Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Southern Plains; Heat Continues in the West

Strong to severe thunderstorms may bring areas of excessive rainfall and flooding over parts of the southern Plains today through Friday. Hot to dangerously hot temperatures are forecast across portions of the Pacific Northwest and southern Great Basin today. Gusty winds, dry, and hot conditions will bring critical fire weather to parts of central Washington state today. Read More >

April 27, 2011
Counties: Green
EF-Scale: EF-1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 150 yards
Path length: 2.8 miles
Time: 6:32am CDT
Notes: Numerous windows and chimneys were damaged in downtown Greensburg. Trees were snapped and uprooted along US 68 throughout the path. Greensburg's industrial park suffered the worst damage when a brick building suffered exterior and interior damage. North of Bluff Boom Road the tornado significantly damaged a mobile home and destroyed two barns.

April 27, 2011
Counties: Monroe, Cumberland
EF-Scale: EF-1
Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Path width: 616 yards
Path length: 6 miles
Time: 7:02am CDT
Notes: Two large barns and several outbuildings were destroyed. Hundreds of hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted, with a few trees landing on houses causing roof damage. A few other houses in the vicinity had minor structural damage as well.

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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall in the Southern Plains; Heat Continues in the West

Tornadoes of April 27, 2011