Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Southern Plains; Heat Continues in the West

Strong to severe thunderstorms may bring areas of excessive rainfall and flooding over parts of the southern Plains today through Friday. Hot to dangerously hot temperatures are forecast across portions of the Pacific Northwest and southern Great Basin today. Gusty winds, dry, and hot conditions will bring critical fire weather to parts of central Washington state today. Read More >

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April 23, 1970
Counties: Scott KY
F-scale: F3
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 50 yards
Path length: 1/2 mile
Time: 4:20am
Grazulis narrative: At Great Crossing, four miles west of Georgetown, a small tornado destroyed a home. Another home was badly damaged, and several barns and outbuildings were blown down.
Noted discrepancies: SPC and NCDC rank this as an F3...Grazulis gives it an F2.

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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Southern Plains; Heat Continues in the West

Tornadoes of April 23, 1970