Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F3 tornado, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, April 27, 1971
RatingF3
Deaths1
Injuries0
Length27.4 mi
Width150 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.20, -86.95) to the end point (37.10, -86.47), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 27, 1971, 7:20 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F3
- States
- Kentucky
- Counties
- Muhlenberg County, Butler County, Warren County
- Path
- 27.4 miles long, up to 150 yards wide
- Casualties
- 1 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 27, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 1971 | F4 | Kentucky | 14.1 mi | 100 yd | 6 | 58 |
| Apr 27, 1971 | F4 | Kentucky | 13 mi | 100 yd | 2 | 72 |
| Apr 27, 1971 | F3 | Illinois | 4.5 mi | 200 yd | 1 | 20 |
| Apr 27, 1971 | F3 | Kentucky | 26.6 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 1971 | F3 | Tennessee | 15 mi | 200 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 27, 1971 | F1 | Missouri | 1.8 mi | 20 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 1971 | F1 | Indiana | 1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 1971 | F1 | Arkansas | 5.6 mi | 100 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 1971 | F1 | Kentucky | 36.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 1971 | F1 | Indiana | 1.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 27, 1971 | F1 | Tennessee | 21 mi | 73 yd | 0 | 3 |
| Apr 27, 1971 | F1 | Kentucky | 0.1 mi | 33 yd | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 27, 1971 | F1 | Kentucky | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.