 3:25pm, Storm Data 3:30pm. Deaths: 0 bars on the bridge were bent and twisted. Time: 5:37pm - 5:45pm EDT along the Missouri River in Kansas during the Time: 6:00pm Path width: A pillar of flame shot skyward when the vortex of the twister struck the Kelley residence." Time: 7:35pm Early pioneers knew very little about tornadoes. June 26, 2013 F-scale: F2 Time: 6:00pm County: Barren April 20, 2000 Noted discrepancies: Storm Data says this storm struck on Irvine Road. EF-Scale: EF-4 F-scale: F0 One-half mile east of IN-162, numerous outbuildings were damaged and a small grain hopper was toppled. The tornado first touched down on the south side of Fredericksburg just south of U.S. 150 where several trees were snapped off. Grazulis' width is probably most correct. The woman was badly cut by glass, and her husband was caught between fireplace bricks and a collapsed wall. Time: 4:36am April 8, 1948 Counties: Allen, Barren, Monroe, Metcalfe (from Sumner TN) Path width: 200 yards The tornado started along Belmont Rd (KY 251) 0.7 miles west of Belmont, then traveled east-northeast through the community of Belmont, and lifting just east of Church Street. October 18, 2007 Damage was also observed along Charlane Parkway and Dell Road. Noted discrepancies: SPC gives a time of 3:20pm, NCDC 2:20pm, Storm Data 4:20pm. It would be far safer, if one has an inclination to such views, to deny that such a view is correct, and only to accept it after most incontestable proof. When a tornado passes over a hilly country, it sometimes rages with destructive violence on the hill-tops, while objects in the intermediate valleys are entirely uninjured, showing that a violent whirl-wind may prevail at moderate elevation, but without reaching the earths surface. Path length: 1.2 mile Counties: Shelby Counties: Hancock, Perry (from Daviess) trunk moving side to side for about a half hour. Injuries: 0 F-scale: F0 After crossing Cave River Valley Road and White River Road the tornado took outabout 50 softwood trees. Path length: F-scale: F0 NCDC/SPC start this tornado on the western Anderson County line west of GeeGrazulis starts it in Anderson County but farther east at Alton. Narrative: Moved east from near Rochester, unroofing a school and destroying a gym. Noted discrepancies: SPC lists a path width of 20 yards, NCDC 27 yards, Storm Data 25 yards. The tornado traveled north-northeast along Stony Brook Drive and lifted near the intersection of Stony Brook and Laverne Drive. He wrote that "the A history of twisters: Tornadoes in Mississippi since 1950. As many as eight people died in one home. Time: EF-Scale:EF0 Path length: 0.5 mile Path length:0.1 mile June 3, 1996 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. Notes: Touched down 2.7 miles southwest of Huntingburg. The tornado moved northeast and produced major damage in Rosetta where it destroyed the Fountain of Faith Church. April 20, 2000 Counties: Jefferson KY So Tee started walking back to his house. Additional damage occurred in the Richardsville area. Counties: Madison, Fayette Path length: January 29, 2008 May 2, 1948 Explore Every Tornado Across the United States Since 1980 Through This Time: 9:45pm It lifted shortly after crossing China-Manville Road. Next to that location a baseball field had the metal roofs blown off the cinder block dugout with a number of cinder blocks blown several feet east of the dugout. Path width: Metal sheeting frombarns was thrown in excess of 400 yards downwind. At this location there was more tree and roof damage. A single wide mobile home was pushed off of its cinder block foundation southwestward about seven feet. SPC and NCDC give a path length of six miles, Grazulis and Storm Data give 5. Time: 7:19am-7:46am EDT About a dozen expensive homes were destroyed in affluent suburbs of northeast Louisville. Path length:2.7 miles There was minor tree damage near Spring Valley Road and Woodhaven Drive indicating wind speeds of 85 mph. On Lemons Mill Pike the John Drake Farm and the home of Dr. S. S. Amerson were hit. Counties: Nelson Injuries: 1 Injuries: Path length: 23 miles F-scale: F2 Injuries: 0 The width of the individual circulations varied between 75 and 125 yards with widespread straight line wind damage all around. Deaths: 0 Path length: 6 miles Injuries: 0 Injuries: 7 Counties: Fayette Path length: 6 miles Fire Weather Counties: Floyd, Clark IN Time: 9:00pm However, KY 541 is in Breathitt County. Deaths: Path length: Carmel Road. Path width: 616 yards In Clark, the damage width narrowed to one-quarter mile as the tornado crossed Pixley Knob Road and decreased in intensity to EF2 with wind speeds of 115-120 mph. Path length: 18 miles Ten cows were killed. Grazulis narrative: Moved northeast near Alton, passing along the south and southeast edge of Frankfort, where homes were leveled and four people were killed. This damage is consistent with an EF-2 tornado and 110 to 115 mph winds. Path width: SPC and NCDC give it a path length of 9 miles, Grazulis and Storm Data give a length of 5 miles. April 3, 1974 Time: 10:00pm The length of this touchdown was .80 miles. EF-scale: EF1 Path length: 14 miles (skipping) Injuries: 0 Storm Prediction Center Deaths: 0 This tornado touched down at 338 Soards Road and moved northeast, lifting as it began to cross a small lake. Path width: The roof was torn off of the Tarr Distillery at 899 Manchester Street. F-scale: F2 Path length: Deaths: Notes:A narrow tornado developed quickly just west of 3667 Grassland Black Gold Rd (Highway 1365) and snapped a few softwood and few large limbs. Counties: Washington IN April 15, 1994 Path width: Near Rich Hill, one family of seven was killed. F-scale: F1 Time: 7:45pm Tornado intensity is described by the fscale. On Christmas Tree Road a 30 x 30 barn had significant damage south of the main tree damage. A note should be made of the width of the greatest destruction, not including houses unroofed on the borders; also the length of the path where it was most destructive, and the distance from the point at which it first struck the earth to the point at which it left the earth during the time of the greatest destruction. As it reached 961 east of Alvaton in Warren County, it spawned an EF1 tornado with winds estimated at 95 mph destroying a barn and tool shed. Oregon Road was blocked by felled trees from US 127 to the Kentucky River where the tornado lifted. The roof of the house was set down three miles away. Path length: 4.8 miles The touchdown and liftoff lat/lon given by SPC/NCDC agree perfectly with Grazulis. Minor injuriesto the resident. Of course this is absurd, and we must resort to some other explanation of the phenomenon. Path width: Deaths: 0 Tornado of the week: Katie, Oklahoma dry line beast of May 9, 2016, A list of instructions for observing tornadoes during the late 1800s. Storm Data lists a path length of 34 miles. Counties: Dubois Injuries: 1 Path width: The tornado then affected a residence, badly damaging the roof and throwing the porch of the house several yards to the northeast. It also toppled the sign of the Green River Bait and Grocery before lifting as it crossed Knifley Rd. Path length: Counties: Dubois Path width: Notes: The tornado initially touched down near the Hardin-LaRue County line between routes 210 and 61 just north of Tonieville. RBI Corporation, next door, also had some structural damage. Counties: LaRue Path width: In the Glasgow area one house was destroyed (F3 damage) and 45 badly damaged. Structural damage occurred along IN-162 where over 50 feet of a 600 foot long commercial outbuilding was destroyed. the Union Pacific Railroad bridge that crossed Path width: The tornado lifted near Drennon Creek. Time: 8:00pm Three houses and four barns were blown into the Barren River at Thomas Landing, injuring ten people. Injuries: 15 Deaths: February 24, 2018 SPC gives a path width of 170 yards and a path length of 9 milesNCDC gives nothing for either. Injuries: 0 The side of a two-story home was torn off. Injuries: The middle school experienced the worst damage. July 13, 1987 Path width: Injuries: 0 Time: 8:04pm CDT It is not listed in Storm Data. Deaths: January 22, 1957 November 9, 2000 Path length: The tornado advanced to the northeast. SPC gives a path width of 880 yards, NCDC gives 30 yards, Grazulis says 400 yards. Deaths: It pushed a largetobacco barn 15 feet eastward, tore offits roof, and collapsed several walls. F-scale: F1 It wasn't a siren that warned Kellan Gills of a powerful tornado touching down in her Willow Grove Villas neighborhood on Wheatland Drive near 24th Avenue SE around 9:30 p.m. Hourly Observations Grazulis narrative: Moved east-northeast from one mile northwest of Galena to Sellersburg, passing through Floyds Knobs and Hamburg. Path width: 25yards