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Unusual morningtime tornadoes swept through parts of southern Kentucky on April 27, 2011 ahead of a powerful storm system.  That same system would go on to produce deadly tornadoes up to EF5 strength across Mississippi and Alabama that afternoon.

	Click on the image to see a radar loop of the time period when the tornadoes struck southern Kentucky.
	Click on the image to see a weather map that was drawn at about the same time as the first tornado touchdown that morning.

Green County

Event:  Tornado
EF Scale:  EF1
Begin time:  6:32am CDT
End time:  6:35am CDT
Begin point:  Downtown Greensburg
End point:  2.8 miles northeast of Greensburg
Wind speed:  105 mph
Path length:  2.8 miles
Path width:  150 yards
Injuries:  0
Fatalities:  0

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. 

 

The following photos were taken by a NWS Storm Survey Team.  Click on an image for a larger version.

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Monroe and Cumberland Counties

Event:  Tornado
EF Scale:  EF1
Begin time:  7:02am CDT
End time:  7:06am CDT
Begin point:  1 mile northwest of Vernon
End point:  2.3 miles northeast of Judio
Wind speed:  110 mph
Path length:  6 miles
Path width:  0.35 mile
Injuries:  0
Fatalities:  0

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.

The following photographs were taken by a NWS Storm Survey Team.  Click on an image to see a larger version.

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The following photographs were taken by the Cumberland County Emergency Manager:

 

Lincoln County

Though Lincoln County did not experience a tornado, straight line winds up to hurricane force buffeted Crab Orchard and damaged many trees.  The following photos are from a NWS Storm Survey Team: