Winter Weather Brings Dangerous Travel Conditions Across the Northern U.S.

Heavy lake effect snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes through early Saturday. Snow squalls with heavy snow and gusty winds will create dangerous travel in the Interior Northeast due to low visibility and slippery roads. A major winter storm will bring moderate to heavy, accumulating snow and gusty winds from the eastern Plains to the western Great Lakes today through Saturday. 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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Winter Weather Brings Dangerous Travel Conditions Across the Northern U.S.

Tornadoes of January 18, 1929