We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Thomas P. Grazulis, and his master work Significant Tornadoes 1680 - 1991 and its supplement Significant Tornadoes 1992 - 1995. Mr. Grazulis' data were largely responsible for pre-1950 information presented here.
Early American Tornadoes 1586 - 1870, by David M. Ludlum, was also an important source.
April 3, 2007
County: Taylor
EF-Scale: EF0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 25 yards
Path length: 1.3 miles (skipping)
Time: 8:01pm EDT
Notes: This small tornado first destroyed a 2-car garage 0.4 miles south of KY 744 on Smith Chapel School Road. It skipped northeast, damaging trees and two homes. It lifted just north of KY 744. Wind speeds were estimated around 85 mph.
April 3, 2007
Counties: Casey
EF-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 200 yards
Path length: 13 miles (skipping)
Time: 8:23pm EDT
Notes: The tornado touched down four miles northwest of Dunnville and skipped along ridgetops to the east-southeast, exiting Casey County at Mintonville. The worst damage, near the upper bound of EF1 around 105 mph, was done to a well-constructed home west of Mintonville.
October 18, 2007
Counties: Jefferson, KY
EF-scale: EF0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 75 yards
Path length: Less than 440 yards
Time: 7:10pm EDT to 7:11pm EDT
Notes: Touched down at the Kroger's store at 2200 Brownsboro Road. Windows were blown out, a cart corral was blown into a vehicle, and a power pole was blown down.
October 18, 2007
Counties: Hancock, Perry
EF-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 220 yards
Path length: 14 miles (skipping)
Time: 6:18pm CDT to 6:45pm CDT
Notes: This tornado touched down along the Daviess County line near Gatewood and did primarily tree and power line damage as it headed northeast. The tornado lifted slightly and passed over Hawesville as a funnel cloud (though 75 mph winds still did damage in town). The tornado came back to earth just on the other side of Cannelton and proceeded northeast into the Hoosier National Forest, damaging the Girl Scout Camp on Cann Heights Road and lifting at Plock Knob.
October 18, 2007
Counties: Clark, IN
EF-scale: EF3
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 440 yards
Path length: 5 miles (skipping)
Time: 10:03pm EDT to 10:09pm EDT
Notes: Began on Bull Creek Road west of Vesta where it scoured the ground. Moving northeast, it devastated a home near Hibernia when the two-story house was blown completely off of its basement foundation and destroyed. Two large barns, a silo, and a stable were also destroyed on the same property. The tornado lifted just shy of the Ohio River near the end of Fulton Road.
October 18, 2007
Counties: Breckinridge
EF-scale: EF2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 300 yards
Path length: 3 miles
Time: 9:26pm CDT to 9:33pm CDT
Notes: Touchdown was a mile east-northeast of Stinnettsville. The tornado moved northeast and produced major damage in Rosetta where it destroyed the Fountain of Faith Church. A 4500 pound tractor was moved seven feet and a 16-foot trailer was wrapped around a tree. The tornado lifted near the intersection of KY 333 and M. H. Dowell Road.
October 18, 2007
Counties: Dubois
EF-scale: EF0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 125 yards
Path length: 2 miles
Time: 9:27pm EDT to 9:30pm EDT
Notes: The door of a house was blown out about four miles northeast of Ferdinand, near the start of the tornado path. A barn was damaged about a half mile
south of Kyana, near the end of the damage path. Over 100 large oak trees were snapped off or uprooted in the Ferdinand Forest.
October 18, 2007
Counties: Meade
EF-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 300 yards
Path length: 2.5 miles
Time: 10:50pm EDT to 10:55pm EDT
Notes: This tornado began one mile northeast of Flaherty, damaged buildings at the intersection of US 60 and KY 1882, and lifted in western Fort Knox near Camp Carlson.
October 18, 2007
Counties: Bullitt
EF-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 200 yards
Path length: 2.5 miles (skipping)
Time: 11:20pm EDT to 11:26pm EDT
Notes: Damage was done to homes in the south end of Brooks along Meadowbrook Drive, Clearbrook Drive, Hillbrook Drive, Bells Mill Road, and Hill Creek Road.
October 19, 2007
Counties: Marion
EF-scale: EF0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 50 yards
Path length: 0.5 mile
Time: 1:36am EDT to 1:38am EDT
Notes: Touched down just northwest of Bradfordsville and moved east across the north side of town. A mobile home was rolled over and trees and power lines were blown down.
January 10, 2008
Counties: Barren
EF-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 350 yards
Path length: 3.1 miles
Time: 2:02pm CST to 2:06pm CST
Notes: The tornado first touched down along Millstown Road southwest of Park City. It uprooted and snapped the trunks of several large trees and did some minor roof damage to a home. The tornado was on the ground intermittently along its path to the south and east of Park City, destroying eight barns and snapping or uprooting several trees. Right before it lifted, it tore the front porch off a home and destroyed a barn.
January 29, 2008
Counties: Washington, IN
EF-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 200 yards
Path length: 10.7 miles
Time: 7:40pm EST to 7:50pm EST
Notes: The most intense damage occurred near the intersection of Skylight and Cauble roads, where several hardwood trees were snapped off, numerous trees were uprooted in different directions, a farm outbuilding collapsed, and metal sheeting from a well-constructed barn was thrown 200 yards into the trees downwind.
January 29, 2008
Counties: Clark, IN
EF-scale: EF1
Deaths: 1
Injuries: 0
Path width: 100 yards
Path length: 0.2 miles
Time: 7:58pm EST to 7:59pm EST
Notes: Touched down briefly just northeast of Henryville. The tornado felled trees in varying directions, one of which crashed into a mobile home killing the occupant.
January 29, 2008
Counties: Jefferson, KY
EF-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 100 yards
Path length: 16.4 miles
Time: 8:00pm EST to 8:13pm EST
Notes: A fast moving tornado briefly touched down four times in Louisville. The tornado was on the ground for about one and a half miles over the course of its 16 mile long skipping track. The first touchdown was in an industrial area just off Millers Lane west of Dixie Highway. The tornado stayed on the ground for one mile before lifting, heavily damaging a church on Dixie Highway, as well as uprooting and snapping several trees and damaging numerous homes. The tornado then dipped to earth again on the west side of the University of Louisville campus, breaking out many windows in a large residence hall and nearby building, and damaging several vehicles parked nearby. The next touchdown happened in Saint Matthews near the intersection of Shelbyville Road and Interstate 264, where extensive damage was suffered by many businesses and private properties. The fourth and final touchdown was in Anchorage where many trees were damaged, blown over, and uprooted, roofs were damaged, and a large outbuilding at a training school was destroyed.
January 29, 2008
Counties: Scott, IN
EF-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 100 yards
Path length: 1.8 miles
Time: 8:10pm EST to 8:12pm EST
Notes: Touched down just east of Lexington. The tornado snapped and uprooted trees, destroyed a mobile home, and caused roof damage to a number of homes.
February 5, 2008
Counties: Monroe, Cumberland (from Sumner, TN)
EF-scale: EF3
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 440 yards
Path length: 21.2 miles
Time: 10:31pm CST to 10:50pm CST
Notes: About two miles west of Gamaliel the tornado destroyed two conventional homes and two mobile homes. Thirteen residents of the four homes took shelter in the basement of one of the homes. They escaped without injury, though they were trapped in rubble for 30 minutes. Several other homes were damaged in a subdivision one mile north of Gamaliel. The tornado ripped the roof off of a brick home there. It then tracked across rural Monroe County, uprooting and snapping large trees. On the north side of Tompkinsville it destroyed a large wood frame warehouse and twisted a large steel frame metal building off its foundation. A nearby well-built brick home had its roof and exterior walls swept away. It also destroyed a detached three car garage. The tornado then proceeded through a rural area of Cumberland County and lifted about three miles southwest of Marrowbone.
February 5-6, 2008
Counties: Meade
EF-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 350 yards
Path length: 6.5 miles
Time: 11:54pm EST to 12:05am EST
Notes: This tornado caused extensive tree and power line damage near Happy Ridge Road, Wood Dale Road, and Maple Grove Drive. Several businesses were damaged in the Broadway and Lakeview Drive area. A cinder block storage building was toppled. The tornado knocked down the exterior wall of another building. A storage building was lifted up and thrown across Broadway. The Old Brandenburg Telephone Company Office had roof damage. A church was damaged near the intersection of Broadway and KY 933.
February 5, 2008
Counties: Hart
EF-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 150 yards
Path length: 10.5 miles
Time: 11:32pm CST to 11:43pm CST
Notes: The tornado first touched down near Lone Star, where it destroyed several barns and a mobile home. The tornado next touched down along US 31W north of Bonnieville, where it heavily damaged or destroyed several more barns and mobile homes. It touched down again near the intersection of Hammonville and Bacon Creek roads. Here, it caused minor damage to some homes, destroyed a barn, and damaged the roof of another. The tornado continued on eastward, where it damaged several barns near US 31E.
February 6, 2008
Counties: Hardin
EF-scale: EF2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 400 yards
Path length: 7.1 miles
Time: 12:21am EST to 12:25am EST
Notes: The tornado destroyed a trailer and an outbuilding along Hansborough Road. It caused major roof damage along Bethlehem Academy Road, with one home losing the roof completely. Several boats were flipped over, and a large bus was pushed two feet. The tornado pushed in garage doors at an industrial building along Ring Road. This building also suffered significant roof damage. At Central Hardin High School the tornado snapped concrete pillar stadium lights at the football stadium. The press box was thrown onto the playing field and destroyed. The basketball gym and a wing of the school experienced roof damage. Along Black Branch Road just east of the school complex the tornado caused some structural damage to homes.
February 6, 2008
Counties: Hardin
EF-scale: EF2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 300 yards
Path length: 1.2 miles
Time: 12:27am EST to 12:29am EST
Notes: This tornado knocked a trailer off its foundation at the intersection of Miller Road and Porter Lane. Another trailer near this location was completely destroyed. Another trailer along Miller Road was turned on to its roof.
February 6, 2008
Counties: Nelson
EF-scale: EF2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 300 yards
Path length: 1.3 miles
Time: 12:38am EST to 12:42am EST
Notes: An outbuilding was destroyed and the top half of a silo was knocked off. Near Patton Road there was an enhanced area of tree damage, with the trees laying in a convergent pattern.
February 6, 2008
Counties: Spencer
EF-scale: EF0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 220 yards
Path length: 0.7 miles
Time: 12:38am EST to 12:40am EST
Notes: This small tornado destroyed two mobile homes and did extensive roof and tree damage.
February 6, 2008
Counties: Spencer
EF-scale: EF0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Path width: 220 yards
Path length: 0.6 miles
Time: 12:43am EST to 12:45am EST
Notes: This brief twister destroyed two barns and did heavy damage to several other barns and homes.
February 6, 2008
Counties: Shelby
EF-scale: EF2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 250 yards
Path length: 7 miles
Time: 12:46am EST to 12:52am EST
Notes: Most of the damage caused by this tornado was concentrated in the Flood Road area, as it intensified while moving to the northeast. The tornado destroyed a large well-built barn and threw the structure 50 yards. It moved an 18,000 pound trailer four feet, and flipped it. Another barn was destroyed, and every shingle was blown off a well constructed roof. Several other homes suffered some degree of roof damage. Besides the structural damage, about 40 large hardwood trees were uprooted along the path.
February 6, 2008
Counties: Nelson
EF-scale: EF2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 2
Path width: 300 yards
Path length: 0.8 miles
Time: 12:50am EST to 12:52am EST
Notes: This tornado destroyed or heavily damaged two shop buildings at a construction company. A couple trailers on the company site were rolled over. Farther along the tornado's path, it knocked a mobile home off the foundation, and rolled it over two nearby cars. Two occupants of the mobile home were injured.
February 6, 2008
Counties: Shelby
EF-scale: EF0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Path width: 125 yards
Path length: 0.4 miles
Time: 12:52am EST to 12:54am EST
Notes: A large barn was destroyed. Sheet metal from the barn was thrown over 300 yards, and some metal from the barn was 50 yards to the west.
February 6, 2008
Counties: Washington KY
EF-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 150 yards
Path length: 0.3 miles
Time: 1:01am EST to 1:03am EST
Notes: Touchdown was on Pleasant Drive about two miles southeast of Springfield. The tornado blew the roof off of a house and threw it about 125 yards downwind. Several pine trees were snapped and small outbuildings were destroyed. A 14" diameter pine tree was snapped and moved about 45 yards downwind as well.
February 6, 2008
Counties: Washington KY
EF-scale: EF2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 250 yards
Path length: 1 mile
Time: 1:06am EST to 1:08am EST
Notes: Touchdown was on Russell Lane about 8 miles east northeast of Springfield. The tornado completely blew away a large, well constructed outbuilding. Six-by-six inch posts were snapped and piled up, while metal sheeting was blown about a quarter of a mile away. Concrete joists weighing two hundred pounds were displaced.
February 6, 2008
Counties: Franklin
EF-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 170 yards
Path length: 2.4 miles
Time: 1:08am EST to 1:12am EST
Notes: Numerous hardwood trees were downed on a steep ridge near Elkhorn Creek. The tornado increased in intensity as it moved to the northeast, and did extensive roof damage to two homes on the west side of Lucas Lane. It destroyed five barns on the east side of the road.
February 6, 2008
Counties: Mercer
EF-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 350 yards
Path length: 0.9 miles
Time: 1:20am EST to 1:22am EST
Notes: The touchdown point was on the east side of Harrodsburg and it caused three walls of a warehouse to collapse. Near the intersection of KY 152 and Mac Court extensive tree damage occurred. Metal sheeting was found in trees. A large tree fell on a house and power lines, and that same house had its garage destroyed. A small branch was driven into the side of a car and a chimney was knocked down from the side of a house. Near KY 152 and Montrose Street the roof of a factory was blown in and extensive tree damage occurred. An elementary school suffered quite a bit of roof and ceiling damage.
February 6, 2008
Counties: Harrison KY
EF-scale: EF2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Path width: 440 yards
Path length: 3.5 miles
Time: 1:29am EST to 1:34am EST
Notes: This tornado touched down near 812 Mount Vernon Road, damaging a barn and home at that location. Along Connersville Road the tornado lifted the roofs off of three homes, and damaged three others. It also destroyed several barns and outbuildings, and snapped numerous hardwood trees. It damaged a few more barns and trees before lifting about half a mile southwest of Cynthiana.
February 6, 2008
Counties: Clark KY
EF-scale: EF0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 125 yards
Path length: 0.9 miles
Time: 1:51am EST to 1:52am EST
Notes: This quick tornado destroyed two barns and caused substantial damage to three others. A house was damaged, and a corn crib was destroyed. Many trees were uprooted and a few were snapped.
February 6, 2008
Counties: Allen, Monroe (from Macon, TN)
EF-scale: EF3
Deaths: 4
Injuries: 11
Path width: 440 yards
Path length: 10.4 miles
Time: 1:40am CST to 1:53am CST
Notes: This tornado destroyed 12 homes and mobile homes, mainly in the Amos community and in the Tracy Lane area. Many other homes and buildings were damaged. Four people were killed near Tracy Lane, and eleven others were injured in southeast Allen County. The tornado continued through rural and wooded sections of eastern Allen County, and crossed into Monroe County near Fountain Run.
April 11, 2008
Counties: Clinton
EF-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 150 yards
Path length: 0.4 miles
Time: 11:39am CST to 11:40am CST
Notes: Touchdown was west of KY 639 south of Wago. The tornado destroyed a barn and brick silo along KY 639, and downed several trees. Trees were felled onto a farmhouse and a SUV just north of the silo, destroying the SUV and doing extensive damage to the home. Minor damage was sustained east of KY 639 to several outbuildings.
April 11, 2008
Counties: Clinton
EF-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 150 yards
Path length: 0.5 miles
Time: 11:41am CST to 11:42am CST
Notes: Four utility poles were snapped along US 127 near Snow, as were several large diameter trees in a narrow path on a wooded hill to the east of the highway.
April 11, 2008
Counties: Clinton
EF-scale: EF2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 300 yards
Path length: 3.1 miles
Time: 11:44am CST to 11:47am CST
Notes: Several homes and outbuildings were damaged between Cartwright and Narvel. Scores of trees were downed, along with power lines. A witness at the end of this tornado's path reported seeing two tornadoes on the ground simultaneously, as the fourth tornado produced by this supercell touched down about a quarter mile north of the ending point of this one.
April 11, 2008
Counties: Clinton
EF-scale: EF2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 300 yards
Path length: 1.4 miles
Time: 11:46am CST to 11:50am CST
Notes: This tornado hit several residences in a rural subdivision along Pleasure Ridge Road. After moving through uninhabited hillside for a mile, uprooting and snapping trees in a near quarter mile wide path, the tornado tore off the roof of a ranch-style brick home and destroyed its nearby outbuildings. Continuing along and parallel to Pleasure Ridge Road, the tornado destroyed a mobile home and barn in its path, and heavily damaged at least three other homes before exiting the county.
June 27, 2008
Counties: Harrison IN
EF-scale: EF0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 15 yards
Path length: 0.3 miles
Time: 7:06pm EST
Notes: A weak squall line tornado briefly touched down along IN 135, doing minor damage to several residences and downing several trees three miles northeast of Hillgrove.
June 27, 2008
Counties: Harrison IN
EF-scale: EF0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 30 yards
Path length: 0.4 miles
Time: 8:07pm EST to 8:08pm EST
Notes: A weak tornado touched down along Hancock Chapel Road Northeast, uprooting several trees in a cyclonic fashion.
June 27, 2008
Counties: Harrison IN
EF-scale: EF0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 50 yards
Path length: 0.8 miles
Time: 8:08pm EST to 8:09pm EST
Notes: This weak tornado hit the south side of a farm on Gettlefinger Road, causing a milk barn to collapse and tearing several panels off of a large metal outbuilding in addition to snapping trees in wooded areas on either side of the farm.
April 5, 2009
Counties: Casey
EF-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 50 yards
Path length: 1/2 mile
Time: 9:20pm EDT
Notes: One well-constructed home lost its roof, two barns were demolished, and numerous trees were felled.
April 10, 2009
Counties: Lincoln (from Pulaski)
EF-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 100 yards
Path length: 6.5 miles
Time: 3:17pm EDT - 3:27pm EDT
Notes: Once the tornado crossed into Lincoln County, it first destroyed a metal shed and blew it 700 feet away. Half of the roof of a mobile home was also taken off. The tornado then crossed US 27, destroying several barns, uprooting and snapping trees, and damaging several homes. Three miles east of Waynesburg a mobile home was completely destroyed and a house was pushed 30 feet off of its foundation. The tornado was at its strongest right before it dissipated. The tornado went over a hill and down into a holler where multiple vortices were witnessed. A mobile home was destroyed and a conventional home was shoved 10 feet off of its foundation. The tornado dissipated about a minute later.
May 8, 2009
Counties: Barren and Metcalfe
EF-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 30 yards
Path length: 4 miles (skipping)
Time: 3:04pm CDT - 3:11pm EDT
Notes: The tornado touched down just east of Hiseville on Buck Williams Road. A home and a small outbuilding were damaged, and numerous trees were uprooted. A piece of tin roofing ended up wrapped around a tree 500 yards to the east across an open field. The tornado peaked in intensity on a farm just north of Sexton Lane. Three outbuildings and a well-constructed barn were destroyed. Debris from these structures was found up to 300 yards to the east in a pond. In Metcalfe County, south of Center, a pole barn was uplifted and scattered across a field.
May 8, 2009
Counties: Garrard and Madison
EF-scale: EF3
Deaths: 2
Injuries: several, some serious
Path width: 150 yards
Path length: 22 miles
Time: 4:55pm EDT - 5:19pm EDT
Notes: The tornado touched down in eastern Garrard County south of Nina on Bethel Road. The first damage observed was of EF1 intensity, and the tornado grew to EF2 intensity before reaching the Madison County line. The second home in the path of the tornado was badly damaged and a paper bill from the home was lifted into the tornado and carried 35 miles to the northeast into Powell County, landing in the yard of a National Weather Service employee. The tornado peaked at EF3 intensity near the intersections of KY 52 and KY 1295 in Madison County. A mobile home was picked up, thrown, and disintegrated by the tornado. Two adults were killed and thrown into a nearby pond. Five other occupants of the mobile home were injured. One person became paralyzed from the neck down, and a 4 year old child suffered a fractured skull and broken leg. The tornado then weakened and crossed the Blue Grass Army Depot, doing minor damage. The twister finally lifted near the end of Drowning Creek Road northeast of Waco.
June 11, 2009
Counties: Warren, Edmonson, Barren
EF-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 150 yards
Path length: 18 miles (skipping)
Time: 7:00pm CDT
Notes: This tornado touched down along the Edmonson/Warren county line between Brownsville and Bowling Green. It moved to the east-southeast, passing just north of Smiths Grove, west of Hays, and dissipating at Beckton west of Glasgow. Many trees were snapped or uprooted, and farms in the path suffered roof and outbuilding damage. Cornfields were flattened and convergent wind signatures could be seen in the vegetation.
June 11, 2009
Counties: Metcalfe, Monroe
EF-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 150 yards
Path length: 1.3 miles
Time: 8:01pm CDT
Notes: A small tornado traveled from northwest of Cyclone to south of Cyclone, damaging a few buildings and felling trees.
July 30, 2009
County: Allen
EF-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 200 yards
Path length: 1 mile
Time: 11:35 - 11:40pm CDT
Notes: A small tornado touched down near the intersection of state routes 234 and 1533 near the northern tip of Allen County. Most of the damage was to trees, and there was some minor structural damage to two farms. Three track maps are available: zoomed in (local view), zoomed out (regional view), and a satellite map with damage points plotted.
September 20, 2009
County: Clark IN
EF-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 35 yards
Path length: 0.75 mile
Time: 5:58pm - 5:59pm EDT
Notes: The tornado uprooted and snapped several large trees and destroyed a small shed on Daisy Hill Road north of Borden. One snapped tree came down onto the roof of a home and did considerable damage.
October 9, 2009
County: Breckinridge
EF-scale: EF0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 100 yards
Path length: 0.5 mile
Time: 2:20am - 2:21am CDT
Notes: Several mobile homes were damaged and trees were snapped on Lyons-Daughtery Road. Two barns were destroyed.
October 9, 2009
County: Monroe
EF-scale: EF2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 880 yards
Path length: 15.6 miles
Time: 1:20pm - 1:36pm CDT
Notes: This tornado touched down near Flippin and inflicted EF-1 damage on trees between Flippin and Mud Lick. After Mud Lick the tornado strengthened and damaged homes, barns, and trees on its way to Rockbridge.
October 9, 2009
County: Casey
EF-scale: EF2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 95 yards
Path length: 1.5 miles
Time: 2:36pm - 2:38pm EDT
Notes: Several structures were badly damaged as the tornado moved along KY 70 from Elm Drive to KY 206.
April 24, 2010
County: Edmonson
EF-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 50 yards
Path length: 1.1 miles
Time: 5:40pm - 5:42pm CDT
Notes: A well-built home suffered significant damage and a shed was destroyed. Several outbuildings were damaged and numerous trees were uprooted or snapped in the Sunfish area.
April 24, 2010
County: Mercer
EF-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 50 yards
Path length: 1.4 miles
Time: 8:25pm - 8:27pm EDT
Notes: Near Patterson Lane and McAfee Lane between McAfee and Ebenezer a well-built barn had two walls blown out and its roof blown one-half mile downstream. Two other barns were also damaged or destroyed, and many trees were uprooted or damaged.
May 2, 2010
County: Monroe
EF-scale: EF0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 50 yards
Path length: 5.7 miles
Time: 8:35am CDT
Notes: Trees and a tobacco barn were damaged.
May 21, 2010
Counties: Breckinridge, Hardin
F-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 75 yards
Path length: 1.75 mile
Time: 7:28pm CDT/8:28pm EDT
Narrative: A barn was significantly damaged west of Big Spring, and a mobile home was partially unroofed southeast of Big Spring. There was also some tree damage.
June 9, 2010
Counties: Adair
F-scale: EF0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 40 yards
Path length: 0.6 mile
Time: 6:12pm CDT
Notes: A barn was destroyed and several trees were blown down west of Columbia.
October 26, 2010
County: Trimble
F-scale: EF0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 20 yards
Path length: 1.2 miles
Time: 11:35am to 11:37 am EDT
Notes: This small tornado struck just southwest of Milton. The twister damaged the roofs of several outbuildings when it touched down. It struck a home on Liberty Road where it ripped the front porch off the home and flipped the detached metal garage. Neighboring homes on either side were undamaged.
October 26, 2010
Counties: Bullitt
F-scale: EF0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 75 yards
Path length: 0.1 mile
Time: 11:51am EDT
Notes: An EF-0 tornado struck Bogard Lane about four miles southwest of Mount Washington at 11:51am. The path was 150 yards long and 75 yards wide. A well-constructed concrete workshop was heavily damaged with a 3500 pound roof blown 45 yards away. A 125 pound chimney was blown 60 yards away. Insulation was found in nearby trees.
October 26, 2010
Counties: Warren
F-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 60 yards
Path length: 2.2 miles
Time: 11:08am CDT
Notes: A tree was uprooted at the beginning of the track. As the tornado crossed Cemetery Road it damaged a home. A barn was unroofed near the end of the track. Damage was intermittent along the 2.2 mile long, 60 yard wide path.
February 24, 2011
Counties: Barren
F-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 100 yards
Path length: 1 mile
Time: 10:10pm EST
Notes: Two barns destroyed, one damaged. Several trees knocked down as well.
February 24, 2011
Counties: Barren
F-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 100 yards
Path length: 0.25 mile
Time: 10:15pm EST
Notes: Two barns damaged.
February 28, 2011
Counties: Dubois
F-scale: EF2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Path width: 225 yards
Path length: 15.7 miles (skipping)
Time: 3:19am EST
Notes: The tornado first touched down just north of Duff east of County Road 650W. Damage to several large metal buildings, a large barn, and a radio tower were observed south of Jasper. After a brief break in the path, the tornado touched down again four miles southwest of Celestine and took a slight turn to the northeast. The most significant damage along this segment was in Celestine near Ellsworth Road. Damage included roofs blown off two brick homes with the walls collapsed in one home. In addition a double-wide trailer was blown off its foundation and an RV was tossed across the road.
February 28, 2011
Counties: Clark IN, Jefferson KY
F-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 100 yards
Path length: 3 miles
Time: 4:31am EST
Notes: This tornado touched down near Centennial Boulevard in Clark County. Large hardwood trees were uprooted along the tornado's path towards Utica. A house on Middle Road had a tin roof blown off and thrown 200 yards. A couple of garage doors were dented in. The tornado then crossed the Ohio River and moved into Harrods Creek. Numerous large hardwood trees were snapped in half. A section of roof was blown off a house. The tornado lifted just west of US 42.
February 28, 2011
Counties: Oldham
F-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 75 yards
Path length: 1.2 miles
Time: 4:43am to 4:45am EST
Notes: Numerous pine and cedar trees were uprooted or snapped and a few outbuildings were damaged. Homes had shingle and siding damage.
February 28, 2011
Counties: Henry
F-scale: EF3
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Path width: 150 yards
Path length: 2.3 miles
Time: 4:59am
Notes: The tornado touched down just to the southwest of KY 1899 (Mulberry Pike), crossing into Springhill Estates subdivision. Two homes were destroyed here along with three outbuildings. Trees were uprooted and snapped. The tornado then weakened as it traveled across KY 1359. Fifteen power poles were blown down along the highway. One barn was destroyed and another had the roof blown off. The tornado continued across KY 22 where trees were blown down and one outbuilding was damaged. The tornado lifted near Drennon Creek.
February 28, 2011
Counties: Lincoln
F-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 250 yards
Path length: 8.2 miles
Time: 6:49am EST
Notes: The tornado first touched down about 0.8 miles southwest of Stanford. It then traveled southeast damaging the middle school complex on Highway 27 about a mile south of Stanford. The tornado continued to damage large barns and out buildings as well as snap trees until it lifted about 2 miles northwest of Crab Orchard.
April 4, 2011
Counties: Butler
F-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 50 yards
Path length: 3.4 miles
Time: 12:26pm CDT to 12:30pm CDT
Notes: This tornado touched down 1.7 miles west-northwest of Sugar Grove near the intersection of Dimple and Belcher Roads. The tornado continued for four minutes along a 3.4 mile long path with winds to 100 mph, lifting 0.7 miles northeast of Needmore. The path was 50 yards wide. Near Needmore trees were snapped and a section of a residence's roof was removed. Elsewhere along the path minor roof damage occurred and a mobile home was moved from its foundation. The tornado lifted just east of the William H. Natcher/Green River Parkway.
April 4, 2011
Counties: Grayson
F-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 125 yards
Path length: 3 miles
Time: 12:38pm CDT to 12:42pm CDT
Notes: The tornado began at the Butler/Grayson County line just north of Dog Creek Road and ended near the intersection of J. D. Hudson Road and Coats Road. Winds reached 100 mph along its path. The storm cut a very narrow swath through trees immediately west of KY 79 near Gracie Lane, with a number of trees snapped and uprooted. One of the trees along Gracie Lane fell on power lines, tearing them down. Metal roofing on a barn was blown off and pushed a few hundred yards downwind into the woods. A small well-constructed shed was pushed over onto its side, and another small shed was destroyed. In addition a nearby house had its metal roof blown off. The tornado may have begun to skip intermittently through some woods east of KY 79 as only a few trees lost some limbs near the intersection of Delmar Lindsey Lane and Lawrence Hayes Road. However, just to the east of this location, along Coats Road, a metal outbuilding was destroyed consistent with EF-1 damage.
April 4, 2011
Counties: Grayson
F-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 200 yards
Path length: 1 mile
Time: 12:41pm CDT to 12:43pm CDT
Notes: The tornado touched down in Caneyville and lifted a mile east of Caneyville, with wind speeds to 100 mph. The funnel reached the ground near the intersection of North Main Street and River Park Drive where a tree was blown down onto a restaurant. Next to that location a baseball field had the metal roofs blown off the cinder block dugout with a number of cinder blocks blown several feet east of the dugout. A few trees were snapped as well. About half a mile to the east along US 62 at the Caneyville Milling Company three large empty metal grain bins were moved off their foundations causing damage to nearby objects. A mobile home had its metal roof blown off into a nearby pond and insulation was blown along the ground and into a couple of trees. A tractor trailer was blown over and several trees were uprooted or snapped.
April 4, 2011
Counties: Monroe
F-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 75 yards
Path length: 0.15 mile
Time: 2:55pm CDT to 2:56pm CDT
Notes: A tornado with 90 mph winds touched down one mile west of the intersection of KY 214 and KY 953. A 60x30 foot barn was damaged with parts of it thrown 400 yards toward the east, northeast, and southeast. Multiple trees were snapped and uprooted.
April 4, 2011
Counties: Clinton
F-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 100 yards
Path length: 0.20 mile
Time: 3:14pm CDT
Notes: A short-lived tornado with winds to 90 mph touched down 4.25 miles southwest of Albany. A large boat storage barn, 125 x 30 feet, had its roof lifted and thrown approximately 90 yards. A second storage shed was also destroyed. A house along the path had a window blown out and the metal roof peeled back. Multiple trees were uprooted as well. On either side of the tornado track straight-line wind damage extended out 100 yards with limbs and trees blown down. The straight-line winds were estimated at 70 mph.
April 4, 2011
Counties: Clinton
F-scale: EF0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 60 yards
Path length: 0.14 mile
Time: 3:16pm CDT
Notes: A tornado with winds to 85 mph struck about three-quarters of a mile north-northeast of Seventy-Six. Multiple pine, ash, and oak trees were snapped and uprooted.
April 19, 2011
Counties: Dubois
EF-scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 200 yards
Path length: 3.1 miles
Time: 11:22pm EDT
Notes: A well constructed 75-foot tall grain silo had the top 40 foot portion sheared off north of Ireland. A 40 ft by 50 ft outbuilding was destroyed in the vicinity of the grain silo, with siding thrown up to 500 yards downwind.
April 19, 2011
Counties: Dubois
EF-Scale: EF0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 200 yards
Path length: 0.3 mile
Time: 11:22pm EDT
Notes: A large swath of hardwood trees were snapped or uprooted three miles north of Huntingburg.
April 19, 2011
Counties: Dubois
EF-Scale: EF-0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 200 yards
Path length: 2 miles
Time: 11:25pm EDT
Notes: At the beginning point of this tornado a few small trees, some dead, were blown over and branches were blown off of some of the trees. Several trees were blown over in Haysville. The most intense damage occurred as the tornado lifted east of Haysville in the woods along IN 56. At that point several trees up to two feet in diameter were blown down.
April 19, 2011
Counties: Dubois
EF-Scale: EF-2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 300 yards
Path length: 3.3 miles
Time: 11:26pm EDT
Notes: A large number of trees were snapped and uprooted north of Bretzville and Saint Anthony. Several barns and outbuildings were destroyed.
April 19, 2011
Counties: Dubois
EF-Scale: EF-1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 100 yards
Path length: 0.4 mile
Time: 11:26pm EDT
Notes: Hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted southwest of Saint Anthony. A residence north of Indiana 64 was damaged.
April 19, 2011
Counties: Orange
EF-Scale: EF-2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 200 yards
Path length: 1 mile
Time: 11:39pm EDT
Notes: This tornado began on the county line near Roland, then crossed US 150 into Roland and onto CR 275N. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped in a convergent pattern. In one concentrated spot two dozen trees were snapped off. A house had its windows blown in on its southwest side. A well constructed log cabin lost shingles. A very well constructed large barn had its metal roofing torn off and wrapped into tree tops up to 200 yards downwind. A wood shed was destroyed.
April 19, 2011
Counties: Orange
EF-Scale: EF-1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 125 yards
Path length: 1.5 miles
Time: 11:40pm EDT
Notes: The tornado touched down 7.7 miles south of French Lick just west of Tony's Marina near IN 145. Trees were uprooted and snapped. A large metal barn with cinder block walls was destroyed. The tornado then crossed IN 145 and moved into the marina. Three metal outbuildings were damaged or destroyed. One of the buildings had its doors blown in, on another the metal roof was peeled back, and the third was leveled and blown 300 yards downwind. Trees were uprooted in a convergent pattern, some of which fell on power lines causing the poles to snap. A pontoon boat was flipped over.
April 19, 2011
Counties: Orange
EF-Scale: EF-1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 75 yards
Path length: 0.75 mile
Time: 11:40pm EDT
Notes: This tornado began near the intersection of IN 145 and Base Line Road where it destroyed a metal roofed barn. Trees were uprooted and snapped. A house on Base Line Road had its front porch ripped off and thrown over the house into the back yard. A cluster of tall evergreens was snapped off and strewn chaotically in all directions.
April 19, 2011
Counties: Orange
EF-Scale: EF-0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 100 yards
Path length: 0.5 mile
Time: 11:47pm EDT
Notes: Several trees were uprooted along West CR 390S. A couple of trees were snapped. A metal roof was peeled off of a small outbuilding.
April 19, 2011
Counties: Breckinridge, Meade
EF-Scale: EF-0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 50 yards
Path length: 11 miles (skipping)
Time: 11:54pm EDT
Notes: This tornado touched down 7.3 miles southwest of Payneville and skipped to 4.3 miles west of Brandenburg. It reached its peak strength on Sirocco Road where a carport attached to a house blew across a field, trees were snapped or uprooted, a barn door was blown in, and shingles were blown off of a nearby house.
April 19, 2011
Counties: Washington IN
EF-Scale: EF-1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 200 yards
Path length: 1.4 miles
Time: 11:59pm EDT
Notes: The track began near the intersection of South John Batt Road and West Batts Road. Along the path a grain bin was destroyed and several trees were felled. It threw a 10,000 pound large grain silo leg. At that same location two other silos were destroyed as well as a 20 foot by 30 foot outbuilding. A ranch style home suffered significant damage. Near the end of the track a house's roof was partially torn off a gravel from the driveway was lifted and pelted into the side of the house. The tornado lifted just northeast of the intersection of West Mount Tabor Road and Southwest Washington School Road.
April 20, 2011
Counties: Washington IN
EF-Scale: EF-1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 75 yards
Path length: 0.7 mile
Time: 12:00am EDT
Notes: This tornado touched down just downwind of the previous event, on the property of West Washington High School. Along the path two barns and a silo were damaged. Several trees were knocked down or snapped. The tornado lifted at the intersection of West Mount Tabor Road and Smedley Road.
April 20, 2011
Counties: Washington IN
EF-Scale: EF-0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path Width: 50 yards
Path length: 0.6 mile
Time:12:07am EDT
Notes: The tornado touched down along Jim Day Road about a quarter mile south of Lewellen Road where a 30 foot by 40 foot outbuilding was destroyed and its roof thrown about 75 yards to the north and east. At the end of the path a house suffered roof damage, a 30 foot by 50 foot shed was destroyed, and a small grain bin was twisted and thrown 100 feet.
April 20, 2011
Counties: Harrison IN
EF-Scale: EF-0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 50 yards
Path length: 0.3 mile
Time: 12:09am EDT
Notes: Numerous hardwood and softwood trees were snapped or uprooted along the northern bank of Indian Creek two miles northeast of Corydon.
April 20, 2011
Counties: Washington IN, Scott IN
EF-Scale: EF-0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width:200 yards
Path length: 13 miles (skipping)
Time: 12:14am EDT
Notes: Though this tornado was weak it had a fairly long path from four miles south southwest of Little York to five miles north northeast of Austin. Several trees were snapped or uprooted and a roof was damaged near Rutherford Hollow Road. The rest of the damage along the path was restricted to trees.
April 20, 2011
Counties: Scott IN
EF-Scale: EF-0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 100 yards
Path length: 5.2 miles
Time: 12:19am EDT
Notes: This tornado began at the Holiday Inn Express in Scottsburg, damaging the east side of the second floor. Also in Scottsburg trees were felled and roofs were damaged. the track ended near IN 203 and North Bethlehem Road where several trees were down and agricultural buildings and residential roofs were damaged.
April 20, 2011
Counties: Scott IN, Jefferson IN
EF-Scale: EF-0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 400 yards
Path length: 7.3 miles
Time: 12:19am EDT
Notes: This tornado caused primarily tree damage, and also tore the roof off of a large barn. The twister touched down three miles northwest of Blocher and lifted 2.4 miles east of Deputy.
April 20, 2011
Counties: Clark IN
EF-Scale: EF-1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 200 yards
Path length: 1.2 miles
Time: 12:28am EDT
Notes: This tornado hit about three and a half miles north northeast of Jeffersonville in Sunset Trailer Park where two dozen trailers were damaged. Several trailers were moved off of their foundations and had roof damage. One trailer roof was thrown 65 yards. Trees and power lines were damaged as well. The tornado then weakened slightly as it moved into a subdivision damaging several small trees, sheds, and roofs. A trampoline was thrown and wrapped around a shed and a tree. Continuing to the northeast, a church off of Holmans Lane suffered significant damage when its entire south wall was blown out. Sheds were destroyed and trees uprooted. Insulation was thrown from north to southeast. Across Holmans Lane trees and roofs were damaged before the tornado lifted near IN 62.
April 20, 2011
Counties: Clark IN
EF-Scale: EF-0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 75 yards
Path length: 0.1 mile
Time: 12:28am EDT
Notes: This tornado began near the previous event, on the east side of the same trailer park, and ended at Charlestown Pike. Trees were snapped, a shed was damaged, and shingle damage was found.
April 20, 2011
Counties: Jefferson IN
EF-Scale: EF-1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 125 yards
Path length: 2.4 miles (skipping)
Time: 12:40am EDT
Notes: The tornado touched down near the intersection of IN 62 and E400N, severely damaging several outbuildings. A 2x4 from one of the outbuildings was driven through the exterior wall and into the kitchen of a home 1/10 mile away. The skipping storm then raced northeast across hilly rural terrain. Numerous large hardwood trees were snapped or uprooted at a Girl Scout campground on Geyman Hill Road. After exiting the campground, the tornado then destroyed a large barn and damaged the roofs of nearby homes and other outbuildings, as well as uprooting more trees. It lifted shortly after crossing China-Manville Road.
April 20, 2011
Counties: Jefferson IN
EF-Scale: EF-1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 100 yards
Path length: 3.3 miles
Time: 12:41am EDT
Notes: This fast-moving tornado began along US 421 one half mile south of the Jefferson-Ripley County line, then raced eastward, doing minor damage to a home, sucking the door out of a large garage, and taking off much of the roof off of a large tobacco barn. The most extensive damage was done near the end of the tornado's path, where it destroyed a mobile home, took the roof off a cinder block outbuilding, and did extensive damage to the roofs of several large barns.
April 20, 2011
Counties: Oldham
EF-Scale: EF-1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 80 yards
Path length: 0.2 mile
Time: 12:49am EDT
Notes: The tornado destroyed a barn and snapped large hardwood trees where it touched down just northwest of LaGrange. Further to the northeast it destroyed another barn and damaged the roof of a house.
April 20, 2011
Counties: Franklin
EF-Scale: EF-0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 30 yards
Path length: 4.7 miles
Time: 1:28am EDT
Notes: This tornado began on the south side of Frankfort and tracked to the northeast. It damaged several trees and knocked shingles off of houses. The most intense damage was found near Frankfort Cemetery and the Kentucky State Capitol.
April 20, 2011
Counties: Scott KY
EF-Scale: EF-1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 50 yards
Path length: 0.5 mile
Time: 1:54am EDT
Notes: This tornado struck about seven miles northeast of Georgetown. A tied-down trailer was overturned. Several outbuildings were destroyed or damaged. A garage wall of a well-built home buckled.
April 20, 2011
Counties: Simpson
EF-Scale: EF-1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 100 yards
Path length: 3.3 miles
Time: 1:30am CDT
Notes: The tornado moved from three and a half miles west of Franklin to the north side of town. Near KY 100 the twister destroyed a barn and threw debris about a quarter mile. The tornado then moved east damaging the roof of another barn and uprooting or snapping at least 100 trees.
April 22, 2011
Counties: Woodford
EF-Scale: EF-0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 60 yards
Path length: 0.75 mile
Time: 7:07pm EDT
Notes: This tornado caused relatively minor damage to fences, trees, and a few roofs on the east side of Versailles.
April 22, 2011
Counties: Woodford
EF-Scale: EF-0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 40 yards
Path length: 0.25 mile
Time: 7:13pm EDT
Notes: This small tornado damaged trees and roofs near KY 1967 north of US 60.
April 23, 2011
Counties: Harrison KY
EF-Scale: EF-0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 75 yards
Path length: 0.5 mile
Time: 6:09am EDT
Notes: Two dozen large trees were uprooted or snapped about two miles east of Connersville. Two large barns had pieces of tin roofing ripped off and thrown. A small garage was completely destroyed with only minor damage to its contents. Pieces of oak fencing were tossed around and two small outbuildings were damaged.
April 26, 2011
Counties: Grayson
EF-Scale: EF-2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 440 yards
Path length: 2.9 miles
Time: 7:18pm CDT
Notes: The tornado touched down along Danny Sadler Road and crossed KY 920 and KY 720, lifting near Burkhead Lane. On Danny Sadler Road a single wide trailer was destroyed and farm equipment was thrown 50 yards. Elsewhere along the path numerous large hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted. Numerous barns and outbuildings were destroyed with their siding thrown 500 yards. A new 24 foot travel trailer was destroyed. Fifteen homes had major roof damage.
April 26, 2011
Counties: Grayson
EF-Scale: EF-0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 60 yards
Path length: 0.3 mile
Time: 7:19pm CDT
Notes: This small tornado touched down just south of Danny Sadler Road west of KY 920. Trees were snapped and uprooted, and power lines were blown down.
April 26, 2011
Counties: Hardin
EF-Scale: EF-1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 125 yards
Path length: 0.7 mile
Time: 8:53pm EDT
Notes: The tornado formed just west of Interstate 65 and crossed the highway, the Hardin County Fairgrounds, and lifted just east of the intersection of First Union Church Road and Sportsman Lake Road. On the fairgrounds the tornado struck a large livestock barn as well as the fairgrounds' restaurant. The roof of the restaurant was thrown westward on top of a livestock barn. Metal siding was thrown 250 yards and several trees were snapped and uprooted. Near the end of the path there was roof damage to a one story house as well as downed power lines.
April 27, 2011
Counties: Green
EF-Scale: EF-1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 150 yards
Path length: 2.8 miles
Time: 6:32am CDT
Notes: Numerous windows and chimneys were damaged in downtown Greensburg. Trees were snapped and uprooted along US 68 throughout the path. Greensburg's industrial park suffered the worst damage when a brick building suffered exterior and interior damage. North of Bluff Boom Road the tornado significantly damaged a mobile home and destroyed two barns.
April 27, 2011
Counties: Monroe, Cumberland
EF-Scale: EF-1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 616 yards
Path length: 6 miles
Time: 7:02am CDT
Notes: Two large barns and several outbuildings were destroyed. Hundreds of hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted, with a few trees landing on houses causing roof damage. A few other houses in the vicinity had minor structural damage as well.
May 25, 2011
Counties: Dubois
EF-Scale: EF-2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 100 yards
Path length: 2 miles
Time: 9:50pm EDT
Notes: This tornado struck the southeast side of Huntingburg.
May 25, 2011
Counties: Dubois
EF-Scale: EF-1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 60 yards
Path length: 1.9 miles
Time: 9:54pm EDT
Notes: The tornado destroyed a shed when it touched down along North CR 200W west of Haysville. It snapped trees as it moved east into Haysville. One home was unroofed, at the corner of North Church Street and West Haysville Road.
May 25, 2011
Counties: Orange
EF-Scale: EF-2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 230 yards
Path length: 4.7 miles
Time: 10:22pm EDT
Notes: The tornado began along IN 37 where it uprooted and snapped several trees. It expanded to its maximum width and strength about a mile into its path. At that point it heavily damaged two brick homes and one wood frame home as well as destroying a wood barn (overturning the tractor inside) and two metal outbuildings. The tornado continued to the northeast damaging another outbuilding and uprooting and snapping numerous trees before lifting.
May 25, 2011
Counties: Orange, (Lawrence), Washington IN
EF-Scale: EF-1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 150 yards
Path length: 3.2 miles
Time: 10:28pm EDT
Notes: After touching down and destroying a large wood barn the tornado moved to the northeast over farmland, snapping and uprooting numerous trees. It continued through the extreme southeast corner of Lawrence County and entered Washington County before dissipating at Spangler Hill Road.
May 25, 2011
Counties: Washington IN
EF-Scale: EF-1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 130 yards
Path length: 2.8 miles
Time: 10:31pm EDT
Notes: This tornado snapped and uprooted numerous trees along its path and heavily damaged a metal outbuilding on North Spangler Hill Road before dissipating near the intersection of North Spangler Hill Road and North White River Road.
June 19, 2011
Counties: Perry
EF-Scale: EF-0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 70 yards
Path length: 0.2 mile
Time: 6:31am CDT
Notes: Ten trees were uprooted, blown over, or snapped on either side of Route 66 north of Oriole.
June 19, 2011
Counties: Breckinridge
EF-Scale: EF-2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 180 yards
Path length: 1 mile
Time: 6:39am CDT
Notes: The tornado touched down at the west end of A.H. Wilson Road with EF-0 strength and a width of 60 yards. A dozen trees were snapped, uprooted, and twisted. A barn collapsed when an oak tree fell on it. A rock garden was blown 25 yards upwind. The tornado proceeded to Route 79/259 and struck a home just north of A.H. Wilson Road with EF-2 strength. A roof was torn off and thrown 60 yards. A 30x50 foot barn was thrown 200 yards and metal sheeting was thrown 300 yards. A second barn had metal sheeting thrown 500 yards. Power lines were leaning over Route 79/259. The tornado dissipated after snapping and uprooting a few trees between Route 79/259 and Harned Locust Hill Road.
June 19, 2011
Counties: Breckinridge
EF-Scale: EF-0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 60 yards
Path length: 0.1 mile
Time: 6:43am CDT
Notes: On Route 1401 southeast of Harned a large well constructed barn, 30x50x80 feet, lost roof panels that were thrown 200 yards.
June 22, 2011
Counties: Harrison IN
EF-Scale: EF-0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 75 yards
Path length: 0.3 mile
Time: 7:27pm EDT
Notes: This tornado touched down in the 3900 block of Elizabeth-New Middletown Road. It damaged a row of trees behind a home and removed some flashing on the home. The tornado apparently lifted and crossed Elizabeth-New Middletown Road and headed east into a wooded area. The tornado snapped large limbs from the tree canopy in this area and likely was not in total contact with the ground. The tornado lasted for a minute or less.
June 22, 2011
Counties: Jefferson KY
EF-Scale: EF-2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 120 yards
Path length: 1.2 mile
Time: 8:04pm EDT
Notes: This tornado touched down at Churchill Downs with EF-1 strength and wind speeds of up to 105 mph. Five barns at the race track had large sections of their roofs blown off and cinder block walls buckled or collapsed. Christ Church on Churchill Downs had some roof and siding damage. As the tornado moved east it strengthened to EF-2 intensity near the intersection of Floyd Street and Central Avenue where a large industrial building was heavily damaged. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped along the storm's path. Near the intersection of Crittenden Drive and Central Avenue a Super 8 Motel had minor roof damage.
June 22, 2011
Counties: Jefferson KY
EF-Scale: EF-1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 150 yards
Path length: 1.9 mile
Time: 9:29pm EDT
Notes: At the start of the path the tornado was EF-0 strength as it damaged shingles and siding and snapped maple trees. At Orchard Lake Boulevard and Fallen Apple Lane trees were blown down and laid out in north, northeast, and south directions. The tornado moved into the Hurstbourne Woods subdivision and ripped a locked pool gate free and threw it over a building and 35 yards downwind. This location suffered the worst damage with gutters, siding, and soffits ripped from buildings and deposited 30 yards away in trees. Next a large oak tree was uprooted at 3705 Modesto Road and a trampoline was thrown into a Volkswagen and then over a house. At 9407 Willowwood Way there was roof damage and many trees, both hardwood and softwood, were snapped and uprooted. The tornado briefly made about a 25 degree turn to the northeast just before dissipating and causing some roof damage and tree damage at its end point.
June 22, 2011
Counties: Jefferson KY
EF-Scale: EF-2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 100 yards
Path length: 1.6 mile
Time: 9:34pm EDT
Notes: This tornado began just east of the end of the previous tornado and began by damaging roofs of about a dozen houses and uprooting and snapping trees along Saint Edwards Drive. Damage was also observed along Charlane Parkway and Dell Road. At the corner of Maple Road and Galene Drive a significant portion of a large oak tree split off and was thrust into a wall of Tully School. There was also structural damage and roof damage at the Good Samaritan Society Nursing Home at 3500 Good Samaritan Way. Two vehicles in the parking lot were thrown about 20 yards and flipped over. Low end EF-2 damage was observed. The storm continued to the east and apparently lifted off the ground as the ground surface descended into a small valley along Ruckriegel Parkway and Chenoweth Run. The tornado again caused damage on Electron Drive at the Dillard's Warehouse and Machinery Specialties Warehouse. At those locations the brick facade of each building was pushed out. A large fence around the Dillard's Warehouse was damaged and a security shack was thrown about 30 yards. The tornado lifted on the south side of Electron Drive.
June 22, 2011
Counties: Jefferson KY
EF-Scale: EF-1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 60 yards
Path length: 3.5 mile (skipping)
Time: 9:38pm EDT
Notes: The tornado touched down on the north side of Electron Drive at Ampere Drive just to the northeast of the end point of the previous tornado. An air handler was blown off of the roof of JCK Enterprises and thrown 125 yards. Farther east on Electron Drive several corporations and warehouses had structural damage to roofs and the sides of buildings. The most significant damage was at Oxmoor Collision Center where there was structural damage to some steel framing and stucco. RBI Corporation, next door, also had some structural damage. More than a dozen uprooted and snapped trees were observed around the Tucker House Bed and Breakfast at 2406 Tucker Station Road. The rope-like tornado lifted between Tucker Station Road and Interstate 265. However, the tornado touched back down again just on the other side of the interstate at 1600 South English Station Road as an EF-0. At this location damage included five trees blown down including a 60-foot tall sycamore, shingle damage to a house, a damaged satellite dish, and a destroyed pergola.
June 26, 2011
Counties: Dubois
EF-Scale: EF-1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 130 yards
Path length: 2.2 mile
Time: 2:54am EDT
Notes: In the Duff area several homes suffered minor damage and numerous trees, both softwood and hardwood, were snapped or uprooted.
June 26, 2011
Counties: Perry (from Spencer)
EF-Scale: EF-1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 200 yards
Path length: 2.3 miles
Time: 2:12am CDT
Notes: A tornado touched down 0.7 miles south of St. Meinrad in Spencer County on the southern end of the St. Meinrad Seminary grounds. It destroyed a cinder block outbuilding and took a 100 foot section of roofing off of a large metal outbuilding. The tornado also uprooted numerous trees and ripped off sections of roofing from several other buildings. The tornado weakened as it moved into forested hills where it snapped and uprooted several trees along a narrowing path. The tornado lifted near Catnip Road in Perry County which is about 2.3 miles east of St. Meinrad.
November 14, 2011
County: Orange
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 50 yards
Path length: 2 miles
Time: 7:32pm EST
Notes: The tornado spun up west of Star Field on the north side of the Paoli School Complex, destroying a 100 year old barn and heavily damaging the roofs of two other outbuildings. It then took a large section of roofing off the Paoli Police Department building on West Main Street before snapping several trees along Lick Creek as it moved east-northeast toward the city square. On the square, the tornado ripped the metal roofs off of Reflections Flower Shop and Liberty Furniture. Three chimneys of the Orange County Courthouse collapsed, most likely when hit by roof debris. After crossing the square, the tornado continued moving east-northeast for another one and a quarter miles, snapping and uprooting trees and causing minor roof damage to several homes. Near the end of its path, the tornado spread debris from a metal outbuilding one tenth of a mile onto North Marshall Road.
January 17, 2012
County: Dubois
EF-Scale: EF0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 25 yards
Path length: 0.1 mile
Time: 9:44am EST
Notes: Touched down 2.7 miles southwest of Huntingburg. An outbuilding was destroyed and debris was scattered for a quarter mile.
January 17, 2012
County: Dubois
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 100 yards
Path length: 9 miles
Time: 9:54am EST
Notes: This tornado touched down three miles northeast of Huntingburg, destroying a barn and blowing several outbuildings off their foundation. The tornado skipped east-northeast for nearly 9 miles across primarily open fields. Structural damage occurred along IN-162 where over 50 feet of a 600 foot long commercial outbuilding was destroyed. One-half mile east of IN-162, numerous outbuildings were damaged and a small grain hopper was toppled. Continuing east-northeast, a roof was blown off of one barn and another barn had roof sections peeled off on St. Anthony Road West. Occasional uprooted and snapped trees occurred for an additional 5 miles before the tornado dissipated after destroying a 40 by 50 foot tool shed 1.6 miles south-southeast of Celestine.
January 17, 2012
County: Jefferson IN
EF-Scale: EF0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 60 yards
Path length: 0.3 mile
Time: 10:40am EST
Notes: An EF-0 tornado touched down at the Madison Municipal Airport. Damage was confined to IMS Lane. The tornado touched down briefly along this path and moved an at least 500 pound dumpster 35 feet southeast. It also moved a Beechcraft/King Air plane 10 degrees and the nose gear was broken. The airport operations building had a disabled awning and post. Part of a hangar`s siding came off with siding and insulation up in trees. Several trees were snapped along the narrow path. A witness saw the swirl as the tornado touched down.
January 17, 2012
County: Floyd
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 50 yards
Path length: 1.2 miles
Time: 11:00am EST
Notes: EF-1 tornado first touched down on East Riley Rd. in Floyds Knobs, where a garage was destroyed. The tornado continued east across the Knobs toward Binford Rd, where it took multiple trees down. The tornado crossed Paoli Pike just north of I-265 and caused roof damage at the Knob Point Apartments.
January 17, 2012
County: Clark IN
EF-Scale: EF0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 30 yards
Path length: 1.9 miles
Time: 11:06am EST
Notes: An EF-0 tornado first touched down at the Wal-Mart parking lot on the northwest corner of the Veteran`s Parkway near I-65. A vehicle was turned over on I-65, then the tornado skipped over an area before coming down again on a subdivision to the east, with damage occurring along Belmar Dr and Meadows Dr as well as at the intersection of Kingsfield St and Crown Ct. It took down several fences, with evidence of cyclonic circulation. It lifted again before coming down and taking the roof of a barn on Armstrong Rd., where the tornado ended.
January 17, 2012
Counties: Jefferson KY, Oldham
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Path width: 250 yards
Path length: 8.2 miles
Time: 11:12am EST
Notes: The tornado touched down near the intersection of I-264 and Brownsboro Road. The tornado tracked northeast to near the intersection of Hurstbourne Lane and Brownsboro Road where it briefly lifted. The tornado then reformed and crossed I-265 and continued to the east-northeast through several subdivisions north and northeast of Fincastle. The tornado crossed into Oldham County, moving through Orchard Grass Hills and lifting at the northern tip of Clore Lane. Damage indicators along the path of this tornado included multiple softwood trees down, minor shingle damage to homes, a side wall downed in a large indoor tennis facility, and a barn roof collapse. An injury occurred as the tornado crossed I-265 when two semi trailers were blown over. The driver of one of the trucks was injured.
January 17, 2012
County: Jefferson KY
EF-Scale: EF-1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 90 yards
Path length: 0.2 mile
Time: 11:20am EST
Notes: An EF-1 tornado touched down just to the north of the intersection of Stony Brook Drive and Hurstbourne Parkway. The tornado traveled north-northeast along Stony Brook Drive and lifted near the intersection of Stony Brook and Laverne Drive. Numerous trees were snapped along the path. Siding and shingles were blown off of multiple houses. On Michael Edward Drive the garage door was blown in on a detached garage and the roof was lifted off and shifted a foot.
January 17, 2012
County: Scott KY
EF-Scale: EF-1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 75 yards
Path length: 0.5 mile
Time: 12:12pm EST
Notes: This tornado touched down at 338 Soards Road and moved northeast, lifting as it began to cross a small lake. A well-anchored 50x20 three bay barn was destroyed and scattered in three directions. A 20x30 barn was also destroyed, and a third small barn along the path was damaged. Numerous trees were blown down, snapped, or uprooted. Fences were torn down as well. This survey was conducted by personnel from both the NWS and emergency management from Franklin and Scott Counties.
January 17, 2012
Counties: Simpson, Allen
EF-Scale: EF-2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 150 yards
Path length: 9 miles
Time: 12:20pm CST
Notes: This tornado touched down near Hickory Flat Road just south of its intersection with Hickory Flat-Ridge Road in Simpson County where about a dozen trees were uprooted. The most significant damage occurred near the intersection of McKendree Church Road and Highway 100 where a well constructed brick house completely lost its roof. Multiple barns, garages, and outbuildings were destroyed here as well. Nearly a complete roof of one outbuilding was project 1/2 mile to the east. Another area of significant damage was at the intersection of Highway 100 and Reeder School Road (near the Simpson/Allen County line) where a house had significant roof damage and had an exterior wall blown out. A jeep in the driveway was blown into the house and a camper was blown from the driveway across the road with debris scattered through the field beyond. Damage continued east into Allen County with the last evidence of damage at Walker Chapel Road about a mile south of Highway 100.
February 29, 2012
County: Hardin
EF-Scale: EF-2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 250 yards
Path length: 5 miles
Time: 9:55am EST
Notes: The tornado began as a 125 yard tornado near 4510 Gather Station Road damaging a barn and traveled towards New Glendale Road and Overall Phillips Road damaging some homes and knocking down many trees and fences. The storm crossed I 65 and surprisingly did not strike any vehicles. The twister struck several homes lifting many roof structures off of Wildwood Drive and Sportmans Lake Road. It increased in width to 250 yards and struck the Harry Owen trucking company buckling roof trusses and spreading significant debris over the Lincoln Parkway into the mobile home park. Next it destroyed a working garage and did significant damage to 3 homes off of Hodgenville Road and uprooting and twisting many trees before lifting a couple of hundred yards downwind.
February 29, 2012
County: Grayson
EF-Scale: EF-2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 200 yards
Path length: 2 miles
Time: 9:42am CST
Notes: The tornado began as a narrow tornado east of Clarkson just south of Highway 224. The storm increased in width to 200 years and struck several single and double wide mobile homes south of Millerstown road. All 3 mobile home became airborne, with one traveling over 400 yards. One manufactured home was thrown 50 feet into a tree and fence with a man inside it. He was medically airlifted to Louisville. The tornado next struck a large area of soft and hardwood trees before striking a solid brick home just west of Horntown with the roof removed and exterior walls either damaged or destroyed. The tornado damaged struck the Horntown convenience store damaging the roof. During the end of the tornadoes life cycle it narrowed and bounced striking several trees and knocking over several cemetery headstones and uprooted 2 large trees at the Little Clifty United Methodist Church just west of Lacon. The tornado lifted in a grove of trees about 250 yards east of the church.
February 29, 2012
County: LaRue
EF-Scale: EF-2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 200 yards
Path length: 1.7 miles
Time: 11:05am EST
Notes: A National Weather Service Survey Team in conjunction with Larue County EMA determined a tornado began near Kyle Lane which is 2 miles west of Hodgenville. It began as a very narrow 80 yard tornado as a mainly elevated funnel cloud/tornado near tree top level. It did some minor roof and shingle damage...uprooted some cedar trees and damaged some fencing. The tornado crossed Tanner Road and lifted just west of downtown Hodgenville. The tornado was rated an EF1 at this location. The length of this touchdown was .90 miles. The same tornado once again touched down on the east side of main street at the State Farm Insurance agency and Citizens Union Bank. This tornado touchdown was much stronger. Two cars moved several feet and were turned 45 degrees with one on top of the other in the State Farm parking lot. The tornado increased in width to 200 yards on Wobegon Way significantly damaging several homes. This included large sections of roof structure being removed and exterior walls collapsing at 202 Woebegone Way. It went into a wooded area narrowing in Miami Court to about 75 yards and becoming more elevated. It damage many roofs with the heaviest damage at a day care center in a residential home off Miami Court. The twister knocked down many power lines down and twisted and snapped trees and did roof damage to several homes and then crossing highway 210. Next it snapped and uprooting some trees and doing some roof damage to a couple of homes before lifting 200 yards downwind. The length of this touchdown was .80 miles. A second tornado touched down just south of Woebegone Way in a wooded area. Another information statement will follow shortly.
February 29, 2012
County: LaRue
EF-Scale: EF-2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 100 yards
Path length: 0.9 mile
Time: 11:12am EST
Notes: A National Weather Service Survey Team in conjunction with Larue County EMA determined a second tornado just south of Miami Court and moved east through a wooded area. Several witnesses saw two different tornado near the Miami Court and Wobegone Way area. The second funnel cloud/tornado was near tree top level. It was only 50 yards wide twisting many trees and was rated a EF0. As it crossed Highway 210 the twister increased to 100 yards wide and became stronger. It damaged a large working garage and damaged two homes off of Highway 916 including a new well, almost finished new constructed home which experienced significant exterior wall damage. Workers working on the home heard a loud roar while seeking shelter and observed the twister striking and uprooting some trees. A dumpster full of old building material was thrown 75 yards and snapped one telephone pole. The twister lifted in a field a couple of hundred yards downwind. The twister was rated EF2 at this location.
February 29, 2012
County: Metcalfe
EF-Scale: EF-1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 150 yards
Path length: 1.1 miles
Time: 12:47pm CST
Notes: The EF-1 tornado touched down southeast of Center, Kentucky near Herbert Hodges Road. It damaged 3 to 4 barns and snapped numerous trees along its 1.1 mile path. The tornado lifted 1.5 miles east-southeast of Center, Kentucky.
February 29, 2012
County: Russell, Casey
EF-Scale: EF-2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 150 yards
Path length: 7.2 miles
Time: 1:22pm CST
Notes: The tornado first touched down north of Russell Springs in northern Russell County west of Highway 127 where it did minor damage to trees, barns, and outbuildings. The tornado then intensified as it moved east with the worst damage occurring along a 1.5 mile stretch from Highway 76 east over Oak Grove Road to Pattie Ridge Road. On Highway 76, two mobile homes were totally destroyed and a modular home was rotated 30-80 feet counterclockwise off its foundation (with a quarter of the home blown away). Two residents survived in an underground tornado shelter where they took refuge having heard of the warning via sirens and phone calls 3-5 minutes before the tornado destroyed their homes. Residents were not home at the time of the tornado at the other homes destroyed along its path. The tornado then weakened as it moved into southern Casey County where it damaged more trees, barns, and outbuildings. The tornado finally lifted west-southwest of Windsor leaving a 7.2 mile track.
March 2, 2012
Counties: Washington IN, Clark IN, Scott IN, Jefferson IN, Trimble
EF-Scale: EF-4
Deaths: 11
Injuries:
Path width: 700 yards
Path length: 49 miles
Time: 2:50pm EST
Notes: Washington County: The National Weather Service in conjunction with Washington County Emergency Management conducted a detailed tornado damage survey on Saturday, March 3. Below are the results.
The tornado first touched down on the south side of Fredericksburg just south of U.S. 150 where several trees were snapped off. In this area, winds were estimated to be 90 mph (EF1) with a damage width of 30 yards along the south fork of the Blue Lick River.
Additional tree damage was observed as the tornado moved east- northeast across farmland. Near the intersection of Horners Chapel Road and Fredericksburg Road, a high tension metal power structure was toppled along with numerous trees uprooted and snapped. Here, damage was estimated as EF2 with 130 mph winds. Along Palmyra Road near Strickland Road, several trees were snapped with EF1 damage 50-100 yards wide and estimated winds of 100-110 mph. High tension wires were down and trees snapped along West End Road just north of Shanks Hill Road.
The tornado then traveled over a ridge and intensified as it hit State Route 135 at Dutch Creek Road. Here, large chunks of 5- or 6-inch thick asphalt from an approximately 4-by-4-yard section of roadway were blown 10 to 30 yards into the adjacent grass next to the road. Just east of Route 135, tremendous tree damage was observed. At this location, the tornado was estimated to be of EF3 strength with 150 mph winds. The width of the damage path also began to widen, increasing to 200 yards.
Tree and structural damage was widespread northeast of Route 135 as the tornado crossed Trainer Lane and then State Road 335 to Robbs Lane. The width of observable damage increased to one-quarter to one-third of a mile. Countless trees were snapped and uprooted. The degree of damage suggested a mix of EF2 and EF3 damage in this area, with estimated winds of 120-150 mph.
The tornado crossed U.S. 60 just south of New Pekin. Immediately east of the highway, tremendous structural damage was observed. A well-constructed and large factory building (Airgo Industries) was cleared to its foundation slab with numerous anchoring bolts bent in the direction of the storm. Debris from this building was observed one-half to three-quarters of a mile downwind. Large power poles were snapped. Another metal out building on the right periphery of the damage path had sheeting pulled off the back of the building apparently from the force of the inbound winds into the tornado. This was the area where 5 people were tragically killed in a mobile home. In this location just east of U.S. 60, damage suggested an EF4 tornado with 170 mph estimated winds, and a width of observed damage from 0.3-0.4 mile.
Damage continued to the east along and south of Hurst Road in extreme southeast Washington County. The tornado crossed into extreme northwest Clark County along and near Daisy Hill Road. In this area, a well-constructed one-story brick house at the top of a small ridge was completely destroyed with no walls standing. People onsite reported that cows were missing and could not be located. They also stated that the tornado looked like a black wall as it approached. A heavy trailer cab was blown from this house to another demolished brick home about one-quarter mile away. Damage here suggested EF4 damage with 170 mph winds.
As the tornado re-entered Washington County near the intersection of Daisy Hill Road and Williams Knob Road, widespread damage occurred. This included a home which was totally leveled as well as a couple of anchored down double wide trailers. A car was destroyed and tossed about 100 yards in the direction of storm motion from its origin at the home. At one of the destroyed trailers, a Dodge Ram pickup truck was tossed onto its side and destroyed in the opposite direction from the car (i.e., on the left side of the tornado track). Here, EF3-EF4 damage was estimated with winds of 150-170 mph. There were also snapped trees and structural damage along Whiskey Run Road. The width of the observed damage straddling the Washington-Clark County line was estimated to be one-third to one-half mile wide, although the width of the most concentrated damage was narrower. The last observed damage in Washington County was near S. Flatwood Road in a wooded area before the tornado entered Clark County.
Across Washington County, particularly east of IN 135, thousands of trees were uprooted and snapped.
Clark County and Scott County: The National Weather Service in conjunction with Clark County Emergency Management conducted an exhaustive tornado damage survey on Saturday and Sunday, March 3 and 4. Below are the results. The tornado continued east-northeast in far northwest Clark County on Dan Gray Road where the twister leveled many well-built homes and caused extensive tree damage. The tornado here was rated EF4 with estimated wind speeds of 170 mph and a damage width of one-third mile.
The tornado moved into far southeast Washington County before reappearing in Clark County. In Clark, the damage width narrowed to one-quarter mile as the tornado crossed Pixley Knob Road and decreased in intensity to EF2 with wind speeds of 115-120 mph.
Farther east, the tornado intensified again as it destroyed two double wide homes on Speith Road. One family residence on the west side of the road was severely damaged, reflecting EF3 damage with 150 mph winds.
The tornado crossed Interstate 65, damaging several vehicles and semis and closing the interstate for several hours. Several people were trapped in these vehicles, but were later rescued.
The tornado continued to strengthen just east of Exit 19 of Interstate 65 in a heavily industrialized area. Here, buildings containing several businesses were severely damaged. A home was destroyed on the east side of North Fraucke Road. The violent tornado also seriously damaged several homes on the north side of State Highway 160. Here, there was evidence of multi-vortex structure with EF4 damage and 175 mph estimated winds.
The tornado then struck the south buildings of the Henryville middle and high school complex, with severe damage and 170 mph winds (EF4). The middle school experienced the worst damage. The cafeteria was completely destroyed. Two school buses were ripped off their chassis.
There was also extensive structural damage on the east side of Henryville on North Front Street and Pennsylvania Street. A high tension tower and other homes were damaged on Pine Drive. Incredible tree damage also occurred just west of Pine Drive as the tornado traveled up a ridge. In this region, the tornado was an EF3 with 150 mph winds.
On Brownstown Road, many homes were severely damaged especially on the north side of the tornado track with estimated speeds of 150 mph (EF3). Farther east, there was massive deforestation on the east side of a ridge just west of and along Henryville Otisco Road. Several more homes were severely damaged along this road. One of these homes reflected EF4 damage and 170 mph winds.
The tornado rapidly narrowed to a rope-like structure and ended as an EF1 with 90-95 mph winds and an 80 yard wide path. This occurred near the intersection of Blackberry Trail and State Highway 3.
Simultaneously, a new cyclic tornado vortex rapidly formed from the same supercell near Mahan Road and Old State Road 3 immediately southwest of the first tornado. The second tornado began as an EF1 and damaged a church and a few trees. The vortex quickly intensified to EF3 strength as it crossed the south portion of the town of Marysville, severely damaging several homes.
East of Marysville, another cyclic vortex from the parent storm formed just southwest of the intersection of Nabb New Washington Road and Nabb Marysville Road. This vortex intensified and merged with the primary circulation. The tornado severely damaged or destroyed several houses and double wide mobile homes around the intersection of Nabb New Washington and Nabb Marysville. Debris from the double wides was tossed around a mile downwind. The tornado was rated EF3 here with 150 mph winds and a damage width of one-third mile.
A Civil Air Patrol flight on Sunday, March 4 revealed extensive ground scouring in farmers` fields east of Marysville all the way to the Jefferson-Scott County line. This scouring was evidence of a multi-vortex tornado, which was confirmed by multiple videos and photographs.
The tornado continued north of Barnes Road, damaging several clusters of trees in open country. The tornado intensified east of the intersection of Kettle Bottom and State Highway 362.
In Scott County, immediately north of Highway 362 and east of Concord Road, three homes were severely damaged while five double wide mobile homes were completely destroyed. Here, the tornado was an EF4 with 170 mph winds. Just south of 362 in Clark County, two additional homes and power poles were damaged greatly. From there, the tornado crossed into Jefferson County, Indiana.
Jefferson County: The National Weather Service in conjunction with Jefferson County, IN Emergency Management conducted the tornado damage survey in Jefferson County. The tornado traveled from Clark County, Indiana across extreme southeast Scott County and into far southern Jefferson County. Damage was observed along and just north of State Highway 362 near the 3-county line. This included several mobile homes totally destroyed, several framed houses heavily damaged, tremendous tree damage, and power poles snapped and shredded. The observed damage width was one-third of a mile with estimated winds of 170 mph (EF4).
The tornado traveled east-northeast snapping trees and power poles on County Road 850, and did its most significant damage at the intersection of Jackson Road, State Highway 62, and Swan Road about 2 miles south of the town of Chelsea.
In this area, several well-built brick homes were destroyed. The homes had anchor bolts attached to steel plates and a concrete foundation. One house was lifted and slid 65 yards off its foundation while mostly still intact. Another home was completely demolished and thrown downwind several hundred yards, within which there were 3 fatalities. The garage of this house was destroyed with one vehicle thrown 30 yards and another tossed 75 yards. A piece of farm equipment was thrown 200 yards as well. A third well-built brick home had its roof completely lifted and thrown over 300 yards downwind. Also, an above ground pool half filled with water was missing. Wind speeds in the area were estimated at 170-175 mph (EF4) with a damage width of one-quarter mile.
The tornado tracked to the north of Paynesville and south of Lee Bottom, extensively damaging forests in southern Jefferson County before crossing the Ohio River into Trimble County, Kentucky. The damage width narrowed in this area to only a couple hundred yards.
Trimble County: The National Weather Service in conjunction with Trimble County Emergency Management conducted an extensive tornado survey in Trimble County. The tornado crossed the Ohio River from Jefferson County, Indiana and narrowed to about 200 yards wide. The tornado damaged a home on Rodgers Road, overturned two barns, and uprooted and/or twisted several trees. This was consistent with EF1 damage and 105-110mph estimated winds.
At the same time a second vortex formed immediately adjacent to the first vortex and totally destroyed a barn on Rodgers Road and extensively damaged another. This tornado also damaged a lot of rugged forested area before intersecting with the path of the first vortex near the confluence of Highway 1838 (Corn Creek Road, Highway 625, and Joyce Mill Road. In this area the tornado was rated as an EF2 with 115 mph estimated winds.
Three single-wide mobile homes near the intersection of Joyce Mill Road and Highway 625 were destroyed along with tree damage and downed power lines and poles. This was consistent with EF1 damage, 105 mph estimated winds, and a damage width of 75 yards.
No evidence of further damage was observed until Rawlett Lane, where some trees were snapped and uprooted. There could have been damage in-between although the survey team was unable to access this area. The tornado then struck two homes and a single-wide mobile home on New Hope Ridge Road (Highway 2870) about 1.5 miles west of Highway 421. Here EF1 damage, 90 mph winds, and a path width of 50 yards were estimated. The tornado lifted near this location.
March 2, 2012
County: Clark IN
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 60 yards
Path length: 6.5 miles (skipping)
Time: 3:30pm EST
Notes: Photographs taken during a Civil Air Patrol flight corroborate interviews with residents along the damage path that there were intermittent touchdowns of a weaker tornado with the second supercell to pass over the area (see previous tornado). The second storm, which pummeled the recently devastated area with hail up to the size of softballs, followed nearly the same path as the first supercell. At least three locations along the path of this storm support the occurrence of a tornado of EF-1 intensity, with maximum winds approaching 110 mph, an intermittent path length of 6.5 miles, and a damage path width of 60 yards. The first observed damage was near Round Knob in the Clark State Forest. Damage was again observed along and west of Speith Road, 1/4 of a mile north of Henryville-Blue Lick Road just southwest of Henryville. Finally, the tornado lifted after doing damage from the south side of Henryville near Robyn Avenue to the east side of Henryville at the intersection of Highway 160 and Haddox Road.
March 2, 2012
Counties: Hancock, Breckinridge
EF-Scale: EF-2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 200 yards
Path length: 17.4 miles
Time: 2:38pm CST
Notes: Aerial photos were matched perfectly with radar signatures to determine that the initial start point of the tornado occurred 4.5 miles south southwest of Hawesville in Hancock County along route 2181. Vinyl siding was ripped off a home and small outbuildings were damaged. The tornado continued east across route 69 toward Cloverport, intermittently touching down and doing damage to small outbuildings. 4 miles west of Cloverport, additional minor damage was done to a group of homes along 2169. Minor damage to buildings occurred just on the western outskirts of Cloverport, then the tornado lifted over the town, touching down again less than a mile east of the community, where numerous hardwood trees were observed to be uprooted from aerial photos. All of the damage was consistent with EF-0 wind speeds between 70 and 80 mph.
The National Weather Service would like to thank volunteer general aviation pilots Mark Powers and Josh Kieffer for flying the damage path in N16NA and Austin Lassell for aerial photography. The pilots are associated with the Kentuckiana Volunteer Aviators.
The tornado track continued at a residence on New Bethel Cloverport Rd. where 2 structures were destroyed. This damage is consistent with an EF-2 tornado and 110 to 115 mph winds. The tornado continued east to near B Flood road with additional structural damage consistent with EF-1 damage and 90 mph winds.
Tree damage continued along the path with additional EF-2 damage occurring at two chicken farms where a 200 yd long chicken barn was destroyed and hundreds of chickens were killed and/or lost. This is consistent with EF-2 damage and 120 mph wind. An additional smaller chicken coop also sustained damage at the end of Silas Miller Road, consistent with EF-1 damage.
The end of the path was surveyed east at Hwy 259 where another metal structure was damaged and several trees where downed. This damage was consistent with EF-1 damage and 90 mph winds.
March 2, 2012
Counties: Trimble
EF-Scale: EF-3
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 75 yards
Path length: 3.4 miles
Time: 3:41pm EST
Notes: The National Weather Service in conjunction with Trimble County Emergency Management and an aerial survey conducted by pilots from the Kentuckiana Volunteer Aviators confirmed that a tornado touched down about 5 miles SSE of Milton, just west of the Milton volunteer fire station number 2 on Highway 421. This is just NE of the intersection of Hwy 2870 and 421. The tornado touched down at approximately 3:38 PM EST, and the initial damage included snapped and twisted trees just west of Hwy 421.
The tornado rapidly increased in intensity as it moved to the east, directly striking the Milton volunteer fire station number 2. The fire station was heavily damaged, with the collapse of rigid frames. A 4000 pound trailer (concession trailer) was moved 30 yards, while a Ford pickup truck was moved 60 yards. The tornado was 60 yards wide with wind speeds of 140 mph, indicative of EF-3 strength. The tornado tracked to the east with extensive damage of trees along Hwy 1226. The tornado weakened to an EF-1 at 871 Palmyra Rd. and at 2130 Palmyra Rd. and narrowed to about 50 yards. Witnesses describe this as a very narrow, skipping tornado. Pictures confirm this.
Witnesses saw one vortex coming down from the apparent wall cloud and quickly lifting before a new vortex came down nearby. On Culls Ridge Road, the tornado strengthened to an EF-3 once again with 140 mph winds. It damaged two homes with many exterior walls partially collapsing. The most significant damage here was an electrical transmission line which collapsed a metal truss tower and snapped several power poles in a path width of 70 yards. The tornado weakened from there to an EF-1 tornado, damaging trees as it crossed into Carroll County with wind speeds in far eastern Trimble County of 85-90 mph.
March 2, 2012
Counties: Trimble
EF-Scale: EF-1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 100 yards
Path length: 2.7 miles
Time: 4:01pm EST
Notes: The National Weather Service in conjunction with Trimble County Emergency Management and an aerial survey conducted by pilots from the Kentuckiana Volunteer Aviators confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down on Willard Wilson Road in southern Trimble county at 401 PM EST. At this location, the tornado destroyed a 30 by 60 foot old barn and a single wide home. Along with the destroyed homes, one large Oak tree was downed along with several other smaller trees. Further down on Willard Wilson road, another 30 by 50 foot barn was collapsed and a 400 pound 4-wheeler was moved 30 feet. Shingle damage occurred to a home in this location. The tornado moved east-northeast to Hi-Grove Hill Road where the strongest (100 mph) winds occurred. There was a very concentrated area of trees snapped, along with a gutter ripped off a house and power line down. Finally, the tornado traveled to
Carmon Creek Road where several hardwoods were snapped along with power lines down. This area is just northwest of the US 421 and I-71 junction near the Trimble/Henry county line.
March 2, 2012
Counties: Meade
EF-Scale: EF-0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 30 yards
Path length: 0.75 mile
Time: 4:02pm EST
Notes: The National Weather Service in conjunction with Meade County Emergency Management has determined that an EF-0 tornado with maximum wind speeds of 75 mph briefly touched down just east of the Breckinridge/Meade county line in Meade county. The tornado was photographed from Ekron, looking southwestward. Aerial photos of damage were also taken by volunteer general aviation pilots Mark Powers and Josh Kieffer and aerial photographer Austin Lassell in aircraft N16NA. The pilots were associated with the Kentuckiana Volunteer Aviators. Both the aerial photos and picture of the tornado relayed by the emergency manager were matched up with a radar signature indicating rotation. The tornado touched down near the Hill Grove and Guston area on the south side of U.S. 60, blowing a porch off the side of a house. A sign was also blown down at a business along U.S. 60.
March 2, 2012
Counties: Henry
EF-Scale: EF-1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 40 yards
Path length: 0.25 mile
Time: 4:12pm EST
Notes: The National Weather Service in conjunction with an aerial damage survey performed by pilots David Katz and Gary Katz and photographer Tom Boucher from the Kentuckiana Volunteer Aviators determined that an EF-1 tornado touched down in northern Henry county on Friday, March 2nd. A thin path of downed trees coincident with a circulation observed on radar was surveyed by the pilots. Numerous trees were uprooted near a pasture east of Port Royal-English Road.
March 2, 2012
Counties: Warren
EF-Scale: EF-1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 60 yards
Path length: 0.5 mile
Time: 4:06pm CST
Notes: Straight line winds along and north of the supercell moving through Simpson County uprooted shallow-rooted hardwood and softwood trees and destroyed a tool shed on Evans Rd. As it moved into Warren County, it damaged barn roofs and produced golf ball size hail which penetrated siding on numerous vinyl sided houses. As it reached 961 east of Alvaton in Warren County, it spawned an EF1 tornado with winds estimated at 95 mph destroying a barn and tool shed.
March 23, 2012
County: Jefferson, KY
EF-Scale: EF-1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 70 yards
Path length: 2.5 miles
Time: 2:07pm EDT
Notes: This tornado touched down just north of the intersection of Cedar Creek Road and Mount Washington Road, and lifted just northeast of the intersection of Cedar Creek Road and Long Rifle Lane. The most significant damage was done on Brook Chase Court, about in the middle pf the path.
March 23, 2012
County: Shelby
EF-Scale: EF-1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 50 yards
Path length: 2.25 miles
Time: 2:28pm EDT
Notes: The tornado traveled mainly over plowed fields, but was witnessed by at least three people and did do some damage to farms. Two barns were destroyed, two barns suffered significant roof and structural damage, and about two dozen trees were snapped or uprooted.
May 1, 2012
County: Trimble
EF-Scale: EF0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 15 yards
Path length: 1.9 miles
Time: 4:45pm EDT
Notes: This weak tornado did tree damage as it briefly touched down along Mount Pleasant Road northwest of Bedford, snapping upper-level tree branches in a narrow path. Occupants of a mobile home witnessed the tornado as it approached from the west, and they took shelter in their bathroom. While a large tree next to their home crushed a pickup truck as it came down, their home sustained minimal damage.
January 30, 2013
County: Orange
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 75 yards
Path length: 0.23 mile
Time: 1:47am EST
Notes: Several trees were toppled in a forest on the southwest portion of the path. The tornado then affected a residence, badly damaging the roof and throwing the porch of the house several yards to the northeast. Several small twigs were driven through the siding of the home.
January 30, 2013
County: Meade
EF-Scale: EF0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 200 yards
Path length: 1 mile
Time: 4:05am EST
Notes: This tornado touched down in a grove of trees near the end of Kurtz Drive. The tornado traveled to the northeast and damaged homes on Kurtz Drive and at the intersection of Thornhill Drive and Gaines Road. Continuing to the northeast, at a home east of Gaines Road the owner reported that the water was evacuated out of all four toilets in the building as the tornado passed by. At the home next door the front door was pulling away from the building. Residents reported a loud roar. The tornado continued northeast through some woods and lifted after damaging a small shed off of Tom Cain Road.
January 30, 2013
County: Harrison IN, Jefferson KY
EF-Scale: EF0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 325 yards
Path length: 2.8 miles
Time: 4:17am EST
Notes: An NWS survey team has confirmed an EF-0 tornado touch down east of Elizabeth in Harrison County, Indiana. Four homes and two barns were damaged along Highway 111. The porch of one home was lifted and thrown 30 feet. The walls of one of the barns collapsed in multiple directions. Trees were down in this location as well. The track of the tornado extended to the Ohio River and into Jefferson County, Kentucky. Northwest of Valley Station many softwood trees were damaged, a pine tree was snapped, and a trampoline was blown over.
January 30, 2013
County: Warren
EF-Scale: EF2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 250 yards
Path length: 3.3 miles
Time: 3:38am CST
Notes: Four grain bins were scattered over a quarter mile, with some debris thrown up to a half mile away. Fencing with 8" posts was torn down. A semi truck was flipped as the tornado crossed Interstate 65. Towards the end of the path a barn was destroyed and a 100 by 300 foot well-built metal outbuilding was destroyed.
January 30, 2013
County: Edmonson
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 100 yards
Path length: 2.7 miles
Time: 3:42am CST
Notes: The tornado touched down two separate times. Near Rocky Hill a barn was destroyed and two outbuildings lost their roofs. Cedar trees were snapped. Towards the end of the path a pole barn was destroyed and a home was unroofed on US 31W.
January 30, 2013
County: Barren
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 50 yards
Path length: 0.3 mile
Time: 3:49am CST
Notes: A large barn was destroyed, trees were felled, and the doors and siding were pulled off of a barn along Finney Road.
January 30, 2013
County: Marion
EF-Scale: EF0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 2
Path width: 13 yards
Path length: 0.1 mile
Time: 5:42am EST
Notes: This tornado did damage along Calvary Road where a mobile home was destroyed and a small shed slid off its foundation. Two minor injuries occurred with this tornado.
June 10, 2013
Counties: Logan and Simpson
EF-Scale: EF2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 4
Path width: 325 yards
Path length: 14 miles
Time: 1:40pm CDT
Notes: Touchdown occurred northwest of Adairville near the intersection of Vick Road and Route 96, where a barn sustained roof damage and another outbuilding was destroyed. EF2 damage occurred sporadically from near Route 96 to the Logan/Simpson county line. The worst damage occurred north-northeast of Adairsville where the tornado crossed Route 663. Several homes sustained extensive damage and three people were injured. A fourth person was injured on Trimble Road. The tornado entered Simpson County just north of the intersection of Conn Road and Reames Dixon Road. The tornado produced EF1 and EF0 damage in Simpson County until it lifted at Russellville-Gallatin Road at 2:09pm CDT. A total of five homes sustained extensive damage, and two homes suffered minor damage. Five grain bins were blown away, and two others collapsed. Numerous outbuildings were damaged or destroyed.
June 26, 2013
County: Perry
EF-Scale:EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 100 yards
Path length: 5.2 miles
Time: 8:29pm CDT
Notes: This tornado touched down southeast of Troy and moved southeast through the east side of Tell City. Several large trees were felled and there was some minor roof damage and damage to outbuildings. A large semi trailer and a few rides were blown sideways at a carnival at 10th & Watt streets.
June 26, 2013
Counties: LaRue
EF-Scale: EF2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 300 yards
Path length: 7 miles
Time: 10:25pm EDT
Notes: The tornado initially touched down near the Hardin-LaRue County line between routes 210 and 61 just north of Tonieville. From there the tornado moved northeast. On Castleman Road, just north of the intersection with Carter Brothers Road, a metal shop building had its metal sheet roof taken off and thrown downwind 150 yards. The garage doors were bent and pushed in. Insulation was everywhere. Several trees were uprooted. Here the tornado was estimated to be EF1 with a maximum wind speed of 105 mph. On Carter Brothers Road a large RV inside a metal shed was blown onto its side and the shed was destroyed. A two-story pole tobacco barn was also destroyed. Red and white oak and walnut trees were sheared off. Across the road a metal livestock building was destroyed. Here the tornado was estimated at EF2 with 115mph winds. Next, along KY 1607, not far from Salem Church Road and Dan Dunn Road, a silo was crumbled and some parts of a corn field were mashed sown. Some bradford pear trees were uprooted on Dan Dunn Road. Considerable damage occurred on parts of Slack Road. A one room schoolhouse was destroyed. A dairy farming operation lost several barns, along with some trees that were uprooted. The worst damage was at the dairy farm where winds were estimated around 135 mph, or high-end EF2. Also on Slack Road a two-story house lost its entire roof. Insulation was caked onto the entire back side of the house opposite the direction of travel of the tornado. A shed was blown down and some trees were uprooted. The winds at this location were estimated around 120 mpg (EF2). The exact end point of the tornado was difficult to determine as it went into a thickly wooded area with limited access. The tornado may have skipped a few times along its path.
November 17, 2013
County: Butler
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injury: 1
Path width: 200 yards
Path length: 5.3 miles
Time: 4:10-4:16pm CST
Notes: The tornado, with 105 mph winds, touched down approximately one mile west of Huntsville on Blaine Road where some trees were uprooted. The tornado then moved eastward into Huntsville where a few homes were damaged and trees were snapped along Huntsville-Quality Road. The tornado then continued east damaging trees, homes and small outbuildings just north of Silver City-Huntsville Road. One minor injury occurred in a double-wide that lost all of its roof and a couple of walls just west of the intersection of Silver City-Huntsville Road and Panther Creek Road. Intermittent minor damage then occurred east of this intersection. Finally, the tornado did a more concentrated area of damage along Muddy Creek Road where a few more homes and trees were damaged. The tornado quickly lifted 4 miles east of Huntsville.
December 21, 2013
County: Taylor
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 300 yards
Path length: 6 miles
Time: 11:07pm - 11:13pm EST
Notes: This tornado touched down along Old Greensburg Road just west of the intersection of US 68 and KY 323, where it immediately destroyed small outbuildings. The tornado entered the city of Campbellsville when it crossed KY 210 and uprooted trees and damaged buildings near the intersection of Hodgenville Road and Vintage Lane. A more concentrated area of damage then occurred as the tornado crossed Saloma Road and moved roughly parallel to and just north of Upper Miller Park Road. Trees were torn down and rooftops damaged in this area. The tornado exited the city at the intersection of Eastern Drive and East Lake Drive. The final damage occurred at the intersection of US 68 and Palestine Road. At this location there was more tree and roof damage.
December 21, 2013
County: Harrison KY
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width:110 yards
Path length: 3.8 miles
Time: 11:29pm - 11:34pm EST
Notes: The NWS storm survey team found many areas of intermittent straight line wind damage around northern Harrison County, with one specific tornado path. There were many barns damaged or destroyed, power lines and power poles down or snapped, some trees snapped and uprooted, and several homes and outbuildings had roof damage. The most concentrated damage was along Dutch Chapel Road where about half a dozen large barns, garages, and outbuildings were either destroyed or sustained significant damage. In addition, two homes on Dutch Chapel Road had significant roof damage and other structural damage, with debris thrown to the north, northeast, and east southeast. Several residents on Dutch Chapel Road heard a distinct "freight train roar" and their ears popped, along with zero visibility during torrential rain when the storm struck.
December 21, 2013
County: Bourbon
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 125 yards
Path length: 4.8 miles
Time: 11:41pm - 11:45pm EST
Notes: The NWS storm survey team found many areas of straight line wind damage across northern Bourbon County, and one specific tornado path within the straight line wind damage. There were many barns damaged or destroyed, power lines and poles down or snapped, and many softwood and hardwood trees snapped, twisted, and uprooted. Several homes and outbuildings had roof damage. The most concentrated damage was along Colville Road, down Endicott Lane, and over to the Steele Ford Road area. In this area, several large barns, garages, and outbuildings were either destroyed or sustained significant damage, with debris thrown to the north, northeast, and east. In addition, some well anchored solid footers from a garage and barn at 201 Endicott Lane were lifted up and thrown 75 yards. Several residents reported a loud roar, their ears popped, and there was zero visibility in torrential rain when the storm struck.
May 14, 2014
County: Bullitt
EF-Scale: EF0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 50 yards
Path length: 1.5 miles
Time: 2:23pm EDT
Notes: An EF-0 tornado with estimated winds between 65 and 80 mph touched down southeast of Shepherdsville and snapped a tree at a residence along Lotus Street. It then moved northeast and removed several shingles from another home along this same street. Several large branches were downed near this home as well. Several trees were also toppled in a wooded area behind this home. A neighbor along Deatsville Road had a tree fall and crush a trampoline. Farther north along Deatsville Road, a resident lost a large section of a tree and had minor siding damage along the east side of his home. A mile farther to the northeast, just before lifting, the tornado sheared off a portion of a row of trees adjacent to Maraman Road.
October 6, 2014
County: Cumberland
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 100 yards
Path length: 0.2 mile
Time: 6:02pm CDT
Notes: Two hundred trees were uprooted on a ridge top near the end of Dug Road north of Burkesville.
October 6, 2014
County: Clinton
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 150 yards
Path length: 2.3 miles
Time: 6:13pm - 6:17pm CDT
Notes: This tornado struck about 11 miles NNW of Albany in the northwest tip of Clinton County. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. The only non-tree damage was to power poles along US 127. A couple in a vehicle on US 127 was trapped when trees fell across the highway both north and south of them.
October 7, 2014
County: Oldham
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 50 yards
Path length: 0.1 mile
Time: 2:50pm - 2:51pm EDT
Notes: A barn, several outbuildings, and two trees were damaged.
October 7, 2014
County: Scott, KY (from Owen)
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 150 yards
Path length: 4.1 miles
Time: 3:45pm - 3:50pm EDT
Notes: Most of the damage was to trees. The only structural damage was to a small home on the top of a hill near South Rays Fork Road. The porch roof was ripped from the home and thrown over the building, there was significant roof damage, and an above-ground pool was destroyed.
October 7, 2014
County: Scott, KY
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 150 yards
Path length: 2 miles
Time: 3:48pm - 3:49pm EDT
Notes: This tornado caused minor damage to the roofs of two houses and significant damage to the roof of another house. A small outbuilding was also destroyed.
October 7, 2014
County: Scott, KY
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 150 yards
Path length: 3.6 miles
Time: 3:50pm - 3:52pm EDT
Notes: Mostly tree damage occurred with this tornado. Near the end of its path two small barns were destroyed and two homes sustained roof damage.
October 7, 2014
County: Harrison, KY
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 275 yards
Path length: 3.9 miles
Time: 4:05pm - 4:10pm EDT
Notes: This tornado exhibited multiple vortices as it damaged or destroyed several outbuildings and barns. Significant numbers of large trees were snapped and/or uprooted as the tornado crossed US 27.
October 7, 2014
County: Bourbon
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Path width: 60 yards
Path length: 1.7 miles
Time: 4:12pm - 4:13pm EDT
Notes: Touchdown occurred near the Vine Street loop where damage was done to homes' roofs and siding. One woman was pulled out of her house and landed on her porch. Power lines and many trees were downed, some of which fell on homes. Tree and house damage also occurred at the end of Windamere Lane, and warehouses were damaged just before the tornado lifted at US 460.
April 7, 2015
County: Perry
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 100 yards
Path length: 2.6 miles
Time: 4:27pm - 4:30pm EDT
Notes: The tornado touched down just east of Lake Celina where one tree was uprooted and others were snapped. The tornado then continued east across IN-37 where it uprooted and snapped several dozen trees along Old IN-37. The damage continued east towards Ottoman Road where a carport was destroyed, along with additional trees that were snapped and uprooted. From there, the tornado took a jog to the northeast across Orchid and St. Croix Roads where it caused substantial tree damage, uprooting and/or snapping trunks 15-20 feet high on approximately 100 trees. The tornado then lifted just east of Saint Croix Road.
April 7, 2015
County: Madison
EF-Scale: EF0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 35 yards
Path length: 0.6 mile
Time: 6:57pm - 6:58pm EDT
Notes: The tornado first touched down near a ravine just northwest of Jessica Circle where it snapped a few trees. It then moved southeast, destroying two outbuildings. One of the outbuildings was fully packed, weighing several thousand pounds, and another larger outbuilding was pushed off its foundation. The tornado also did some damage to the roof and shingles of a residence at 326 Jessica Circle. The tornado then continued on an intermittent path to the southeast where it did some additional roof damage to another home and snapped several other trees. The tornado lifted just west of Cherokee Lane.
April 7, 2015
County: Madison
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 215 yards
Path length: 2 miles
Time: 7:03pm - 7:06pm EDT
Notes: The tornado touched down on a farm at 1235 Crooksville Road where it snapped and uprooted several trees, spreading them in several directions. It then continued southeast across Gumbottom Road, where a large oak tree was uprooted. Sporadic tree damage continued southeast towards Walter Lakes Road. Just before the tornado lifted, it did minor shingle and porch damage to a residence along Walter Lakes Road.
April 25, 2015
Counties: Edmonson
EF-Scale: EF2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 220 yards
Path length: 0.2 mile
Time: 7:12pm - 7:14pm CDT
Notes: A narrow tornado developed quickly just west of 3667 Grassland Black Gold Rd (Highway 1365) and snapped a few softwood and few large limbs. It then grew in width and intensity as it crossed Highway 1365 and uprooted, snapped and twisted over 200 trees in a heavily forested area around a deep karst ravine. A drone was used to pinpoint the exact storm end point which was about 100 yards east of Highway 1365 near a farmer's field.
April 25, 2015
County: Adair
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 150 yards
Path length: 3.8 miles
Time: 8:29pm - 8:36pm CDT
Notes: This tornado touched down 6 miles southeast of Columbia along Dale Morrison Road. Numerous trees were uprooted, a 145-foot barn was destroyed, and the top was sheared off an adjacent silo. The tornado then moved east into a wooded area, snapping and uprooting trees. It damaged three more barns and uprooted more trees along Montpelier Rd. A home near the intersection of Montpelier Rd and Old Montpelier Rd sustained minor siding damage.
July 10, 2015
County: Meade, Hardin
EF-Scale: EF0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 100 yards
Path length: 3.2 miles
Time: 10:35am - 10:41am EDT
Notes: A weak, skipping tornado occurred on Fort Knox. The tornado first touched down near the intersection of Lee Road and Fort Avenue just west of the military base's boundary. It traveled east over forested land, doing occasional damage to trees before it passed into Hardin County, 0.7 miles WSW of the U.S. Bullion Depository. It continued east for approximately 0.5 miles, then turned northeast over the PX and commissary complex before lifting 0.6 miles ENE of the base high school near Wilson Road. Several large hackberry and oak trees were uprooted and snapped between the PX and Scott Middle School. There was also some shingle damage to some of the buildings near the high school track. The tornado also caused significant tree damage from the middle school north/northeast across a remote area of the northeast part of the post.
July 10, 2015
County: Bullitt
EF-Scale: EF0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 150 yards
Path length: 0.9 mile
Time: 10:53am - 10:54am EDT
Notes: A small tornado touched down in southern Bullitt County, just east of the eastern boundary of Fort Knox Army Base. This rain-wrapped tornado was only on the ground for about a minute, with most of its damage limited to large limbs and weaker tree trunks being snapped. The tornado started along Belmont Rd (KY 251) 0.7 miles west of Belmont, then traveled east-northeast through the community of Belmont, and lifting just east of Church Street. At least three homes were damaged, two from trees falling on them, with minor roofing damage to a third. Trees also fell on at least two outbuildings.
July 13, 2015
County: Green
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 50 yards
Path length: 1.1 miles
Time: 5:20pm - 5:22pm CDT
Notes: The highest winds with this tornado were estimated to have been 95 to 105 mph. The tornado destroyed two barns and one mobile home in addition to doing considerable roof damage to six outbuildings along Ebenezer Road and KY 61 southeast of Greensburg.
July 13, 2015
County: Adair
EF-Scale: EF0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 35 yards
Path length: 1.5 miles
Time: 5:58pm - 6:00pm CDT
Notes: This small tornado destroyed one outbuilding in addition to uprooting and snapping limbs on several trees in a very narrow path near the community of Breeding.
July 13, 2015
County: Cumberland
EF-Scale: EF0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 100 yards
Path length: 0.7 mile
Time: 6:13pm - 6:15pm CDT
Notes: This small tornado destroyed one outbuilding and tore roof panels off another before crossing the state line into the Pearidge area of Tennessee just west of Dale Hollow Lake.
May 10, 2016
County: Breckinridge
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 25 yards
Path length: 0.4 mile
Time: 2:22pm - 2:23pm CDT
Notes: A very narrow and intense damage path of rotating winds of 90-95 mph was embedded within a 3-mile wide area of straight-line winds. The tornado left a distinct path in the vegetation and destroyed a part of a large metal barn near the Rosetta General Store. It also caused the walls of 2 adjacent outbuildings and a garage to buckle out.
May 10, 2016
County: Ohio
EF-Scale: EF2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 300 yards
Path length: 8.6 miles
Time: 6:06pm - 6:21pm CDT
Notes: This tornado briefly touched down on Spinks Drive just off of Highway 69. The tornado was only on the ground for approximately 200 yards with a path width of about 30-40 yards. A basement crawl space door was blown out along with siding and roof damage at 125 Spinks Drive. The tornado touched down for a second time at 41 El Retiro Ln where the path width increased to 50 yards and the winds speed increased to 90-95mph. Numerous large hardwood trees were snapped and twisted. An outbuilding, previously used to make brooms, next to the house had significant damage when a large tree fell on top of it. The tornado increased in size at 532 Stoneridge Ln. A custom-built home had exterior wall damage in the master bedroom with adjacent bathroom. Blow-in insulation blew out in all directions in the house and the back porch resembled a snow globe. Numerous trees and a grain silo were down along the property. The family survived the tornado by sheltering in a 3-foot crawl space. Winds in this area were 110 mph with a path width about 125 yards. The tornado continued to move east northeast along the countryside uprooting, twisting, and damaging numerous hardwood trees. The tornado significantly increased in width to approximately 300 yards and did a lot of damage along Halls Creek Rd. At 1130 Halls Creed Road 2-inch hail occurred before the tornado, with winds of 111 mph. Significant damage was done to the property, which included a 30x50 barn sliding the wall 12 feet. Along Walnut Rd, the tornado caused damage to several barns and numerous softwood trees and hardwood trees. Metal sheeting from barns was thrown in excess of 400 yards downwind. At the intersection of Highway 1164 and 1544 at the Cedar Grove Church there was roof damage to the church and many trees were twisted and uprooted. The last visible damage was along Highway 1544 just east of 1164 with some trees uprooted and twisted. About 30 feet from the tree there was an outbuilding that had half its roof blown off and the roof remnants were found about 50 yards away. The tornado ended approximately 400 yards from Highway 1544 near the intersection of 1164.
August 20, 2016
County: Barren
EF-Scale: EF0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 30 yards
Path length: 1.5 miles
Time: 5:30pm - 5:33pm CDT
Notes: The tornado touched down in a corn field near Morrison Park Road, just east of Tompkinsville Road. The tornado moved east-northeast, roughly paralleling Morrison Park Road, flattening corn on several farms. Structural damage was observed on one farm, where the roof was torn off a large metal outbuilding and minor damage occurred to several other buildings as a result of this debris. Several trees were snapped or uprooted before the tornado lifted just east of Highway 90.
March 1, 2017
County: Dubois
EF-Scale: EF2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 150 yards
Path length: 5.8 miles
Time: 12:03am - 12:09am EST
Notes: Wind speeds reached 130mph. It first destroyed a barn southwest of Ireland and then moved on to damage several homes near the intersection of CR 200N and CR 875W. After damaging several outbuildings it traveled a mile northeast where it heavily damaged two brick ranch homes on CR 200N and CR 750W, removing their roofs and collapsing an outer wall on one of them. An elderly woman escaped injury because she was sitting in the only part of her home where the ceiling remained intact after her roof blew away and a wall collapsed 15 feet from her. The tornado skipped to the east-northeast over open farmland and gave a glancing blow to the north edge of Ireland, doing roof damage and destroying a block garage. After skipping over an additional mile of farmland, it destroyed a silo and damaged an outbuilding on CR 300N. It snapped several pine trees before dissipating.
March 1, 2017
County: Butler
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 90 yards
Path length: 0.8 miles
Time: 12:35am - 12:37am CST
Notes: The tornado touched down south of D&G Archery and snapped, twisted, and uprooted trees on rugged, rural countryside. One building was damaged at the touchdown site.
March 1, 2017
County: Orange
EF-Scale: EF2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Path width: 25 yards
Path length: 0.1 mile
Time: 5:38am - 5:39am EST
Notes: This tornado did EF2 level damage in Lawrence County before moving into Orange County at EF1 strength. Two mobile homes were destroyed. One mobile home rolled over onto a vehicle but the three occupants were unhurt. The car ended up in the living room of the home. The other mobile home lost its roof and half of its walls. The occupant was blown into a field with the debris, even though the living room furniture stayed in place. Minor injuries to the resident.
March 1, 2017
County: Washington, IN
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 100 yards
Path length: 5.8 miles
Time: 5:41am - 5:47am EST
Notes: This tornado was embedded in a larger field of straight-line winds that was up to a mile wide. The most intense tornado damage occurred shortly after touchdown where 50 healthy hardwood trees had snapped trunks with no foliage. In addition, an outbuilding lost part of its roof and debris struck a residence causing cracked masonry and dented drywall inside the structure. Winds peaked here at 100 mph. As the tornado continued eastward more homes experienced minor roof damage, uprooted trees, and a large outbuilding was nearly destroyed. After crossing Cave River Valley Road and White River Road the tornado took out about 50 softwood trees. Farther east, 100 hardwood and softwood trees were uprooted and snapped, with notable convergence observed. After driving a 4x6 through the roof of a home near Hunter Road, the tornado continued east to Prowsville Ridge Road where winds were up to 95 mph. Another stand of 50 hardwood trees was uprooted and snapped, along with significant damage to the porch and roof of a home. Tornadic damage continued east of Cox Ferry Road.
March 1, 2017
County: Clark, IN
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 20 yards
Path length: 0.3 miles
Time: 6:04am - 6:05am EST
Notes: A small tornado touched down in the back yard of a home about a quarter mile west of the caution light on IN 60 in Borden and uprooted trees and caused roof damage to the home. The tornado moved along Muddy Fork and snapped or uprooted numerous trees. The tornado then crossed IN 60 where people in the Buckboard Diner witnessed it. The tornado next removed the roof of an older building next to the cafe and a garage behind the cafe. It threw the debris into a small church and removed some of its roof.
March 1, 2017
County: Scott, IN
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 10
Path width: 125 yards
Path length: 2.2 miles
Time: 6:05am - 6:07am EST
Notes: The tornado touched down 4 miles south of Scottsburg on Interstate 65. After overturning a tractor trailer on the highway it moved east-southeast, collapsing a wall on a large cinder block building, then destroying two metal outbuildings and flipping an unanchored mobile home. It continued skipping east, uprooting and snapping trees and destroying an anchored mobile home on Underwood Road. Three people were injured in the mobile home when it rolled over and disintegrated. The tornado then damaged an outbuilding and numerous trees as it headed east toward the intersection of Double Or Nothing Road and Radio Tower Road. There it destroyed a large garage and pushed a double-wide manufactured home off its foundation. The tornado was embedded in a one to two mile wide swath of straight line winds that continued on for another ten miles.
March 1, 2017
County: Henry
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 200 yards
Path length: 1.1 miles
Time: 6:36am - 6:38am EST
Notes: Touchdown was two miles north of Campbellsburg. It crossed Interstate 71 where it overturned a truck, and lifted 2.2 miles northeast of Campbellsburg. The most significant damage occurred on Jones Lane where 100 mph winds destroyed two large barns along with small outbuildings. A large grain bin was demolished and an anchored mobile home was pushed off of its foundation. A large debris field was scattered 200-300 yards downwind. East of I-71 the tornado damaged outbuildings and snapped trees. After destroying an older barn, the tornado ended just east of KY 55 where numerous softwood trees were snapped and uprooted. Very strong convergence was noted in the damage.
March 1, 2017
County: Logan
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 75 yards
Path length: 1.6 miles
Time: 6:57am - 6:59am CST
Notes: This tornado touched down southeast of Adairville and lifted 2.5 miles east of Adairville. The tornado did minor roof damage to a house near Martin Road. A home and an outbuilding had minor damage near Barnes Road, along with several downed trees. The most significant damage occurred near the end of the path near Prices Mill Road where a large barn lost a significant portion of its roof. Maximum wind speeds were 95 mph.
March 1, 2017
County: Warren
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 125 yards
Path length: 2.6 miles
Time: 7:24am - 7:28am CST
Notes: The tornado touched down east of Interstate 65 near Claypool. Several residences and barns suffered extensive damage along Cemetery Road and Martinsville Ford Road. Peak winds were around 110 mph.
March 27, 2017
County: Metcalfe
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 100 yards
Path length: 0.3 mile
Time: 5:05pm - 5:06pm CDT
Notes: This squall line tornado was short lived but caused considerable destruction. It touched down about 0.3 mile southwest of Center, destroying two large barns and a small outbuilding in addition to taking the roof off of a small home. The front porch of a nearby home was briefly raised, causing the supports to fall out. The tornado moved northeast, streaming debris in a cyclonic pattern and into a nearby automotive repair shop that had one door blown in and another blown out. The large metal shop had minor roof damage, but was pierced in several locations by debris from the outbuildings to the southwest, and the entire facility was shifted slightly off of its foundation. Numerous vehicles near the repair shop sustained damage when hit by large debris from barns to the southwest. The cab of a small pickup was crushed by debris and the vehicle was blown onto KY 969. An RV parked next to the shop was blown into a utility pole. Several other vehicles had windows broken out. Metal roof panels from the buildings, along with insulation from a small home, were wrapped around trees as far as half a mile from their origin, with other small debris observed as far as 0.75 miles from the initial touchdown location.
April 5, 2017
County: Henry
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 100 yards
Path length: 1.7 mile
Time: 5:54pm - 5:56pm EDT
Notes:The first evidence of tornado damage was just south of US 421 where the tornado passed between two farms. Barns on either side of the path were damaged with the debris thrown clockwise, showing an anticyclonic rotation. The tornado crossed US 421 and continued northeast. The last evidence of a tornado was at a house on Point Pleasant Road where the tornado blew in a garage door.
April 5, 2017
County: Metcalfe
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 50 yards
Path length: 0.7 mile
Time: 5:11pm - 5:13pm CDT
Notes: This small tornado touched down near the intersection of Iron Mountain Road and Kidd Road where it heavily damaged a barn, then moved east-northeast over open farmland before hitting a farm on the west side of Center Three Springs Road. It tore the back end off of a large barn there and collapsed a 60-foot tall silo, then crossed the road and snapped several trees.
April 5, 2017
County: Metcalfe
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 50 yards
Path length: 0.4 mile
Time: 5:12pm - 5:13pm CDT
Notes: The tornado began in a field west of Center Peggyville Road, taking out several trees in a tree line before moving east where it destroyed a large, well-built barn, lofting debris into the air and sending it as far as 0.25 mile to the east. It then crossed the road and snapped several trees.
April 5, 2017
County: Green
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 250 yards
Path length: 0.8 mile
Time: 5:16pm - 5:17pm CDT
Notes: This tornado touched down in an open field and headed northeast toward Mahogany Lane. Two small vortices, one 50 yards wide and the other 100 yards wide, reached speeds of 105 mph as they destroyed a large, well-built barn and two smaller outbuildings in addition to a fifth-wheel trailer. The debris was blown up to 0.25 mile to the northeast and exhibited both convergence and rotation.
April 28, 2017
County: Oldham
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 250 yards
Path length: 1.3 mile
Time: 11:53pm - 11:56pm EDT
Notes: The tornado developed in a subdivision in Goshen and traveled to the east northeast. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. A couple of houses and two church buildings sustained roof damage. Power lines and power poles were downed.
May 19, 2017
County: Crawford
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 50 yards
Path length: 0.2 mile
Time: 4:22pm - 4:24pm EDT
Notes: Damage with this tornado occurred along Old Union Chapel Road of IN 62 near T&T Auto. The tornado formed in pasture southwest of the road and then knocked over several cedar trees and split several sections on some maple trees before striking a barn. 85 mph winds. The barn suffered roof and door damage. Debris was thrown 125 yards downwind into the auto body shop vehicle lot. Several vehicle windows were smashed. 90 mph winds. A single-wide trailer experienced roof damage above its entrance. An old RV had its roof removed and large sections of debris were thrown about 100 yards. The unattached bed of a pickup truck was picked up and thrown 150 yards. Another RV was tipped over onto its side. 85 mph winds. The auto body shop suffered roof damage. Three trees were knocked down or snapped northeast of the shop, with the last evidence of a tornado about 150 yards farther down. Several witnesses observed the tornado and it was captured on video.
May 20, 2017
County: Jefferson, IN
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 30 yards
Path length: 0.2 mile
Time: 7:10pm - 7:11pm EDT
Notes: Touchdown was just north of West Galway Trail North in a tree line behind some houses. The tornado uprooted and snapped trees as it moved east. An eyewitness reported seeing a black mass with debris moving horizontally. The tornado covered the witness's house in fallen trees. As it crossed Paper Mill Road the inflow winds into the tornado pulled off siding from nearby houses and moved light objects several hundred feet. A camper parked on the southern edge of the path rolled three times toward the center of the circulation and was destroyed. After crossing the road the tornado struck an abandoned farm house and did more tree damage.
June 23, 2017
County: LaRue
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 75 yards
Path length: 5.1 miles
Time: 5:37pm - 5:45pm EDT
Notes: The tornado first downed a large tree on McDowell Road 2.8 miles south of Hodgenville. It damaged tree tops at the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park as it moved northeast. At the end of Earl Jones Road the tornado destroyed one cinder block and wood barn and damaged the roof of another, scattering debris several hundred yards. The tornado then skipped intermittently over primarily open farmland for before uprooting and snapping several trees along Leafdale Road west of KY 470.
June 23, 2017
County: Marion
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 100 yards
Path length: 2.1 miles
Time: 6:05pm - 6:07pm EDT
Notes: This tornado spun up in a broader area of 40-60 mph winds that caused minor tree damage across an area over a mile wide. The tornado itself touched down on the edge of a large wooded area west of KY 527 0.4 mile south of Saint Francis. Moving due east, it snapped the trunks of several large trees, blocking the highway, and mowed down a line of trees along Louis Mattingly Road. It continued to do tree-top damage in a heavily wooded area as it moved east, then tore roof panels off of several hog barns on the south end of A Mills Road. Drone footage of corn near the barns showed multiple streaks of converging winds in an area approximately 100 yards in width. Continuing to the east-southeast, the tornado downed numerous trees in a cyclonic pattern on both sides of Spencer-Hamilton Road south of Loretto.
November 5, 2017
County: Washington, IN
EF-Scale: EF0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 350 yards
Path length: 0.6 miles
Time: 11:04pm EST
Notes: This touchdown occurred approximately 5 miles west of Salem on SW Washington School Rd. The touchdown occurred along a forested area which threw branches and large portions of maple and cedar trees over the road approximately 300 yards. The most concentrated damage was at 1630 SW Washington School Rd. There was an uprooted tree, along with shingle, gutter, roof, and barn damage. Several toys and pumpkins were turned and thrown cyclonically towards the west. A trampoline was thrown approximately a mile from the house along with lots of playground toys being thrown several hundred yards. There were some trees down further along the farmer`s field, but the tornado lifted after traveling approximately 0.6 miles where a few trees were topped where it lifted. The peak wind speed was 80 mph and most of the damage was at the tree top level.
November 5, 2017
County: Washington, IN
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 40 yards
Path length: 0.3 miles
Time: 11:16pm EST
Notes: The tornado touched down in downtown Salem at the Salem Feed Mill on South Water Street. There was significant damage on the upper portion of the feed mill approximately 70 feet off the ground along with some power poles being severely bent. A multi-business building was hit by the tornado with a large portion of its roof lifted and dropped on the Dinner Bell restaurant. There was extensive damage from falling brick. The tornado then hit a house on the corner of Cherry and South High Street resulting in roof and siding damage along with several sections of Cleveland Pear trees snapped. The tornado lifted quickly at the intersection.
November 5, 2017
County: Washington, IN
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 70 yards
Path length: 0.5 miles
Time: 11:20pm EST
Notes: The tornado touched down near the intersection of Canton Road and Howell Road. Severe damage was sustained to several barns, street signs, bird houses, and metal poles that were bent or snapped. A 500 gallon propane tank moved to the south 3 feet and became lodged against a grain storage building. There was an excellent signature of mud and dirt spattering cyclonically on a grain silo. The tornado was extremely narrow and mostly at tree top level with several power poles snapped near the top.
November 18, 2017
County: Ohio
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Path width: 60 yards
Path length: 2 miles
Time: 3:20pm CST
Notes: This small tornado was embedded in a fast moving squall line that raced east at 55 mph. The twister first touched down at a home on U.S. Highway 62 just west of Goshen Church Road, tearing off shingles and uprooting a tree. It moved east-southeast, uprooting and snapping trees near the intersection of Hwy 62 and Goshen Church Rd, along with damaging some small outbuildings. It next downed a tree on Mine Fork Road that fell between a home and outbuilding, damaging both structures and causing a minor head injury to the occupant of the shed. Continuing over open fields, it next hit several residences along Hill, Mulberry, and South Mulberry streets before crossing U.S. Highway 231 and causing minor roof damage to the Post Office. The greatest damage occurred in this two block area, where up to a dozen outbuildings were destroyed or heavily damaged, and sections of roofing were lifted off homes and garages. Fences in the neighborhood were blown in a cyclonic pattern, providing evidence of the tight rotation pattern of the storm. After crossing Hwy 231, the tornado damaged several large warehouses, scattering wood and sheet metal debris. Along Bruce School Road, a chain link fence was flattened, and insulation was sucked out of the damaged roof of a two story home, then spattered along the east side of the home and adjacent vehicles. Another large tree was uprooted in this yard before the tornado lifted. Sheet metal and shingles were lifted into trees along the route of the storm.
November 18, 2017
County: Meade
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 1
Path width: 50 yards
Path length: 1.8 miles
Time: 4:32pm EST
Notes: The tornado touched down just inside the Breckinridge-Meade County line north of Irvington. It pushed a large tobacco barn 15 feet eastward, tore off its roof, and collapsed several walls. Debris from the barn was scattered over a half mile downwind. The tornado moved east-northeast, skipping along a wooded area where several trees were snapped or uprooted, then hit a mobile home on Fackler Road, rolling the anchored unit several times, destroying the home. The owner sustained only minor injuries as he rolled over with his house, crawling out of a hole after it settled. A garage on the property was also destroyed. The tornado continued skipping along the northwest side of Sandy Hill Rd, damaging outbuildings on another farm, before crossing KY highway 261 at Guston Rd. A split level home on Guston Rd had part of its roof removed, with insulation spattered on the lee side of the home. An occupant of the home reported he was descending the
stairs as the roof was torn off, and was briefly drawn up the stairs as it occurred. Debris from the split level home was dropped across the road, where a few more trees were snapped and uprooted. The tornado then flattened a fence and peeled a section of sheet metal on an outbuilding before lifting.
November 18, 2017
County: Taylor
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 50 yards
Path length: 1.4 miles
Time: 6:00pm EST
Notes: This small, narrow squall-line spin-up tornado moved over rural countryside, damaging or destroying a half dozen outbuildings and doing minor tree damage as it traveled east-southeast over three farmsteads. Only minor roof damage occurred to one home in its path.
February 24, 2018
County: Logan (from Robertson, Tennessee)
EF-Scale: EF2
Deaths: 1
Injuries: 1
Path width: 350 yards
Path length: 11.6 miles
Time: 3:54pm - 4:12pm CST
Notes: The tornado began at the end of McGee Road where two homes suffered extensive damage. The first home, a well built stone home, had significant roof damage and the screened-in porch was destroyed. The family's pick-up truck was thrown 40 yards to the north. On the family's cemetery, several tombstones were knocked over and one headstone was destroyed. There were several outbuildings and two pole barns destroyed as well. The second home experienced significant foundation damage and the roof was completely removed. A pick-up truck was thrown 250 yards into a field. Insulation from the home was found 300 yards away. The debris field from the two homes extended into a farmer's field up to a quarter mile downwind with several boards and bricks thrust into the ground. The tornado continued through several fields doing extensive tree and fence damage. Power lines were torn down. The tornado destroyed two barns at 901 Dot Road, where it also moved heavy farm equipment, blew out exterior walls, and destroyed the home's roof. Falling debris at this location struck and killed a resident. The family dog was found alive under piles of rubble. Debris was thrown 500 yards away. The tornado then hit a large farm at 3604 Schley Road destroying the second story of the home. The family was out to eat at the time, but had they been home the children would have been napping at the time the tornado struck. Three empty silos were destroyed with metal sheets thrown a quarter of a mile. The tornado continued along through fields, damaging and uprooting trees. At the intersection of Mortimer Station Road and Marriah Church Road trees were snapped and several homes experienced shingle, siding, and roof damage. Trees were snapped in Schochoh as the tornado lifted.
February 24, 2018
County: Warren, Barren
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 50 yards
Path length: 1.6 miles
Time: 5:19pm - 5:21pm CST
Notes: Touchdown occurred near the intersection of Hays Pondsville Road and FH Roundtree Road where a small metal shed was destroyed, a trailer was overturned, a fence was flattened, and a home suffered minor roof damage. The narrow tornado continued northeast, uprooting trees and damaging outbuildings, breaking out all of the windows of one building. It then tore the porch off the east side of a home on the south side of US 68/80, depositing debris into nearby woods. Crossing the highway the tornado did its greatest damage, tearing a very large pine tree out of the ground and tossing it 100 feet over a home, splattering the front of the home with mud, ripping holes in the roof, and destroying the attached garage. The tornado continued to snap trees and damage outbuildings on its way northeast, scattering debris a quarter mile downwind. The tornado damaged the roof of a home and did porch, deck, and roof damage to a neighboring residence, plastering the east side of the home with insulation. Crossing over Lewis Road into Barren County, the roof of a sunroom was torn off of a home and an outbuilding destroyed.
February 24, 2018
County: Logan
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 300 yards
Path length: 2.9 miles
Time: 9:15pm - 9:16pm CST
Notes: The first damage occurred off of Old Greenville Road where several homes experienced siding and roof damage. There were some snapped cedar trees and a couple of uprooted trees and one resident at the end of the road saw their home's windows moving back and forth and their ears popped as they headed to the basement. There was extensive tree damage along Elamond Road where over 100 trees were snapped, twisted, and uprooted. At 291 Elamond Road part of the roof of a home was peeled back with extensive siding damage.
February 24, 2018
County: Butler
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 100 yards
Path length: 1.4 miles
Time: 9:21pm - 9:24pm CST
Notes: Damage began near Ewing Road where trees were snapped and twisted. This continued along Graveltown Road. The tornado reached its peak intensity on KY 106 where it did significant damage to a large barn. The tornado crossed the highway, uprooted two trees, and lifted.
February 24, 2018
County: Simpson
EF-Scale: EF0
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 100 yards
Path length: 1.7 miles
Time: 9:50pm - 9:52pm CST
Notes: The tornado began just southwest of Lake Spring Road where a couple of trees were snapped or uprooted and a 24 x 36 barn experienced extensive roof panel damage. The tornado crossed farmland and then struck another barn near the intersection with US 31W. Metal sheeting was thrown from the barn in various directions and much of it ended up in the trees. There were a few twisted trees on both sides of the highway and the tornado lifted just to the northeast of the road.
February 24, 2018
County: Green
EF-Scale: EF2
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 100 yards
Path length: 1.3 miles
Time: 10:33pm - 10:35pm CST
Notes: This tornado began by causing roof damage to two barns and destroying two other barns. One, on the left side of the path, was shifted south, and the other, to the right of the path, was shifted north. Tall grass along a fence line within the tornado's path showed evidence of convergence. Also, a large tree on the north side of the path was snapped southward and drug 10 feet to the south. Heading east, the tornado felled several trees. A detached garage had its door bow out. Next, a 2-story house had some roof damage and a porch on the lee side of the house had a column fly out and land in a field 50 yards away. Lastly, the tornado struck a barn and several trees. A carport was thrown over a house and landed 100 yards to the east.
February 25, 2018
County: Garrard
EF-Scale: EF1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 100 yards
Path length: 0.1 mile
Time: 12:50am - 12:51am EST
Notes: The tornado touched down on a ridge along Gillespie Pike east of Lancaster. The tornado first uprooted a small tree and then shifted a small shed off of its foundation. The nearby home lost some roof covering and suffered debris impact. Another outbuilding was overturned and slid about 10 feet. The tornado then crossed the road where a brick facade home lost part of its outer wall, suffered roof damage, and was struck by debris. A couple of porch columns fell. The adjoining garage lost its roof and its doors were bent inward, falling onto the vehicles inside. A barn behind the house collapsed and another outbuilding lost its walls.
Last updated: February 26, 2018. There will often be a delay between tornado occurrences and their inclusion here as we wait for surveys to be completed and data to be gathered.
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