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 >

April 23, 1970
Counties: Scott KY
F-scale: F3
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 50 yards
Path length: 1/2 mile
Time: 4:20am
Grazulis narrative: At Great Crossing, four miles west of Georgetown, a small tornado destroyed a home. Another home was badly damaged, and several barns and outbuildings were blown down.
Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC rank this as an F3...Grazulis gives it an F2.