Showers and Storms in the East; Dangerously Hot and Dry in the West

Scattered showers and storms are expected across portions of the Central and Eastern U.S. through the end of the week. Meanwhile, dangerous heat will intensify across the Desert Southwest and Intermountain West. Hot, dry weather and increasing winds will allow elevated wildfire conditions to return to the northern Intermountain West, where air quality issues persist from ongoing fires. Read More >

March 4, 1964
Counties: Logan
F-scale: F3
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 5
Path width: 880 yards
Path length: 7 miles
Time: 2:25pm
Grazulis narrative: Moved northeast from two miles west of Adairville to Schochoh. A home was unroofed and tenant homes and barns were destroyed. Livestock was killed and cars and farm machinery were destroyed.
Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC gave this an F3, Grazulis gives an F2. SPC and NCDC give a path length of 7 miles, Grazulis and Storm Data give 8 miles. SPC, Storm Data, and NCDC give a path width of 880 yards, Grazulis gives 800 yards. The touchdown lat/lon listed by NCDC and SPC is in Hickman County, and the liftoff lat/lon is in Graves County (far western Kentucky). Grazulis takes the tornado from two miles west of Adairville to Schochoh, which agrees with Storm Data.

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Showers and Storms in the East; Dangerously Hot and Dry in the West

Tornadoes of March 4, 1964