000 NWUS54 KMEG 100157 LSRMEG PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 757 PM CST WED JAN 09 2008 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0210 PM TSTM WND DMG SHERARD 34.22N 90.72W 01/08/2008 COAHOMA MS TRAINED SPOTTER LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN IN SHERARD. 0211 PM HAIL JOINER 35.51N 90.15W 01/08/2008 M0.75 INCH MISSISSIPPI AR TRAINED SPOTTER PENNY SIZE HAIL IN JOINER 0211 PM TSTM WND DMG BIRDSONG 35.46N 90.26W 01/08/2008 MISSISSIPPI AR TRAINED SPOTTER DAMAGE TO A SHOP BUILDING 0214 PM HAIL 1 S OSCEOLA 35.69N 89.99W 01/08/2008 M1.75 INCH MISSISSIPPI AR TRAINED SPOTTER GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL JUST SOUTH OF OSCEOLA 0220 PM TORNADO 5 S OSCEOLA 35.63N 89.99W 01/08/2008 MISSISSIPPI AR LAW ENFORCEMENT SEVERAL HOMES DAMAGED...SEMI TRUCKS OVERTURNED ON HIGHWAY 61...PERSONS INITIALLY TRAPPED IN HOME BUT NOW FREED...NO KNOWN INURIES AT TIME OF REPORT. 0220 PM HAIL OSCEOLA 35.70N 89.99W 01/08/2008 M1.25 INCH MISSISSIPPI AR TRAINED SPOTTER HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL IN OSCEOLA. 0230 PM HAIL WEST MEMPHIS 35.15N 90.18W 01/08/2008 M0.75 INCH CRITTENDEN AR LAW ENFORCEMENT PENNY SIZE HAIL AT WEST MEMPHIS POLICE DEPARTMENT. 0245 PM TSTM WND DMG DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS 35.13N 90.05W 01/08/2008 SHELBY TN EMERGENCY MNGR SEVERAL REPORTS OF DOWNED TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND WIRES FROM DOWNTOWN TO EAST MEMPHIS. REPORTED BY SHELBY COUNTY EMA. 0245 PM HAIL DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS 35.13N 90.05W 01/08/2008 M0.75 INCH SHELBY TN COUNTY OFFICIAL PENNY SIZE HAIL IN DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS 0255 PM HAIL BARTLETT 35.22N 89.84W 01/08/2008 M1.00 INCH SHELBY TN BROADCAST MEDIA QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON BARTLETT BLVD 0258 PM TORNADO 4 SSW UNIONVILLE 35.90N 89.47W 01/08/2008 F1 LAUDERDALE TN NWS STORM SURVEY INITIAL START POINT OF TORNADO DAMAGE. A MOBILE HOME WAS SHIFTED FROM ITS FOUNDATION AND DESTROYED. SEVERAL TREES SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. THE TORNADO DAMAGE WAS RATED AS AN EF1 AT THIS LOCATION WITH WINDS BETWEEN 95 MPH AND 105 MPH. 0259 PM TORNADO 3 S UNIONVILLE 35.92N 89.45W 01/08/2008 F1 LAUDERDALE TN NWS STORM SURVEY TORNADO CONTINUED EAST-NORTHEAST AND CROSSED DOUBLE BRIDGES ROAD WHERE IT STRUCK TWO HOMES RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE TO ONE HOME AND DESTROYED AN OUTBUILDING ON THE SECOND HOME. MULTIPLE LARGE TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED ALONG WITH DOWNED POWERLINES. THE TORNADO TRACK CONTINUED. 0300 PM TORNADO 2 SSE UNIONVILLE 35.93N 89.43W 01/08/2008 F1 LAUDERDALE TN NWS STORM SURVEY TORNADO CONTINUED ACROSS MILL CREEK TO CHURCH ROAD WHERE THREE HOMES WERE DAMAGED. THE ROOF WAS BLOWN OFF OF ONE HOME AND COMPLETELY DESTROYED THE KITCHEN AREA. THE OTHER TWO HOMES SUFFERED ROOF DAMAGE...DAMAGE TO A FENCE...AND A GARAGE COLLAPSED. TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED AND POWERLINES WERE DOWNED. THE TORNADO CONTINUED TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST. 0301 PM TORNADO 2 SE UNIONVILLE 35.94N 89.43W 01/08/2008 F1 LAUDERDALE TN NWS STORM SURVEY TORNADO REACHED ITS MAXIMUM INTENSITY AS IT MOVED ACROSS HIGHWAY 51 IN THE POPLAR GROVE COMMUNITY. SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO ONE HOME WITH COMPLETE LOSS OF ROOF AND HOUSE SHIFTED FROM ITS FOUNDATION. DAMAGE WAS RATED AS A STRONG EF1 TORNADO WITH WINDS OF 110 MPH. A MACHINED SHED WAS ALSO DESTROYED. TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. POWERLINES WERE DOWNED. THE TORNADO WIDTH WAS APPROXIMATELY 25 YARDS AT THIS LOCATION. THE TORNADO CONTINUED TO MOVE QUICKLY TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST. 0303 PM TORNADO 3 ESE UNIONVILLE 35.95N 89.39W 01/08/2008 F0 DYER TN NWS STORM SURVEY TORNADO CONTINUED THROUGH WOODED AREA THEN CROSSED HIGHWAY 210. TREES WERE SNAPPED AND UPROOTED. 0304 PM TORNADO 5 S DYERSBURG 35.96N 89.37W 01/08/2008 F0 DYER TN NWS STORM SURVEY TORNADO CONTINUED AND CROSSED HOLMES ROAD NEAR FOWLKES COMMUNITY. A HOME SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE WITH WINDOWS BLOWN OUT AND UPSTREAM DEBRIS THROWN INTO TREES. OTHER TREES WERE SNAPPED. THE TORNADO HAD WEAKENED AND CONTINUED TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST. 0306 PM TORNADO 5 SSE DYERSBURG 35.97N 89.34W 01/08/2008 F0 DYER TN NWS STORM SURVEY TORNADO MOVED ACROSS POND CREEK AND ASHLEY ROAD WHERE IT DAMAGED A MOBILE HOME. THE TORNADO LIFTED JUST TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST AND THE DAMAGE PATH ENDED. 0310 PM TSTM WND DMG 2 NW BARTLETT 35.24N 89.86W 01/08/2008 SHELBY TN EMERGENCY MNGR TRAFFIC LIGHT SIGNALS/WIRES DOWN AT COVINGTON PIKE AND COVINGTON WAY. REPORTED BY SHELBY COUNTY EMA. 0345 PM FLASH FLOOD DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS 35.13N 90.05W 01/08/2008 SHELBY TN EMERGENCY MNGR NUMEROUS REPORTS OF FLASH FLOODING IN THE DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS AREA BY SHELBY COUNTY EMA. 0345 PM FLASH FLOOD 2 N GERMANTOWN 35.12N 89.79W 01/08/2008 SHELBY TN NWS EMPLOYEE WATER COVERING ROADWAY AT WALNUT GROVE AND GERMANTOWN PARKWAY. 0420 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 NE OAKLAND 34.08N 89.88W 01/08/2008 YALOBUSHA MS LAW ENFORCEMENT TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 32 NEAR THE ENID DAM. 0425 PM HAIL PALMERSVILLE 36.42N 88.58W 01/08/2008 M0.75 INCH WEAKLEY TN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE PENNY SIZE HAIL IN PALMERSVILLE. 0428 PM HAIL JACKSON 35.63N 88.83W 01/08/2008 M0.75 INCH MADISON TN TRAINED SPOTTER PENNY SIZE HAIL IN NORTH JACKSON. 0430 PM TSTM WND DMG COFFEEVILLE 33.98N 89.68W 01/08/2008 YALOBUSHA MS LAW ENFORCEMENT TREES DOWN AT HIGHAY 330 AND HIGHWAY 7. 0430 PM TSTM WND DMG DRESDEN 36.28N 88.69W 01/08/2008 WEAKLEY TN LAW ENFORCEMENT TREES DOWN. 0500 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S MEDINA 35.76N 88.77W 01/08/2008 MADISON TN LAW ENFORCEMENT TREES DOWN. 0605 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NW PARSONS 35.69N 88.18W 01/08/2008 DECATUR TN LAW ENFORCEMENT TREES DOWN ALONG AND BLOCKING HOLLADAY ROAD IN NORTHWEST DECATUR COUNTY. 0613 PM TSTM WND DMG 8 S DECATURVILLE 35.47N 88.12W 01/08/2008 DECATUR TN LAW ENFORCEMENT TREES DOWN BLOCKING HIGHWAY 114 IN SOUTHERN PORTION OF DECATUR COUNTY. POWER OUTAGES ACROSS THE COUNTY. 0630 PM HAIL PRAIRIE 33.80N 88.67W 01/08/2008 E1.75 INCH MONROE MS BROADCAST MEDIA GOLF BALL SIZED HAIL. 0630 PM FLASH FLOOD PARSONS 35.65N 88.12W 01/08/2008 DECATUR TN PUBLIC WATER COVERED ROAD ON TENNESSEE AVENUE FOR 20 MINUTES. 0640 PM TSTM WND DMG 8 SE ABERDEEN 33.75N 88.45W 01/08/2008 MONROE MS TRAINED SPOTTER TREES DOWN ON DARRACOTT ROAD NEAR HAMILTON. PENNY SIZE HAIL ALSO REPORTED. && $$ MBS