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 >

March 31, 1979
Counties: Barren
F-scale:  F3
Deaths: 1
Injuries: 19
Path width: 100 yards
Path length: 13 miles
Time: 4:25pm
Grazulis narrative: Moved southeast from three miles southeast of the intersection of I-65 and the Cumberland Parkway. A child was killed when a concrete block grocery store caved in. Two trailers, two cars, and ten barns were destroyed.
Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC rank this as an F3, Grazulis calls it an F2. SPC and NCDC give a path length of 13 miles, Grazulis gives 12 miles, Storm Data says 8 miles.

May 30, 1979
Counties: Breckinridge
F-scale:  F1
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Time: 6:20pm
Notes:  Storm Data has this tornado cross US 60, moving in a north-northeast direction. It touched down on the Brunfield Farm.

June 29, 1979
Counties: Shelby
F-scale:  F1
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Time: 5:35pm
Notes:  Storm Data has this tornado touch down at Finchville and end near Bagdad.

June 29, 1979
Counties: Franklin, Scott KY, Harrison KY
F-scale:  F2
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Injuries: 7
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Time: 6:00pm
Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC list this as an F2, Grazulis does not list it. NCDC's county-by-county lat/lons result in a very strange path. Will use more logical SPC lat/lons for plotting. Storm Data has this tornado touch down four miles north of Frankfort and moves it to Georgetown and near Cynthiana. Further research would be good, to confirm this tornado's track.

July 12, 1979
Counties: Scott KY
F-scale:  F1
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Time: 2:30pm
Notes: Storm Data touches this tornado down on "Lemon Hill Road" near Georgetown...it seems this should be "Lemons Mill Road".

August 1, 1979
Counties: Jefferson IN
F-scale:  F0
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Time: 10:25am
Notes:  Storm Data has this tornado touch down near Paris.