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An example of a tornado warning polygon issued by the National Weather Service. A tornado warning (SAME code: TOR) is a public warning that is issued by weather forecasting agencies to an area in the direct path of a tornado, or a severe thunderstorm capable of producing one, and advises individuals in that area to take cover.
Since its initial usage in May 1999, the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States has used the tornado emergency bulletin — a high-end classification of tornado warning — sent through either the issuance of a warning or via a "severe weather statement" that provides updated information on an ongoing warning—that is issued when a violent tornado (confirmed by radar or ground ...
Tornado outbreak of April 30 – May 2, 1967; Tornado outbreak of April 21–24, 1968; 1969 Hazlehurst tornadoes; Tornado outbreak sequence of June 10–16, 1970; 1971 Gosser Ridge tornado; 1974 Brandenburg tornado; 1974 Cincinnati tornado; List of tornadoes in the 1974 Super Outbreak; 1974 Super Outbreak; Tornado outbreak of April 1–2, 1974
On April 27, 1971, a violent F4 tornado struck Gosser Ridge and other parts of Russell and Pulaski County, Kentucky. [1] [2] [3] In November 1999, the National Climatic Data Center published a list of the historical F5 tornadoes in the United States from 1880 to 1999, which rated the Gosser Ridge tornado as an F5 tornado. [4]
9:26 a.m. — Fayette County is no longer in a tornado warning, according to the NWS. However, Fayette and other Central Kentucky counties remain in a severe thunderstorm warning until at least 10 ...
Walls or roofs were torn off of 100 homes and wagons and outhouses were tossed like toys. Heavy rain in the city also collapsed a bridge. Due to limited knowledge of tornadoes at the time, the tornado was considered to be a "cyclone." [13] [14] 1904 Moundville, Alabama tornado: January 22, 1904: Hale/Tuscaloosa Counties, Alabama: 1
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued over the Southwest Ohio region until 4 p.m., and a tornado warning has been issued in parts of Kentucky.
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 ...