Severe Thunderstorms from the Midwest to Mid-Atlantic Tonight; The Heat Continues in the Southern and Eastern U.S.

Strong to severe thunderstorms capable of producing large to very large hail, damaging wind gusts and a few strong tornadoes are likely from the Midwest to the Mid-Atlantic tonight. Moderate Risk (level 4 of 5) of severe thunderstorms is outlooked for the Midwest. A widespread heat wave will peak in the South and East on Friday, with many temperature records expected to be broken. Read More >

October 31, 1934
Counties: Casey, Lincoln, Pulaski (and on into Rockcastle and Laurel)
F-scale: F2
Deaths: 6
Injuries: 32
Path width: 300 yards
Path length: 45 miles (probably a family of skipping tornadoes)
Time: 5:30pm
Narrative: A complex series of tornadoes and downbursts produced over $350,000 damage in a nine-county area of central Kentucky. The destruction of forty barns in Hart County and damage to 57 homes in Taylor County was likely from straight-line downburst winds. The likelihood of tornado involvement seemed to begin near Gilpin, continued east, passing south of Eubank, and ending in northern Laurel County. One person died in a home near Gilpin. A mother and four children died in one home on the Laurel County side of the Rockcastle River, fifteen miles northwest of London. Their home, which was destroyed, caught fire and only one child could be rescued. Most of the injuries were in the Gilpin-Mount Olive area.

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Severe Thunderstorms from the Midwest to Mid-Atlantic Tonight; The Heat Continues in the Southern and Eastern U.S.

Tornadoes of 1934