Hail, Jefferson
- When
- April 27, 1:30 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 38.280, -85.580
Tornadoes and Hail in Kentucky, April 27, 1971
11 tornado, 7 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 9
- Injuries
- 130
- Property damage
- $10 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 19
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
Event by event
11 tornado, 7 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Tornado, Hopkins
- When
- April 27, 5:45 PM CST
- Where
- Hopkins County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 36.1 mi
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 37.520, -87.450
Tornado, Ohio
- When
- April 27, 6:10 PM CST
- Where
- Ohio County
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 26.6 mi
- Path width
- 20 yd
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 37.280, -86.900
Hail, Butler
- When
- April 27, 6:15 PM CST
- Where
- Butler County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.280, -86.780
Hail, Muhlenberg
- When
- April 27, 6:25 PM CST
- Where
- Muhlenberg County
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.380, -87.280
Thunderstorm Wind, Bracken
- When
- April 27, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Bracken County
- Coordinates
- 38.700, -84.080
Hail, Mercer
- When
- April 27, 7:15 PM CST
- Where
- Mercer County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.700, -85.000
Tornado, Muhlenberg
- When
- April 27, 7:20 PM CST
- Where
- Muhlenberg County
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 3 mi
- Path width
- 150 yd
- Coordinates
- 37.200, -86.950
Tornado, Butler
- When
- April 27, 7:25 PM CST
- Where
- Butler County
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 15.9 mi
- Path width
- 150 yd
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 37.180, -86.900
Hail, Hart
- When
- April 27, 7:30 PM CST
- Where
- Hart County
- Measured
- 2 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.280, -85.900
Tornado, Warren
- When
- April 27, 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Warren County
- Rating
- F3
- Path length
- 8.5 mi
- Path width
- 150 yd
- Coordinates
- 37.130, -86.620
Tornado, Muhlenberg
- When
- April 27, 8:15 PM CST
- Where
- Muhlenberg County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 33 yd
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Coordinates
- 37.320, -87.100
Tornado, Green
- When
- April 27, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Green County
- Rating
- F4
- Path length
- 3 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $30
- Coordinates
- 37.150, -85.450
Hail, Green
- When
- April 27, 8:30 PM CST
- Where
- Green County
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.200, -85.500
Tornado, Lewis
- When
- April 27, 9:30 PM EST
- Where
- Lewis County
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 0.1 mi
- Path width
- 17 yd
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Coordinates
- 38.550, -83.580
Tornado, Adair
- When
- April 27, 8:35 PM CST
- Where
- Adair County
- Rating
- F4
- Path length
- 11.1 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Deaths
- 6 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 58 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 37.150, -85.400
Hail, Casey
- When
- April 27, 8:40 PM CST
- Where
- Casey County
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Coordinates
- 37.200, -85.000
Tornado, Russell
- When
- April 27, 9:53 PM CST
- Where
- Russell County
- Rating
- F4
- Path length
- 9.2 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Deaths
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Injuries
- 70 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Coordinates
- 37.080, -85.070
Tornado, Pulaski
- When
- April 27, 10:10 PM CST
- Where
- Pulaski County
- Rating
- F4
- Path length
- 3.8 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Injuries
- 2 direct, 0 indirect
- Coordinates
- 37.080, -84.900
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado, Butler | 1971-04-27 | Direct |
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado and Hail in Illinois, April 27, 1971
- Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, April 27, 1971
- Tornadoes and Hail in Indiana, April 27, 1971
- Tornado and Hail in Missouri, April 27, 1971
- Tornado in Arkansas, April 27, 1971
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, April 27, 1971
- Hail in Iowa, April 27, 1971
- Hail in Ohio, April 27, 1971
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10036045, 10036046, 10036047, 10036048, 10036049, 10036050, 10036051, 10036052, 10036053, 10036054, 10036055, 10036056, 10036057, 10036058, 10036061, 10036059, 10036060, 10036062, 10036063.