Severe Thunderstorm Threat From the Central Plains to the Northeast; Extreme HeatRisk for the East Coast

Strong to severe thunderstorms are possible from the central Plains to the Northeast through this evening. Widespread damaging winds are the primary threat but hail and a tornado or two is also possible. Extremely dangerous heat continues across the Eastern U.S. Warm overnight low temperatures will provide little to no relief. Read More >

The EF4 that tore across southern Indiana on the afternoon of March 2, 2012 was similar in placement, timing, and strength to the April 3, 1974 F5 tornado that also devastated the region.

	March 2, 2012	April 3, 1974
Scale	EF4	F5
Path length	49 miles	68 miles
Counties struck	Washington, Clark, Scott, Jefferson, Trimble	Perry, Crawford, Harrison, Washington, Clark, Scott
Time of day	2:50pm	1:20pm
Fatalities	11	6

Click here for a zoomed out map of the region, showing a portion of the 1974 F5 track in red and the 2012 EF4 track in orange.

Click here for a map that zooms in to the approximate intersection of the two tornado paths, with the 1974 F5 track outlined in red and the 2012 EF4 track outlined in orange:

And click here to zoom in tighter still to where the intersection of the two tracks appears to be in Daisy Hill, as shown by the white parallelogram. If you experienced the 1974 tornado or have detailed information that shows these maps may be incorrect, please let us know.