Easter Sunday 2016 – Severe Weather Event
(March 27, 2016)
On the afternoon and evening of March 27, 2016, a broken line of strong to severe thunderstorms developed over parts of West Kentucky, Southern Illinois, and Southwest Indiana. These storms developed in advance of a strong cold front moving through the Quad State region.
Although most of the storm reports were related to hail of varying sizes, the most significant reports were of damage associated with a tornadic circulation that developed over extreme Northeast Trigg County, stretching across Northern Christian County, and continuing into southern Muhlenberg County in Western Kentucky. (See Preliminary Local Storm Report…Summary (below) issued at 952 pm CDT on March 27th).
A NWS Storm Survey Team will be deployed this week to the area investigate the damage and make an assessment. Additional details will be provided to the public, one the survey is completed.
This graphic (left) shows the estimated path of the tornadic circulation, based on radar and storm reports received the evening of March 27th.
Please note that this path is preliminary and
subject to change following an official storm assessment.
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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