KMEG [260557]: Preliminary Local Storm Report...summary

NWUS54 KMEG 260557
LSRMEG

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
1157 PM CST FRI JAN 25 2008

.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0353 PM FREEZING RAIN 3 E PONTOTOC 34.25N 88.95W
01/25/2008 E0.10 INCH PONTOTOC MS LAW ENFORCEMENT

*** 1 FATAL, 1 INJ ***

0453 PM FREEZING RAIN SOUTHEAST MEMPHIS 35.07N 89.88W
01/25/2008 E0.05 INCH SHELBY TN EMERGENCY MNGR

ICING REPORTED ON WINCHESTER WEST OF SWINNEA AND OVER
I-55....I-55 IN BOTH DIRECTIONS OVER SHELBY
DRIVE...HIGHWAY 385 INSIDE MEMPHIS...SOUTH PERKINS OVER
LAMAR...AND RAINES AT MILLBRANCH.

0455 PM FREEZING RAIN SHANNON 34.11N 88.69W
01/25/2008 E0.10 INCH LEE MS LAW ENFORCEMENT

20 TO 30 ACCIDENTS REPORTED IN SOUTHERN LEE COUNTY
BETWEEN SHANNON AND NETTLETON DUE TO ICING ON ROADWAYS.

0500 PM FREEZING RAIN HERNANDO 34.83N 89.99W
01/25/2008 E0.05 INCH DESOTO MS LAW ENFORCEMENT

SEVERAL ACCIDENTS DUE TO ICING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES
COUNTYWIDE. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES REMAIN ICY.

0500 PM FREEZING RAIN PONTOTOC 34.25N 89.01W
01/25/2008 E0.10 INCH PONTOTOC MS LAW ENFORCEMENT

NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS COUNTYWIDE DUE TO ICING ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES...MOST IN SOUTH AND EAST PART OF COUNTY.

0500 PM FREEZING RAIN OXFORD 34.36N 89.53W
01/25/2008 E0.10 INCH LAFAYETTE MS LAW ENFORCEMENT

NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS REPORTED COUNTYWIDE DUE TO
ICING...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES.

0515 PM FREEZING RAIN WATER VALLEY 34.16N 89.63W
01/25/2008 E0.05 INCH YALOBUSHA MS LAW ENFORCEMENT

PATCHY ICING BEGINNING IN WATER VALLEY ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES.

0515 PM FREEZING RAIN 2 W NEW ALBANY 34.49N 89.06W
01/25/2008 E0.05 INCH UNION MS LAW ENFORCEMENT

ICING REPORTED ON HIGHWAY 30 WEST BETWEEN NEW ALBANY AND
ETTA.

0520 PM FREEZING RAIN BALDWYN 34.50N 88.63W
01/25/2008 E0.10 INCH LEE MS TRAINED SPOTTER

FREEZING RAIN BEGINNING TO ACCUMULATE ON CARS AND
ROADWAYS.

0530 PM FREEZING RAIN HOLLY SPRINGS 34.77N 89.44W
01/25/2008 E0.05 INCH MARSHALL MS LAW ENFORCEMENT

ICING ON BRIDGES ALONG HIGHWAY 78 IN MARSHALL COUNTY.

0530 PM FREEZING RAIN WALNUT 34.95N 88.90W
01/25/2008 E0.05 INCH TIPPAH MS LAW ENFORCEMENT

ICING REPORTED ON HIGHWAY 72 IN THE WALNUT AREA.

0530 PM FREEZING RAIN SENATOBIA 34.62N 89.97W
01/25/2008 E0.05 INCH TATE MS LAW ENFORCEMENT

BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES ICED OVER ACROSS THE COUNTY. AT
LEAST 10 ACCIDENTS REPORTED.

0530 PM FREEZING RAIN 1 W FULTON 34.26N 88.42W
01/25/2008 E0.05 INCH ITAWAMBA MS LAW ENFORCEMENT

ICING ON HIGHWAY 78 BRIDGE WEST OF FULTON.

0530 PM FREEZING RAIN HOUSTON 33.90N 89.00W
01/25/2008 E0.10 INCH CHICKASAW MS LAW ENFORCEMENT

BRIDGES ARE ICED OVER ACROSS THE COUNTY...RESULTING IN
NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS.

0530 PM FREEZING RAIN CALHOUN CITY 33.86N 89.31W
01/25/2008 E0.10 INCH CALHOUN MS LAW ENFORCEMENT

BRIDGES ICING OVER ACROSS MUCH OF THE COUNTY...ESPECIALLY
IN THE SOUTHERN HALF.

0545 PM FREEZING RAIN CANAAN 34.93N 89.13W
01/25/2008 E0.05 INCH BENTON MS LAW ENFORCEMENT

ICING ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES ALONG HIGHWAY 72 IN
NORTHERN BENTON COUNTY. ACCIDENTS REPORTED.

0545 PM FREEZING RAIN WHEELER 34.58N 88.60W
01/25/2008 E0.05 INCH PRENTISS MS LAW ENFORCEMENT

OVERPASSES ICING OVER IN MUCH OF THE COUNTY...ESPECIALLY
IN THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS. AT LEAST ONE RELATED ACCIDENT
SO FAR.

0550 PM FREEZING RAIN 3 S CORINTH 34.89N 88.52W
01/25/2008 E0.05 INCH ALCORN MS LAW ENFORCEMENT

SOME BRIDGE ICING IN THE COUNTY REPORTED.

0550 PM FREEZING RAIN 1 E MARKS 34.25N 90.26W
01/25/2008 E0.10 INCH QUITMAN MS LAW ENFORCEMENT

ICING ON HIGHWAY 6 EAST OF MARKS INTO PANOLA COUNTY.

0550 PM FREEZING RAIN CLARKSDALE 34.20N 90.58W
01/25/2008 E0.10 INCH COAHOMA MS LAW ENFORCEMENT

ROADWAYS ICING OVER COUNTYWIDE.

0550 PM FREEZING RAIN BATESVILLE 34.32N 89.94W
01/25/2008 E0.10 INCH PANOLA MS LAW ENFORCEMENT

ACCIDENTS COUNTYWIDE DUE TO ICING ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES.

0610 PM FREEZING RAIN ABERDEEN 33.83N 88.55W
01/25/2008 E0.10 INCH MONROE MS LAW ENFORCEMENT

ALL BRIDGES ICED OVER ACROSS THE COUNTY. 50 TO 60
ACCIDENTS REPORTED SO FAR.

0700 PM FREEZING RAIN 3 NW TUPELO 34.29N 88.77W
01/25/2008 E0.10 INCH LEE MS BROADCAST MEDIA

REPORTS FROM WTVA-TV THAT THE NATCHEZ TRACE PARKWAY NEAR
HIGHWAY 78 HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN DUE TO ICY CONDITIONS.

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RJO

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