Great Lakes Snow through Friday; High Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

A clipper storm will drop south from Canada today bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains this afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >

January 18, 1929
Counties: Green, Taylor
F-scale:  F2
Deaths: 2
Injuries: 5
Path width:    100 yards
Path length: 12 miles
Time: 4:00pm
Narrative: Moved east from near Summersville to near Campbellsville. The deaths were in a home near the county line.

January 18, 1929
Counties: Hardin, LaRue
F-scale:  F3
Deaths: 1
Injuries: 5
Path width:    800 yards
Path length: 10 miles
Time: 4:00pm
Narrative: One "substantial" home and four barns were destroyed as a tornado moved northeast at Sonora. Many other buildings were damaged. This day's wind damage throughout the state of Kentucky totalled $1,000,000.

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Great Lakes Snow through Friday; High Winds in the Northern and Central Plains

Tornadoes of January 18, 1929