lives in Iowa. He's right! I live in Florida, and we are two months ahead
of the Mid West when it comes to tornado season. Florida does get tornados
throughout the year for various reasons.
Well, as Michelle sent earlier the death toll is now 56 after a series of
tornadoes
ripped through the south. It is really the beginning of severe weather
season down
there but at the same time we continue to get snow which state weather
officials
now say could go clear through March. Feb. and March are the main time for
tornadoes
in the deep south then moving north in our direction as we hit April and
May.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
425 PM CST WED FEB 6 2008
...SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER IMPACTED THE ARKLAMISS REGION TUESDAY
AND TUESDAY NIGHT...
A MAJOR OUTBREAK OF TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IMPACTED MUCH
OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. WHILE
THE ARKLAMISS REGION LUCKILY ESCAPED THE DEVASTATING DAMAGE AND
CASUALTIES THAT OCCURRED IN OTHER NEARBY AREAS...SIGNIFICANT SEVERE
WEATHER DID STILL IMPACT PARTS OF THE REGION.
INITIAL SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS MOVED ACROSS THE DELTA REGION OF
SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI
DURING THE MID AND LATE AFTERNOON HOURS TUESDAY. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE
OF SOFTBALLS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE ALONG THE STORMS PATH THROUGH
ASHLEY AND CHICOT COUNTIES IN ARKANSAS...AND BOLIVAR COUNTY IN
NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. AN NWS STORM SURVEY TEAM IS CURRENTLY
INVESTIGATING THE PATH OF THIS SUPERCELL STORM...AND HAS CONFIRMED
AT LEAST ONE EF-1 TORNADO JUST SOUTH OF THE TOWN OF HAMBURG IN
ASHLEY COUNTY. ADDITIONAL UPDATES WILL BE PROVIDED FROM THIS TEAM AS
THEY ARE RECEIVED.
ADDITIONAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRED ACROSS THE REGION DURING
THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVED
INTO THE REGION. THE MOST INTENSE ACTIVITY OCCURRED ACROSS NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI BETWEEN 9 PM AND 1 AM...AND
THEN OVER NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI BETWEEN 1 AM AND 4
AM. SEVERAL OF THESE STORMS EXHIBITED STRONG ROTATION. MOST OF
THESE STORMS WENT THROUGH VERY RURAL AREAS...BUT REPORTS OF DOWNED
TREES AND POWERLINES HAVE BEEN RECEIVED TODAY FROM ALONG THE PATHS
OF A FEW OF THESE STORMS. NWS STORM SURVEY TEAMS WILL BE WORKING IN
THESE AREAS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS TO DETERMINE IF TORNADOES
OCCURRED WITH SOME OF THESE STORMS...AND IF TORNADOES WERE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPORTED DAMAGE.
0500 PM TORNADO 2 E BOLTON 35.32N 89.74W
02/05/2008 F2 SHELBY TN NWS STORM SURVEY
*** 1 INJ *** TORNADO INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN ALONG HWY.
385 APPROXIMATELY 1/4 MILE EAST OF BRUNSWICK ROAD AT 500
PM. ONE HOME HAD MODERATE DAMAGE. AT THIS POINT THE
TORNADO WAS AN EF0 WITH A WIDTH OF 25 YARDS. THE TORNADO
TRAVELLED 6 MILES NON-CONTINUOUSLY. THEN WENT 3 MILES
CONTINUOUSLY BETWEEN 504 PM AND 508 PM. THE MAXIMUM
INTENSITY WAS ESTIMATED TO BE EF2 WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF
150 YARDS AND RESULTED IN SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO SEVERAL
HOMES. THE TORNADO ENDED IN SOUTHEAST TIPTON COUNTY AT
518 PM.
0503 PM TORNADO ARLINGTON 35.28N 89.66W
02/05/2008 SHELBY TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TORNADO KNOCKED DOWN TWO 400 FOOT TENNESEE HIGHWAY
PATROL/TEMA RADIO TOWERS.
0513 PM HAIL DUBLIN 34.08N 90.50W
02/05/2008 E0.75 INCH COAHOMA MS EMERGENCY MNGR
0523 PM HAIL CLARKSDALE 34.20N 90.58W
02/05/2008 E1.00 INCH COAHOMA MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN CLARKSDALE.
0523 PM TORNADO HORN LAKE 34.96N 90.04W
02/05/2008 DESOTO MS AMATEUR RADIO
TORNADO ON THE GROUND IN HORN LAKE.
0527 PM TORNADO HORN LAKE 34.96N 90.04W
02/05/2008 DESOTO MS EMERGENCY MNGR
TORNADO ON THE GROUND NEAR GOODMAN ROAD AND HIGHWAY 61.
0530 PM TSTM WND DMG 1 S KENTON 36.19N 89.01W
02/05/2008 GIBSON TN PUBLIC
SHED DAMAGED AND TREES DOWNED
0532 PM TORNADO SOUTHAVEN 34.97N 90.00W
02/05/2008 DESOTO MS TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE TREES DOWN. DAMAGE TO SOUTHAVEN HIGH SCHOOL. SIGNS
DOWN.
0532 PM TORNADO SOUTHAVEN 34.97N 90.00W
02/05/2008 DESOTO MS UNKNOWN
DAMAGE AT 100 INDRUSTRIAL BLVD.
0532 PM TORNADO 2 NE HORN LAKE 34.98N 90.00W
02/05/2008 F2 DESOTO MS NWS STORM SURVEY
FIRST TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED AT SOUTHAVEN HIGH SCHOOL WHERE
WINDOWS WERE BLOWN OUT AND ROOF DAMAGE OCCURRED. THE
TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE
NEAR THE INTERSECTION AND AIRWAYS BOULEVARD BEFORE MOVING
INTO TENNESSEE AT 536 PM CST.
0535 PM TORNADO SOUTHAVEN 34.97N 90.00W
02/05/2008 DESOTO MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
DAMAGE REPORTED AT THE INTERSECTION OF GOODMAN ROAD AND
AIRWAYS.
0536 PM TORNADO 3 ENE SOUTHAVEN 35.00N 89.95W
02/05/2008 F2 SHELBY TN NWS STORM SURVEY
*** 3 FATAL, 6 INJ *** THIS TORNADO CONTINUED FROM
SOUTHAVEN MISSISSIPPI AND PROCEEDED NORTHEAST TO NEAR THE
MEMPHIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE TORNADO STRUCK THE DSC
WAREHOUSE CAUSING THE 3 FATALITIES...THEN CONTINUED
NORTHEAST CAUSING DAMAGE AT THE HICKORY RIDGE MALL AND 6
ADDITIONAL INJURIES BEFORE LIFTING AT 545 PM CST. THE
TOTAL TORNADO PATH LENGTH WAS 11 MILES AND WIDTH WAS ONE
QUARTER MILE.
0540 PM TORNADO 3 ENE SOUTHAVEN 34.99N 89.95W
02/05/2008 DESOTO MS TRAINED SPOTTER
ROOF DAMAGE AT FEDEX FIRE STATION AT MEMPHIS
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. 73 KT GUST REPORTED BY WIND
SENSOR.
0559 PM TORNADO 4 N OXFORD 34.41N 89.53W
02/05/2008 F3 LAFAYETTE MS NWS STORM SURVEY
*** 2 INJ *** DAMAGE STARTED AT INDUSTRIAL AREA...ALONG
COUNTY ROAD 1032. SEVERAL INDUSTRIES WERE DAMAGED OR
DESTROYED...INCLUDING A CATERPILLAR BUILDING. NUMEROUS
HOMES WERE DESTROYED AND DAMAGED. THE PATH WAS ABOUT 8
MILES LONG TOWARD THE NORTHEAST. NUMEROUS TREES WERE
SNAPPED OR UPROOTED.
0602 PM TORNADO 5 WSW COMO 34.48N 90.02W
02/05/2008 PANOLA MS STORM CHASER
TORNADO ON THE GROUND.
0602 PM TORNADO 7 NW OXFORD 34.44N 89.61W
02/05/2008 F1 LAFAYETTE MS NWS STORM SURVEY
NUMEROUS TREES UPROOTED OR SNAPPED. THE TORNADO FIRST
TOUCHED DOWN IN A WOODED AREA BEFORE DAMAGING A HOME AND
OUTBUILDINGS. THE TORNADO MADE MULTIPLE TOUCHDOWNS AS IT
MOVED TO THE NORTHEAST.
0605 PM TORNADO PURYEAR 36.44N 88.33W
02/05/2008 HENRY TN EMERGENCY MNGR
2 HOMES DESTROYED AT PURYEAR.
0610 PM TORNADO 2 E ABBEVILLE 34.50N 89.47W
02/05/2008 LAFAYETTE MS TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO OBSERVED ON GROUND. GIANT TREES BROKE OFF. POWER
LINES DOWN NEAR COUNTY ROAD 215 AND COUNTY 291.
0622 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 WSW DANCYVILLE 35.40N 89.35W
02/05/2008 FAYETTE TN TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN ACROSS HEBRON ROAD ABOUT TWO MILES EAST OF
I-40 EXIT 42TN. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0625 PM TORNADO 5 SW DANCYVILLE 35.37N 89.36W
02/05/2008 F3 FAYETTE TN NWS STORM SURVEY
*** 1 FATAL *** TORNADO TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED NEAR AKIN
ROAD. NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES WERE DOWNED AS THE
TORNADO MOVED NORTHEAST. A SHED WAS DESTROYED AS WELL. A
MAN IN HIS PICKUP TRUCK INSIDE THE SHED WAS KILLED AS THE
TRUCK WAS FLIPPED. TORNADO LIFTED AT 627 PM CST. THE PATH
LENGTH WAS 2 MILES AND MAXIMUM WIDTH WAS 500 FEET.
0627 PM HAIL 5 S ASHLAND 34.76N 89.18W
02/05/2008 E1.25 INCH BENTON MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
SILVER DOLLAR SIZE HAIL REPORTED.
0640 PM HAIL 3 S WALNUT 34.91N 88.90W
02/05/2008 E2.75 INCH TIPPAH MS TRAINED SPOTTER
BASEBALL HAIL REPORTED.
0650 PM HAIL JACKSON 35.63N 88.83W
02/05/2008 E2.75 INCH MADISON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLF BALL TO BASEBALL SIZE HAIL IN JACKSON NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF MCCLELLAN AND WINDY CITY ROADS...WEST OF
THE 45 BYPASS...AND NORTH OF I-40.
0650 PM TSTM WND DMG WALNUT 34.95N 88.90W
02/05/2008 TIPPAH MS TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN AT COUNTY ROAD 223 AND 400. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0650 PM TORNADO JACKSON 35.63N 88.83W
02/05/2008 MADISON TN AMATEUR RADIO
7 TRACTOR TRAILERS BLOWN OVER AT MILE MARKER 70.
0652 PM HAIL WALNUT 34.95N 88.90W
02/05/2008 M0.88 INCH TIPPAH MS UNKNOWN
NICKEL HAIL REPORTED.
0655 PM HAIL WALNUT 34.95N 88.90W
02/05/2008 E1.75 INCH TIPPAH MS TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN WALNUT.
0655 PM HAIL JACKSON 35.63N 88.83W
02/05/2008 E2.75 INCH MADISON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLF BALL TO BASEBALL SIZE HAIL IN JACKSON NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF MCCLELLAN AND WINDY CITY ROADS WEST OF 45
BYPASS
0700 PM TORNADO JACKSON 35.63N 88.83W
02/05/2008 MADISON TN EMERGENCY MNGR
PEOPLE TRAPPED IN WATER COMMONS BUILDING AT UNION
UNIVERSITY...OVERTURNED VEHICLES BETWEEN MILE MARKER 68
AND 76...DAMAGE IN THE VINCINITY OF MILE MARKER 79 AND
HWY 412...DAMAGE AT THE REGIONAL HOSPITAL AT CHANNING WAY
DRIVE...DAMAGE AT NORTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL AND IN THE OAK
HILL AREA.
0706 PM TORNADO 5 N THEO 35.01N 88.70W
02/05/2008 ALCORN MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
TORNADO AT COUNTY ROAD 654-A...DAMAGE AND INJURIES
REPORTED AT UNION CENTER COMMUNITY. STATUS OF INJURIES
UNKNOWN.
0711 PM HAIL MEDINA 35.80N 88.77W
02/05/2008 M1.25 INCH GIBSON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL
0712 PM HAIL 3 N RAMER 35.11N 88.62W
02/05/2008 E2.75 INCH MCNAIRY TN PUBLIC
0719 PM TORNADO 3 W COLT 35.13N 90.87W
02/05/2008 ST. FRANCIS AR AMATEUR RADIO
TORNADO IN THE COLT AND WHEATLEY COMMUNITY.
0720 PM TSTM WND DMG 15 W MAYNARD 36.42N 91.17W
02/05/2008 RANDOLPH AR TRAINED SPOTTER
ROOF BLOWN OFF BUILDINGS. POSSIBLE TORNADO.
0721 PM TORNADO 12 NE JACKSON 35.76N 88.68W
02/05/2008 MADISON TN AMATEUR RADIO
TORNADO AT INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS 152 AND 70 TOWARD
SPRING CREEK
0723 PM TORNADO EASTVIEW 35.09N 88.55W
02/05/2008 MCNAIRY TN TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO IN EASTVIEW COMMUNITY.
0730 PM TORNADO MORRIS CHAPEL 35.32N 88.35W
02/05/2008 HARDIN TN TRAINED SPOTTER
*** 2 FATAL, 5 INJ *** TORNADO IN THE MORRIS CHAPEL AREA.
HOUSES DAMAGED WITH PEOPLE TRAPPED. 2 FATALITIES AND 5
INJURIES CONFIRMED THUS FAR.
0750 PM HAIL HUNTINGDON 36.01N 88.41W
02/05/2008 E1.75 INCH CARROLL TN EMERGENCY MNGR
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL
0750 PM HAIL 8 SSW POCAHONTAS 36.16N 91.02W
02/05/2008 E1.00 INCH RANDOLPH AR TRAINED SPOTTER
QUARTER SIZE HAIL SOUTHEAST OF MIDDLETON AREA.
0755 PM HAIL 8 SE JACKSON 35.55N 88.73W
02/05/2008 E1.00 INCH MADISON TN PUBLIC
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND 40 TO 45 MPH WINDS.
0802 PM TORNADO 4 SE CHERRY VALLEY 35.36N 90.70W
02/05/2008 CROSS AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
TORNADO AT INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS 42 AND 401
0810 PM TORNADO 2 W EVENING STAR 36.18N 90.74W
02/05/2008 GREENE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
TORNADO IN THE OKEAN AREA NEAR HWY 90 AND HWY 34
0812 PM HAIL LEPANTO 35.61N 90.33W
02/05/2008 E0.75 INCH POINSETT AR TRAINED SPOTTER
PENNY HAIL JUST WEST OF LEPANTO.
0820 PM TORNADO 9 N WYNNE 35.36N 90.79W
02/05/2008 CROSS AR FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHDOWN NINE MILES NORTH OF WYNNE OR 6
MILES WEST OF VANNDALE
0822 PM TORNADO MARMADUKE 36.19N 90.39W
02/05/2008 GREENE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
TORNADO ON THE GROUND IN THE MARMADUKE.
0834 PM HAIL WEINER 35.62N 90.90W
02/05/2008 E0.75 INCH POINSETT AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0855 PM TORNADO 5 SW JENNETTE 35.11N 90.47W
02/05/2008 ST. FRANCIS AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
ROOF TORN OFF HOUSE TRAILER IN SHELL LAKE, AR COMMUNITY.
0856 PM TORNADO 8 W PARKIN 35.26N 90.69W
02/05/2008 CROSS AR PUBLIC
TORNADO ON THE GROUND 8 MILES WEST OF PARKIN
0910 PM TORNADO 3 E FORREST CITY 35.01N 90.73W
02/05/2008 ST. FRANCIS AR AMATEUR RADIO
POSSIBLE TORNADO 3E OF FORREST CITY.
0950 PM TORNADO 2 N RIPLEY 35.77N 89.53W
02/05/2008 LAUDERDALE TN AMATEUR RADIO
TREES DOWN 42 INCHES IN DIAMETER IN THE DRY HILL AREA.
1000 PM HAIL UNION CITY 36.42N 89.05W
02/05/2008 E0.75 INCH OBION TN EMERGENCY MNGR
PENNY SIZE HAIL IN UNION CITY.
1025 PM TSTM WND DMG TROY 36.34N 89.16W
02/05/2008 OBION TN EMERGENCY MNGR
POWER LINES AND TREES DOWN COUNTYWIDE INCLUDING NEAR THE
TROY AREA.
1035 PM TSTM WND GST SENATOBIA 34.62N 89.97W
02/05/2008 E60.00 MPH TATE MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
50 TO 60 MPH ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS IN SENATOBIA.
1035 PM TSTM WND DMG TRENTON 35.97N 88.94W
02/05/2008 GIBSON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO HOMES AND BUSINESSES. ROOF DAMAGE.
AWNINGS TORN OFF AND SCATTERED ABOUT.
1037 PM TSTM WND DMG BROWNSVILLE 35.59N 89.25W
02/05/2008 HAYWOOD TN PUBLIC
SMALL LIMBS DOWN...VERY LITTLE HAIL.
1041 PM TSTM WND DMG SENATOBIA 34.62N 89.97W
02/05/2008 TATE MS TRAINED SPOTTER
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 50 MPH ESTIMATED BY
TRAINED OBSERVER. MINOR FLOODING OF APARTMENT BREEZEWAYS
AT NWCC CAMPUS. STREET FLOODED AT ALUMNI DRIVE.
1042 PM HAIL 5 S HENDERSON 35.37N 88.65W
02/05/2008 M1.75 INCH CHESTER TN EMERGENCY MNGR
GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.
1055 PM TSTM WND DMG BYHALIA 34.86N 89.69W
02/05/2008 MARSHALL MS PUBLIC
TREES DOWNED IN THE AREA.
1055 PM HAIL BYHALIA 34.86N 89.69W
02/05/2008 E0.75 INCH MARSHALL MS TRAINED SPOTTER
PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN MARSHALL COUNTY.
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