Tornadoes, tennis ball sized hail cut path of destruction and death in Mississippi

By Carol Forsloff and Salim Jiwa

JACKSON, Mississippi – A mile wide tornado ripped through several counties in Mississippi while other areas were pelted with hail the size of golf balls – and  some said the size of tennis balls -  causing at least 10 deaths and leaving behind a path of destruction that has sent 21 people to hospital.

Law enforcement agencies in several counties reported to the national weather office their areas were pelted with half-inch to more than one-inch sized hail stones, blasted by high winds and struck by tornadoes that have overturn rail cars, blown cars off the highways, caused widespread damage to homes, sheds, power lines and petroleum storage tanks.

(See complete report below of damage for each city area)

“The most destructive storm of the day developed over northern Louisiana during the mid to late morning hours. The first report of damage was received shortly after 11 a.m. near the city of Tallulah. From that point, things only got worse as the supercell tracked from west to east across the entire state of Mississippi,” said the latest bulletin from the weather office.

“Along the way, it produced significant damage in several locations including the Eagle Lake area of Warren County, Valley Park in Issaquena County, Satartia and Yazoo City in Yazoo County, Ebenezer and Durant in Holmes County, north of Kosciusko near Hesterville in Attala County, French Camp and Chester in Choctaw County, north of Starkville in Oktibbeha County, and east of West Point in Clay County. Multiple fatalities and injuries were reported in association with the storm, and several structures were damaged or destroyed,” it said.

“Later in the evening hours, additional storms lingered over portions of east central Mississippi. Large hail was reported with some of these storms, including hail to the size of tennis balls in southern Lowndes County. One storm northwest of Meridian produced an apparent tornado along the Lauderdale-Kemper County line. Several trees were downed and some minor structural damage was reported in the area.

On Interstate 55, cars were blown off the road, trees and wires and signs came down, the weather office said.

In Satartia a home was destroyed and people were trapped inside, said a report sent to the weather service.

In Warren, 30 homes were flattened according to 911 calls.

“NEAR THE BEAR LAKE COMMUNITY, NUMEROUS INJURIES. 12 TANK
CARS TURNED OVER. GROUND STORAGE CHEMICAL TANKS DESTROYED

Mississipi Governor Haley Barbour declared a State Of Emergency and inducted the state national guard into action to help storm ravaged communities in Choctaw, Yazoo and Holmes counties which reported the combined death toll of 10 and possibly more.

Several state highways remained closed, according to the latest bulletin from the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency, MEMA.

Warning were issued early Saturday to residents of Louisiana and Mississippi to be on the alert for dangerous storms – but no one had expected to face a mile-wide tornado and what the weather office termed as tennis ball sized hail.

Five deaths were reported in Choctaw County, four deaths in Yazoo County and one death in Holmes County. There are a reported twenty-one residents who were injured in the storm and taken to hospitals.

The State of Mississippi’s Emergency Management System reports damages in the following counties: Attala: Major damage to nine homes with numerous trees and power lines down. Choctaw: Homes, trees and power lines down. Desoto: Damage to some buildings, trees and power lines down. Holmes: Trees down. Issaquena: Damage to buildings, trees and power lines. Jasper: Homes damaged and trees down. Lamar: Some damage to structures. Lauderdale: Church damaged trees and power lines down. Monroe: Damages reported. Simpson: Trees and power lines down. Union: Homes damaged trees and power lines down. Warren: 30 homes damaged and two roads closed due to downed trees and power lines. One shelter open. Yazoo: Homes and businesses damaged widespread damage to trees and downed power lines.

A number of highways in Yazoo and Holmes counties have been damaged. Trees have fallen across several highways resulting in the closure of Mississippi Highway 433.

The Mississippi Department of Transportation officials report that several highways in Yazoo and Holmes counties received major damage and trees down across several highways due to severe weather that swept across the state reports the following road closures: Mississippi Highway 433

Governor Barbour issued the following statement referencing the impact of the storms in Mississippi: “Our prayers are with those families who have been impacted by this dangerous line of storms that traveled through the state. The effects of these storms have left many Mississippians with destroyed businesses and without homes.”

Search and rescue operations teams have been set up in Hattiesburg.

A tornado watch continues for Rome and Floyd County until 3 a.m. EDT Sunday morning.

At 8:02 p.m. EDT, the National Weather Service Doppler Radar indicated a persistent band of strong thunderstorms from Cartersville to Lindale to Cave Spring and further southwest into Alabama.

There were also reports of flooding in the streets in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Here is a comprehensive report of damage obtained from the national weather office. The report indicates the amount of damage reported from across the affected areas.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT…SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
852 PM CDT SAT APR 24 2010

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

0137 AM     HAIL             11 ENE MONTPELIER       33.77N 88.77W
04/24/2010  E1.00 INCH       CLAY               MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN UNA.

0140 AM     HAIL             2 N MONTPELIER          33.75N 88.95W
04/24/2010  E0.50 INCH       CLAY               MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            DIME HAIL REPORTED IN THE NORTHERN PART OF CLAY COUNTY.

0326 AM     HAIL             NEW HOPE                33.45N 88.32W
04/24/2010  E0.88 INCH       LOWNDES            MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0610 AM     HAIL             HAMBURG                 33.23N 91.80W
04/24/2010  E0.88 INCH       ASHLEY             AR   PUBLIC         

0622 AM     HAIL             W IMPROVE               31.34N 89.70W
04/24/2010  E1.00 INCH       MARION             MS   PUBLIC         

            DIME TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL.

0630 AM     HAIL             7 NNE HAMBURG           33.32N 91.75W
04/24/2010  E1.00 INCH       ASHLEY             AR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0630 AM     HAIL             DERMOTT                 33.53N 91.44W
04/24/2010  E1.00 INCH       CHICOT             AR   PUBLIC         

0630 AM     TSTM WND GST     DERMOTT                 33.53N 91.44W
04/24/2010  E60.00 MPH       CHICOT             AR   PUBLIC         

0645 AM     TSTM WND GST     SUMRALL                 31.42N 89.55W
04/24/2010  E60.00 MPH       LAMAR              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0744 AM     HAIL             4 W FOUNTAIN HILL       33.36N 91.92W
04/24/2010  E1.50 INCH       ASHLEY             AR   EMERGENCY MNGR 

0755 AM     HAIL             ROSEDALE                33.85N 91.03W
04/24/2010  E1.75 INCH       BOLIVAR            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

            REPORT WAS SLIGHTLY LARGER THAN GOLF BALL SIZE

0802 AM     HAIL             GUNNISON                33.94N 90.95W
04/24/2010  E1.00 INCH       BOLIVAR            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

            HAIL COVERING THE GROUND

0811 AM     TSTM WND DMG     SHIVERS                 31.80N 89.99W
04/24/2010                   SIMPSON            MS   PUBLIC         

            TREES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 43 AND SOME SHEDS DAMAGED

0815 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 N NEW HEBRON          31.78N 89.98W
04/24/2010                   SIMPSON            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 43

0816 AM     HAIL             9 SE BRANDON            32.19N 89.89W
04/24/2010  E0.88 INCH       RANKIN             MS   PUBLIC         

0816 AM     HAIL             7 SE BRANDON            32.21N 89.92W
04/24/2010  E1.00 INCH       RANKIN             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

0826 AM     FLOOD            DERMOTT                 33.53N 91.44W
04/24/2010                   CHICOT             AR   EMERGENCY MNGR 

            REPORT RELAYED THROUGH NWS LITTLE ROCK FROM ARKANSAS
            STATE EMA. HIGHWAY 35 WEST AND STREETS IN CITY FLOODED.
            TRAFFIC IS BEING REROUTED.

0839 AM     FLASH FLOOD      DERMOTT                 33.53N 91.44W
04/24/2010                   CHICOT             AR   EMERGENCY MNGR 

            TWO AND HALF FEET OF WATER IN THE BUSINESS DISTRICT OF
            DERMOTT AND TWO FEET OF WATER ON HIGHWAY 35 WEST

0845 AM     HAIL             RALEIGH                 32.03N 89.52W
04/24/2010  E1.00 INCH       SMITH              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

0847 AM     HAIL             RALEIGH                 32.03N 89.52W
04/24/2010  E1.75 INCH       SMITH              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

0855 AM     TSTM WND DMG     RALEIGH                 32.03N 89.52W
04/24/2010                   SMITH              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN

0905 AM     HAIL             PINEVILLE               32.13N 89.40W
04/24/2010  E1.75 INCH       SMITH              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

0934 AM     TORNADO          5 NNE ROSE HILL         32.22N 88.97W
04/24/2010                   JASPER             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

            NUMEROUS TREES ACROSS COUNTY ROAD 2422…FIRE CREWS
            HAVING TO CUT THEIR WAY THROUGH…LIKELY TORNADO BASED ON
            RADAR

0935 AM     TSTM WND DMG     3 N ROSE HILL           32.19N 89.00W
04/24/2010                   JASPER             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

            TREES DOWN IN THE FELLOWSHIP COMMUNITY

0935 AM     TORNADO          3 N ROSE HILL           32.19N 89.00W
04/24/2010                   JASPER             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

            A BARN AND TWO HOMES DAMAGED. NUMEROUS TREES DOWNED.
            POSSIBLE TORNADO.

0938 AM     TSTM WND DMG     COLUMBIA                31.26N 89.83W
04/24/2010                   MARION             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

            TREE DOWN ON A HOUSE AND A POWER LINE DOWN

0938 AM     TSTM WND DMG     6 N COLUMBIA            31.34N 89.83W
04/24/2010                   MARION             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

            TREE DOWN AND DAMAGE TO FARM BUILDING

0940 AM     TSTM WND DMG     PURVIS                  31.14N 89.41W
04/24/2010                   LAMAR              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

            TREES DOWN AND DAMAGE TO SOME COMMERIAL BUILDINGS

0940 AM     HAIL             PURVIS                  31.14N 89.41W
04/24/2010  E0.88 INCH       LAMAR              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

0945 AM     HAIL             PURVIS                  31.14N 89.41W
04/24/2010  E1.00 INCH       LAMAR              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

            ALSO SMALL LIMBS DOWN

0945 AM     TSTM WND DMG     BASSFIELD               31.50N 89.74W
04/24/2010                   JEFFERSON DAVIS    MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN

0945 AM     TORNADO          MEEHAN                  32.33N 88.87W
04/24/2010                   LAUDERDALE         MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO A CHURCH ON POINT WANITA ROAD.
            REPORTED BY WTOK. POSSIBLE TORNADO.

0945 AM     TORNADO          MERIDIAN                32.38N 88.71W
04/24/2010                   LAUDERDALE         MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            NUMEROUS TREES ON MANY HOUSES IN MERIDIAN. STRUCTURAL
            DAMAGE TO SEVERAL HOMES. REPORTED BY WTOK. POSSIBLE
            TORNADO.

0947 AM     TSTM WND GST     SUMRALL                 31.42N 89.55W
04/24/2010  E60.00 MPH       LAMAR              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0950 AM     TORNADO          9 W MERIDIAN            32.38N 88.87W
04/24/2010  F2               LAUDERDALE         MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            MULTIPLE TREES DOWN ACROSS HWY 80 IN THE TOWN OF MEEHAN.
            UPDATE…PRELIM SURVEY BY NWS MERIDIAN EMPLOYEE AND
            LAUDERDALE COUNTY EMA INDICATES 5 MILE PATH OF TORNADIC
            DAMAGE IN LAUDERDALE COUNTY WITH MAX INTENSITY LOW END
            EF2.

0951 AM     HAIL             2 NW BEEKMAN            32.94N 91.91W
04/24/2010  M1.50 INCH       MOREHOUSE          LA   TRAINED SPOTTER

0952 AM     TORNADO          3 SSW MERIDIAN          32.34N 88.73W
04/24/2010                   LAUDERDALE         MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

            TREES DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF ARUNDLE ROAD AND HIGHWAY
            11. POSSIBLE TORNADO.

1000 AM     TORNADO          MERIDIAN                32.38N 88.71W
04/24/2010                   LAUDERDALE         MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES BLOCKING I-20 WITHIN THE MERIDIAN CITY LIMITS

1000 AM     TORNADO          3 SW MERIDIAN           32.35N 88.75W
04/24/2010                   LAUDERDALE         MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AT THE I-20 AND I-59 INTERCHANGE

1023 AM     TSTM WND DMG     7 SSE ROCK HILL         30.99N 89.26W
04/24/2010                   FORREST            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

            COUPLE TREES DOWN ACROSS A ROAD AROUND THE CARNES.
            POSSIBLE TORNADO.

1045 AM     FLASH FLOOD      LAUREL                  31.69N 89.14W
04/24/2010                   JONES              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

            STREET FLOODING IN LAUREL. DRAINS BACKING UP INTO THE
            STREETS IN LAUREL.

1100 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 W SHUBUTA             31.86N 88.79W
04/24/2010                   CLARKE             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

            TREES ACROSS COUNTY ROAD 220. POSSIBLE TORNADO.

1110 AM     TORNADO          4 NW TALLULAH           32.45N 91.24W
04/24/2010                   MADISON            LA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            BEAR LAKE COMMUNITY, 10 TO 15 HOMES DESTROYED. ULTRA HIGH
            VOLTAGE TRANSMISSION TOWER DOWN.

1114 AM     TORNADO          4 NW TALLULAH           32.45N 91.24W
04/24/2010                   MADISON            LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            PRELIMINARY REPORTS OF SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE FROM MADISON
            PARISH WITH HOMES DESTROYED. LARGE TORNADO WAS VISUALLY
            SITED.

1115 AM     TSTM WND DMG     TALLULAH                32.41N 91.19W
04/24/2010                   MADISON            LA   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN THE CITY LIMITS OF TALLULAH. ONE
            LARGE TREE WENT THROUGH A HOUSE.

1123 AM     TORNADO          OMEGA                   32.52N 91.14W
04/24/2010                   MADISON            LA   EMERGENCY MNGR 

            TORNADO REPORTEDLY CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO A
            INDUSTRIAL PLANT. INJURIES REPORTED WITH PEOPLE TRAPPED.

1123 AM     TORNADO          4 NW TALLULAH           32.45N 91.24W
04/24/2010                   MADISON            LA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NEAR THE BEAR LAKE COMMUNITY, NUMEROUS INJURIES. 12 TANK
            CARS TURNED OVER. GROUND STORAGE CHEMICAL TANKS
            DESTROYED.

1128 AM     TORNADO          1 N EAGLE BEND          32.53N 91.01W
04/24/2010                   WARREN             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            30 HOUSES FLATTENED REPORTED BY 911

1135 AM     TORNADO          VALLEY PARK             32.63N 90.87W
04/24/2010                   ISSAQUENA          MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. ONE BUILDING DESTROYED. ONE BUILDING
            IS HEAVILY DAMAGED.

1141 AM     TORNADO          1 S VALLEY PARK         32.62N 90.87W
04/24/2010                   ISSAQUENA          MS   STORM CHASER   

            STORM CHASER REPORTS LARGE WEDGE TORNADO CROSSING US
            HIGHWAY 61 NEAR VALLEY PARK

1145 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 S VALLEY PARK         32.60N 90.87W
04/24/2010  E80.00 MPH       ISSAQUENA          MS   PUBLIC         

            STORM CHASERS REPORTED 70 TO 80 MPH WINDS ALONG THE
            ISSAQUENA-WARREN COUNTY LINE.

1210 PM     TORNADO          3 N SATARTIA            32.71N 90.54W
04/24/2010                   YAZOO              MS   PUBLIC         

            HOME DESTROYED 3 MILES NORTH OF SATARTIA. PEOPLE TRAPPED
            INSIDE.

1215 PM     TORNADO          1 S YAZOO CITY          32.85N 90.41W
04/24/2010                   YAZOO              MS   STORM CHASER   

            NUMEROUS BUILDINGS LEVELED AT HIGHWAY 16 ON THE SOUTH
            SIDE OF YAZOO CITY

1215 PM     TORNADO          YAZOO CITY              32.86N 90.41W
04/24/2010                   YAZOO              MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            *** 4 FATAL, 15 INJ *** SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE
            WITH MULTIPLE INJURIES REPORTED…UPDATE…MEMA CONFIRMS
            4 FATALITIES IN YAZOO COUNTY. LOCAL REPORTS INDICATE AT
            LEAST 15 INJURIES.

1216 PM     TORNADO          2 E YAZOO CITY          32.86N 90.37W
04/24/2010                   YAZOO              MS   AMATEUR RADIO  

            STRUCTURES DESTROYED AT HWY 16 AND OLD BENTON ROAD

1216 PM     TORNADO          6 SW YAZOO CITY         32.80N 90.48W
04/24/2010                   YAZOO              MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WIDESPREAD TREES DOWN WITH HOMES DAMAGED IN TOWN OF
            CRUPP.

1220 PM     TORNADO          1 S YAZOO CITY          32.85N 90.41W
04/24/2010                   YAZOO              MS   AMATEUR RADIO  

            CHURCH DESTROYED AT CORNER OF HIGHWAY 16 AND HIGHWAY 49.
            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ALSO.

1225 PM     TORNADO          YAZOO CITY              32.86N 90.41W
04/24/2010                   YAZOO              MS   STORM CHASER   

            NUMEROUS HOMES AND BUSINESSES DAMAGED ALONG WITH
            WIDESPREAD TREES DOWN IN CITY LIMITS.

1230 PM     TORNADO          EBENEZER                32.97N 90.09W
04/24/2010                   HOLMES             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

            *** 1 FATAL *** AT LEAST 50 HOMES SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL
            DAMAGE…5 DESTROYED. WIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE.
            UPDATE…MEMA CONFIRMING 1 FATALITY AT INTERSECTION OF
            EBENEZER-COXBURG RD AND HIGHWAY 14

1245 PM     TORNADO          1 W DURANT              33.08N 89.87W
04/24/2010                   HOLMES             MS   PUBLIC         

            MAJOR DAMAGE ALONG INTERSTATE 55. CARS BLOWN OFF THE
            ROAD, TREES AND SIGNS DOWN.

1250 PM     TORNADO          1 W DURANT              33.08N 89.87W
04/24/2010                   HOLMES             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

            *** 1 INJ *** MULITPLE CARS BLOWN OFF INTERSTATE 55.
            UNKNOWN NUMBER OF INJURIES. REPORT RELAYED VIA ATTALA
            COUNTY EMA.

1250 PM     TSTM WND DMG     LEXINGTON               33.12N 90.05W
04/24/2010                   HOLMES             MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            STORM DAMAGE IS REPORTED ACROSS THE COUNTY.

1252 PM     TORNADO          2 WNW DURANT            33.09N 89.89W
04/24/2010                   HOLMES             MS   BROADCAST MEDIA

            CARS BLOWN OFF INTERSTATE 55 AT MILE MARKER 151. SEVERAL
            INJURIES REPORTED. REPORT FROM WLBT-TV.

1255 PM     TSTM WND DMG     DURANT                  33.08N 89.86W
04/24/2010                   HOLMES             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

            TREES DOWN.

1255 PM     TORNADO          2 E DURANT              33.08N 89.82W
04/24/2010                   ATTALA             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND STRUCTURES DAMAGED ON COUNTY ROAD
            4101 ON EITHER SIDE OF HIGHWAY 12.

1255 PM     TORNADO          1 S DURANT              33.07N 89.86W
04/24/2010                   HOLMES             MS   PUBLIC         

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN BLOCKING HIGHWAY 51. SHEDS HEAVILY
            DAMAGED. MINOR DAMAGE TO HOMES.

0115 PM     TORNADO          HESTERVILLE             33.16N 89.65W
04/24/2010                   ATTALA             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

            SEVERAL HOMES AND STRUCTURES DAMAGED. NUMEROUS TREES
            DOWN.

0115 PM     TORNADO          5 NW KOSCIUSKO          33.11N 89.65W
04/24/2010                   ATTALA             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

            ROOF OFF OF STRUCTURE NEAR COUNTY ROAD 440.

0115 PM     TORNADO          HESTERVILLE             33.16N 89.65W
04/24/2010                   ATTALA             MS   AMATEUR RADIO  

            NUMEROUS INJURIES REPORTED.

0115 PM     TORNADO          5 NW KOSCIUSKO          33.11N 89.65W
04/24/2010                   ATTALA             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

            ROOF BLOWN OFF OF STRUCTURE NEAR STATE ROAD 440.

0120 PM     TORNADO          10 N KOSCIUSKO          33.20N 89.59W
04/24/2010                   ATTALA             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

            TREES DOWN ACROSS HIGHWAY 43.

0125 PM     TORNADO          1 SW FRENCH CAMP        33.28N 89.41W
04/24/2010                   ATTALA             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND SOME STRUCTURES DAMAGED ALONG THE
            NATCHEZ TRACE AND ATTALA ROAD 3122.

0130 PM     TORNADO          2 N FRENCH CAMP         33.32N 89.40W
04/24/2010                   CHOCTAW            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

            *** 5 FATAL *** EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS EXTENSIVE
            DAMAGE IN THE COUNTY. UPDATE…MEMA CONFIRMS 5 FATALITIES
            IN CHOCTAW COUNTY.

0145 PM     TORNADO          CHESTER                 33.36N 89.24W
04/24/2010                   CHOCTAW            MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AND TIN ROOF OFF HOME IN CHESTER
            COMMUNITY

0206 PM     TORNADO          4 N STARKVILLE          33.51N 88.82W
04/24/2010                   OKTIBBEHA          MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

            ONE HOUSE DESTROYED AND SEVERAL ROOFS BLOWN OFF HOMES.
            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.

0206 PM     TORNADO          5 N STARKVILLE          33.53N 88.82W
04/24/2010                   OKTIBBEHA          MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

            TRAILER HOME OVERTURNED…POWERLINES DOWN…TREES DOWN
            ACROSS HWY 389 AND HWY 50

0228 PM     TORNADO          6 ENE WEST POINT        33.64N 88.55W
04/24/2010                   CLAY               MS   AIRPLANE PILOT 

            POWER LINES REPORTED DOWN ON BARTON FERRY ROAD. LIKELY
            TORNADO BASED ON RADAR.

0319 PM     HAIL             N STARKVILLE            33.46N 88.82W
04/24/2010  M1.25 INCH       OKTIBBEHA          MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            REPORTED BY MSU METEOROLOGY

0355 PM     HAIL             BETHEDEN                33.22N 88.94W
04/24/2010  E1.00 INCH       WINSTON            MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

0355 PM     HAIL             3 SE LOUISVILLE         33.09N 89.02W
04/24/2010  E1.00 INCH       WINSTON            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

            QUARTER HAIL REPORTED SOUTH OF LOUISVILLE.

0401 PM     HAIL             2 E PEARL RIVER         32.79N 89.21W
04/24/2010  M1.00 INCH       NESHOBA            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

            NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL ALONG HIGHWAY 16.

0430 PM     HAIL             6 S NEW HOPE            33.36N 88.32W
04/24/2010  E2.50 INCH       LOWNDES            MS   PUBLIC         

            TENNIS BALL SIZED HAIL REPORTED SOUTH OF NEW HOPE.

0732 PM     TORNADO          5 SSE DAMASCUS          32.59N 88.80W
04/24/2010                   KEMPER             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

            LAUDERDALE COUNTY EMA REPORTS STORM SPOTTER HAS VISUAL OF
            A TORNADO ON THE GROUND NEAR THE KEMPER/LAUDERDALE COUNTY
            LINE…MOVING NORTHEAST INTO SOUTHERN KEMPER COUNTY. ROOF
            OF A HOME WAS DAMAGED ON FRAZIER GROVE ROAD AND SEVERAL
            TREES WERE DOWNED.

0736 PM     TORNADO          PRISMATIC               32.59N 88.74W
04/24/2010                   KEMPER             MS   EMERGENCY MNGR 

            TREES REPORTED DOWN ACROSS ROADS NEAR STATE HWYS 495 AND
            493 IN EXTREME SOUTHERN KEMPER COUNTY

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