Tornadoes of December 9, 1952

December 9, 1952
Counties: Hancock, Perry (from Daviess)
F-scale: F3
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 3
Path width: 880 yards
Path length: 32 miles
Time: 3:00pm
Grazulis Narrative: Moved northeast, striking the northern part of Tell City. There were three homes destroyed in Kentucky, and $200,000 damage. Many barns were destroyed in Indiana, where there was $300,000 damage. Most of the Indiana damage was from wind-driven hail.
Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC call this an F3, Grazulis an F2. SPC and NCDC give a time of 3:00pm, Grazulis 2:30pm. SPC gives a path length of 70 miles, NCDC gives 35 miles, Grazulis gives 32 miles. SPC gives a path width of 880 yards, NCDC gives 30 yards, Grazulis says 400 yards. Grazulis mentions this was probably a family of tornadoes. NCDC or Grazulis must have the better path length...SPC entry looks to be an entry error. Storm Data says the tornado crossed from Kentucky into Indiana at Tell City with a "total path length in both states" of 32 miles.