Significant Coastal Impacts to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast; Tropical Storm Nolo to Impact Hawaii

A strong coastal storm will bring moderate to major coastal flooding, strong winds, heavy rainfall and high surf to the Mid-Atlantic and New England. Tropical Storm Nolo is expected to strengthen into a hurricane Thursday as it moves north toward the Big Island of Hawaii. Heavy rainfall will continue through Saturday, with locally catastrophic flooding possible. Hurricane Watch in effect. Read More >

March 22, 1952
Counties: LaRue
F-scale:  F3
Deaths:
Injuries:   18
Path width:   300 yards
Path length:
Time: 12:05am
Grazulis Narrative: Moved northeast across the south part of Hodgenville. The tornado destroyed nine cottages as well as the county fairgrounds. A dozen other homes were unroofed. About forty other homes had minor damage.
Noted discrepancies: SPC, Grazulis, and  Storm Data give a time of 12:05am, NCDC 12:03am. SPC gives a path width of 10 yards, NCDC 30 yards, Grazulis 100 yards, Storm Data 300 yards. Would tend to believe Storm Data's width.

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Significant Coastal Impacts to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast; Tropical Storm Nolo to Impact Hawaii

Tornadoes of March 22, 1952