The worst of the storm hit a section variously called, among different sources, "the Patio," "Patio Pike," and "Patio Station," which is believed to be in the vicinity of the intersection of modern-day Patio Street and Hamilton Street along the railroad tracks. Here a 9-year-old boy was partially scalped and suffered a fractured skull. One hundred buildings were leveled and parts of houses were found half a mile away. Only three houses remained standing on the far east side of Winchester.
The tornado was a "funnel-shaped spiral, light gray at the top and black at the bottom. It was noted in the local press that the tornado never left the ground along its 15 mile path, and made a "clean sweep" of the earth. It was called the worst storm in the history of Clark County, and probably still is rivaled only by the April 3, tornado.
Though the tornado missed downtown Winchester, the city was pummeled by hail up to 4" in diameter grapefruit sized that damaged roofs, ripped car tops, and covered the ground like snow. The hailstones had "long icicles" on them. Click here for a map showing the approximate path of the tornado through Winchester. People died in seven different homes north of Caneyville, Millwood, Leitchfield, Clarkson, and Summit. About twenty homes were destroyed, and some were swept completely away.
Two of the deaths were in Hardin County. Date Kentucky Counties Fatalities Time May 2, Clinton, Wayne 5 pm This tornado touched down near Alpha and immediately leveled homes and took three lives before quickly moving into Wayne County.
Homes were leveled and two people killed near Sumter. A couple dozen homes were destroyed, at least five of which at F4 intensity. The storm crossed both Kentucky Lake and Lake Barkley. The worst damage was in Calloway and Marshall counties were about fifty homes were destroyed.
Trigg County suffered losses to thirty farms. Pennyrile State Forest was devastated with thousands of trees snapped or uprooted and damage to the lodge. Date Kentucky Counties Fatalities Time April 23, Pendleton, Bracken, Mason 6 pm This intense multiple vortex tornado started its 70 mile long path two miles southwest of Falmouth. Most of the deaths were on the southeast side of Falmouth where houses were damaged and destroyed.
At Dover of the community's houses were badly damaged. The storm then left Kentucky as it crossed the Ohio River. The funnel then crossed the Ohio River and ended up having a 42 mile long path. Six people were killed when the tornado demolished a number of homes in the Mount Pleasant Church area on KY The church itself was leveled.
A total of 51 homes, 33 barns, three churches, four trailers, and other buildings were destroyed, and fifty more homes had major damage. At Gosser Ridge two people were killed on a farm as most of the buildings were swept away.
Along the path, 35 homes, four trailers, 60 barns, and 79 other buildings were destroyed. There was major damage to more homes. The Salem School was damaged.
At one point, there were two distinct paths, as two funnels moved parallel to one another. Touching down five miles southwest of Hardinsburg, Breckinridge County, the tornado passed along the northern edge of that town, with F3 damage to homes. Thirteen people were injured and 35 homes were destroyed as the funnel moved to the northeast across Breckinridge County and into Meade County.
The tornado gradually enlarged and intensified as it approached Brandenburg. At Brandenburg homes were completely destroyed, many of them leveled and swept away.
Thirty businesses were destroyed and damage totaled over ten million dollars. There were 28 deaths in the Brandenburg area. The F4 damage occurred from north of Irvington, into Indiana.
The F4 rating is based on a single leveled home south of Caneyville. Also, different sources give different end points for this tornado, ranging from central Grayson County to northern Hardin County. All deaths and most damage were in Ohio. Dozens of buildings and hundreds of trees were destroyed in and near Louisville. About a dozen expensive homes were destroyed in affluent suburbs of northeast Louisville, especially in Northfield. About homes were destroyed in Jefferson County, and 25 were damaged in Oldham County.
Two people were killed in this area. One person was killed as 15 homes were destroyed near Cox's Creek, Nelson County. The funnel lifted two miles north of Fairfield. Nelson County lost 52 homes and about barns. About 50 homes and 60 barns were destroyed, and 40 of those were at Mannsville, with seven of them leveled to the ground.
Burdick, Meadow Creek, and White Ridge were also hit. Date Kentucky Counties Fatalities Time April 3, Anderson, Franklin, Scott 4 pm Moved northeast near Alton where 12 homes were destroyed, and passed along the south and southeast edge of Frankfort where homes were leveled and four people were killed at Jett.
About homes were damaged or destroyed near Frankfort, as were businesses and factories. The funnel passed near Stamping Ground and lifted near Sadieville. Eight people were killed in five different small Clinton County communities as 50 homes were damaged or destroyed.
This was likely a multiple vortex tornado. Thirty homes were destroyed, with F4 damage and deaths in southwest Madison County, mostly near Richmond. About people were left homeless in Clark County. Some sources do not take this tornado into Montgomery County. The tornado tore through the forests of southern Wayne County before lifting west of Mount Pisgah. All deaths and most damage were in Tennessee. The funnel lifted north of Greenwood.
F4 status was briefly attained in Carroll County where the tornado killed one person. Debris was found five miles away.
Date Kentucky Counties Fatalities Time November 15, Hopkins 0 pm This multiple vortex tornado narrowly missed Madisonville when it moved from one and a half miles southwest of Earlington to seven miles east of Hanson. Earlington suffered the brunt of the storm when buildings were destroyed there.
F2 damage in Kentucky. In organizing this list we endeavored to consider several factors, including number of fatalities, estimated wind speed, path length, and monetary amount of damage. If you wish to express your feelings about this list, or if you have personal stories or pictures you'd like to share, please e-mail us at w-lmk. Please let us know if we may include your comments or experience here on this page. It began in extreme western Jefferson County before tracking 15 miles through Louisville and into Clark County, Indiana.
When the tornado lifted, 76 people had lost their lives, with at least more injured. In downtown, the hardest-hit district was from the intersection of Algonquin Parkway and Thirty-Fourth Street northeastward through California and Russell into the west side of Louisville's Central Business District.
The tornado roared into the Ohio River at the foot of Seventh Street, struck downtown Jeffersonville, and turned right and re-crossed the Ohio River coming back into Louisville where it severely damaged the water tower at the end of today's Zorn Avenue. A lodge meeting was taking place on the second floor of the building, while on the main floor several dozen children were taking dancing lessons with their mothers. As the great wind slammed into the building, windows shattered and the second floor fell onto the main level, followed by the rest of the building collapsing in on itself.
An estimated 44 men, women, and children perished in the building's rubble, which remains as one of the highest single-building death tolls in the nation. A Home Destroyed in New Albany. This twister struck just after pm on March 23rd, The yard-wide tornado claimed 46 lives over its 15 mile long path, including 8 deaths at a wood processing plant, and 5 deaths at an elementary school. Several other children were killed on their way home from school.
Destruction in Brandenberg. The twister touched down during mid-afternoon in the midst of one of the largest tornado outbreaks to ever strike the United States at the time. The tornado began 5 miles southwest of Hardinsburg, in Breckinridge County, Kentucky. The funnel clipped the north side of Hardinsburg before moving northeast into Meade County. As the twister set its sights on the town of Brandenburg, it strengthened into an yard-wide monster.
The tornado ripped a path of destruction through town, destroying buildings and killing over 30 people. The twister eventually dissipated in Harrison County, Indiana, 32 miles from its starting point. This tornado is the second of two F-5 twisters that struck far southern central Indiana as part of the Super Outbreak on April 3, This tornado touched down in the early afternoon hours three miles south of Huffman, Indiana, in Perry County.
This tornado is not only one of the strongest to ever occur in southern Indiana, but was also one of the longest tracking. The tornado was on the ground for an amazing 65 miles as it tore through rural areas of Perry, Crawford, Harrison, Washington, Clark, and Scott Counties in Indiana.
Miraculously, the half-mile wide tornado missed any large communities and only claimed 6 lives. Atmosphere Land Severe Storms. One of the more intense tornados to raze the ground in April left a scar visible from space. Acquired June 5, , this natural-color image shows part of the track of an EF3 tornado that tore through Massachusetts on June 1. Acquired May 2, , this natural-color image shows a tornado track through Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in the wake of a series of violent storms in the U.
Image of the Day Land Severe Storms. EO Explorer. Tornado Track in Louisville, Mississippi.
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