Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F4 tornado, Green County, Kentucky, April 27, 1971
RatingF4
Deaths6
Injuries58
Length14.1 mi
Width100 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (37.15, -85.45) to the end point (37.13, -85.20), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- April 27, 1971, 8:30 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F4
- States
- Kentucky
- Counties
- Green County, Adair County
- Path
- 14.1 miles long, up to 100 yards wide
- Casualties
- 6 deaths, 58 injuries
Other tornadoes on April 27, 1971
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Kentucky | 27.4 mi | 150 yd | 1 | 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.