NWUS54 KMEG 051509
LSRMEG
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1009 AM CDT MON MAY 05 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1118 AM TSTM WND GST OAK GROVE HEIGHTS 36.13N 90.52W
05/02/2008 E60.00 MPH GREENE AR PUBLIC
ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND GUSTS IN OAK GROVE HEIGHTS.
1210 PM HAIL 3 N KENNETT 36.28N 90.05W
05/02/2008 E1.00 INCH DUNKLIN MO PUBLIC
DIME TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL NORTH OF KENNETT.
1218 PM HAIL CASH 35.80N 90.93W
05/02/2008 E0.75 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR POST OFFICE
PENNY SIZE HAIL IN CASH.
1224 PM HAIL 4 W JONESBORO 35.82N 90.76W
05/02/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL AT COUNTY ROAD 151 AND STATE HIGHWAY
91. HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SEVERAL MINUTES.
1224 PM TSTM WND GST 4 W JONESBORO 35.82N 90.76W
05/02/2008 E60.00 MPH CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
60 MPH WIND ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS AT COUNTY ROAD 151 AND
STATE HIGHWAY 91.
1233 PM HAIL JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/02/2008 E0.75 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR BROADCAST MEDIA
PENNY SIZE HAIL ON DAN AVENUE IN JONESBORO.
1237 PM HAIL JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/02/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS IN
JONESBORO.
1245 PM HAIL JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/02/2008 E1.00 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR PUBLIC
PENNY TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN NORTH JONESBORO.
1250 PM FLASH FLOOD JONESBORO 35.82N 90.69W
05/02/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
FLOODING ON WASHINGTON STREET IN JONESBORO.
1255 PM TSTM WND GST BROOKLAND 35.90N 90.58W
05/02/2008 E70.00 MPH CRAIGHEAD AR TRAINED SPOTTER
ESTIMATED 60 TO 70 MPH WINDS IN BROOKLAND.
0105 PM TSTM WND DMG BROOKLAND 35.90N 90.58W
05/02/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE LIMBS DOWN IN BROOKLAND.
0108 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NE BROOKLAND 35.94N 90.53W
05/02/2008 CRAIGHEAD AR EMERGENCY MNGR
2 GRAIN BINS DESTROYED AND POWER LINES DOWN NEAR THE
INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 977 AND 997.
0110 PM TORNADO 4 SE PARAGOULD 36.02N 90.46W
05/02/2008 GREENE AR PUBLIC
TORNADO 4 MILES NORTH OF DIXIE NEAR GREENE/CRAIGHEAD
COUNTY LINE.
0139 PM TORNADO 2 NE SENATH 36.15N 90.14W
05/02/2008 DUNKLIN MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
PUBLIC EYEWITNESS REPORTS OF TORNADO DESTROYING A BARN.
BARN CONTENTS STREWN A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE.
0151 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 1 S KENNETT 36.23N 90.05W
05/02/2008 DUNKLIN MO TRAINED SPOTTER
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FUNNEL CLOUDS JUST SOUTH OF KENNETT
ALONG HIGHWAY Z.
0233 PM HAIL 7 NW BETHLEHEM 34.64N 89.42W
05/02/2008 E0.75 INCH MARSHALL MS AMATEUR RADIO
PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED.
0250 PM TORNADO 4 NE LEPANTO 35.65N 90.28W
05/02/2008 POINSETT AR TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO REPORTED NORTHEAST OF LEPANTO NEAR HIGHWAY 77.
0254 PM TORNADO THREE WAY 35.70N 90.25W
05/02/2008 MISSISSIPPI AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
TORNADO NEAR THREE WAY MOVING NORTHEAST.
0257 PM TORNADO 1 S THREE WAY 35.69N 90.25W
05/02/2008 F2 MISSISSIPPI AR NWS STORM SURVEY
TORNADO INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN JUST SOUTH OF
ETOWAH...NEAR THE GARDEN POINT COMMUNITY...AND MOVED
NORTHEAST TO NEAR CARROLLS CORNER. MAXIMUM ESTIMATED
WINDS WERE AROUND 130 MPH WITH A MAXIMUM PATH WIDTH OF
150 YARDS. A METAL BUILDING WAS DESTROYED AND SEVERAL
MOBILE HOMES AND SINGLE FAMILY HOMES WERE DAMAGED.
SEVERAL POWER LINES WERE DOWNED AND POWER POLES SNAPPED.
A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE AND AN IRRIGATION SYSTEM WAS ALSO
OVERTURNED.
0320 PM TORNADO 2 S PARKIN 35.24N 90.55W
05/02/2008 CROSS AR STORM CHASER
LARGE TORNADO ON THE GROUND JUST SOUTH OF PARKIN.
0320 PM TSTM WND DMG JACKSON 35.63N 88.83W
05/02/2008 MADISON TN EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL LARGE TREES DOWN IN JACKSON. SEVERAL MOBILE HOMES
SUSTAINED DAMAGE DUE TO FELLED TREES IN JACKSON.
0325 PM TORNADO EARLE 35.27N 90.46W
05/02/2008 F3 CRITTENDEN AR NWS STORM SURVEY
*** 4 INJ *** EF-3 TORNADO OCCURRED IN EARLE ARKANSAS
WITH MAXIMUM WINDS OF 150-160 MPH AND A MAXIMUM PATH
WIDTH OF 250-300 YARDS. FOUR SERIOUS INJURIES WERE
REPORTED.
0335 PM TSTM WND DMG 7 ENE JACKSON 35.67N 88.71W
05/02/2008 MADISON TN EMERGENCY MNGR
LARGE TREES UPROOTED. MINOR DAMAGE TO HOME.
0338 PM TORNADO 4 SW TURRELL 35.34N 90.31W
05/02/2008 CRITTENDEN AR AMATEUR RADIO
TORNADO ON THE GROUND AT HIGHWAY 118 AND 42 WEST OF
TURRELL.
0340 PM HAIL 5 SW TUNICA 34.64N 90.44W
05/02/2008 E0.75 INCH TUNICA MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
PENNY SIZE HAIL NEAR CLAYTON.
0343 PM TORNADO 3 NW TURRELL 35.41N 90.29W
05/02/2008 CRITTENDEN AR STORM CHASER
TORNADO ON THE GROUND.
0350 PM TORNADO GILMORE 35.41N 90.28W
05/02/2008 CRITTENDEN AR STORM CHASER
TORNADO NEAR GILMORE...RAIN WRAPPED.
0400 PM FLASH FLOOD JACKSON 35.63N 88.83W
05/02/2008 MADISON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
FLOODING OVER WINNDALE DRIVE IN STEEPLE CHASE
SUBDIVISION. OF JACKSON..AT LEAST ONE FOOT DEEP. WATER
ALSO OVER PLANTATION DRIVE.
0411 PM TORNADO 11 E BLYTHEVILLE 35.93N 89.73W
05/02/2008 MISSISSIPPI AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
TORNADO NEAR HICKMAN IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COUNTY.
0420 PM TSTM WND DMG 8 SW HERNANDO 34.75N 90.09W
05/02/2008 DESOTO MS EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN ON ARKABUTLA DAM ROAD.
0420 PM TORNADO PARKER'S CROSS ROADS 35.79N 88.39W
05/02/2008 HENDERSON TN TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO NEAR PARKERS CROSSROADS...AT HIGHWAY 22 AND
INTERSTATE 40.
0423 PM TORNADO CLARKSBURG 35.87N 88.39W
05/02/2008 CARROLL TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TORNADO REPORTED NEAR HIGHWAY 114 AT CLARKSBURG.
0425 PM TORNADO 6 S HELOISE 35.96N 89.67W
05/02/2008 F2 DYER TN NWS STORM SURVEY
TORNADO DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED ALONG CHIC ROAD JUST WEST OF
THE MOSS ISLAND STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA. THIS
TORNADO RESULTED IN A ONE MILE LONG DAMAGE PATH WITH A
MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 40 YARDS. A MOBILE HOME WAS DESTROYED
AND POWER LINES WERE DOWNED. THIS TORNADO PRODUCED EF2
DAMAGE WITH ESTIMATED WINDS NEAR 115 MPH. THE TORNADO
CONTINUED NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GREAT RIVER ROAD MAIN
LEVEE AND DISSIPATED.
0425 PM HAIL BATESVILLE 34.32N 89.94W
05/02/2008 E1.25 INCH PANOLA MS TRAINED SPOTTER
HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL AT THE PANOLA COUNTTY AIRPORT
0428 PM TORNADO 7 W DYERSBURG 36.04N 89.51W
05/02/2008 DYER TN TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO ON THE GROUND IN A FIELD NEAR I-155 AND HIGHWAY
181.
0459 PM TORNADO HENNING 35.67N 89.58W
05/02/2008 LAUDERDALE TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
TORNADOO REPORTED NEAR HENNING BY LAUDERDALE COUNTY 911.
0504 PM HAIL OXFORD 34.36N 89.53W
05/02/2008 E0.75 INCH LAFAYETTE MS AMATEUR RADIO
PENNY SIZE HAIL ON OLE MISS CAMPUS
0510 PM TSTM WND DMG SARDIS 34.43N 89.91W
05/02/2008 PANOLA MS EMERGENCY MNGR
DAMAGE TO 5 HOMES DUE TO STRIAGHT LINE WINDS
0531 PM HAIL 7 SSW CLARKSDALE 34.11N 90.62W
05/02/2008 E0.88 INCH COAHOMA MS TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED SOUTH OF CLARKSDALE.
0533 PM HAIL 1 W ETTA 34.47N 89.22W
05/02/2008 E1.75 INCH UNION MS TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL JUST WEST OF ETTA.
0541 PM TORNADO ETTA 34.47N 89.20W
05/02/2008 UNION MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
TORNADO REPORTED NEAR ETTA BY UNION COUNTY SHERIFFS
OFFICE.
0548 PM TORNADO 2 E ETTA 34.46N 89.16W
05/02/2008 F2 UNION MS NWS STORM SURVEY
EF2 DAMAGE TO LARGE METAL BUILDING AND AT LEAST ONE HOME.
EF1 DAMAGE TO AT LEAST 20 HOMES. LENGTH AROUND 3 MILES TO
THE NORTHEAST AND CUTTING THROUGH THE COMMUNITY OF
ENTERPRISE. MAXIMUM WIDTH OF ONE QUARTER OF A MILE.
MAXIMUM WINDS OF 135 MPH.
0552 PM TORNADO 4 S MYRTLE 34.50N 89.12W
05/02/2008 UNION MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
TORNADO REPORTED BY UNION COUNTY DISPATCH ON COUNTY ROAD
515 SOUTH OF MYRTLE...APPROACHING NEW ALBANY.
0556 PM TORNADO NEW ALBANY 34.49N 89.02W
05/02/2008 UNION MS AMATEUR RADIO
HIGHWAY 30 CLOSED BETWEEN NEW ALBANY AND PRENTISS COUNTY
LINE. DAMAGE AND POSSIBLE INJURIES REPORTED.
0600 PM TORNADO 1 N NEW ALBANY 34.51N 89.03W
05/02/2008 F2 UNION MS NWS STORM SURVEY
EF2 DAMAGE TO 2 HOMES...EF1 DAMAGE TO AT LEAST 8 OTHER
HOMES. MAXIMUM LENGTH 1 MILE WITH SEVERAL BRIEF
TOUCHDOWNS. MAXIMUM WIDTH 100 YARDS. MAXIMUM WIND SPEED
120 MPH.
0612 PM TORNADO 5 ENE NEW ALBANY 34.53N 88.94W
05/02/2008 F1 UNION MS NWS STORM SURVEY
EF1 DAMAGE TO AT LEAST 2 HOMES. EF0 DAMAGE TO SEVERAL
OTHER HOMES. MAXIMUM LENGTH AROUND 1 1/2 MILES WITH
SEVERAL BRIEF TOUCHDOWNS. MAXIMUM WIDTH 75 YARDS. MAXIMUM
WIND SPEED IS 95 MPH.
0645 PM HAIL SENATOBIA 34.62N 89.97W
05/02/2008 E0.75 INCH TATE MS EMERGENCY MNGR
PENNY SIZE HAIL IN SENATOBIA.
0651 PM HAIL 12 SSW CORINTH 34.78N 88.60W
05/02/2008 E0.88 INCH ALCORN MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
NICKEL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN SOUTHWEST PORTION OF ALCORN
COUNTY.
0652 PM TSTM WND DMG 7 WNW LAMBERT 34.24N 90.40W
05/02/2008 QUITMAN MS PUBLIC
TWO ROOFS TOTALLY BLOWN OFF OF GARAGE AND WORK SHOP
0700 PM TORNADO 1 S HINKLE 34.77N 88.57W
05/02/2008 ALCORN MS TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO ON THE GROUND NEAR ALCORN PRENTISS COUNTY LINE
ALONG HIGHWAY 45.
0711 PM TORNADO 3 SE KEOWNVILLE 34.52N 88.88W
05/02/2008 UNION MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
TORNADO REPORTED NEAR BRASSIS CROSSROADS APPROACHING LEE
PRENTISS COUNTY LINE.
0711 PM TORNADO 5 SE CORINTH 34.89N 88.45W
05/02/2008 ALCORN MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
TORNADO REPORTED 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OR CORINTH.
0721 PM TORNADO LEEDY 34.80N 88.37W
05/02/2008 ALCORN MS FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
TORNADO REPORTED NEAR LEEDY.
0820 PM FLASH FLOOD CLARKSDALE 34.20N 90.58W
05/02/2008 COAHOMA MS PUBLIC
FLASH FLOODING IN CLARKSDALE WITH WATER OVER ROADWAYS AND
YARDS.
0823 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 E SOUTHAVEN 34.97N 89.96W
05/02/2008 DESOTO MS NWS EMPLOYEE
STREET FLOODING ACROSS DESOTO COUNTY.
0826 PM HAIL 3 NW JACKSON 35.66N 88.87W
05/02/2008 E1.00 INCH MADISON TN LAW ENFORCEMENT
QUARTER SIZE HAIL REPORTED NORTHWEST OF JACKSON.
0833 PM HAIL HERNANDO 34.83N 89.99W
05/02/2008 E0.88 INCH DESOTO MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
DIME TO NICKEL SIZE HAIL IN HERNANDO.
0835 PM TSTM WND DMG HERNANDO 34.83N 89.99W
05/02/2008 DESOTO MS EMERGENCY MNGR
TREE DOWN ON BYHALIA ROAD AT MALONE IN HERNANDO.
1030 PM HAIL SOUTHAVEN 34.97N 90.00W
05/02/2008 E1.00 INCH DESOTO MS PUBLIC
1145 PM TSTM WND DMG SPRINGVILLE 36.25N 88.15W
05/02/2008 HENRY TN EMERGENCY MNGR
A TREE FELL ON A HOUSE AND A STORAGE BUILDING WAS
DESTROYED ON MANLEYVILLE ROAD.
1240 AM HAIL 3 N OXFORD 34.40N 89.53W
05/03/2008 E0.75 INCH LAFAYETTE MS AMATEUR RADIO
1250 AM TSTM WND DMG JACKS CREEK 35.47N 88.53W
05/03/2008 CHESTER TN TRAINED SPOTTER
TREES DOWN JUST EAST OF JACKS CREEK.
1255 AM FLASH FLOOD OXFORD 34.36N 89.53W
05/03/2008 LAFAYETTE MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
FLOODING ALONG UNIVERSITY DRIVE IN OXFORD.
0125 AM TSTM WND DMG 2 SE KEOWNVILLE 34.53N 88.89W
05/03/2008 UNION MS NWS STORM SURVEY
SEVERAL LARGE TREES UPROOTED AND SHINGLE DAMAGE TO 2
HOMES.
0130 AM TSTM WND DMG BRUCE 33.99N 89.34W
05/03/2008 CALHOUN MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN IN BRUCE
0140 AM TSTM WND DMG FALKNER 34.85N 88.93W
05/03/2008 TIPPAH MS EMERGENCY MNGR
TREES DOWN IN FALKNER.
0140 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 S RANDOLPH 34.11N 89.17W
05/03/2008 PONTOTOC MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
POWERLINES DOWN.
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