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April 3, 1974: NWS Services

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 Geographical area covered by the Louisville and surrounding NWS offices in 1974:

 

Southern Indiana
Kentucky

Geographical area covered by the Louisville and surrounding NWS offices today:

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 Then and Now: 

 

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Tornado Watches issued for our area:

 

Tornado Watch 9:27am - 3pm EDT

9:27am - 3pm EDT

Tornado Watch 11:10am - 5pm EDT

11:10am - 5pm EDT

Tornado Watch 4pm - 9pm EDT

4pm - 9pm EDT

Tornado Watch 6pm - Midnight EDT

6pm - Midnight EDT

Tornado Watch 6pm - Midnight EDT

6pm - Midnight EDT

Tornado Watch 6:50pm - Midnight EDT

6:50pm - Midnight EDT

Tornado Watch Midnight - 6am EDT

Midnight - 6am EDT April 4

  


See the actual weather observation forms taken by the weather employees who witnessed that day's wild weather:

 

Fort Knox  Lexington, Kentucky  Louisville, Bowman Field  Louisville, Standiford Field
Fort Knox Lexington Louisville, Bowman Field Louisville, Standiford Field

 

Remarks from our volunteer weather observers.  Click on the images to see their original hand-written forms:

 

 

Anchorage

Anchorage

Bradfordsville

Bradfordsville

Burkesville

Burkesville

Campbellsville

Campbellsville

Cecilia

Cecilia

Cynthiana

Cynthiana

Danville

Danville

Frankfort

Frankfort

Grantsburg

Grantsburg

Greensburg

Greensburg

Hardinsburg

Hardinsburg

Jasper

Jasper

Keene

Keene

LaGrange

LaGrange

Richmond

Richmond

Salem

Salem
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