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The Spilman family was from King George County, Virginia, and they may have named their settlement after Alexandria, Virginia. [8] The family had begun developing and selling lots in the settlement by 1819, [8] the year the first post office was established. On February 22, 1834, Alexandria was formally established by an act of the state ...
The tornado in Bourbon County reached maximum wind speeds of 105 miles per hour south of Paris, according to the NWS. The tornado traveled roughly 13.4 miles and crossed into Clark County. It had ...
County / Parish State Start Time Path length [note 2] Max width [note 3] Summary F2: W of Clarktown to NW of Crossville: White, Cumberland: TN: 05:30 16.2 miles (26.1 km) 300 yards (270 m) Tornado destroyed 11 or more homes along with three businesses, 16 barns, and 18 trailers. Rated F3 by Grazulis. 28 people were injured. F1: SW of Blaine ...
On April 21–24, 1968, a deadly tornado outbreak struck portions of the Midwestern United States, primarily along the Ohio River Valley.The worst tornado was an F5 that struck portions of Southeastern Ohio from Wheelersburg to Gallipolis, just north of the Ohio–Kentucky state line, killing seven people and injuring at least 93.
PowerOutage.us, another online tracker, reported approximately 5,300 people are without power in Fayette County as of 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, and 15,343 across Kentucky. More than 30,000 statewide ...
At 5:48 p.m. the NWS said a confirmed tornado was located near Coldstream, Kentucky, in Jefferson County moving east at 45 mph. WKYT, the Herald-Leader’s reporting partner, reported the NWS has ...
November 17, 1927: At 2:25 p.m., an F2 tornado touched down southwest of Alexandria, Virginia. [15] After damaging Alexandria, the tornado crossed the Potomac River and injured several people at the Anacostia Naval Air Station. [15] The tornado crossed the Anacostia River and continued through the Navy Yard. [15]
New Kent County was established in 1654 from York County, Virginia. Kent County, England: 26,134: 210 sq mi (544 km 2) Northampton County: 131: Eastville: 1634: Original county of the Colony under England, initially named Accomac Shire. In 1642, it was renamed Northampton County. However, in 1663, Northampton County was divided into two counties.