At a quarter past noon during Sunday services the twister struck the church, causing it to collapse. However, the most catastrophic damage occurred when the tornado destroyed the Third Presbyterian Church at Walnut and Eleventh Streets. Seventeen houses were damaged along Walnut Street from Fifteenth to Seventeenth Streets, a home was severely damaged near the corner of Madison and Thirteenth Streets, and a factory was damaged at the corner of Chestnut and Twelfth Streets. The Louisville Daily Courier described the storm as 'a whirlwind revolving leftwise.' The tornado appears to have travelled in an east-southeasterly direction. Notes: This deadly storm touched down near the intersection of Jefferson and Twentieth Streets, unroofing 21 buildings at the German Protestant Orphan Asylum. Narrative: A possible tornado hit four miles north of Georgetown. Possibly a significant tornado, comparable to a tornado in the same area March 27, 1890. Narrative: Moved east, crossing the Ohio River about 6 miles 'north' (upstream?) of Louisville, knocking down trees and fences. For tornadoes from 2007 to present, CLICK HERE For tornadoes prior to 2007, scroll down. Grazulis' data were largely responsible for pre-1950 information presented here.Įarly American Tornadoes 1586 - 1870, by David M. Grazulis, and his master work Significant Tornadoes 1680 - 1991 and its supplement Significant Tornadoes 1992 - 1995.

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