Summary of severe weather on Wednesday, April 27th

Tornadoes:

There were numerous tornado warnings issued during this event in portions of western Kentucky. We received several reports of funnel clouds and damage from areas hit by these storms. Storm damage survey teams confirmed two tornadoes occurred, both near Owensboro in Daviess County, KY. Here is an interactive map of the two tornado tracks, along with detailed information on each tornado below:

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Tornado #1 - south of Owensboro, KY Daviess County Date April 27, 2016 Time (CDT) 6:22 PM - 6:30 PM EF Rating EF-0 Est. Peak Winds 80 mph Path Length 4.2 miles Max Width 125 yards Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: Tornado touched down 5 miles south-southwest of Owensboro and ended close to the southeast city limits of Owensboro near the Hwy 60/231 intersection. Dozens of trees or large limbs were broken. Partial shingle loss; loss of fascia or other minor damage to several homes. One home had its front porch blown off. A barn had its doors blown off or bent in. One vehicle was badly damaged. A stand alone carport was lofted at least 1/10th of a mile. Track Map

Tornado #2 - east of Owensboro, KY Daviess County Date April 27, 2016 Time (CDT) 6:36 PM - 6:40 PM EF Rating EF-1 Est. Peak Winds 90 mph Path Length 3 miles Max Width 150 yards Injuries/Deaths 0/0 Summary: Tornado touched down 3 miles east of Owensboro and ended 6 miles east-northeast of Owensboro. A mobile home was destroyed with at least 2 dozen others receiving minor damage. Dozens of trees or large limbs broken. A carport and several privacy fences were damaged. Several homes had partial loss of shingles. Track Map

The Enhanced Fujita (EF) Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:

EF0 Weak 65-85 mph	EF1 Moderate 86-110 mph	EF2 Significant 111-135 mph	EF3 Severe 136-165 mph	EF4 Extreme 166-200 mph	EF5 Catastrophic 200+ mph

Photos:

Central City, KY - Courtesy of Josh Stirsman	Flooding northwest of Corydon, KY Courtesy of Jon Durall	Flooding northwest of Corydon, KY Courtesy of Jon Durall	Possible Rope Tornado near Slaughters KY - Courtesy of David Fugate

Greenville, KY - Courtesy of Jerry Dickenson	NWS Storm Survey of tornado damage near Owensboro, KY	Central City, KY - Courtesy of Josh Stirsman

Radar:

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The above link shows a radar animation from 2 PM until 9 PM on April 27th. Mini-supercells developed along a weak boundary draped across northwest KY during the late afternoon. Eventually a complex of showers and thunderstorms, moving northeast from western TN and the purhcase area of west KY, merged with these initial cells and swept through the Pennyrile region of western KY and the Evansville Tri-state area.

The image below shows all of the thunderstorm, tornado, and flash flood warnings issued during the event, overlayed on top of each other.

Storm Reports

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Purple Icon - Hail; Yellow/Brown Icon - Wind Damage; Orange Icon - Funnel Cloud; Red Icon - Tornado; Green Icon - Flooding

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
856 AM CDT THU APR 28 2016

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0410 PM     TSTM WND DMG     MAYFIELD                36.74N 88.65W
04/27/2016                   GRAVES             KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            2 TREES DOWN

0415 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     1 W MORTONS GAP         37.24N 87.49W
04/27/2016                   HOPKINS            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            JUST WEST OF MORTONS GAP

0432 PM     HAIL             SMITHLAND               37.14N 88.40W
04/27/2016  E0.75 INCH       LIVINGSTON         KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

0433 PM     TORNADO          EARLINGTON              37.27N 87.52W
04/27/2016                   HOPKINS            KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            ON THE GROUND NEAR EARLINGTON

0445 PM     TSTM WND DMG     7 NNE BENTON            36.95N 88.31W
04/27/2016                   MARSHALL           KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN ACROSS ROADS RURAL AREAS.

0445 PM     TSTM WND DMG     7 NNE BENTON            36.95N 88.31W
04/27/2016                   MARSHALL           KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN ACROSS ROADS RURAL AREAS.

0445 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 SE GRAND RIVERS       36.95N 88.17W
04/27/2016                   LYON               KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY BLOCKING ROADWAY FOR SHORT PERIOD
            OF TIME. LATE REPORT

0447 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     3 NW GREENVILLE         37.24N 87.22W
04/27/2016                   MUHLENBERG         KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            CANNOT SEE WHETHER REACHING THE GROUND DUE TO TREES

0454 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     2 N GREENVILLE          37.24N 87.18W
04/27/2016                   MUHLENBERG         KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0500 PM     HAIL             BREMEN                  37.36N 87.22W
04/27/2016  E1.00 INCH       MUHLENBERG         KY   PUBLIC

0506 PM     HAIL             BREMEN                  37.36N 87.22W
04/27/2016  E0.88 INCH       MUHLENBERG         KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0511 PM     HAIL             2 N CENTRAL CITY        37.32N 87.13W
04/27/2016  E1.00 INCH       MUHLENBERG         KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

0513 PM     HAIL             BREMEN                  37.36N 87.22W
04/27/2016  E1.75 INCH       MUHLENBERG         KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL ALSO REPORTED IN MOORMAN

0515 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     5 NW PRINCETON          37.16N 87.95W
04/27/2016                   CALDWELL           KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

0515 PM     TORNADO          3 N SLAUGHTERS          37.53N 87.50W
04/27/2016                   WEBSTER            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN.

0519 PM     TSTM WND DMG     BEECH GROVE             37.62N 87.38W
04/27/2016                   MCLEAN             KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE REPORTED THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.
            LATE REPORT

0520 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     CENTRAL CITY            37.30N 87.13W
04/27/2016                   MUHLENBERG         KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            REPORTED AT CENTRAL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

0523 PM     FLOOD            4 NW CENTRAL CITY       37.34N 87.18W
04/27/2016                   MUHLENBERG         KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            WATER OVER BILLY DRAKE ROAD

0530 PM     HEAVY RAIN       EVANSVILLE              37.98N 87.54W
04/27/2016  M1.50 INCH       VANDERBURGH        IN   PUBLIC

            1.5 INCHES OF RAIN FELL BETWEEN 530 PM AND 630 PM. 2.9
            INCHES IN PAST 24 HOURS.

0551 PM     FLASH FLOOD      DIXON                   37.52N 87.69W
04/27/2016                   WEBSTER            KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            FLASH FLOODING BEING REPORTED COUNTY-WIDE.

0552 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     HANSON                  37.42N 87.47W
04/27/2016                   HOPKINS            KY   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

0601 PM     FLASH FLOOD      HENDERSON               37.84N 87.58W
04/27/2016                   HENDERSON          KY   BROADCAST MEDIA

            ALTERNATE 41 AND 425 IS FLOODED.

0603 PM     FLASH FLOOD      EVANSVILLE              37.98N 87.54W
04/27/2016                   VANDERBURGH        IN   BROADCAST MEDIA

            TWO VEHICLES IN HIGH WATER AT MAIN AND DIVISION

0616 PM     FLASH FLOOD      EVANSVILLE              37.98N 87.54W
04/27/2016                   VANDERBURGH        IN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            FLOODING REPORTED ALONG LLOYD EXPRESSWAY. REPORTS OF A
            FEW WATER RESCUES.

0617 PM     FLASH FLOOD      HENDERSON               37.84N 87.58W
04/27/2016                   HENDERSON          KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL CITY STREETS FLOODED...PORTIONS OF INGRAM ROAD
            IMPASSABLE.

0622 PM     TORNADO          5 SSW OWENSBORO         37.69N 87.15W
04/27/2016                   DAVIESS            KY   NWS STORM SURVEY

            EF-0 TORNADO. PEAK WIND 80 MPH. PATH WIDTH 125 YARDS.
            PATH LENGTH 1.5 MILES. DOZENS OF TREES OR LARGE TREE
            LIMBS BROKEN. PARTIAL SHINGLE LOSS AND OTHER MINOR DAMAGE
            TO SEVERAL HOMES. ONE HOME HAD FRONT PORTCH BLOWN OFF. A
            BARN HAD DOORS BLOWN OFF OR BENT IN. A STAND ALONE
            CARPORT WAS LOFTED AT LEAST 1/10 MILE.

0630 PM     LIGHTNING        HANSON                  37.42N 87.47W
04/27/2016                   HOPKINS            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            STRUCTURE FIRE

0635 PM     TSTM WND DMG     OWENSBORO               37.76N 87.12W
04/27/2016                   DAVIESS            KY   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TRAILER ROLLED OVER AND DESTROYED ON KEENLAND PARKWAY

0642 PM     TORNADO          3 E OWENSBORO           37.76N 87.06W
04/27/2016                   DAVIESS            KY   NWS STORM SURVEY

            EF-1 TORNADO. PEAK WIND 90 MPH. PATH WIDTH 150 YARDS.
            PATH LENGTH 3 MILES. ONE MOBILE HOME WAS DESTROYED, WITH
            AT LEAST 2 DOZEN OTHERS RECEIVING MAINLY MINOR DAMAGE.
            DOZENS OF TREES OR LARGE LIMBS WERE BROKEN. A CARPORT AND
            SEVERAL PRIVACY FENCES WERE DAMAGED. SEVERAL HOMES HAD
            PARTIAL SHINGLE LOSS.

0645 PM     TORNADO          OWENSBORO               37.76N 87.12W
04/27/2016                   DAVIESS            KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            KEENLAND PARKWAY IN OWENSBORO

0649 PM     FLASH FLOOD      OWENSBORO               37.76N 87.12W
04/27/2016                   DAVIESS            KY   AMATEUR RADIO

            WEST 9TH AND PARRISH STREET IS FLOODED.

0655 PM     FLASH FLOOD      OWENSBORO               37.76N 87.12W
04/27/2016                   DAVIESS            KY   AMATEUR RADIO

            4TH AND CEDAR TOTALLY UNDER WATER

0658 PM     FLASH FLOOD      CORYDON                 37.79N 87.71W
04/27/2016                   HENDERSON          KY   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WATER SURROUNDING HOMES ON HIGHWAY 136

Rain Reports

The map above shows estimated 72 hour rainfall amounts encompassing April 26th and 27th. Amounts of 1 to 2 inches were common over western KY and southwest IN with some spots seeing in excess of 2 inches. Owensboro, KY saw 2.79" while Evansville, IN picked up 2.55" through this time frame.