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April 3, 1974 (NWS Louisville, KY) The April 3rd and 4th 1974 Tornado Outbreak in Alabama and 1974 Alabama tornado table (NWS Birmingham, AL) NOAA-NWS-NCEP Storm Prediction Center slideshows: The Super Outbreak: Outbreak of the Century and The 3–4 April 1974 Super Outbreak: Outbreak of the Century; Tornado Super Outbreak April 3, 1974 website
3 deaths – See section on this tornado – Path paralleled that of an EF4 tornado in 2011 that affected nearby Cordova. F3: S of Ellisburg to NE of Danville: Casey, Lincoln, Boyle: KY: 23:35 21.1 miles (34.0 km) 1 death – Over 100 homes were heavily damaged or destroyed in Junction City. Damage figures were estimated at $5 million in ...
A day after a series of tornadoes passed through parts of Kentucky on Tuesday, people gathered to remember the 1974 tornadoes that destroyed parts of the country including Louisville.. Mayor Craig ...
Paths of the 148 tornadoes generated during the 1974 Super Outbreak. The 1974 Super Outbreak was one of the most destructive tornado outbreaks ever known in United States history. Many notable tornadoes occurred, such as the Xenia, Ohio tornado which was an F5 tornado that killed 34 people and destroyed a large portion of the town. The Xenia ...
For one man, the 1974 tornado prompted thousands of trees planted, thousands of dollars raised, and thousands of hours spent in Louisville's parks.
For many older residents, their first and likely most prominent tornado story is from April 3, 1974. "It was my first memory in ... Outbreak: Residents remember 1974 tornado outbreak 50 years later
Wednesday marks the 50th anniversary of the 1974 Super Outbreak, the 24-hour period between April 3 and April 4 during which 148 tornadoes touched down in 13 different states.
The tornado outbreak of April 1–2, 1974, affected much of the eastern and central United States. Four fatalities and more than seventy injuries were confirmed in this outbreak. Damaging, deadly tornadoes struck Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama—including the Nashville and Huntsville metropolitan areas.