Tornado activity: Lowes-area historical tornado activity is above Kentucky state average. It is 108% greater than the overall U.S. average.

Understanding the Context

On 1964-03-04, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 22.1 miles away from the Lowes place center killed 3 people and injured 24 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.