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20030517's Storm Reports (Printer friendly version)
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Tornado Reports
Time F-Scale LocationCountyStateLatLonComments
1535UNK LIMESTONE COUNTY LIMESTONE AL3475 8701 TORNADO SIGHTED ON GROUND NEAR SNAKE ROAD OFF OF THE TENNESSEE RIVER. SEVERAL BOAT HOUSES HEAVILY DAMAGED. LARGE TREES AND A POWER POLES DOWN. (HUN)
1740UNK 1 N BROOKHAVEN LINCOLN MS3159 9045 BRIEF TOUCHDOWN CONFIRMED BY BROOKHAVEN POLICE. (JAN)
2103UNK 2 S GATCHEL PERRY IN3801 8665 BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN. STRONG ROTATION WAS OBSERVED. PUBLIC REPORT RELAYED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. (LMK)
2130UNK 3 SW PORTERVILLE KEMPER MS3264 8850 A FEW TREES DOWN. F0 PER NWS SURVEY. PATH LENGTH .25 MILE. PATH WIDTH 25 YARDS. (JAN)
2145UNK PATESVILLE HANCOCK KY3778 8671 POSSIBLE TORNADO. SEVERAL BUILDINGS DESTROYED. NUMEROUS TREES UPROOTED. CHAIR SUCKED FROM INSIDE HOUSE THROUGH WINDOW. REPORTED BY PUBLIC THROUGH WEATHER SPOTTER. (LMK)
2230UNK NEW AMSTERDAM HARRISON IN3809 8626 BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. (LMK)
2235UNK NEW AMSTERDAM HARRISON IN3809 8626 POSSIBLE TORNADO. MOBILE HOME DAMAGED AND DUMPED INTO OHIO RIVER. REPORTED BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. (LMK)
2330UNK MOSELLE JONES MS3149 8928 NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. TIN SIDING BLOWN OFF BUILDINGS. DEBRIS ACROSS I-59. SPOTTER ABANDONED VEHICLE AND TOOK SHELTER IN DITCH AS TORNADO PASSED. MARGINAL F1 DAMAGE. (JAN)
2340UNK 3 E HEIDELBERG JASPER MS3188 8894 A FEW TREES DOWN. BEGINNING OF PATH INTO SOUTHWEST CLARKE COUNTY. F0 DAMAGE PER NWS SURVEY. SPOTTY TRACK ABOUT 1.5 MILES INTO JASPER COUNTY. PATH WIDTH 50 YARDS. (JAN)
2355UNK CLARKE COUNTY CLARKE MS3203 8866 NUMEROUS TREES DOWN...INCLUDING SOME VERY LARGE TREES. F1 TORNADO HAD SPOTTY TRACK FOR ABOUT 10 MILES FROM JASPER COUNTY LINE (11 W SHUBUTA) TO NEAR DESOTO FROM 645 TO (JAN)
Hail Reports
Time Size LocationCountyStateLatLonComments
1845100 NONA PUTNAM GA3328 8336 REPORTED BY PUTNAM COUNTY 911. (ATL)
1902100 6 N FOSTERS TUSCALOOSA AL3318 8770 REPORTED BY TUSCALOOSA COUNTY EMA. (BHM)
1910 75 MELVINE BLEDSOE TN3573 8506 DIME SIZE HAIL ON AND ALONG HIGHWAY 127...4 MILES SOUTH OF CUMBERLAND COUNTY LINE. REPORTED BY PUBLIC. (MRX)
1915 75 NONA PUTNAM GA3328 8336 REPORTED BY PUTNAM COUNTY 911. (ATL)
1922175 NORTHPORT TUSCALOOSA AL3321 8758 REPORTED BY TUSCALOOSA COUNTY EMA. (BHM)
1945 88 SANDERSVILLE WASHINGTON GA3298 8280 REPORTED BY WASHINGTON COUNTY EMA. (ATL)
2018 75 RUGBY MORGAN TN3616 8463 REPORTED BY AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR. (MRX)
2022 75 LAKE HELEN VOLUSIA FL2898 8123 SPOTTER REPORT (MLB)
2035100 BROOKWOOD TUSCALOOSA AL3328 8728 REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTERS. (BHM)
2035 75 CLEVELAND BRADLEY TN3516 8488 REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER. (MRX)
2035250 DECATUR MEIGS TN3551 8480 TENNIS BALL SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN AND SOUTH OF DECATUR. REPORTED BY DISPATCH. (MRX)
2053 88 HAINES CITY POLK FL2811 8161 DIME TO NICKLE SIZE HAIL. REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER. (TBW)
2105 75 DALTON WHITFIELD GA3476 8495 REPORTED BY AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR. (ATL)
2112 75 BIRMINGHAM FULTON GA3416 8433 PUBLIC REPORT. (ATL)
2116100 RIDDLEVILLE WASHINGTON GA3290 8266 REPORTED BY WASHINGTON COUNTY EMA. (ATL)
2118 75 BUFFINGTON CHEROKEE GA3423 8441 PUBLIC REPORT. (ATL)
2121 75 DALTON WHITFIELD GA3476 8495 REPORTED BY AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR. (ATL)
2125 88 OCONEE WASHINGTON GA3283 8296 REPORTED BY WASHINGTON COUNTY 911. (ATL)
2125 75 SPRING PLACE MURRAY GA3475 8481 REPORTED BY AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR. (ATL)
2140 75 LITTLE ROCK NEWTON MS3253 8903 REPORTED BY THE UNION FIRE DEPARTMENT IN NEWTON COUNTY. (JAN)
2145 75 TARRANT JEFFERSON AL3356 8674 PUBLIC REPORT. (BHM)
2150100 LADY LAKE LAKE FL2891 8191 1 INCH HAIL FOR 20 MINS.PUBLIC REPORT (MLB)
2150 88 8 N BASSFIELD JEFFERSON DAVIS MS3163 8974 PUBLIC REPORT. (JAN)
2150 88 OCONEE WASHINGTON GA3283 8296 REPORTED BY WASHINGTON COUNTY 911. (ATL)
2150 88 RIDDLEVILLE WASHINGTON GA3290 8266 REPORTED BY WASHINGTON COUNTY 911. (ATL)
2200 75 SPRING PLACE MURRAY GA3475 8481 REPORTED BY MURRAY COUNTY 911. (ATL)
2205100 CALHOUN GORDON GA3448 8493 PENNY TO QUARTER SIZED HAIL REPORTED BY AMATEUR RADIO OPERATOR. (ATL)
2220100 REDBUD GORDON GA3453 8481 REPORTED BY GORDON COUNTY 911. (ATL)
2225100 CUMMING FORSYTH GA3419 8414 PUBLIC REPORT. (ATL)
2230 75 RUTLEDGE GRAINGER TN3628 8350 REPORTED BY SPOTTER. (MRX)
2240 75 9 N MIDVILLE BURKE GA3296 8223 REPORTED BY FIREMAN IN ROUTE TO STATION ALONG HWY 305. (CAE)
2255100 SONORAVILLE GORDON GA3445 8480 PUBLIC REPORT. (ATL)
2305 75 3 S SEMINARY COVINGTON MS3149 8950 REPORTED BY COVINGTON COUNTY 911. (JAN)
2330 88 HEIDELBERG JASPER MS3188 8900 REPORTED BY JASPER COUNTY EMA. (JAN)
0003 88 CANOOCHEE EMANUEL GA3266 8218 REPORTED BY EMANUEL COUNTY 911. (ATL)
0010100 FAYETTEVILLE TALLADEGA AL3315 8641 REPORTED BY TALLADEGA COUNTY EMA. (BHM)
0013 75 TUSCALOOSA TUSCALOOSA AL3319 8756 REPORTED BY HAM RADIO OPERATOR. (BHM)
0109175 PIEDMONT CALHOUN AL3391 8560 PUBLIC REPORT. (BHM)
0248 75 GADSDEN ETOWAH AL3401 8601 PENNY SIZE HAIL. REPORTED BY ETOWAH COUNTY EMA. (BHM)
0455 75 LA GRANGE FAYETTE TX2990 9686 REPORTED BY (SAT)
Wind Reports
Time Speed LocationCountyStateLatLonComments
1235UNK FRANKLIN PARISH FRANKLIN LA3213 9166 A FEW SCATTERED TREES DOWN NORTH SIDE OF PARISH. REPORTED BY FRANKLIN PARISH SHERIFFS OFFICE. (JAN)
1330UNK VICKSBURG WARREN MS3234 9088 POWERLINES DOWN. REPORTED BY WARREN COUNTY EMA. (JAN)
1435UNK RAYMOND HINDS MS3226 9043 A FEW TREES DOWN NEAR RAYMOND AND AT THE COURT HOUSE IN RAYMOND. REPORTED BY HINDS COUNTY EOC. (JAN)
1445UNK 6 NE SHOTTSVILLE MARION AL3433 8804 TREES DOWN NEAR HWY 19. REPORTED BY MARION COUNTY EMA. (BHM)
1500UNK KOSCIUSKO ATTALA MS3305 8958 A FEW TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. REPORTED BY ELECTRIC POWER ASSOCIATION. (JAN)
1510UNK14 N CARTHAGE LEAKE MS3271 8951 A FEW LARGE LIMBS DOWN...WHICH DOWNED A FEW POWERLINES. REPORTED BY ELECTRIC POWER ASSOCIATION. (JAN)
1515UNK CLAIBORNE COUNTY CLAIBORNE MS3198 9098 NUMEROUS TREES DOWN COUNRY WIDE. REPORTED BY CLAIBORNE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE. (JAN)
1518UNK FANNIN RANKIN MS3241 8995 A FEW TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY HAM RADIO OPERATOR. (JAN)
1520UNK COURTLAND LAWRENCE AL3466 8730 POWER POLES SNAPPED IN COURTLAND (HUN)
1530UNK SANDHILL RANKIN MS3173 9033 SEVERAL TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. REPORTED BY ELECTRIC POWER ASSOCIATION. (JAN)
1530UNK CADDO LAWRENCE AL3456 8713 MANY TREES DOWN ON COUNTY ROADS 424, 316, AND 327 IN CADDO (HUN)
1537UNK LUDLOW SCOTT MS3256 8971 SEVERAL TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. REPORTED BY ELECTRIC POWER ASSOCIATION. (JAN)
1551UNK LIMESTONE COUNTY LIMESTONE AL3475 8701 TREES DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF ELK RIVER AND HWY 72 (HUN)
1600UNK BROOKSVILLE NOXUBEE MS3323 8858 TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. REPORTED BY POLICE. (JAN)
1610UNK PHILADELPHIA NESHOBA MS3276 8911 NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN AROUND PHILADELPHIA. REPORTED BY ELECTRIC POWER ASSOCIATION. (JAN)
1620UNK FAYETTEVILLE LINCOLN TN3515 8658 LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED TREES DOWN ON HWY 273 AND PATRICK ROAD (BNA)
1620UNK MANCHESTER COFFEE TN3548 8608 LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED TREES BLOWN DOWN IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS AROUND MANCHESTER (BNA)
1624UNK DECATUR MORGAN AL3461 8698 TREES REPORTED DOWN IN DECATUR (HUN)
1628UNK 3 N FOREST SCOTT MS3241 8948 SEVERAL TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. REPORTED BY ELECTRIC POWER ASSOCIATION. (JAN)
1635UNK PRESTON KEMPER MS3288 8883 A FEW TREES DOWN. PUBLIC REPORT. (JAN)
1636UNK ARDMORE LIMESTONE AL3500 8685 MANY TREES DOWN EAST OF ARDMORE ON TENNESSEE AND ALABAMA STATE LINE (HUN)
1638UNK CARTHAGE LEAKE MS3271 8951 LARGE LIMBS DOWN ON POWERLINES. REPORTED BY ELECTRIC POWER ASSOCIATION. (JAN)
1659UNK LYNCHBURG MOORE TN3528 8638 LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED TREE ON HOUSE ON POLECAT ROAD (BNA)
1704UNK WARTRACE BEDFORD TN3553 8635 SHERIFF'S OFFICE REPORTED TREE LIMBS WERE DOWN. (BNA)
1705UNK PHILADELPHIA NESHOBA MS3276 8911 A FEW TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY NESHOBA COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE. (JAN)
1715UNK MANCHESTER COFFEE TN3548 8608 LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED TREES BLOWN DOWN IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS AROUND MANCHESTER (BNA)
1715UNK LEBANON WILSON TN3615 8630 LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED TREES BLOWN DOWN AT INTERSECTION OF HARTSVILLE PIKE AND FORDS ROAD (BNA)
1743UNK VIOLA WARREN TN3553 8586 911 CENTER REPORTED A TREE WAS DOWN AND WAS BLOCKING A ROAD. (BNA)
1815UNK SPARTA WHITE TN3593 8546 LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED TREES BLOWN DOWN ON MCMINNVILLE HWY NEAR SPARTA (BNA)
1910UNK 5 SW WALTERBORO COLLETON SC3284 8072 TREES DOWN NEAR HENDERSONVILLE ON HIGHWAY 17A. (CHS)
1922UNK FOSTERS TUSCALOOSA AL3308 8770 NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY TUSCALOOSA COUNTY EMA. (BHM)
1940UNK NORTHPORT TUSCALOOSA AL3321 8758 NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. REPORTED BY THE PUBLIC AND RELAYED BY THE MEDIA. (BHM)
1955UNK 5 SW COLUMBIA ADAIR KY3704 8537 A TREE WAS BLOWN DOWN ACROSS HIGHWAY 80. REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. (LMK)
2005UNK RHEA COUNTY RHEA TN3558 8486 A FEW TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY DISPATCH. (MRX)
2010UNK SALE CREEK HAMILTON TN3538 8511 SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN THE SALE CREEK AREA. REPORTED BY EMERGENCY SERVICES. (MRX)
2030UNK SCOTT COUNTY SCOTT TN3636 8448 FEW TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE. REPORTED BY POWER COMPANY. (MRX)
2030UNK CAMPBELL COUNTY CAMPBELL TN3638 8414 FEW TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE. REPORTED BY POWER COMPANY. (MRX)
2035UNK DECATUR MEIGS TN3551 8480 SEVERAL TREES DOWN IN AND SOUTH OF DECATUR. REPORTED BY DISPATCH. (MRX)
2050UNK ROCKWOOD ROANE TN3586 8468 TWO TREES DOWN NEAR ROCKWOOD. REPORTED BY DISPATCH. (MRX)
2055UNK MCMINN COUNTY MCMINN TN3541 8461 THREE TREES DOWNED ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE COUNTY. REPORTED BY DISPATCH. (MRX)
2055UNK BIG SPRING MEIGS TN3551 8480 A 102 YEAR OLD TREE FELL ONTO LARGE BUILDING ON LEMONTVILLE ROAD...DESTROYING THE ROOF. REPORTED BY DISPATCH. (MRX)
2110UNK ANDERSON COUNTY ANDERSON TN3611 8418 SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS MANY AREAS OF THE COUNTY. REPORTED BY DISPATCH. (MRX)
2115UNK LONGWOOD SEMINOLE FL2873 8121 TREES DOWN REPORTED BY SHERIFFS OFFICE (MLB)
2115UNK 5 E SCOOBA KEMPER MS3283 8833 A FEW TREES DOWN BY STRAIGHT LINE WINDS PER NWS SURVEY. (JAN)
2115UNK JACKSBORO CAMPBELL TN3633 8418 FEW TREES DOWN NORTHERN PART OF COUNTY AND IN JACKSBORO. REPORTED BY COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT. (MRX)
2117UNK JEFFERSON CITY JEFFERSON TN3611 8348 ONE TREE DOWN NEAR INTERSECTION OF BUFFALO ROAD AND CHUCKY PIKE. REPORTED BY DISPATCH. (MRX)
2125UNK MAGEE SIMPSON MS3186 8973 A FEW TREES DOWN. PUBLIC REPORT. (JAN)
2125UNK OAKDALE MORGAN TN3616 8463 A TREE AND SEVERAL LARGE LIMBS DOWNED POWERLINES AND FELL ONTO LOWER ROCKWOOD ROAD. REPORTED BY DISPATCH. (MRX)
2130UNK WHITE PINE JEFFERSON TN3611 8328 ONE TREE DOWN ON BELL ROAD. REPORTED BY DISPATCH. (MRX)
2145UNK LENOIR CITY LOUDON TN3578 8426 ONE TREE DOWN ON FRIENDSHIP ROAD AND ONE TREE DOWN ON POWERLINES ON TOWN CREEK ROAD. REPORTED BY DISPATCH. (MRX)
2145UNK KNOXVILLE KNOX TN3596 8393 SEVERAL TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE. REPORTED BY DISPATCH. (MRX)
2149UNK SYLVANIA SCREVEN GA3275 8163 TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN ON CAPTOLO ROAD. REPORTED BY LOCAL WARNING POINT. (CHS)
2154 60 SPEEDWELL CLAIBORNE TN3645 8386 WINDS ESTIMATED AT 55 TO 60 MPH. REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER. (MRX)
2200UNK MAYNARDVILLE UNION TN3625 8380 NUMEROUS TREES DOWN IN MAYNARDVILLE. REPORTED BY STORM SPOTTER. (MRX)
2205UNK SPENCER COUNTY SPENCER IN3800 8700 TREES DOWN REPORTED BY TRAINED SPOTTER. (PAH)
2214UNK WADLEY JEFFERSON GA3286 8239 NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY JEFFERSON COUNTY 911. (ATL)
2215UNK COLLINS COVINGTON MS3163 8955 2 TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY COVINGTON COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE. (JAN)
2215UNK SYLVANIA SCREVEN GA3275 8163 NUMEROUS POWERLINES AND TREES DOWN IN SYLVANIA. REPORTED BY LOCAL WARNING POINT. (CHS)
2215UNK BROOKSVILLE NOXUBEE MS3323 8858 A SEVERAL TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY NOXUBEE COUNTY 911. (JAN)
2215UNK BARBOURVILLE KNOX KY3686 8388 NEMEROUS TREES DOWN IN BARBOURVILLE. POWER LINES DOWN. TREES DOWN COUNTY WIDE. REPORTED BY DISPATCH AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. (JKL)
2220UNK REDBUD GORDON GA3453 8481 A FEW TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY GORDON COUNTY 911. (ATL)
2220UNK NEW MARKET JEFFERSON TN3609 8355 1 TREE DOWN ON NOE CIRCLE. REPORTED BY DISPATCH. (MRX)
2230UNK SCOOBA KEMPER MS3283 8843 NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ON HIGHWAY 45. REPORTED BY KEMPER COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE. (JAN)
2245UNK HAMBLEN COUNTY HAMBLEN TN3621 8328 FEW TREES DOWN ACROSS POWER LINES. REPORTED BY POWER COMPANY. (MRX)
2245UNK SNEEDVILLE HANCOCK TN3653 8321 SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS POWER LINES ABOUT 15 MILES N SNEEDVILLE NEAR VA BORDER. REPORTED BY POWER COMPANY. (MRX)
2255UNK WHITE PINE JEFFERSON TN3611 8328 1 TREE DOWN ON INTERSTATE 81...BLOCKING THE LANES. REPORTED BY DISPATCH. (MRX)
2300UNK 5 S SUMRALL LAMAR MS3133 8955 A FEW TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY POLICE. (JAN)
2300UNK LAUREL JONES MS3169 8913 LARGE TREE DOWN IN LAUREL. A FEW OTHER TREES DOWN ACROSS COUNTY. REPORTED BY JONES COUNTY EMA. (JAN)
2300UNK EWING LEE VA3663 8341 FEW TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY DISPATCH. (MRX)
2303UNK 5 SE HYDEN LESLIE KY3710 8329 TREES DOWN ACROSS CUTSHIN RD OR RT 699 AT GRAPEVINE LANE REPORTED BY DISPATCH. (JKL)
2315UNK CHURCH HILL HAWKINS TN3651 8271 FEW TREES DOWN ACROSS ROADS NEAR CHURCH HILL. REPORTED BY COUNTY HWY DEPT. (MRX)
2316UNK 5 SE HARLAN HARLAN KY3679 8324 SEVERAL TREES DOWN ACROSS RT 421 REPORTED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. (JKL)
2330UNK MOSELLE JONES MS3149 8928 A FEW TREES DOWN. IN ANOTHER LOCATION...A TREE DOWN ON A SHED. REPORTED BY JONES COUNTY EMA. (JAN)
2338UNK PETAL FORREST MS3134 8926 POWERLINES DOWN. REPORTED BY POLICE. (JAN)
2345UNK WHYNOT LAUDERDALE MS3228 8850 NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN.REPORTED BY ELECTRIC POWER ASSOCIATION. (JAN)
2349UNK LAUREL JONES MS3169 8913 A FEW TREES DOWN. REPORTED BY JONES COUNTY EMA. (JAN)
2353UNK PORTERVILLE KEMPER MS3268 8846 A FEW TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN . REPORTED BY ELECTRIC POWER ASSOCIATION. (JAN)
0005UNK SHUBUTA CLARKE MS3184 8870 NUMEROUS TREES DOWN AROUND SHUBUTA. REPORTED BY CLARKE COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE. (JAN)
0025UNK CARMICHAEL CLARKE MS3203 8866 NUMEROUS TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN. REPORTED BY ELECTRIC POWER ASSOCIATION. (JAN)
0340UNK JAMESTOWN CHEROKEE AL3440 8558 TREES DOWN AND ROOF DAMAGE AT THE INTERSECTION OF HWY 273 AND HWY 35. REPORTED BY CHEROKEE COUNTY EMA. (BHM)
0845UNK 2 SE FARMERVILLE UNION LA3274 9237 BARN DESTROYED BY HIGH WINDS. REPORTED BY NWS SURVEY. (SHV)
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