Watching the Tropics

Well as my family and I are preparing for our vacation to Myrtle Beach my attention turns to the tropical system that is forecast to be churning off the South Carolina Coast. I guess it is the weather geek in me, the storm chaser or a combination of the 2. While it might not ever amount to anything it still bares watching as it could stall out just east of the Bahamas and the lingering effect would be increased wave action and rip tides all along the South East and Mid Atlantic coast. There will also be the threat of a few thunderstorms along the coast as well as the inland areas a few water spouts could be very possible. So if you are planning a trip to the East coast as I am with my family on this Memorial Day weekend please be weather aware. As a associate chaser with Severestudios.com I will be doing wht I do best in the event weather turns sour.

Short But Fun Little Chase

5-20-2010 CHASE.wmv

Few Storms To Our West

A nice line of Showers and storms are lined up and down the Mississippi River slowly moving east. They should weaken considerably before reaching the Alabama state line.

Updated Information On The May 10th Tornado Outbreak

Well I am a little late with the updates from the NWS offices in Norman and Tulsa but I have been busy. There are still a few tracks that are yet to be surveyed but most of the have been. The NWS office in Norman has upgraded 2 of the EF3s to EF4s in Norman and in Moore.29 confirmed tornadoes so far from the outbreak and numerous other tracks that have yet to be rated.

Here is the statement from Tulsa:
...OKFUSKEE COUNTY OKLAHOMA...

A TORNADO THAT MOVED ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN HUGHES
COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOWN OF CROMWELL...CROSSED INTO
SOUTHWESTERN OKFUSKEE COUNTY 3 MILES WEST OF BEARDEN AT ABOUT 635
PM CDT. THE TORNADO MOVED NORTHEAST AND DISSIPATED JUST SOUTH OF
I-40 ABOUT 3 MILES NORTH OF BEARDEN AT ABOUT 647 PM CDT. MANY
TREES WERE DAMAGED IN THE PATH...WHICH WAS ABOUT 5 MILES LONG AND
HAD A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 400 YARDS. BASED ON THE TREE DAMAGE...THE
TORNADO WAS RATED EF-1 ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE WITH MAXIMUM
WIND OF UP TO 95 MPH.



ANOTHER TORNADO DEVELOPED ABOUT 6.5 MILES SOUTH OF OKEMAH AT ABOUT
645 PM. THE TORNADO MOVED NORTHEAST AND DISSIPATED ABOUT 2.75
MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF PHAROAH AT ABOUT 710 PM. TREES WERE
SNAPPED...POWER POLES WERE DOWNED...HOMES WERE DAMAGED AND SEVERAL
OUTBUILDINGS WERE DESTROYED WITHIN THE 14 MILE LONG PATH THAT WAS
A MAXIMUM OF 1000 YARDS WIDE. BASED ON THIS DAMAGE...THE TORNADO
WAS RATED EF-1 ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE WITH PEAK WINDS NEAR
105 MPH.



A THIRD TORNADO BEGAN ABOUT A MILE SOUTH OF BOLEY AT ABOUT 717
PM...MOVED NORTHEAST...AND DISSIPATED ABOUT 10.5 MILES NORTH-
NORTHEAST OF OKEMAH AT ABOUT 735 PM. THE TORNADO PRODUCED
SIGNIFICANT TREE DAMAGE...REMOVED THE ROOF OF THE BOLEY POLICE
DEPARTMENT BUILDING...DOWNED POWER POLES...AND DAMAGED HOMES. THE
PATH LENGTH WAS ABOUT 15.5 MILES LONG AND HAD A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF
650 YARDS. THE TORNADO WAS RATED EF-1 ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE
WITH PEAK WINDS NEAR 105 MPH.

Okfuskee County Summary

CONTINUATION OF CROMWELL TORNADO IN HUGHES COUNTY
BEGAN: 3 MILES WEST OF BEARDEN
ENDED: 3 MILES NORTH OF BEARDEN
635 PM TO 647 PM CDT
RATING: EF-1
PEAK WINDS: NEAR 95 MPH
PATH LENGTH IN OKFUSKEE COUNTY: 5 MILES
MAX PATH WIDTH IN OKFUSKEE COUNTY: 400 YARDS



CLEARVIEW TORNADO
BEGAN: 6.5 MILES SOUTH OF OKEMAH
ENDED: 2.75 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF PHAROAH
645 PM TO 710 PM CDT
RATING: EF-1
PEAK WINDS: NEAR 105 MPH
PATH LENGTH: 14 MILES
MAX PATH WIDTH 1000: YARDS



BOLEY TORNADO
BEGAN: 1 MILE SOUTH OF BOLEY
ENDED: 10.5 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF OKEMAH
717 PM TO 735 PM CDT
RATING: EF-1
PEAK WINDS: NEAR 105 MPH
PATH LENGTH: 15.5 MILES
MAX PATH WIDTH: 650 YARDS



...OKMULGEE COUNTY OKLAHOMA...

A BRIEF TORNADO DEVELOPED A HALF MILE NORTHEAST OF BRYANT...MOVED
EAST...AND DISSIPATED ABOUT A MILE EAST-NORTHEAST OF BRYANT. THE
TORNADO DAMAGED TREES AND A HOME. THE PATH LENGTH WAS ABOUT A HALF
MILE LONG AND WAS UP TO ABOUT 100 YARDS WIDE. IT WAS RATED EF-0
ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE WITH PEAK WINDS NEAR 80 MPH.

A STRONG TORNADO DEVELOPED AT ABOUT 704 PM ABOUT 3 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHWEST OF THE HENRYETTA AIRPORT...MOVED NORTHEAST...AND
DISSIPATED AT ABOUT 721 PM ABOUT 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF DEWAR. THE
TORNADO DESTROYED A BOAT DOCK AND A MOBILE HOME ON HENRYETTA
LAKE...DAMAGED SEVERAL OTHER HOMES AND MOBILE HOMES...PRODUCED
MAJOR TREE DAMAGE...A DESTROYED OUTBUILDINGS. THE PATH LENGTH WAS
ABOUT 10 MILES AND WAS UP TO 1250 YARDS WIDE. THE TORNADO WAS
RATED EF-2 ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE WITH PEAK WINDS NEAR 115
MPH.

Okmulgee County Summary

BRYANT TORNADO
BEGAN: 0.5 MILES NORTHEAST OF BRYANT
ENDED: 0.75 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF BRYANT
703 PM CDT
RATING: EF-0
PEAK WINDS: NEAR 80 MPH
PATH LENGTH: 0.5 MILES
MAX PATH WIDTH: 300 YARDS



LAKE HENYRETTA TORNADO
BEGAN: 3 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF HENRYETTA AIRPORT
ENDED: 2 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF DEWAR
704 PM TO 721 PM CDT
RATING: EF-2
PEAK WINDS: NEAR 115 MPH
PATH LENGTH: 10 MILES
MAX PATH WIDTH: 1250 YARDS


...MCINTOSH COUNTY OKLAHOMA...



EUFAULA LAKE TORNADO
723 PM TO 741 PM
BEGAN: SOUTH OF LAKE EUFAULA ABOUT 6.5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HITCHITA
ENDED: 7 MILES EAST OF HITCHITA, NORTH-NORTHEAST OF HIGHWAY 72/HIGHWAY 266 INTERSECTION
PATH LENGTH: 13 MILES
MAX PATH WIDTH: 800 YARDS
EF RATING: EF2 WITH PEAK WINDS NEAR 115 MPH



RENTIESVILLE TORNADO
746 PM TO 756 PM
BEGAN: 1.5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF RENTIESVILLE
ENDED: 7 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF RENTIESVILLE
PATH LENGTH: 6.5 MILES
MAX PATH WIDTH: 800 YARDS
EF RATING: EF1 WITH PEAK WINDS NEAR 110 MPH



SEVERAL OTHER TRACKS ARE LIKELY TO COME OUT OF THE SURVEYS,
ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF LAKE EUFAULA IN MCINTOSH COUNTY WHERE STORM
CHASERS OBSERVED SEVERAL SATELLITE TORNADOES AND THE SURVEY TEAM
OBSERVED ADDITIONAL TORNADO DAMAGE. ANOTHER AREA OF DAMAGE THAT IS
BEING LOOKED AT CLOSELY IS A COUPLE MILES SOUTHEAST OF HITCHITA,
WHICH MAY BE THE RESULT OF AN ADDITIONAL SATELLITE TORNADO OF THE
TORNADO THAT MOVED ACROSS LAKE EUFAULA.



...MUSKOGEE COUNTY OKLAHOMA...

WARNER TORNADO
756 PM TO 758 PM
BEGAN: 3 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF WARNER
ENDED: 4 MILES NORTHEAST OF SHADY GROVE
PATH LENGTH: 2 MILES
MAX PATH WIDTH: 400 YARDS
EF RATING: EF1 WITH PEAK WINDS NEAR 105 MPH



...MUSKOGEE/SEQUOYAH COUNTY OKLAHOMA...

WEBBERS FALLS TORNADO
806 PM TO 820 PM
BEGAN: 5.75 MILES NORTHWEST OF WEBBERS FALLS
ENDED: 2.5 MILES NORTH OF BOX
PATH LENGTH: 13 MILES
MAX PATH WIDTH: 1250 YARDS
EF RATING: EF1 WITH PEAK WINDS NEAR 110 MPH



...SEQUOYAH COUNTY OKLAHOMA...

MARBLE CITY TORNADO
827 PM TO 831 PM
BEGAN: 1.5 MILES WEST OF DWIGHT MISSION
ENDED: HALF MILE SOUTHEAST OF MARBLE CITY
PATH LENGTH: 4 MILES
MAX PATH WIDTH: 500 YARDS
EF RATING: EF1 WITH PEAK WINDS NEAR 105 MPH



...OSAGE COUNTY OKLAHOMA...



A SURVEY TEAM FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA CONFIRMED
THAT A TORNADO OCCURRED IN WESTERN OSAGE COUNTY ON THE EVENING OF
10 MAY 2010.



THE TORNADO LIKELY ENTERED OSAGE COUNTY FROM NOBLE COUNTY. THIS
WILL BE CONFIRMED THROUGH COORDINATION BETWEEN THE NORMAN AND
TULSA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES.



TORNADO DAMAGE BEGAN IN OSAGE COUNTY AT APPROXIMATELY 514 PM CDT
12.3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BURBANK. THE TORNADO TRAVELED TO THE
NORTHEAST AT NEAR 60 MPH AND WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 11 MILES...
LIFTING 3.1 MILES SOUTH OF BURBANK.



THE TORNADO WAS 1.4 MILES WIDE AND WAS PART OF A 2.6 MILE WIDE
DAMAGE SWATH. THE LARGER DAMAGE SWATH IS A COMBINATION OF
TORNADO DAMAGE AND STRONG REAR FLANK DOWNDRAFT WINDS THE REACHED
NEAR 85 MPH IN A FEW LOCATIONS. THE TORNADO WAS GIVEN A PRELIMINARY
RATING OF EF-1 ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE. THE PEAK WINDS OF THE
TORNADO WERE ESTIMATED NEAR 110 MPH.



THE TORNADO SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED TWO HOMES... ALONG WITH SEVERAL
BARNS AND OUTBUILDINGS. THE TORNADO LIFTED AROUND 525 PM.



Osage County Summary



BURBANK TORNADO
10 MAY 2010
514 PM TO 525 PM CDT
RATING: EF-1
PEAK WINDS: NEAR 110 MPH
PATH LENGTH: 11 MILES
MAX PATH WIDTH: 1.4 MILES

THIS TORNADO LIKELY ENTERED OSAGE COUNTY FROM NOBLE COUNTY.

Here is the statement from Norman:
REMEMBER THAT THIS INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FURTHER
INVESTIGATION. WE ARE STILL INVESTIGATING OTHER DAMAGE AREAS AND IT
WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO COMPILE THE DETAILS OF EACH STORM.

AT LEAST FOUR ADDITIONAL TORNADOES HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED WHICH BRINGS
THE NUMBER OF CONFIRMED AND COMPLETELY SURVEYED TORNADOES TO 14 IN
THE NWS NORMAN COUNTY WARNING AREA. IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE
HAVE VISUAL EVIDENCE ON A NUMBER OF OTHER TORNADOES AND ARE STILL
INVESTIGATING THOSE...SO THE TOTAL TORNADO COUNT IS LIKELY TO
CONTINUE TO RISE.

THE FIRST THREE TORNADOES INDICATED BELOW WERE SPAWNED BY THE SAME
LEFT-MOVING PARENT SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM. THE LAST TORNADO WAS
SPAWNED BY A LATER THUNDERSTORM.


...BRAY TO COX CITY ANTICYCLONIC TORNADO...

RATING: EF-1
MAX WIDTH: 0.4 MILES
PATH LENGTH: AROUND 6 MILES
BEGIN POINT: ABOUT 3.1 NE BRAY
END POINT: ABOUT 2.6 ESE COX CITY

THIS TORNADO CROSSED FROM NORTHEAST STEPHENS COUNTY INTO SOUTHEAST
GRADY COUNTY. BASED ON RADAR SIGNATURES AND AN EYEWITNESS
ACCOUNT...THIS TORNADO WAS AN ANTICYCLONIC TORNADO MEANING THAT THE
TORNADIC CIRCULATION WAS ROTATING IN A CLOCKWISE DIRECTION. THERE
WAS SOME DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES ALONG THE PATH...AND IT CONVERGED
TOWARDS THE CENTER...INDICATIVE OF A TORNADO RATHER THAN
STRAIGHT-LINE WIND DAMAGE. SOME FENCES...TREES...AND POWER POLES
WERE DOWNED. GRADY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT SAID THERE WERE ABOUT
20 POWER POLES DOWNED ALONG A 4 MILE STRETCH. THERE WAS ALSO SOME
MINOR DAMAGE TO A FEW MOBILE HOMES.


...WAYNE OK ANTICYCLONIC TORNADO...

RATING: EF-1
MAX WIDTH: 3/8 TO 1/2 MILE
PATH LENGTH: AROUND 4.6 MILES
BEGIN POINT: ABOUT 7.0 WSW WAYNE
END POINT: ABOUT 2.6 W WAYNE

THIS TORNADO CROSSED OCCURRED IN SOUTHERN MCCLAIN COUNTY. BASED ON
RADAR SIGNATURES AND OBSERVED DAMAGE PATTERNS...THIS TORNADO WAS
ALSO AN ANTICYCLONIC TORNADO. THE MOST NOTABLE DAMAGE ALONG THIS
PATH INCLUDES DAMAGE TO THE MID AMERICA TECHNOLOGY CENTER...AT WHICH
DAMAGE ESTIMATES TOTAL TO AROUND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS. SOME AC
UNITS WERE BLOWN OFF THE ROOF...AND SOME DOORS WERE BLOWN IN. ONE
OBSERVER SAID HE SAW WHAT APPEARED TO BE A LARGE DUST DEVIL AND
THOUGHT IT WAS UNUSUAL BECAUSE THE TORNADO WAS NOT WHERE HE WOULD
HAVE EXPECTED IT TO BE IN A THUNDERSTORM.


...WAYNE OK CYCLONIC TORNADO...

RATING: EF-0
MAX WIDTH: 100 TO 150 YARDS
PATH LENGTH: AROUND 3/4 MILE
BEGIN POINT: ABOUT 6.8 WSW WAYNE
END POINT: ABOUT 6.1 W WAYNE

THIS TORNADO IS THOUGHT TO BE A BRIEF CYCLONIC SPIN-UP AS AN
OFFSHOOT OF THE PRIMARY ANTICYCLONIC CIRCULATION NEAR WAYNE. A GAP
IN DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE NORTH OF THE MAIN ANTICYCLONIC TORNADO
TRACK BEFORE THE DAMAGE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TORNADO WAS OBSERVED.
DEBRIS FROM A SHED WAS BLOWN TO THE NORTHWEST...MORE INDICATIVE OF A
CYCLONIC CIRCULATION AND INCONSISTENT WITH THE DAMAGE PATTERNS FOUND
JUST TO THE SOUTHEAST.

OCCASIONALLY...WITH CYCLONIC TORNADOES...BRIEF ANTICYCLONIC
TORNADOES WILL BE OBSERVED. IT IS THOUGHT THAT JUST THE OPPOSITE
OCCURRED IN THIS CASE.


...LEXINGTON AREA / SOUTHERN CLEVELAND COUNTY TORNADO...

THIS DAMAGE SURVEY INFORMATION IS ONLY VERY PRELIMINARY. NO RATING
HAS BEEN ASSIGNED YET...BUT THE DAMAGE WAS MORE CONSISTENT WITH A
WEAK TORNADO...IN THE EF-0 OR EF-1 RANGE.

THE FIRST DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED JUST NORTH OF HIGHWAY 39 ABOUT 7.2
MILES EAST OF LEXINGTON. SPORADIC TREE DAMAGE WAS NOTED UNTIL THE
DAMAGE PATH ENDED AROUND 9 MILES EAST OF LEXINGTON. SOME MOBILE
HOMES WERE ALSO DAMAGED...BUT IT WAS MOSTLY JUST MINOR ROOF DAMAGE
OR MINOR DAMAGE TO THE SIDING OF THE HOMES.

A VERY CONCENTRATED AREA OF WEAK DAMAGE WAS ALSO NOTED JUST NORTH OF
HIGHWAY 39 AND FISHMARKET ROAD. THIS HAS NOT BEEN CLASSIFIED AS A
TORNADO YET...AND FURTHER ASSESSMENT IS NEEDED.

Prelim Reports from Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak From Tulsa

Damage Survey Information

National Weather Service Tulsa employees are currently conducting surveys of damage across Osage County and also along the Interstate 40 corridor to determine how many tornadoes affected the area and the path length, width, and tornado strength of each. Updated information will be posted here once the survey teams have this information.

...OKFUSKEE COUNTY OKLAHOMA...

CONTINUATION OF CROMWELL TORNADO IN HUGHES COUNTY
BEGAN 3 MILES WEST OF BEARDEN
ENDED 3 MILES NORTH OF BEARDEN
635 PM TO 647 PM CDT
RATING EF-1
PEAK WINDS NEAR 95 MPH
PATH LENGTH IN OKFUSKEE COUNTY 5 MILES
MAX PATH WIDTH IN OKFUSKEE COUNTY 400 YARDS

CLEARVIEW TORNADO
BEGAN 6.5 MILES SOUTH OF OKEMAH
ENDED 2.75 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF PHAROAH
645 PM TO 710 PM CDT
RATING EF-1
PEAK WINDS NEAR 105 MPH
PATH LENGTH 14 MILES
MAX PATH WIDTH 1000 YARDS

BOLEY TORNADO
BEGAN 1 MILE SOUTH OF BOLEY
ENDED 10.5 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF OKEMAH
717 PM TO 735 PM CDT
RATING EF-1
PEAK WINDS NEAR 105 MPH
PATH LENGTH 15.5 MILES
MAX PATH WIDTH 650 YARDS

...OKMULGEE COUNTY OKLAHOMA...

BRYANT TORNADO
BEGAN .5 MILES NORTHEAST OF BRYANT
ENDED .75 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF BRYANT
703 PM CDT
RATING EF-0
PEAK WINDS NEAR 80 MPH
PATH LENGTH .5 MILES
MAX PATH WIDTH 300 YARDS

LAKE HENYRETTA TORNADO
BEGAN 3 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF HENRYETTA AIRPORT
ENDED 2 MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF DEWAR
704 PM TO 721 PM CDT
RATING EF-2
PEAK WINDS NEAR 115 MPH
PATH LENGTH 10 MILES
MAX PATH WIDTH 1250 YARDS

...MCINTOSH COUNTY OKLAHOMA...

A SURVEY TEAM ASSESSED WHAT APPEARS TO BE THE END OF A TORNADO THAT
LIKELY DEVELOPED BETWEEN I-40 AND LAKE EUFAULA. THIS DAMAGE WAS
LOCATED ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF HIGHWAY 266 ABOUT 6 MILES
WEST-NORTHWEST OF CHECOTAH. EF-1 DAMAGE WITH PEAK WINDS OF ABOUT 95
MPH WERE FOUND ASSOCIATED WITH THIS TORNADO.

ADDITIONAL SURVEYS WILL BE CONDUCTED ACROSS MCINTOSH...MUSKOGEE...
AND SEQUOYAH COUNTIES ON WEDNESDAY.

...OSAGE COUNTY OKLAHOMA...

A SURVEY TEAM FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA CONFIRMED
THAT A TORNADO OCCURRED IN WESTERN OSAGE COUNTY ON THE EVENING OF
10 MAY 2010.

THE TORNADO LIKELY ENTERED OSAGE COUNTY FROM NOBLE COUNTY. THIS
WILL BE CONFIRMED THROUGH COORDINATION BETWEEN THE NORMAN AND
TULSA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES.

TORNADO DAMAGE BEGAN IN OSAGE COUNTY AT APPROXIMATELY 514 PM CDT
12.3 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BURBANK. THE TORNADO TRAVELED TO THE
NORTHEAST AT NEAR 60 MPH AND WAS ON THE GROUND FOR 11 MILES...
LIFTING 3.1 MILES SOUTH OF BURBANK.

THE TORNADO WAS 1.4 MILES WIDE AND WAS PART OF A 2.6 MILE WIDE
DAMAGE SWATH. THE LARGER DAMAGE SWATH IS A COMBINATION OF
TORNADO DAMAGE AND STRONG REAR FLANK DOWNDRAFT WINDS THE REACHED
NEAR 85 MPH IN A FEW LOCATIONS. THE TORNADO WAS GIVEN A PRELIMINARY
RATING OF EF-1 ON THE ENHANCED FUJITA SCALE. THE PEAK WINDS OF THE
TORNADO WERE ESTIMATED NEAR 110 MPH.

THE TORNADO SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED TWO HOMES... ALONG WITH SEVERAL
BARNS AND OUTBUILDINGS. THE TORNADO LIFTED AROUND 525 PM.

SUMMARY

BURBANK TORNADO
10 MAY 2010
514 PM TO 525 PM CDT
RATING EF-1
PEAK WINDS NEAR 110 MPH
PATH LENGTH 11 MILES
MAX PATH WIDTH 1.4 MILES

THIS TORNADO LIKELY ENTERED OSAGE COUNTY FROM NOBLE COUNTY.


THIS INFORMATION IS STILL PRELIMINARY. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION
THAT COULD ENHANCE THE RECORD OF THIS STORM SHOULD CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN TULSA AT 918-838-7838 DURING
BUSINESS HOURS... OR SEND US AN E-MAIL AT
SR-TSA.STORMREPORT@NOAA.GOV.

A SECOND TEAM FROM THE TULSA OFFICE IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THE
TORNADO DAMAGE PATHS IN THE I-40 CORRIDOR.

Prelim Reports from Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak From Norman

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK
1150 AM CDT WED MAY 12 2010

...PRELIMINARY DAMAGE SURVEY RESULTS FROM MAY 10TH OUTBREAK...

AS A RESULT OF THE TORNADIC SUPERCELLS THAT CROSSED THROUGH CENTRAL
OKLAHOMA ON MAY 10 2010...WE RECEIVED MANY TORNADO REPORTS AND
DAMAGE REPORTS. THEREFORE...SIX SEPARATE DAMAGE SURVEY TEAMS WERE
DEPLOYED TUESDAY TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE. HERE ARE SOME PRELIMINARY
RESULTS.

REMEMBER THAT THIS INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE PENDING FURTHER
INVESTIGATION. WE ARE STILL INVESTIGATING OTHER DAMAGE AREAS AND IT
WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO COMPILE THE DETAILS OF EACH STORM.

SPECIAL THANKS GO TO VOLUNTEERS FROM THE NATIONAL SEVERE STORMS
LABORATORY...VORTEX 2...WARNING DECISION TRAINING BRANCH...THE STORM
PREDICTION CENTER...AND THE OU SCHOOL OF METEOROLOGY FOR THEIR
ASSISTANCE IN THE NUMEROUS DAMAGE SURVEYS REQUIRED. ALSO THANKS TO
THE EMERGENCY MANAGERS AND STORM SPOTTERS AND CHASERS AROUND
OKLAHOMA WHO PROVIDED INVALUABLE INFORMATION BOTH DURING AND AFTER
THE EVENT.


...NORTHERN KAY COUNTY /TWO TORNADO TRACKS/...

NO SPECIFIC INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FOR THESE TORNADOES YET. TWO
PARALLEL TORNADO TRACKS WERE FOUND...AND THESE WERE THOUGHT TO BE
FROM THE SAME PARENT THUNDERSTORM. ONE CROSSED INTO KANSAS NEAR
INTERSTATE 35...AND THE OTHER PARALLELED THAT TRACK ABOUT TWO MILES
TO THE SOUTH. BOTH OF THESE TRACKS EXTENDED WEST INTO GRANT
COUNTY...BUT THE SURVEY TEAM DID NOT HAVE TIME TO ASSESS THAT
SECTION OF THE TRACK.

THE PORTION OF THE NORTHERN STORM TRACK IN KAY COUNTY ACHIEVED A
MAXIMUM RATING OF EF-3. 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF BRAMAN...A 3 STORY
HOUSE WAS DESTROYED WITH THIS TORNADO. THE PORTION OF THE SOUTHERN
STORM TRACK IN KAY COUNTY ACHIEVED A MAXIMUM RATING OF EF-1. MORE
INFORMATION WILL BECOME AVAILABLE ABOUT THESE TWO TORNADOES IN
SUBSEQUENT DAYS.


...MOORE TO HARRAH TORNADO...

RATING: EF-3
MAX WIDTH: 1/2 TO 3/4 MILES
PATH LENGTH: AROUND 23 MILES
BEGIN POINT: ABOUT 3.6 SSW MOORE
END POINT: ABOUT 1.9 S HARRAH

THE TORNADO BEGAN SOMEWHERE JUST WEST OF INTERSTATE 35 AND INDIAN
HILLS ROAD AND MOVED TO THE NORTHEAST. A BROAD AREA OF PRIMARILY
TREE DAMAGE WAS NOTED THROUGH MOST OF THE TRACK IN MOORE...BETWEEN
THE INTERSTATE AND STANLEY DRAPER LAKE. THE DAMAGE PATH BECAME MORE
FOCUSED AND INTENSE AFTER THE TORNADO HAD PASSED OVER STANLEY DRAPER
LAKE. AREAS OF EF-2 TO EF-3 DAMAGE WERE NOTED FROM NEAR HIWASSEE
ROAD AND SE 89TH THROUGH MOST OF THE REMAINDER OF THE TRACK. NEAR
INTERSTATE 40...THE TORNADO IMPACTED SEVERAL BUSINESSES...WITH EF-3
DAMAGE NOTED AT A LOVES GAS STATION AND EF-2 DAMAGE ACROSS THE
STREET TO THE SONIC RESTAURANT.


...NORTHERN POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY...

RATING: EF-3
MAX WIDTH: 1/2 MILE
PATH LENGTH: AROUND 9 MILES
BEGIN POINT: ABOUT 4.7 NNW PINK
END POINT: ABOUT 5.0 NW SHAWNEE

THIS TORNADO DEVELOPED LESS THAN A MILE INSIDE OF THE POTTAWATOMIE
COUNTY BORDER AND MOVED NORTHEAST...LIFTING JUST BEFORE IT REACHED
INTERSTATE 40. SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED ALONG THE PATH.
SEVERAL HOMES WERE DESTROYED EXCEPT FOR ONE OR TWO INTERIOR WALLS.
SOME TREES WERE DEBARKED. METAL POLES FROM A BARN...EMBEDDED IN
CONCRETE...WERE RIPPED OUT OF THE GROUND WITH THE CONCRETE STILL
ATTACHED. A TRAIN BOX CAR WAS ROLLED ABOUT 300 YARDS.


...NORMAN TO LITTLE AXE TO PINK TORNADO...

RATING: EF-3
MAX WIDTH: 1/2 MILE
PATH LENGTH: AT LEAST 16 MILES
BEGIN POINT: ABOUT 3.2 S NORMAN
END POINT: NOT YET ASSESSED

THIS TORNADO DAMAGE PATH IS NOT YET COMPLETELY SURVEYED. THE SURVEY
TEAM HAD TO STOP THE SURVEY JUST WEST OF THE CLEVELAND-POTTAWATOMIE
COUNTY BORDER. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THIS DAMAGE PATH
IS SEPARATE FROM THE DAMAGE PATH THAT BEGAN NEAR TECUMSEH. THIS
TORNADO DEVELOPED VERY CLOSE TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER CENTER. DAMAGE
INTENSITY INCREASED GRADUALLY ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE PATH. THE
MOST SEVERE DAMAGE WAS NOTED FROM NEAR THE LITTLE AXE SCHOOL TO THE
COUNTY LINE. IN THE CLEAR DAMAGE PATH...TREES WERE STRIPPED OF SOME
BARK AND BRANCHES. LARGE OBJECTS WERE THROWN CONSIDERABLE
DISTANCES...INCLUDING SOME CONCRETE PILLARS AND METAL BLEACHERS NEAR
THE LITTLE AXE SCHOOL THAT WERE TOSSED OR ROLLED SEVERAL HUNDRED
YARDS. SOME APPLIANCES WERE ALSO LOFTED AS A DRYER WAS FOUND TO
HAVE SETTLED ABOUT 50 FEET UP IN A TREE. THERE WAS ALSO
CONSIDERABLE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE...AS SOME FOUNDATION HOMES WERE
MOSTLY DESTROYED. THIS TORNADO ALSO CROSSED LAKE THUNDERBIRD AND
DAMAGED A MARINA WITH ABOUT 300 BOATS.


...OTHER NORMAN TORNADO...

RATING: EF-1
MAX WIDTH: NOT YET ASSESSED
PATH LENGTH: AROUND 1.5 MILES
BEGIN POINT: ABOUT 3.6 S NORMAN
END POINT: ABOUT 3.6 SE NORMAN

A GAP IN DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE SOUTH OF THE MAIN DAMAGE PATH
CLOSER TO HIGHWAY 9. ANOTHER TORNADO DAMAGE PATH WAS FOUND FURTHER
TO THE SOUTH. THIS SEPARATE TORNADO WAS ALSO CORROBORATED BY A FEW
INDEPENDENT EYEWITNESSES. MINOR DAMAGE TO HOMES AND TREE DAMAGE WAS
NOTED ALONG THIS PARALLEL TORNADO TRACK.


...TORNADO THAT MERGED EAST OF LAKE THUNDERBIRD...

RATING: EF-2
MAX WIDTH: 1/4 MILE
PATH LENGTH: ABOUT 7 MILES
BEGIN POINT: ABOUT 8.5 ENE NOBLE
END POINT: ABOUT 2.7 SW PINK

ANOTHER TORNADO DEVELOPED IN CENTRAL CLEVELAND COUNTY...AND THE
DAMAGE PATH CONTINUED NORTHEAST UNTIL IT WAS FOUND TO MERGE WITH THE
PRIMARY TORNADO TRACK THAT HAD CROSSED LAKE THUNDERBIRD. IN
ADDITION TO TREE DAMAGE...A CELL TOWER WAS MANGLED AND DOWNED...AND
THE COUNTRY BOY LOCAL STORE ALONG HIGHWAY 9 RECEIVED SOME STRUCTURAL
DAMAGE. NEAR THIS STORE...AND TOWARDS THE MERGER POINT...THE
STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND TREE DAMAGE WERE SUPPORTIVE OF AN EF-2 RATING.


...TECUMSEH TO CROMWELL AND POINTS EAST TORNADO...

RATING: EF-3
MAX WIDTH: 3/4 TO 1 MILE
PATH LENGTH: AT LEAST 30 MILES ONLY COUNTING NWS NORMAN PORTION
BEGIN POINT: ABOUT 2.8 WSW TECUMSEH
END POINT: CONTINUED INTO NWS TULSA AREA ABOUT 0.8 E CROMWELL

THIS LONG TRACK TORNADO MOVED FROM POTTAWATOMIE COUNTY INTO
SEMINOLE COUNTY...AND THEN CROSSED INTO OKFUSKEE COUNTY WHICH IS IN
THE NWS TULSA COUNTY WARNING AREA. THE TORNADO CAUSED SIGNIFICANT
DAMAGE ALONG THE ENTIRE TRACK...WITH NO NOTABLE GAPS IN DAMAGE ALONG
THE LENGTH OF THE PATH SURVEYED. AT TIMES...THE DAMAGE FIELD
WIDENED TO ABOUT 3/4 OF A MILE WIDE...POSSIBLY UP TO 1 MILE WIDE.
THE MOST INTENSE DAMAGE SEEMED TO BE JUST NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF
EARLSBORO NEAR THE POTTAWATOMIE-SEMINOLE COUNTY BORDER. IT WAS IN
THIS LOCATION THAT A 5 BEDROOM...2 STORY FOUNDATION HOUSE WAS
DESTROYED EXCEPT FOR SEVERAL INTERIOR WALLS NEAR THE BATHROOM. IN
THIS SAME VICINITY...A PICKUP TRUCK APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN LOFTED FOR
ABOUT 1/4 MILE...AND A SEMI TRAILER WAS ROLLED OR LOFTED FOR A FEW
HUNDRED YARDS. BOTH OF THESE LARGE MISSILES WERE DRAWN FROM THE
NORTHERN HALF OF THE DAMAGE PATH TOWARDS THE CENTER. A LITTLE
FURTHER EAST...7 HIGH TENSION TOWERS WERE DOWNED. ALONG THE ENTIRE
PATH...TREE DAMAGE WAS NOTED...AND A FEW TREES WERE DEBARKED AND
STRIPPED OF ALL THEIR BRANCHES.


...CENTRAL CARTER COUNTY...

RATING: EF-3
MAX WIDTH: 400 YARDS
PATH LENGTH: 4.9 MILES
BEGIN POINT: ABOUT 6.0 NNW LONE GROVE
END POINT: ABOUT 7.0 N LONE GROVE

PHOTOGRAPHS FROM AREA RESIDENTS INDICATE THIS WAS A WEDGE TORNADO.
AT LEAST FOUR MOBILE HOMES AND 1 FOUNDATION HOME WERE DESTROYED. THE
FOUNDATION HOME HAD NEARLY ALL EXTERIOR WALLS REMOVED WITH ONLY
INTERIOR WALLS REMAINING. OTHER HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS IN THE AREA
SUSTAINED MINOR TO MODERATE DAMAGE. WIDESPREAD TREE AND POWER LINE
DAMAGE WAS NOTED ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE TRACK...AND SOME HIGH
TENSION LINES WERE DOWNED NEAR THE AREA OF MOST INTENSE DAMAGE.


...EASTERN LOVE COUNTY...

RATING: EF-1
MAX WIDTH: 150 TO 200 YARDS
PATH LENGTH: AROUND 2 MILES
BEGIN POINT: ABOUT 5.1 ENE MARIETTA
END POINT: ABOUT 7.3 ENE MARIETTA

LOTS OF TREE DAMAGE NOTED ALONG THE TRACK. NEAR THE BEGINNING OF THE
PATH A LOCAL STORE WAS DAMAGED...AND THIS DAMAGE WAS RATED EF-1.
OTHER OUTBUILDINGS ALONG THE TRACK WERE DAMAGED. SURVEYORS FOLLOWED
THE TRACK AS FAR AS THEY COULD AS THE PATH ENDED NEAR THE RED RIVER.
SEVERAL INDEPENDENT EYEWITNESS REPORTS SUGGESTED THAT TWO TORNADOES
OCCURRED ABOUT 10 MINUTES APART...IN THE SAME DAMAGE PATH IN THIS
AREA. WE CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE THAT THEORY...AND IN THE MEANTIME
THE DAMAGE WILL BE CLASSIFIED AS ONE TORNADO.

Very Sad Day In Oklahoma

It was a very sad day in Oklahoma on Monday as 5 people have been confirmed dead after large tornadoes tore across the Oklahoma landscape. The cities of Oklahoma City, Moore, and Norman took hits during the onslaught. 37 tornado reports from the outbreak in which some are multiple reports from some of the same tornadoes.The NWS will have survey teams out today and I will update those as they are available. The charts below show areas with tornado reports and the tracks from the ones in Oklahoma are estimated. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all the people affected by last nights storms. By clicking the title you will see severestudios.com associate chaser Andy Gabrielson's video of the multi vortex tornado that hit near Wakita OK


This is the tornado as it was hitting Norman Oklahoma via News channel 9 Helicopter in OKC

Epic Day Unfolding On The Plains

SB Cape at 7pm Monday

STP (significant tornado parameter) is off the charts. This is valid at 7pm on Monday


As a major storm system is taking aim on the Central US 100s of chasers are taking aim on the same locations. The SPC has already placed the area under a moderate risk for severe weather, and by 7am CDT on Monday it may very well be up graded to a high risk. TWC severe weather expert Dr. Greg Forbes has placed a Torcon index of 8 out of 10 which is extremely high. This is going to be a very dangerous day if you live in the plains or know someone who does please make sure all proper precautions are taken.
You can watch Severe Studios Chasers by clicking the above title.

Beautiful Day For The Beach.

Current Conditions in Gulf Shores

Temperature: 75.2°
Barometric Pressure: 30.243
Barometer Direction: Rising Slowly
Dew Point: 71.4°
Low Temperature: 72.8°
High Temperature: 75.2°
Heat Index: 78.5°
Wind Chill: 75.2°
Rain Rate: 0.00 in/hr
Rain (Daily): 0.00 in
Rain (Monthly): 1.11 in
Rain (Year): 2.34 in
Wind Direction: SW
Wind Speed: 5.0 mph
Wind Gusts up to: 9.0 mph

Total Number of Confirmed Tornadoes during the May1st and 2nd outbreal up to 13

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
545 PM CDT WED MAY 5 2010

...BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF THE CONFIRMED TORNADOES SO FAR FOR THE MAY 
1-2 OUTBREAK...TOTAL NOW UP TO 13...

THIS IS PRELIMINARY DATA AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. THE FOLLOWING 
TORNADOES ARE SORTED BY TIME OF OCCURRENCE.

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...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"

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...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"

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...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"

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...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"

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...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

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...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"

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...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"

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...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 SWINGSET. 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"

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...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"

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...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"

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...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"

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...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"

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...PRELIMINARY EF-0 TORNADO IN HENDERSON COUNTY TENNESSEE...

AN EF-0 TORNADO SPUN UP AROUND 418 AM SUNDAY MAY 2 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.

DAMAGE TRACK

START: 35 29' 54.20" / -88 16' 56.82"
END:   35 32' 40.06" / -88 11' 54.60