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Flooding and 14 Tornadoes across the Mid-South
on May 1 & 2, 2010
Flooding
A significant weather system brought very heavy rain and severe thunderstorms from Saturday, May 1st through Sunday morning, May 2nd. A stalled frontal boundary coupled with very moist air streaming northward from the Gulf set the stage for repeated rounds of heavy rainfall. Many locations along the I-40 corridor across western and middle Tennessee reported in excess of 10 to 15 inches, with some locations receiving up to 20 inches according to doppler radar estimates.
Below is the storm total rainfall map estimated by NWS doppler radar.
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SELECTED 2-DAY RAINFALL TOTALS FROM MAY 1ST AND 2ND STORMS ACROSS WEST TENNESSEE...
BROWNSVILLE IN HAYWOOD COUNTY...............18.50 INCHES
HUMBOLDT IN GIBSON COUNTY..........................16.14 INCHES
MILAN IN GIBSON COUNTY.....................................15.13 INCHES
BEMIS IN MADISON COUNTY..................................14.58 INCHES
PARSONS IN DECATUR COUNTY..........................13.13 INCHES
HUNTINGDON IN CARROLL COUNTY..................11.93 INCHES
LEXINGTON IN HENDERSON COUNTY................11.59 INCHES
HENDERSON IN CHESTER COUNTY....................11.51 INCHES
JACKSON IN MADISON COUNTY............................10.66 INCHES
RIPLEY IN LAUDERDALE COUNTY........................10.39 INCHES
MILLINGTON IN SHELBY COUNTY.........................10.00 INCHES (ESTIMATED)
ADAMSVILLE IN HARDEMAN COUNTY.................. 8.96 INCHES
GRAND JUNCTION IN FAYETTE COUNTY.............8.74 INCHES
SOMERVILLE IN FAYETTE COUNTY........................8.15 INCHES
NWS WFO NEAR GERMANTOWN...........................6.51INCHES
ACROSS NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...
CORINTH IN ALCORN COUNTY.............................10.81 INCHES
BOONEVILLE IN PRENTISS COUNTY.....................7.29 INCHES
HICKORY FLAT IN BENTON COUNTY.................... 5.51 INCHES
ABBEVILLE IN LAFAYETTE COUNTY....................... 5.95 INCHES
TUPELO IN LEE COUNTY..........................................4.50 INCHES
Tornadoes
In addition, two main upper level disturbances interacted with this stalled boundary, one on the evening of April 30th and the other on the evening of May 1st, which promoted the development of severe thunderstorms with numerous tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind reports.
Here are the preliminary storm tracks of the tornadoes across the Mid-South during the event.
The National Weather Service sent several damage assessment teams to locations that received possible tornadoes. The results of these surveys are listed below in order of occurrence.
...PRELIMINARY EF-1 TORNADO IN NORTHERN UNION AND SOUTHERN TIPPAH
COUNTIES IN MISSISSIPPI...
PRELIMINARY FINDINGS FROM A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURVEY TEAM
INDICATE THAT AN EF1 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WINDS ESTIMATED FROM 86 TO
110 MILES AN HOUR STRUCK EXTREME NORTHERN UNION AND SOUTHERN TIPPAH
COUNTIES SATURDAY AFTERNOON MAY 1ST.
THE TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN ONE AND A HALF MILES SOUTH OF COTTON PLANT
MISSISSIPPI NEAR HIGHWAY 15 AROUND 134 PM SATURDAY MAY 1. MOVING
NORTHEAST THE TORNADO CAUSED DAMAGE TO TREES AND HOMES BEFORE
LIFTING JUST NORTH OF THE CITY OF DUMAS. THE TORNADO
TRACK...APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES LONG WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 300
YARDS...WAS PREDOMINATELY IN RURAL AREAS.
DAMAGE TRACK
START: 34 34` 38.93" / -88 59` 48.17"
END: 34 39` 59.69" / -88 51` 01.69"
...PRELIMINARY EF-1 TORNADO IN CROSS COUNTY ARKANSAS...
A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TEAM HAS DETERMINED
THAT AN EF-1 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WINDS ESTIMATED AT 100 MPH
OCCURRED IN CROSS COUNTY ON MAY 1 2010 FROM ABOUT 858 PM CDT TO 905
PM CDT. THE PATH WAS ABOUT 6.3 MILES WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF
APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS.
THE TORNADO MOVED INTO CROSS COUNTY FROM WOODRUFF COUNTY NEAR
PRIMROSE EAST OF HIGHWAY 49. THE TORNADO TRACKED TO THE NORTHEAST
ACROSS OPEN FARM LAND. THEN DAMAGED THREE HOMES AND SEVERAL OUT
BUILDINGS ON US HIGHWAY 64. ONE HOME HAD MAJOR DAMAGE TO IT AND A
TWO STORY BARN COMPLETELY COLLAPSED. THE OTHER TWO HOMES HAD MINOR
DAMAGE. SEVERAL VERY LARGE TREES WERE ALSO KNOCKED DOWN. AT US 64
THE TORNADO SNAPPED 5 POWER POLES. THE TORNADO CONTINUED TO THE
NORTHEAST THROUGH OPEN FARM LAND BEFORE SNAPPING POWER LINES ALONG
HIGHWAY 156 BEFORE LIFTING.
DAMAGE TRACK
START: 35 12` 19.0" / -91 02` 30.0"
END: 35 15` 28.8" / -90 57` 04.5"
...PRELIMINARY EF-1 TORNADO IN POINSETT COUNTY ARKANSAS...
A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TEAM HAS DETERMINED
THAT AN EF-1 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WINDS ESTIMATED AT 100 MPH
OCCURRED IN POINSETT COUNTY ON SATURDAY MAY 1 FROM ABOUT 935 PM CDT
TO 939 PM CDT. THE PATH WAS ABOUT 6.2 MILES WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF
APPROXIMATELY 400 YARDS.
A TORNADO TOUCHED SOUTHWEST OF WEONA AND MOVED A FARM IMPLEMENT AND
THEN MOVED ACROSS OPEN FARM LAND DAMAGING SEVERAL TRANSMISSION LINES
NEAR HWY 373 AND SNAPPING 4 POWER POLES ON HWY 373. THE TORNADO THEN
DESTROYED AN OFFICE TRAILER AT THE CROP DUSTER HANGER OFF HWY 14 IN
WEONA AND ALSO DAMAGED THE HANGER. IT CONTINUED ACROSS OPEN FARM
LAND DAMAGING MORE TREES...POWER POLES. IT CROSSED HENDERSON LANE
AND DAMAGED ONE HOME. THE TORNADO CONTINUED TO THE NORTHEAST IN
OPEN FARM LAND. IT SNAPPED THREE MORE TRANSMISSION LINES AS IT
CROSSED MAPLE GROVE LANE. THE TORNADO DAMAGED MORE TREES BETWEEN
THE FARM FIELDS BEFORE LIFTING.
DAMAGE TRACK
START: 35 31` 20.2" / -90 37` 04.7"
END: 35 35` 19.2" / -90 32` 36.8"
...PRELIMINARY EF-0 TORNADO IN CRAIGHEAD COUNTY ARKANSAS...
A TORNADO SPIN UP OCCURRED AT 1002 PM SATURDAY MAY 1 AS SPOTTED BY
AN EYEWITNESS. THE TORNADO WAS BRIEF AND THE EXTENT OF THE TREE
DAMAGE IS UNKNOWN DUE TO A TRACK ACROSS THE ST FRANCIS RIVER AND A
MARSHY AREA. PICTURES WERE RELAYED BY KAIT-TV.
DAMAGE TRACK
START/END: 35 45` 2.02" / -90 25` 35.76"
...PRELIMINARY EF-1 TORNADO IN SHELBY COUNTY TENNESSEE...
AN EF1 TORNADO SPUN UP AT 1047 PM SATURDAY MAY 1 JUST WEST OF
HIGHWAY 51 ON MICRO RD AND TRACKED NORTHEAST TO HIGHWAY 51. THE
STORM TRACK WAS AROUND 1/2 MILE LONG AND THE WIDTH WAS AROUND 100
YARDS. A COUPLE WOODEN POLES WERE BLOWN DOWN AND TREES WERE BLOWN
DOWN AND TWISTED.
DAMAGE TRACK
START: 35 19` 22.08" / -89 56` 17.88"
END: 35 19` 33.06" / -89 55` 41.56
...PRELIMINARY EF-0 TORNADO IN DESOTO COUNTY MISSISSIPPI...
A WEAK TORNADO SPUN UP AT 110 AM SUNDAY MAY 2 JUST NORTH OF
INTERSTATE 69 NEAR FOGG ROAD AND TRAVELED NORTHEAST ABOUT 1 MILE.
THE PATH WIDTH WAS ABOUT 100 YARDS. VERY LARGE TREES WERE DOWN...A
FEW WERE SNAPPED WITH SOME SHINGLE DAMAGE NOTED AS WELL.
DAMAGE TRACK
START: 34 52` 33.24" / -90 2` 38.98"
END: 34 53` 22.70" / -90 2` 05.71"
...PRELIMINARY EF-1 TORNADO IN PANOLA COUNTY MISSISSIPPI...
A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TEAM HAS DETERMINED
THAT AN EF-1 TORNADO (MAXIMUM WINDS ESTIMATED AT 105 MPH) SPUN UP AT
EUREKA AND HUBBARD ROADS ABOUT 4 MILES ENE OF POPE AROUND 142 AM ON
SUNDAY MAY 2. THE TORNADO TRAVELED 200 YARDS. TREES WERE
SNAPPED...BOLTED DOWN PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT WAS THROWN...A DUMPSTER
WAS TURNED OVER...AND POWER LINES WERE DOWNED. THE PATH WIDTH WAS
AROUND 30 YARDS.
DAMAGE TRACK
START/END: 34 14` 37.0" / -89 53` 21.0"
...PRELIMINARY EF-0 TORNADO IN CROCKETT COUNTY TENNESSEE...
A TORNADO BRIEFLY TOUCHED DOWN AROUND 214 AM ON SUNDAY MAY 2 NEAR GADSDEN.
THE DAMAGE WAS TO MANY TREES WHICH WERE BROKEN OFF AT ABOUT 10 TO 20 FEET
OFF THE GROUND.
...PRELIMINARY EF-2 TORNADO IN GIBSON COUNTY TENNESSEE...
A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TEAM HAS DETERMINED
THAT AN EF-2 TORNADO (MAXIMUM WINDS ESTIMATED AT 115 MPH) TOUCHDOWN
ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF HUMBOLDT AT 220 AM ON SUNDAY MAY 2. THE TRACK
LENGTH WAS 3.3 MILES. THE TRACK WIDTH RANGED FROM 150 TO 200 YARDS.
SEVERAL HOUSES RECEIVED ROOF...SIDING...AND GARAGE DOOR DAMAGE. ONE
HOME IN HUMBOLDT RECEIVED PARTIAL ROOF LOSS...GARAGE DAMAGE AND THE
COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF A STORAGE SHED AND WOODEN SWING SET. A WINERY
RECEIVED TREE AND VINE DAMAGE...ALONG WITH MISSING TILES ON THE
BUSINESS HOME. ONE RURAL HOME SUFFERED MORE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE NEAR
THE END OF THE TRACK WITH PARTIAL ROOF LOSS...PORCH REMOVAL...AND
BRICK VENEER RIPPED OFF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE HOME. WINDOWS
WERE ALSO BLOWN OUT ON THE HOME WITH A LARGE WELL BUILT BRICK
SUPPORTED CARPORT COMPLETELY DESTROYED. A WELL BUILT 40` BY 40` WOOD
AND METAL SHED ON THE PROPERTY WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED WITH THE
WOOD SUPPORT BEAMS SNAPPED OFF APPROXIMATELY ONE FOOT ABOVE THE
CONCRETE SLAB. A TOUR BUS NEARBY WAS LIFTED AND TURNED 180 DEGREES.
A SEMI TRAILER ON THE PROPERTY WAS ALSO FLIPPED OVER. NUMEROUS LARGE
TREES ALONG THE PATH WERE EITHER UPROOTED OR DAMAGED ALONG THE
TRACK. A FEW SMALLER TREES WERE SNAPPED OFF AT ONE TO TWO FEET ABOVE
THE GROUND. SEVERAL POWER LINES WERE ALSO DOWN BEFORE THE TORNADO
LIFTED AT 225 AM APPROXIMATELY A QUARTER OF A MILE NORTH OF PLEASANT
HILL ROAD.
DAMAGE TRACK
START: 35 48` 31.5" / -88 54` 23.7"
END: 35 49` 51.4" / -88 51` 34.7"
...PRELIMINARY EF-3 TORNADO IN BENTON AND TIPPAH COUNTIES IN
MISSISSIPPI AND HARDEMAN AND MCNAIRY COUNTIES IN TENNESSEE...
*** 3 FATAL, 1 INJ ***
A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURVEY TEAM HAS DETERMINED THAT AN EF-3
TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AT ABOUT 246 AM SUNDAY MAY 2 APPROXIMATELY TWO
MILES SOUTH OF ASHLAND MISSISSIPPI NEAR HIGHWAY 5 IN BENTON COUNTY.
THE TORNADO TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS BENTON COUNTY INTO TIPPAH
COUNTY MISSISSIPPI AND THEN CROSSED THE TENNESSEE STATE LINE WHERE
IT LIFTED IN THE TOWN OF POCAHONTAS IN SOUTHEAST HARDEMAN COUNTY.
THE TRACK LENGTH WAS 27.7 MILES. THE TRACK WIDTH RANGED FROM 100
YARDS UP TO ONE-HALF MILE. THE TORNADO WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT
145 MPH. AT LEAST THIRTY HOMES WERE DESTROYED OR SUFFERED EXTENSIVE
DAMAGE ALONG THE TRACK. TWO FATALITIES AND ONE CRITICAL INJURY
OCCURRED WHEN A DOUBLEWIDE MOBILE HOME WAS DESTROYED JUST EAST OF
ASHLAND MISSISSIPPI. ONE WELL BUILT HOME WAS ALSO DESTROYED. A THIRD
FATALITY OCCURRED IN POCAHONTAS TENNESSEE WHEN A SINGLE WIDE TRAILER
WAS DESTROYED. A FREE STANDING TRANSMISSION TOWER COLLAPSED AND WAS
SEVERELY TWISTED. NUMEROUS TREES WERE BOTH SNAPPED OFF AND DEBARKED
ALONG THE PATH.
DAMAGE TRACK
START: 34 48` 02.8" / -89 11` 21.5"
END: 35 03` 44.2" / -88 46` 32.9"
Benton County, MS Tornado Scar
The following image is courtesy of MODIS Today
...PRELIMINARY EF-2 TORNADO IN MCNAIRY AND HARDIN COUNTIES IN
TENNESSEE...
A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAMAGE ASSESSMENT TEAM HAS DETERMINED
THAT AN EF-2 TORNADO (MAXIMUM WINDS ESTIMATED AT 111-135 MPH) SPUN
UP AT 320 AM SUNDAY MAY 2 AND STRUCK THE CITY OF SELMER TENNESSEE.
THE TORNADO DID EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO HOMES AND TREES. THE TORNADO WAS
ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE IN THE CITIES OF
PURDY AND GOOD HOPE IN MCNAIRY COUNTY. THE NWS WOULD LIKE TO ALSO
THANK THE MCNAIRY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR ASSISTING ON THE
DAMAGE SURVEY.
DAMAGE TRACK
START: 34 07` 06.1" / -88 41` 21.2"
END: 35 22` 22.6" / -88 21` 22.7"
...PRELIMINARY EF-0 TORNADO IN MCNAIRY COUNTY TENNESSEE...
BRIEF TORNADO SPIN UP AT 322 AM SUNDAY MAY 2 WITH SOME TREES DOWN.
PATH WIDTH WAS ABOUT 50 YARDS.
DAMAGE TRACK
START/END: 35 04` 43.31" / -88 44` 11.27"
...PRELIMINARY EF-2 TORNADO IN LAFAYETTE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI...
*** 1 FATAL ***
A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SURVEY TEAM HAS DETERMINED THAT AN EF-2
TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 329 AM SUNDAY MAY 2 NEAR
HIGHWAY 7 IN LAFAYETTE COUNTY MISSISSIPPI JUST SOUTHWEST OF
ABBEVILLE. THE TORNADO TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHSIDE OF
ABBEVILLE AND LIFTED ALONG COUNTY HIGHWAY 215. THE TRACK LENGTH WAS
1.4 MILES WITH A TRACK WIDTH RANGING FROM 30 YARDS AT THE TOUCHDOWN
POINT TO 75 YARDS AT THE END POINT. THE TORNADO WINDS WERE ESTIMATED
AT 130 MPH. A FATALITY OCCURRED AT THE END POINT WHEN A SINGLE
FAMILY HOME WAS DESTROYED. ONE DOUBLEWIDE TRAILER WAS DESTROYED
ALONG WITH THREE OTHER HOMES THAT WERE DAMAGED. NUMEROUS TREES WERE
ALSO UPROOTED.
DAMAGE TRACK
START: 34 29` 20.7" / -89 30` 46.5"
END: 34 30` 11.2" / -89 29` 40.3"
...PRELIMINARY EF-0 TORNADO IN HENDERSON COUNTY TENNESSEE...
START: 35 29` 54.20" / -88 16` 56.82"
END: 35 32` 40.06" / -88 11` 54.6"
Here is the list of Preliminary Reports from the event.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 857 PM CDT WED MAY 05 2010 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0915 PM HAIL 2 W PICKWICK DAM 35.05N 88.29W 04/30/2010 E1.00 INCH HARDIN TN PUBLIC 1036 PM TSTM WND DMG POCAHONTAS 36.26N 90.97W 04/30/2010 RANDOLPH AR LAW ENFORCEMENT TWO CAMPER TRAILERS SEVERELY DAMAGED WHEN ONE BLEW INTO ANOTHER. 1105 PM TORNADO 2 E SUCCESS 36.45N 90.69W 04/30/2010 CLAY AR LAW ENFORCEMENT TORNADO SPOTTED BY SHERIFF DEPUTY ALONG HWY 328. 1117 PM HAIL 10 WSW JONESBORO 35.77N 90.85W 04/30/2010 E0.75 INCH CRAIGHEAD AR TRAINED SPOTTER HAIL IN CASH, ARKANSAS. 1125 PM TSTM WND DMG 5 NNE WEINER 35.69N 90.87W 04/30/2010 POINSETT AR PUBLIC 1 BUILDING COLLAPSED...POWER LINES DOWN AND SOME SMALL TREES DOWN NEAR US 49 AND PUNKIN CENTER ROAD. 1130 PM FLASH FLOOD COLLEGE CITY 36.13N 90.94W 04/30/2010 LAWRENCE AR NEWSPAPER WIDESPREAD FLOODING REPORTED IN COLLEGE CITY FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN ONE HOUR OR LESS 1140 PM TSTM WND DMG 11 N PARAGOULD 36.22N 90.51W 04/30/2010 GREENE AR TRAINED SPOTTER AT LEAST ONE TREE DOWN. 1155 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 S CARAWAY 35.71N 90.33W 04/30/2010 CRAIGHEAD AR FIRE DEPT/RESCUE TREES DAMAGED FROM US 135 TO MISSISSIPPI COUNTY LINE NEAR CR 884. TREE ON HOUSE AT CR 885 ALSO. 1225 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 E MANILA 35.88N 90.14W 05/01/2010 MISSISSIPPI AR TRAINED SPOTTER SHED BLOWN DOWN AND POWER LINES DOWN. ALSO SOME POWER LINES TOWN SOUTH OF MANILLA. 1225 AM HAIL 1 E MANILA 35.88N 90.14W 05/01/2010 E1.00 INCH MISSISSIPPI AR TRAINED SPOTTER 0142 AM HAIL STANTON 35.46N 89.40W 05/01/2010 E1.75 INCH HAYWOOD TN AMATEUR RADIO 0155 AM HAIL BROWNSVILLE 35.59N 89.25W 05/01/2010 E1.00 INCH HAYWOOD TN PUBLIC 0200 AM TSTM WND GST MARTIN 36.34N 88.86W 05/01/2010 M72.00 MPH WEAKLEY TN TRAINED SPOTTER 0215 AM FLASH FLOOD 9 SE BLYTHEVILLE 35.84N 89.81W 05/01/2010 MISSISSIPPI AR NEWSPAPER NUMEROUS HOMES FLOODED WITH UP TO 8 INCHES OF WATER AS A RESULT OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER THE PAST 1 TO 3 HOURS. 0215 AM TSTM WND GST MANILA 35.88N 90.16W 05/01/2010 E70.00 MPH MISSISSIPPI AR TRAINED SPOTTER APPROXIMATELY 15 POLES DOWN ALONG WITH LIMBS 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER AND LARGE TREE. 0315 AM TSTM WND DMG MANILA 35.88N 90.16W 05/01/2010 MISSISSIPPI AR TRAINED SPOTTER BROKEN POLES FROM MILLIGAN RIDGE TO MANILA. POLES BROKEN AND THROWN 100 FT INTO FIELD. TREE TOPS TWISTED. AWNING BLOWN OFF GAS STATION ON MAIN ST. IN MANILA. 0400 AM TSTM WND DMG TUNICA 34.69N 90.38W 05/01/2010 TUNICA MS LAW ENFORCEMENT SEVERAL TREE LIMBS DOWN IN TOWN. TIME IS APPROXIMATE. 0415 AM HEAVY RAIN 4 NE JACKSON 35.67N 88.78W 05/01/2010 E2.22 INCH MADISON TN TRAINED SPOTTER 2.22 INCHES SO FAR. 0445 AM HEAVY RAIN 2 E MUNFORD 35.45N 89.77W 05/01/2010 M3.82 INCH TIPTON TN TRAINED SPOTTER 3.82 INCHES IN ONE HOUR. 0459 AM FLASH FLOOD ATOKA 35.45N 89.77W 05/01/2010 TIPTON TN TRAINED SPOTTER WIDESPREAD FLOODING IN ATOKA. 3.82 INCHES OF RAIN FELL FROM 4 AM CDT TO 459 AM CDT. 0500 AM FLASH FLOOD 4 NE JACKSON 35.67N 88.78W 05/01/2010 MADISON TN TRAINED SPOTTER 4.12 INCHES OF RAIN IN PAST 2 HOURS. 1.90 IN PAST 45 MINUTES. WATER UP TO CAR BUMPERS ON MADDOX DRIVE 0515 AM FLASH FLOOD 3 N BARTLETT 35.26N 89.84W 05/01/2010 SHELBY TN TRAINED SPOTTER MINOR FLOODING. 1.55 INCHES FROM 445 AM TO 515 AM CDT. 0515 AM FLASH FLOOD 9 SSW MILLINGTON 35.21N 89.95W 05/01/2010 SHELBY TN NEWSPAPER *** 1 FATAL *** FLASH FLOODING IN THE RALEIGH AREA. VEHICLE BECAME DISABLED IN FLOOD WATERS RESULTING IN ONE FATALITY. 0525 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 E DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS 35.13N 90.03W 05/01/2010 SHELBY TN PUBLIC WATER ON MCLEMORE AVE REACHING WHEEL WELLS ON CARS. 0525 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 NW BARTLETT 35.23N 89.85W 05/01/2010 SHELBY TN AMATEUR RADIO SEVERAL LOCATIONS ALONG AUSTIN PEAY HWY IN RALEIGH AREA FLOODED. 14 INCHES OF WATER AT AUSTIN PEAY AND JAMES ROAD ALSO IN FRONT OF BROADMOOR BAPTIST ON AUSTIN PEAY HWY.ROADS ALMOST IMPASSABLE. AUSTIN PEAY AND COVINGTON PIKE AREA FLOODED. 0525 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 S JACKSON 35.62N 88.83W 05/01/2010 MADISON TN PUBLIC WILLOW GREEN ESTATES SUBDIVISION. ASHPORT ROAD IMPASSABLE. WATER UP TO BUMPERS ON VEHICLES 0530 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 S ATOKA 35.43N 89.77W 05/01/2010 TIPTON TN TRAINED SPOTTER 2 FEET OF WATER ON HWY 51 JUST SOUTH OF ATOKA. 0540 AM FLASH FLOOD MILAN 35.92N 88.75W 05/01/2010 GIBSON TN TRAINED SPOTTER HWY 79 6 TO 8 INCHES OF WATER ON ROAD BETWEEN MILAN AND ATWOOD 0545 AM FLASH FLOOD BARTLETT 35.22N 89.84W 05/01/2010 SHELBY TN PUBLIC WATER UP TO WINDSHIELDS ON ENGLISH HILL ROAD NEAR BILLY MAHER ROAD.THIS HAPPENED IN HOURS WORTH OF RAINFALL. 0545 AM FLASH FLOOD 8 S BARTLETT 35.10N 89.84W 05/01/2010 SHELBY TN AMATEUR RADIO WELLS STATION AND MACON ROADS HIGH WATER UP TO WHEEL WELLS 0550 AM FLASH FLOOD 4 E DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS 35.13N 89.98W 05/01/2010 SHELBY TN TRAINED SPOTTER 2 FEET OF WATER AROUND OVERPASS AT WALNUT GROVE ROAD WHERE IT TURNS INTO UNION AVENUE. 0555 AM FLASH FLOOD MASON 35.41N 89.54W 05/01/2010 TIPTON TN LAW ENFORCEMENT NUMEROUS ROADS IN TOWN FLOODED WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES WATER. ALSO HWY 59 SOUTH FLOODED. ALL IMPASSABLE. 0555 AM HEAVY RAIN 5 E MUNFORD 35.45N 89.72W 05/01/2010 E2.79 INCH TIPTON TN TRAINED SPOTTER 2.79 INCHES IN LAST TWO HOURS 0555 AM FLASH FLOOD BROWNSVILLE 35.59N 89.25W 05/01/2010 HAYWOOD TN TRAINED SPOTTER 8 INCHES OF RAIN FELL SINCE MIDNIGHT. 0555 AM FLASH FLOOD 4 NE JACKSON 35.67N 88.78W 05/01/2010 MADISON TN TRAINED SPOTTER SEVERE FLOODING 0600 AM FLASH FLOOD 2 W BARTLETT 35.22N 89.87W 05/01/2010 SHELBY TN AMATEUR RADIO COLEMAN ROAD AND STAGE ROAD FLOODED 0600 AM FLASH FLOOD W BARTLETT 35.22N 89.84W 05/01/2010 SHELBY TN PUBLIC AREAS AROUND YALE AND COVINGTON PIKE FLOODED... LYNCHBURG ST...SCRIVNER DRIVE. WATER UP TO MAILBOXES AND DOORWAYS. VEHICLES ALMOST COMPLETELY SUBMERGED. 0600 AM FLASH FLOOD 3 NE BARTLETT 35.25N 89.80W 05/01/2010 SHELBY TN NWS EMPLOYEE WHESTBROOK ROAD FLOODED AT LEAST 6 INCHES OF WATER. 0600 AM FLASH FLOOD ALAMO 35.78N 89.12W 05/01/2010 CROCKETT TN EMERGENCY MNGR COUNTY WIDE FLOODING. HWY 152 TO HWY 54...NANCE ROAD...COLVETT ROAD...MOUND ROAD...JOHNNY POWELL ROAD ALL CLOSED. HWY 412 DEEP WATER. 0600 AM FLASH FLOOD DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS 35.13N 90.05W 05/01/2010 SHELBY TN PUBLIC LEWIS STREET FLOODED WATER UP TO DOORWAYS 0625 AM FLASH FLOOD BLUE GOOSE 35.70N 88.58W 05/01/2010 HENDERSON TN TRAINED SPOTTER 8 INCHES OF WATER ON ROADS...IMPASSABLE 0650 AM FLASH FLOOD MASON 35.41N 89.54W 05/01/2010 TIPTON TN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE TRACY AND MEADE LAKE ROADS FLOODED 0650 AM FLASH FLOOD BROWNSVILLE 35.59N 89.25W 05/01/2010 HAYWOOD TN TRAINED SPOTTER AREA NEAR HWY 70 AND INTERSTATE 40 HAS ABOUT 6 INCHES OF WATER ON ROADWAYS. 0745 AM FLASH FLOOD 4 NE JACKSON 35.67N 88.78W 05/01/2010 MADISON TN CO-OP OBSERVER 7.12 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE MIDNIGHT 0800 AM FLASH FLOOD MILLINGTON 35.33N 89.89W 05/01/2010 SHELBY TN TRAINED SPOTTER SLEDGE RD. NEARLY IMPASSABLE. HOUSES FLOODED ALL AROUND MILLINGTON AND FRAYSER. 0800 AM FLASH FLOOD MUNFORD 35.45N 89.80W 05/01/2010 TIPTON TN NWS EMPLOYEE RETIRED NWS EMPLOYEE MEASURED 10.45 INCHES OF RAIN 0819 AM FLASH FLOOD 4 E DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS 35.13N 89.98W 05/01/2010 SHELBY TN PUBLIC UNION AVENUE AROUND AVALON ST FLOODED 0825 AM FLASH FLOOD BARTLETT 35.22N 89.84W 05/01/2010 SHELBY TN PUBLIC FLOODING UP TO WHEEL WELLS ON VEHICLES AT ST. ELMO RD. 0838 AM FLASH FLOOD MASON 35.41N 89.54W 05/01/2010 TIPTON TN FIRE DEPT/RESCUE COUNTY WIDE SEVERE FLOODING OVERWHELMING EMERGENCY AGENCIES.NUMEROUS CARS COMPLETLY SUBMERGED.MOST ROADS IMPASSABLE. 0840 AM FLASH FLOOD 4 N BARTLETT 35.27N 89.84W 05/01/2010 SHELBY TN TRAINED SPOTTER 8.81 INCHES OF RAIN SO FAR WITH 1.60 INCHES IN LAST 30 MINUTES. 0854 AM FLASH FLOOD 3 N BARTLETT 35.26N 89.84W 05/01/2010 SHELBY TN PUBLIC 9.3 INCHES MEASURED IN RAIN GAUGE. BROWNSVILLE SUBDIVISION...2 BLOCKS EAST OF NEW BROWNSVILLE ROAD...OR 1 MILE NORTH OF YALE ROAD 0854 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 SE CLARKSBURG 35.86N 88.38W 05/01/2010 CARROLL TN PUBLIC TOWN OF YUMA...SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS OVERFLOWING BANKS. 0913 AM FLASH FLOOD 3 NW BARTLETT 35.25N 89.87W 05/01/2010 SHELBY TN PUBLIC HOUSES ON HOPSON ROAD FLOODED. 0919 AM FLASH FLOOD 3 NW BARTLETT 35.25N 89.87W 05/01/2010 SHELBY TN AMATEUR RADIO ROADS AND HOUSES FLOODED 3 TO 4 FEET DEEP ON RIDGEMONT AND NEW ALLEN ROADS 0930 AM FLASH FLOOD STANTON 35.46N 89.40W 05/01/2010 HAYWOOD TN AMATEUR RADIO FIRE DEPARTMENT RESCUED WOMAN FROM HOUSE. 0940 AM FLASH FLOOD BARTLETT 35.22N 89.84W 05/01/2010 SHELBY TN PUBLIC WATER UP TO THE FRONT DOORS OF CARS AT COVINGTON PK AND BLUEFIELD RD. 0947 AM FLASH FLOOD ATOKA 35.45N 89.77W 05/01/2010 TIPTON TN AMATEUR RADIO BRIDGE OUT AT MEAD LAKE RD. NEAREST ATOKA. 0950 AM FLASH FLOOD COVINGTON 35.57N 89.65W 05/01/2010 TIPTON TN AMATEUR RADIO NORTH BOUND LANES OF HWY 51 FLOODED SOUTH OF COVINGTON. 1000 AM FLASH FLOOD 5 E CLARKSBURG 35.87N 88.30W 05/01/2010 CARROLL TN TRAINED SPOTTER 2.11 INCHES OF RAIN IN LAST 2 HOURS. 1000 AM FLASH FLOOD 5 NE MASON 35.46N 89.47W 05/01/2010 HAYWOOD TN STORM CHASER RIVER OUT OF BANKS ON HWY 59 BETWEEN JACK POND RD. AND PICKENS STORE RD. TWO CARS SUBMERGED ON THE BRIDGE BLOCKING HWY. 1010 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 S MUNFORD 35.44N 89.80W 05/01/2010 TIPTON TN TRAINED SPOTTER HWY 51 NORTHBOUND LANES FLOODED. TRAFFIC DIVERTED TO SOUTHBOUND LANES. 1015 AM FLASH FLOOD 8 E BRIGHTON 35.48N 89.60W 05/01/2010 TIPTON TN TRAINED SPOTTER HOUSE AND BARN FLOODED WITH 4-5 FT. OF WATER. A FORD EXPLORER IN THE DRIVEWAY IS COMPLETELY SUBMERGED WITH ONLY LUGGAGE RACK VISIBLE. HWY 14 IS IMPASSABLE. 1020 AM TSTM WND GST OLIVE BRANCH 34.95N 89.83W 05/01/2010 E60.00 MPH DESOTO MS TRAINED SPOTTER 1030 AM FLASH FLOOD 8 E BRIGHTON 35.48N 89.60W 05/01/2010 TIPTON TN STORM CHASER HWY 59 IS UNDER 4 TO 5 FT OF WATER JUST NORTH OF HWY 14. 1030 AM FLASH FLOOD TUNICA 34.69N 90.38W 05/01/2010 TUNICA MS LAW ENFORCEMENT WATER ON THE ROAD AT THE INTERSECTION OF WHITE OAKS AND JOSEPHINE. WATER COVERED PORCH STEPS ON A FEW HOMES. MINOR STREET FLOODING ON SEVERAL ROADS IN TOWN. 1100 AM FLASH FLOOD 2 NE BELLS 35.74N 89.06W 05/01/2010 CROCKETT TN TRAINED SPOTTER MORE THAN 11 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE 3AM. 1100 AM FLASH FLOOD TREZEVANT 36.01N 88.62W 05/01/2010 CARROLL TN TRAINED SPOTTER 6.5 INCHES OF RAIN SO FAR. NUMEROUS HIGHWAYS FLOODED. 1112 AM FLASH FLOOD BROWNSVILLE 35.59N 89.25W 05/01/2010 HAYWOOD TN PUBLIC NUMEROUS STREETS IN BROWNSVILLE ARE FLOODED. 1115 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 N OAKLAND 35.24N 89.51W 05/01/2010 FAYETTE TN TRAINED SPOTTER ROOF AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE 1 MILE NORTH OF OAKLAND. 1115 AM TSTM WND DMG 1 N OAKLAND 35.24N 89.51W 05/01/2010 FAYETTE TN TRAINED SPOTTER LARGE TREES UPROOTED AND MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO ABOUT 6 HOMES ABOUT HALF A MILE NORTH OF HWY 64 NEAR FAIR OAKS GOLF COURSE. 1120 AM FLASH FLOOD STANTON 35.46N 89.40W 05/01/2010 HAYWOOD TN AMATEUR RADIO HWY 179 FLOODED. 1120 AM FLASH FLOOD MASON 35.41N 89.54W 05/01/2010 TIPTON TN TRAINED SPOTTER HWY 70 IN MASON FLOODED. 1125 AM FLASH FLOOD LEXINGTON 35.65N 88.39W 05/01/2010 HENDERSON TN PUBLIC STREAMS ARE OVERFLOWING. STREETS IN LEXINGTON FLOODED. 1144 AM FLASH FLOOD PARSONS 35.65N 88.12W 05/01/2010 DECATUR TN PUBLIC SULPHER SPRINGS RD. FLOODED. 1145 AM FLASH FLOOD 11 ENE JACKSON 35.69N 88.65W 05/01/2010 MADISON TN TRAINED SPOTTER 12.13 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH 1145. 1145 AM FLASH FLOOD 3 N GERMANTOWN 35.13N 89.79W 05/01/2010 SHELBY TN AMATEUR RADIO HOUSTON LEVEE RD. AT PALM CREEK FLOODED. 1158 AM TSTM WND DMG ARLINGTON 35.28N 89.66W 05/01/2010 SHELBY TN AMATEUR RADIO TREE DOWN ACROSS MONROE RD. BLOCKING STREET. 1200 PM FLASH FLOOD LEXINGTON 35.65N 88.39W 05/01/2010 HENDERSON TN TRAINED SPOTTER INTERSECTION OF HWY 104 AND 412 BLOCKED DUE TO FLOODING. 1200 PM FLASH FLOOD HOUSTON 33.90N 89.00W 05/01/2010 CHICKASAW MS EMERGENCY MNGR FLASH FLOODING OCCURRED BETWEEN 12 PM CDT SATURDAY AND 6 AM CDT MONDAY MORNING COUNTYWIDE. THE PRIMARY FLOOD AREAS WERE ACROSS NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF CHICKASAW COUNTY WHERE ROADWAYS WERE FLOODED AND MOTORISTS WERE STRANDED IN FLOOD WATERS. ALSO FLOODING OF ROADS OCCURRED IN WOODLAND AND HOUSTON. 1200 PM FLASH FLOOD MUNFORD 35.45N 89.80W 05/01/2010 TIPTON TN TRAINED SPOTTER 11.60 INCHES OF RAIN MEASURED SO FAR AS OF NOON. 1200 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 SSE JACKSON 35.57N 88.79W 05/01/2010 MADISON TN TRAINED SPOTTER 11.10 INCHES OF RAIN SO FAR WITH 1.53 INCHES IN THE LAST HOUR. 1200 PM FLASH FLOOD 6 E CLARKSBURG 35.87N 88.28W 05/01/2010 CARROLL TN TRAINED SPOTTER RAIN FALLING AT A RATE OF 1.5 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR. TOTAL OF 10.64 INCHES SO FAR. 1200 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 W OAKLAND 35.22N 89.58W 05/01/2010 FAYETTE TN TRAINED SPOTTER ROADS COVERED WITH 6 TO 8 INCHES IN TOWN OF HICKORY WITHE. 1240 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 SE MEDINA 35.77N 88.74W 05/01/2010 MADISON TN TRAINED SPOTTER 11.43 INCHES SO FAR WITH 3.27 INCHES IN LAST 220 MINUTES. 1246 PM FLASH FLOOD MILLINGTON 35.33N 89.89W 05/01/2010 SHELBY TN AMATEUR RADIO RALIEGH-MILLINGTON RD BRIDGE OVER LOOSAHATCHIE CLOSED. 0120 PM FLASH FLOOD RIPLEY 34.73N 88.94W 05/01/2010 TIPPAH MS TRAINED SPOTTER FLASH FLOODING IN RIPLEY AND FALKNER. 0130 PM FLASH FLOOD 1 W PARSONS 35.65N 88.14W 05/01/2010 DECATUR TN PUBLIC 7.48 INCHES OF RAIN JUST WEST OF PARSONS 0134 PM TORNADO 5 WNW KEOWNVILLE 34.58N 89.00W 05/01/2010 F1 UNION MS NWS STORM SURVEY AN EF1 TORNADO WITH MAXIMUM WINDS ESTIMATED FROM 86 TO 110 MILES AN HOUR SPUN UP ONE AND A HALF MILES SOUTH OF COTTON PLANT MISSISSIPPI NEAR HIGHWAY 15 AROUND 134 PM. MOVING NORTHEAST THE TORNADO CAUSED DAMAGE TO TREES AND HOMES BEFORE LIFTING JUST NORTH OF THE CITY OF DUMAS. THE TORNADO TRACK...APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES LONG WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 300 YARDS...WAS PREDOMINATELY IN RURAL AREAS. 0145 PM FLASH FLOOD TREZEVANT 36.01N 88.62W 05/01/2010 CARROLL TN PUBLIC WATER OVER RAIL ROAD IN TREZEVANT 0210 PM TORNADO 12 E HARRISBURG 35.56N 90.51W 05/01/2010 POINSETT AR EMERGENCY MNGR POWER LINES DOWN AND A CROP DUSTER HANGER RECIEVED DAMAGE NEAR WEONA. TIME OF EVENT IS APPROXIMATE. 0215 PM TORNADO 7 N BOONEVILLE 34.76N 88.57W 05/01/2010 ALCORN MS TRAINED SPOTTER SPOTTER REPORTS TORNADO ON THE GROUND MOVING EAST. 0235 PM FLASH FLOOD LEXINGTON 35.65N 88.39W 05/01/2010 HENDERSON TN TRAINED SPOTTER HWY 412 TO JACKSON BY HUDDLE HOUSE NEAR LEXINGTON CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. 0245 PM TORNADO 2 NW IUKA 34.83N 88.22W 05/01/2010 TISHOMINGO MS LAW ENFORCEMENT UNCONFIRMED TORNADO ALONG HIGHWAY 25 NORTH OF IUKA. 0315 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 NE JACKSON 35.67N 88.78W 05/01/2010 MADISON TN TRAINED SPOTTER 12.16 INCHES OF RAIN SO FAR. 0330 PM FLASH FLOOD HORN LAKE 34.96N 90.04W 05/01/2010 DESOTO MS EMERGENCY MNGR VEHICLES STRANDED IN WATER UP TO HEADLIGHTS AT HWY 302 AND HWY 51. ROAD IS BEING CLOSED. 0331 PM FLASH FLOOD MILAN 35.92N 88.75W 05/01/2010 GIBSON TN TRAINED SPOTTER FLOODING AT GIBSON AND CARROLL COUNTY LINE. 3-4 FT OVER ROAD BETWEEN HWY 79 AND HWY 45 BETWEEN MILAN AND BRADFORD. HWY 79 UNDER 8 FT OF WATER BETWEEN ATWOOD AND MILAN. 0333 PM FLASH FLOOD CORINTH 34.94N 88.52W 05/01/2010 ALCORN MS EMERGENCY MNGR NUMEROUS STREETS FLOODED IN CORINTH. 0510 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 SSE JACKSON 35.57N 88.79W 05/01/2010 MADISON TN TRAINED SPOTTER 11.34 INCHES HAS FALLEN FROM 330AM TO 500PM. 0517 PM FLASH FLOOD BARTLETT 35.22N 89.84W 05/01/2010 SHELBY TN TRAINED SPOTTER BARTLETT LIBRARY AND WALMART AT MEMPHIS-ARLINGTON AND ST. ELMO CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. 0600 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 SW MCKENZIE 36.10N 88.56W 05/01/2010 CARROLL TN EMERGENCY MNGR *** 1 FATAL *** FLASH FLOODING ON TENNESSEE HIGHWAY 79 BETWEEN MCKENZIE AND TREZEVANT. CAR WASHED AWAY LEADING TO ONE FATALITY. 0600 PM FLASH FLOOD HUNTINGDON 36.01N 88.41W 05/01/2010 CARROLL TN NEWSPAPER FLASH FLOODING IN HUNTINGDON. 8 BUSINESSES FLOODED ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS 70 AND 22. 20 CARS WASHED AWAY FROM A USED CAR LOT. 0600 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 NE MILAN 35.96N 88.70W 05/01/2010 GIBSON TN LAW ENFORCEMENT *** 1 FATAL *** WATER ROSE QUICKLY AND SURGED ACROSS ACROSS CADES AND ATWOOD ROAD NEAR CRESSVILLE CREEK. ONE PERSON WAS SWEPT OFF THEIR FEET AND CARRIED DOWNSTREAM. TIME IS APPROXIMATE. 0606 PM FLASH FLOOD 4 NE JACKSON 35.67N 88.78W 05/01/2010 MADISON TN TRAINED SPOTTER 13.30 INCHES OF RAIN THUS FAR. 1.14 INCHES IN THE PAST 3 HOURS. 0640 PM FLASH FLOOD 3 SE MEDINA 35.77N 88.74W 05/01/2010 MADISON TN TRAINED SPOTTER 12.88 INCHES TOTAL, 1.45 INCHES IN THE PAST 6 HOURS. 0801 PM FLASH FLOOD 5 NE JACKSON 35.68N 88.77W 05/01/2010 MADISON TN TRAINED SPOTTER 13.10 INCHES OF RAINFALL SINCE 3 AM CDT. 0858 PM TORNADO 2 S FAIR OAKS 35.20N 91.03W 05/01/2010 F1 CROSS AR NWS STORM SURVEY A TORNADO CROSSED FROM WOODRUFF COUNTY INTO CROSS COUNTY NEAR PENROSE NEAR HIGHWAY 49. THE TORNADO TRACKED NORTHEAST ACROSS OPEN FARMLAND AND THEN DAMAGED THREE HOMES ON US HIGHWAY 64. ONE HOME SUFFERED MAJOR DAMAGE AND TWO HOMES SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE. SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED INCLUDING A TWO STORY BARN. SEVERAL VERY LARGE TREES WERE ALSO KNOCKED DOWN. THE TORNADO THEN TRACKED NORTHEAST ACROSS FARMLAND BEFORE SNAPPING ONE MORE POWER POLE ALONG COUNTY ROAD 156. THE TORNADO THEN LIFTED. 0915 PM FUNNEL CLOUD TUNICA 34.69N 90.38W 05/01/2010 TUNICA MS LAW ENFORCEMENT FUNNEL CLOUD REPORTED BY TUNICA COUNTY SO SOUTHWEST OF TUNICA CUTOFF. 0935 PM TORNADO 6 ESE HARRISBURG 35.52N 90.62W 05/01/2010 F1 POINSETT AR NWS STORM SURVEY A TORNADO TOUCHED SOUTHWEST OF WEONA AND MOVED A FARM IMPLEMENT AND THEN MOVED ACROSS OPEN FARM LAND DAMAGING SEVERAL TRANMISSION LINES NEAR HWY 373 AND SNAPPING 4 POWER POLES ON HWY 373. THE TORNADO THEN DESTROYED A OFFICE TRAILER AT THE CROP DUSTER HANGER OFF HWY 14 AND ALSO DAMAGED THE HANGER. IT CONTINUED ACROSS OPEN FARM LAND DAMAGING MORE TREES...POWER POLES AND ONE HOME BEFORE LIFTING IN AN OPEN FIELD. 1000 PM TSTM WND DMG IMBODEN 36.20N 91.18W 05/01/2010 LAWRENCE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT TREE LIMBS DOWN IN THE TOWN OF IMBODEN AND ANNIEVILLE. 1002 PM TORNADO 5 W CARAWAY 35.75N 90.43W 05/01/2010 F0 CRAIGHEAD AR NWS STORM SURVEY TORNADO SPIN UP OCCURRED AS SPOTTED BY EYEWITNESS. TORNADO WAS BRIEF AND THE EXTENT OF THE TREE DAMAGE IS UNKNOWN DUE TO A TRACK ACROSS THE ST FRANCIS RIVER AND A MARSHY AREA. 1010 PM HAIL 2 N HORSESHOE LAKE 34.94N 90.31W 05/01/2010 E1.00 INCH CRITTENDEN AR AMATEUR RADIO 1047 PM TORNADO 3 WSW MILLINGTON 35.32N 89.94W 05/01/2010 F1 SHELBY TN NWS STORM SURVEY AN EF1 TORNADO SPUN UP JUST WEST OF HIGHWAY 51 ON MICRO RD AND TRACKED NORTHEAST TO HIGHWAY 51. THE STORM TRACK WAS AROUND 1/2 MILE LONG AND THE WIDTH WAS AROUND 100 YARDS. A COUPLE WOODEN POLES WERE BLOWN DOWN AND TREES WERE BLOWN DOWN AND TWISTED. 1047 PM HAIL MILLINGTON 35.33N 89.89W 05/01/2010 E1.75 INCH SHELBY TN EMERGENCY MNGR GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL 1100 PM HAIL 5 ENE BARTLETT 35.24N 89.75W 05/01/2010 E1.50 INCH SHELBY TN PUBLIC 1105 PM TORNADO 3 N STEELE 36.13N 89.85W 05/01/2010 PEMISCOT MO TRAINED SPOTTER REPORT OF A TORNADO ON THE GROUND NEAR HWY Z BETWEEN BRAGGADOCIO AND STEELE. 1127 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 W MUNFORD 35.45N 89.84W 05/01/2010 TIPTON TN AMATEUR RADIO FUNNEL CLOUD REPORT NEAR DRUMMONDS RD AND CAMPGROUND RD. FUNNEL CLOUD MOVING NORTH. 0110 AM TORNADO 5 NW HERNANDO 34.88N 90.04W 05/02/2010 F0 DESOTO MS NWS STORM SURVEY WEAK TORNADO SPUN UP JUST NORTH OF INTERSTATE 69 NEAR FOGG ROAD AND TRAVELED NORTHEAST ABOUT 1 MILE. THE PATH WIDTH WAS ABOUT 100 YARDS. VERY LARGE TREES WERE DOWN...A FEW WERE SNAPPED WITH SOME SHINGLE DAMAGE NOTED AS WELL. 0134 AM TSTM WND GST 2 N GERMANTOWN 35.12N 89.79W 05/02/2010 E60.00 MPH SHELBY TN NWS EMPLOYEE SOUTH WIND GUSTING TO 60 MPH AT OFFICE 0142 AM TORNADO 4 ENE POPE 34.24N 89.89W 05/02/2010 F1 PANOLA MS NWS STORM SURVEY AN EF1 TORNADO SPUN UP AT EUREKA AND HUBBARD ROADS AND TRAVELED 200 YARDS. TREES WERE SNAPPED...BOLTED DOWN PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT WAS THROWN...A DUMPSTER WAS TURNED OVER...AND POWER LINES WERE DOWNED. MAXIMUM WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AROUND 105 MPH WITH A PATH WIDTH OF 30 YARDS. 0145 AM TSTM WND DMG 5 SE DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS 35.08N 89.99W 05/02/2010 SHELBY TN PUBLIC HIGH WINDS BLEW DOWN AND DAMAGED SEVERAL STACKED AND EMPTY 40 FT LONG RAIL 18 WHEELER STORAGE CONTAINERS. 0158 AM TSTM WND GST 5 SSE OAKLAND 35.16N 89.48W 05/02/2010 E60.00 MPH FAYETTE TN TRAINED SPOTTER 0220 AM TORNADO 1 S HUMBOLDT 35.81N 88.91W 05/02/2010 F2 GIBSON TN NWS STORM SURVEY EF2 TORNADO SPUN UP ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF HUMBOLDT AND TRAVELED 3.3 MILES TO 1/4 MILE NORTH OF PLEASANT HILL ROAD. THE TRACK WIDTH RANGED FROM 150 TO 200 YARDS. SEVERAL HOUSES RECEIVED ROOF...SIDING...AND GARAGE DOOR DAMAGE. A WINERY RECEIVED TREE AND VINE DAMAGE. A TOUR BUS WAS LIFTED AND TURNED 180 DEGREES. NUMEROUS LARGE TREES WERE UPROOTED OR DAMAGED WITH SOME SNAPPED. 0240 AM TSTM WND GST 3 NE ATWOOD 36.01N 88.63W 05/02/2010 E60.00 MPH CARROLL TN TRAINED SPOTTER NEARLY BLEW CAR OFF ROAD. 0246 AM TORNADO 2 E ASHLAND 34.83N 89.14W 05/02/2010 F3 BENTON MS TRAINED SPOTTER *** 3 FATAL, 1 INJ *** THE STARTING POINT WAS TWO MILES SOUTH OF ASHLAND NEAR HIGHWAY 5. THE ENDING POINT WAS IN THE TOWN OF POCAHONTAS TENNESSEE. THE TRACK LENGTH WAS 27.7 MILES WITH A WIDTH THAT VARIED FROM 100 YARDS TO ONE HALF MILE. AT LEAST 30 HOMES WERE DESTROYED OR SUFFERED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. THREE FATALITIES AND ONE CRITICAL INJURY OCCURRED WHEN A SEPARATE DOUBLE AND SINGLE WIDE MOBILE HOME WERE DESTROYED ALONG THE PATH. ONE TRANSMISSION TOWER HAD COLLAPSED ALONG WITH NUMEROUS TREES DEBARKED AND SNAPPED OFF. 0320 AM TORNADO 5 NW RAMER 35.12N 88.69W 05/02/2010 F2 MCNAIRY TN NWS STORM SURVEY AN EF-2 TORNADO MAXIMUM WINDS ESTIMATED AT 111-135 MPH SPUN UP AT 320 AM AND EVENTUALLY STRUCK THE CITY OF SELMER TENNESSEE. THE TORNADO DID EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO HOMES AND TREES. THE TORNADO WAS ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE IN THE CITIES OF PURDY AND GOOD HOPE IN MCNAIRY COUNTY. 0322 AM TORNADO 5 ENE POCAHONTAS 35.08N 88.74W 05/02/2010 F0 MCNAIRY TN NWS STORM SURVEY BRIEF TORNADO SPIN UP WITH SOME TREES DOWN. PATH WIDTH WAS ABOUT 50 YARDS. 0329 AM TORNADO 2 SW ABBEVILLE 34.48N 89.53W 05/02/2010 F2 LAFAYETTE MS NWS STORM SURVEY *** 1 FATAL *** THE STARTING POINT WAS NEAR HIGHWAY 7 JUST SOUTHWEST OF ABBEVILLE WITH AN ENDING POINT NEAR COUNTY HIGHWAY 215 EAST OF TOWN. THE TRACK LENGTH WAS 1.4 MILES WITH A WIDTH THAT VARIED FROM 30 TO 75 YARDS. A FATALITY OCCURED NEAR THE STARTING POINT WHERE A SINGLE FAMILY HOME WAS DESTROYED. ONE DOUBLEWIDE TRAILER WAS DESTROYED ALONG WITH THREE HOMES THAT WERE DAMAGED. NUMEROUS TREES WERE ALSO UPROOTED. 0418 AM TORNADO 4 N SARDIS 35.50N 88.28W 05/02/2010 F0 HENDERSON TN NWS STORM SURVEY AN EF-0 TORNADO SPUN UP AROUND 418 AM AND TRAVELED NORTHEAST 6 MILES. A ROOF OF A BUILDING WAS REMOVED AND A TIN ROOF OF AN OFF BUILDING WAS REMOVED. TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 100 AND ON HUGHES ROAD. PATH WIDTH ABOUT 100 YARDS. 0600 AM FLASH FLOOD 9 W BATESVILLE 34.32N 90.09W 05/02/2010 PANOLA MS NEWSPAPER EXCESSIVE RAINFALL OF 2-4 INCHES OVER 1-3 HOURS CAUSED FLOODING OF RESIDENCE AT 938 SEVEN ROAD 0830 AM FLASH FLOOD SHERMAN 34.36N 88.84W 05/02/2010 PONTOTOC MS EMERGENCY MNGR WATER COVERING HIGHWAY 178 AT THE DOLLAR GENERAL 0830 AM FLASH FLOOD 1 S ECRU 34.34N 89.03W 05/02/2010 PONTOTOC MS EMERGENCY MNGR BRASSFIELD ROAD CLOSED DUE TO HIGH WATER 0830 AM FLASH FLOOD 15 W BRUCE 33.99N 89.61W 05/02/2010 YALOBUSHA MS LAW ENFORCEMENT BRIDGE WASHED OUT ALONG COUNTY ROAD 247 NEAR INTERSECTION OF COUNTY ROAD 242. 0830 AM FLASH FLOOD PONTOTOC 34.25N 89.01W 05/02/2010 PONTOTOC MS EMERGENCY MNGR EAST 9TH STREET IN PONTOTOC 0830 AM FLASH FLOOD PONTOTOC 34.25N 89.01W 05/02/2010 PONTOTOC MS EMERGENCY MNGR WATER COVERING CANE CREEK SOUTH RD AND BEEHILL RD 1026 AM FLASH FLOOD 2 NE CORINTH 34.96N 88.49W 05/02/2010 ALCORN MS NEWSPAPER *** 1 FATAL *** 66 YEAR OLD MALE IN CAR SWEPT OFF INTO DITCH BY EXCESSIVE FLOOD WATERS ON NORTH SHILOH ROAD NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF SHILOH RIDGE ROAD AND NORTH SHILOH ROAD 1100 AM FLASH FLOOD CORINTH 34.94N 88.52W 05/02/2010 ALCORN MS LAW ENFORCEMENT FLOODING COUNTYWIDE. MANY ROADS NEARLY IMPASSABLE 1130 AM FLASH FLOOD BATESVILLE 34.32N 89.94W 05/02/2010 PANOLA MS NEWSPAPER EXCESSIVE WATER FROM HEAVY RAINFALL CAUSED WATER TO ENTER SMITH CLEANERS IN DOWNTOWN BATESVILLE 1148 AM FLASH FLOOD TUPELO 34.26N 88.73W 05/02/2010 LEE MS EMERGENCY MNGR BRIDGE WASHED OUT ON COUNTY ROAD 28/48 AND MANY ROADS COVERED WITH WATER IN TOWN AND AREAS NORTH OF TUPELO. 1148 AM FLASH FLOOD SAVANNAH 35.22N 88.24W 05/02/2010 HARDIN TN TRAINED SPOTTER ROADS ALL OVER SAVANNAH WASHED OUT 0115 PM FLASH FLOOD 10 E HOLLY SPRINGS 34.77N 89.27W 05/02/2010 BENTON MS NWS EMPLOYEE HALF OF EASTBOUND LANE OF STATE HIGHWAY 4 CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING &&
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