Louisville Kentucky Tornado


April 3rd, 1974No audioOne of the more notorious twisters during the infamous Super Outbreak. From Wikipedia:

"F4 tornado formed in the southwest part of Jefferson County near Kosmosdale. Another funnel cloud formed over Standiford Field Airport, touched down at The Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center, and destroyed the majority of the horse barns at the center and part of Freedom Hall (a multipurpose arena). The tornado continued its 22-mile (35 km) journey northeast where it demolished most of Audubon Elementary School and affected the neighborhoods of Audubon, Cherokee Triangle, Cherokee-Seneca, Crescent Hill,Indian Hills, Northfield, Rolling Hills, and Tyler Park. The tornado ended near the junction of Interstates 264 and 71 after killing two people, injuring 207 people, destroying over 900 homes, and damaging thousands of others. Cherokee Park, an historic 409-acre municipal park located at Eastern Parkway and Cherokee Road, had thousands of mature trees destroyed. A massive re-planting effort was undertaken by the community in the aftermath of the tornado."

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MegaSublime (June 28, 2010 at 9:06 pm)
That sure was something.
Superbook4Eva (May 4, 2010 at 2:39 am)
@RayBosh - Interesting you should say that... Windsor, Ontario, was also hit badly during this same outbreak. I think nine people died.
guitarruler1432 (November 26, 2009 at 9:44 pm)
i still live here and my moms sister was in a library when this was going on and when it hit my aunt died
stormchickx78 (June 18, 2009 at 6:32 pm)
I live in Louisville now and find it better than the craphole small town I was living in before.

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