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Weather Alert (Shelby County, TN area)
http://www.wmctv.com/ ^ | 2/5/2008 | WMCTV

Posted on 02/05/2008 3:29:46 PM PST by Ingtar

TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 521 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR... DESOTO COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI... NORTHERN FAYETTE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE... SHELBY COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...

* UNTIL 600 PM CST

* AT 521 PM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR WALLS...OR ABOUT 7 MILES WEST OF HORN LAKE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.

* OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LYNCHBURG...SOUTHAVEN...WHITEHAVEN... SOUTHWEST MEMPHIS...DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS...OLIVE BRANCH...MIDTOWN MEMPHIS...SOUTHEAST MEMPHIS... FRAYSER...GERMANTOWN...COLLIERVILLE... BARTLETT...ELLENDALE... MILLINGTON... LAKELAND...EADS...ARLINGTON AND SOMERVILLE.

.IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS.

.IF NO BASEMENT IS AVAILABLE...SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

.IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES... EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.

.STAY TUNED TO THIS BROADCAST FOR THE LATEST UPDATES AND INFORMATION. TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER ONLY...CALL 1 800 4 3 2 0 8 7 5.

LAT...LON 3531 8921 3474 9011 3491 9026 3495 9024 3496 9027 3513 9011 3512 9008 3514 9006 3518 9006 3540 8984 TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 229DEG 48KT 3494 9012

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To: eyedigress; RDTF; All

Thank you for the Manning background. Eli is my current hero. :)

Stay safe, y’all.


301 posted on 02/05/2008 9:40:08 PM PST by getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL (****************************Stop Continental Drift**)
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To: getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL

you too, darlin


302 posted on 02/05/2008 9:40:58 PM PST by RDTF
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To: RDTF

Have you seen the mall damage they have been showing on the Weather Channel?


303 posted on 02/05/2008 9:44:09 PM PST by getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL (****************************Stop Continental Drift**)
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To: getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL

yep - and they said that in Memphis at the airport PLANES were strewn about


304 posted on 02/05/2008 9:47:18 PM PST by RDTF
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To: RDTF
Here's the mall:


305 posted on 02/05/2008 9:51:40 PM PST by getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL (****************************Stop Continental Drift**)
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To: RDTF

Was looking for some pictures of the airport, but couldn’t find any yet.

I’m heading to bed. Stay safe everyone.


306 posted on 02/05/2008 10:00:15 PM PST by getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL (****************************Stop Continental Drift**)
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To: getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL

me too. g’night.


307 posted on 02/05/2008 10:01:15 PM PST by RDTF
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To: armymarinemom
You might want to check on your family this morning. Lots of stuff torn up that we didn’t know about last night.

The southeast part of the city got the worse of the tornado in Memphis.

CC

308 posted on 02/06/2008 4:49:17 AM PST by Coldwater Creek
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To: Coldwater Creek

Thanks CC. I just spoke with my Dad. He had a much closer call than he realizes. He was driving down Hickory Hill road and Shelby on a return trip from taking a friend to the doctor. He passed by the mall at around 6pm. The lightening was terrible but he didn’t catch any wind. It sounds like he just missed the system all the way home. This morning he still has power but his friend is without.


309 posted on 02/06/2008 6:47:12 AM PST by armymarinemom (My sons freed Iraqi and Afghan Honor Roll students.)
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