Louisville, KY
Weather Forecast Office
April 8, 1948
Counties: Fayette
F-scale: F2
Deaths: 1
Injuries: 4
Path width: 200 yards
Path length:
Time: 2:00pm
Narrative: A "bounding-type" tornado destroyed barns and stables at the Keeneland Race Track. A groom was killed. Minimal F2.
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