March 27th severe weather in western Kentucky, southern Illinois, and southwest Indiana

Tornadoes:

Tornado - Cerulean, KY Christian County Date 03/27/2016 Time (Local) 7:00 PM to 7:21 PM EF Rating EF-2 Est. Peak Winds 115 mph Path Length 15.7 miles Max Width 200 yards Injuries/Deaths 0 Summary: An EF-2 tornado touched down just east of the Trigg/Christian county line. The most significant damage was along Princeton Road where barns were destroyed and moderate damage was done to a home. A trench box weighing over 2000 lbs was thrown at least 80 yards. A total of 16 barns were destoryed and 10 more barns received minor to moderate damage. Moderate damage was done to a home along Princeton Road. Two home sustaine dmoderate damage and 10 tractors/farm implements were damaged. Numerous trees were uprooted and snapped along the path. Track Map

Tornado - Crofton, KY Christian County Date 03/27/2016 Time (Local) 7:11 PM - 7:17 PM EF Rating EF-0 Est. Peak Winds 80 mph Path Length 3.4 miles Max Width 75 yards Injuries/Deaths 0 Summary: An EF-0 tornado touched down 5.4 miles west of Crofton and moved east northeast to 2 miles west of Crofton. Two homes sustained minor damage. Numerous trees were snapped or had large limbs broken. Track Map

Tornado - White Plains, KY Muhlenberg County Date 03/27/2016 Time (Local) 7:35 PM - 7:40 PM EF Rating EF-0 Est. Peak Winds 74 mph Path Length 5.1 miles Max Width 50 yards Injuries/Deaths 0 Summary: An EF-0 tornado touched down just west of the Christian/Muhlenberg county line and traveled northeast into Muhlenberg county. Numerous trees sustained damage with large limbs down and a few uprooted. 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

Wind & Hail:

A north-to-south oriented line of storms developed ahead of a strong cold front and moved eastward across the 
Quad State area. Hail in varying sizes up to one inch in diameter was the main threat, and wind gusts up to 
50 mph were reported.

Wind

Map of hail damage reports on the afternoon and evening of March 27, 2016

Icons: Purple - Hail, Yellow/Brown - Wind Damage, Orange - Funnel Cloud, Red - Tornado

Radar

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Storm Reports

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY
952 PM CDT SUN MAR 27 2016

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

0335 PM     HAIL             OLMSTED                 37.18N 89.08W 
03/27/2016  E0.75 INCH       PULASKI            IL   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED. 

0348 PM     HAIL             5 N GOREVILLE           37.63N 88.97W 
03/27/2016  M0.75 INCH       WILLIAMSON         IL   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN THE LAKE OF EGYPT AREA

0415 PM     HAIL             NEW BURNSIDE            37.58N 88.77W 
03/27/2016  M1.00 INCH       JOHNSON            IL   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED. 

0420 PM     HAIL             WINGO                   36.64N 88.74W 
03/27/2016  M0.75 INCH       GRAVES             KY   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            DIME TO PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED. 

0425 PM     HAIL             WINGO                   36.64N 88.74W 
03/27/2016  M1.00 INCH       GRAVES             KY   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED. 

0450 PM     HAIL             HARRISBURG              37.74N 88.55W 
03/27/2016  M0.75 INCH       SALINE             IL   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            PEA TO DIME SIZE HAIL REPORTED. 

0505 PM     HAIL             8 SE GREENVILLE         37.12N 87.08W 
03/27/2016  M0.25 INCH       MUHLENBERG         KY   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            PEA SIZE HAIL WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN.

0510 PM     HAIL             6 SW GREENVILLE         37.15N 87.26W 
03/27/2016  M0.88 INCH       MUHLENBERG         KY   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED WITH TORRENTIAL RAIN

0525 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 N DELTA               37.21N 89.74W 
03/27/2016  E50.00 MPH       CAPE GIRARDEAU     MO   TRAINED SPOTTER 

            WINDS ESTIMATED 40 TO 50 MPH 

0527 PM     HAIL             CENTRAL CITY            37.30N 87.13W 
03/27/2016  M0.88 INCH       MUHLENBERG         KY   LAW ENFORCEMENT 

            DIME TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED. 

0658 PM     TORNADO          NNE CERULEAN            36.96N 87.71W 
03/27/2016                   TRIGG              KY   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            UNCONFIRMED TORNADO APPROXIMATELY 0.2 MILES NNE OF 
            CERULEAN KENTUCKY. ONE BARN BLOWN AWAY. ONE HOUSE WITH 
            ROOF DAMAGE. DAMAGE TO ONE GARAGE BUILDING. SEVERAL 
            STORAGE SHEDS DESTROYED. SEVERAL POWER POLES BROKEN. TIME
            ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

0709 PM     TORNADO          8 NW HOPKINSVILLE       36.94N 87.59W 
03/27/2016                   CHRISTIAN          KY   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            TORNADO UNCONFIRMED...BARN HAS ROOF OFF ON PRINCETON ROAD
            NORTHWEST OF HOPKINSVILLE...SEVERAL HOUSES DAMAGED. NO 
            INJURIES.

0719 PM     TORNADO          2 W CROFTON             37.05N 87.52W 
03/27/2016                   CHRISTIAN          KY   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            TORNADO UNCONFIRMED...BUT POWER OUTAGES REPORTED ALONG 
            WITH BARN COMPLETELY DESTROYED NEAR OLD PALESTINE ROAD 
            AND SEVERAL NEARBY HOUSES HEAVILY DAMAGED

0719 PM     TORNADO          CROFTON                 37.05N 87.48W 
03/27/2016                   CHRISTIAN          KY   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            UNCONFIRMED...POWER OUTAGES REPORTED

0722 PM     FUNNEL CLOUD     1 E CROFTON             37.05N 87.47W 
03/27/2016                   CHRISTIAN          KY   EMERGENCY MNGR  

            FUNNEL SIGHTED ALONG CROFTON FRUIT HILL ROAD BUT UNABLE 
            TO TELL WHETHER IT IS ON THE GROUND

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K. SMITH