18 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 7 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 2, 1:03 PM CST, 5 hours 27 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 203 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 .DISCUSSION... INITIAL UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE IS MOVING THROUGH THE MIDSOUTH AT THIS TIME. A BATCH OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS (BELOW SEVERE LIMITS) ARE MOVING THROUGH THE REGION. MORNING CLOUD COVER AND ADDITIONAL DEBRIS WITH THE CLUSTER HAVE SEVERELY LIMITED INSTABILITY THIS AFTERNOON. WATER VAPOR SHOWS THAT THE INITIAL SHORTWAVE HAS SCOURED OUT A GOOD DEAL OF THE DEEPER MOISTURE LEAVING ONLY NEAR SURFACE MOISTURE FOR THE FRONT TO WORK WITH AS IT COMES THROUGH TONIGHT. NAM APPEARS TO HAVE THE BEST HANDLE ON THE SITUATION WHICH INDICATE THAT RAIN CHANCES ARE REALLY LOW BECAUSE OF LACK OF DEEP MOISTURE. HOWEVER...IF A STORM OR TWO WERE TO DEVELOP THERE IS PLENTY OF SHEAR IN PLACE. ASSUMING ADDITIONAL HEATING BEHIND THE INITIAL CLUSTER...CAPES OF AROUND 1000- 1500J/KG. SO...AN ISOLATED TORNADO AND LARGE HAIL REMAIN A THREAT IF CONVECTION COULD DEVELOP. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION AND PROVIDE DRY AND COOLER WEATHER THROUGH MIDWEEK. LOW DEW POINTS WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION. AS A RESULT...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SOME FREEZING TEMPS IN THE OUTLYING AREAS OF WEST TN AND NORTHEAST MS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY MORNINGS IF WINDS SLACKEN OFF ENOUGH AT NIGHT. GFS CONTINUES TO SHOW AN UPPER DISTURBANCE TRYING TO MOVE OVER THE RIDGE AXIS POSITIONED JUST WEST OF THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY. UPPER LEVEL SUBSIDENCE DUE TO THE RIDGE COMBINED WITH LOW LEVEL DRY AIR SHOULD KEEP THE AREA DRY. RAIN CHANCES RISE ONCE AGAIN TOWARDS THE WEEKEND AS ANOTHER SYSTEM ROLLS INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS. SYSTEM LOOKS VERY SIMILAR TO CURRENT ONE AND MAY HAVE A SEVERE WEATHER THREAT ASSOCIATED WITH IT. && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. && VALLE
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 446 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-040000- ALCORN-BENTON(MS)-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CHESTER-CHICKASAW-CLAY-COAHOMA- CRAIGHEAD-CRITTENDEN-CROCKETT-CROSS-DESOTO-DECATUR-DUNKLIN-DYER- FAYETTE-GIBSON-GREENE-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-HENRY- ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LEE(AR)-LEE(MS)- MADISON-MARSHALL-MCNAIRY-MISSISSIPPI-MONROE-OBION-PANOLA-PEMISCOT- PHILLIPS-POINSETT-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-QUITMAN-RANDOLPH-SHELBY- ST. FRANCIS-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TIPTON-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA- UNION-WEAKLEY-YALOBUSHA- 446 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS UNTIL 9 PM CDT. ALSO...ANOTHER TORNADO WATCH COVERING THE REMAINDER OF THE MID SOUTH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT. A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MID SOUTH TONIGHT. ANY THUNDERSTORMS WHICH DEVELOP IN THE WARM...MOIST...UNSTABLE AIR HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME SEVERE RAPIDLY. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREATS ARE LARGE HAIL DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY PATCHY FROST IS POSSIBLE ACROSS PARTS OF WEST TENNESSEE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS REQUESTED THIS EVENING. SPOTTERS PLEASE RELAY YOUR REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEMPHIS.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 626 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 MOZ115-030000- PEMISCOT MO- 626 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...PEMISCOT COUNTY. A TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 27 MILES WEST OF DEERING AT 626 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. ON ITS CURRENT TRACK...THIS STORM MAY ENTER INTO PEMISCOT COUNTY MISSOURI AROUND 7 PM. PEOPLE IN PEMISCOT COUNTY...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF CARUTHERSVILLE AND HAYTI...SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM EXTREMELY CLOSELY. THIS STORM HAS PRODUCED DAMAGING TORNADOES ACROSS NORTHEAST ARKANSAS. IF THE STORM MAINTAINS ITS CURRENT STRENGTH...A TORNADO WARNING MAY BE NEEDED FOR PEMISCOT COUNTY.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
635 PM CDT SUN APR 02 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0503 PM HAIL RAVENDEN 36.24N 91.25W
04/02/2006 M1.00 INCH LAWRENCE AR TRAINED SPOTTER
0511 PM HAIL RAVENDEN SPRINGS 36.31N 91.22W
04/02/2006 M1.00 INCH RANDOLPH AR EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL COVERING THE GROUND
0515 PM TORNADO IMBODEN 36.20N 91.18W
04/02/2006 LAWRENCE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0516 PM HAIL RAVENDEN SPRINGS 36.31N 91.22W
04/02/2006 M2.75 INCH RANDOLPH AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0517 PM HAIL POCAHONTAS 36.26N 90.97W
04/02/2006 M1.00 INCH RANDOLPH AR TRAINED SPOTTER
0525 PM TSTM WND DMG RAVENDEN 36.24N 91.25W
04/02/2006 LAWRENCE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
HALF DOZEN HOMES DESTROYED AND DOWNED POWERLINES
0525 PM HAIL RAVENDEN 36.24N 91.25W
04/02/2006 E4.25 INCH LAWRENCE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0531 PM HAIL POCAHONTAS 36.26N 90.97W
04/02/2006 M2.75 INCH RANDOLPH AR TRAINED SPOTTER
0535 PM TORNADO 1 S POCAHONTAS 36.25N 90.97W
04/02/2006 RANDOLPH AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0559 PM HAIL FRIARS POINT 34.37N 90.64W
04/02/2006 M1.75 INCH COAHOMA MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
0601 PM TSTM WND DMG MALDEN 36.58N 89.98W
04/02/2006 DUNKLIN MO BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES UPROOTED...CAMMPERS ROLLED...BUILDING DAMAGED AND
DAMAGE TO AIRPORT
0604 PM HAIL 9 SE CORNING 36.32N 90.47W
04/02/2006 M0.88 INCH CLAY AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0610 PM HAIL MARMADUKE 36.19N 90.39W
04/02/2006 M1.75 INCH GREENE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0612 PM TORNADO MARMADUKE 36.19N 90.39W
04/02/2006 GREENE AR TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO ON THE GROUND 2.7 MILES W OF MARMADUKE
0620 PM TORNADO MARMADUKE 36.19N 90.39W
04/02/2006 GREENE AR TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO REPORTED IN TOWN WITH HEAVY DAMAGE.
0630 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 5 S KENNETT 36.17N 90.05W
04/02/2006 DUNKLIN MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
&&
ARCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
650 PM CDT SUN APR 02 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0503 PM HAIL RAVENDEN 36.24N 91.25W
04/02/2006 M1.00 INCH LAWRENCE AR TRAINED SPOTTER
0511 PM HAIL RAVENDEN SPRINGS 36.31N 91.22W
04/02/2006 M1.00 INCH RANDOLPH AR EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL COVERING THE GROUND
0515 PM TORNADO IMBODEN 36.20N 91.18W
04/02/2006 LAWRENCE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0516 PM HAIL RAVENDEN SPRINGS 36.31N 91.22W
04/02/2006 M2.75 INCH RANDOLPH AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0517 PM HAIL POCAHONTAS 36.26N 90.97W
04/02/2006 M1.00 INCH RANDOLPH AR TRAINED SPOTTER
0525 PM HAIL RAVENDEN 36.24N 91.25W
04/02/2006 E4.25 INCH LAWRENCE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0525 PM TSTM WND DMG RAVENDEN 36.24N 91.25W
04/02/2006 LAWRENCE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
HALF DOZEN HOMES DESTROYED AND DOWNED POWERLINES
0531 PM HAIL POCAHONTAS 36.26N 90.97W
04/02/2006 M2.75 INCH RANDOLPH AR TRAINED SPOTTER
0535 PM TORNADO 1 S POCAHONTAS 36.25N 90.97W
04/02/2006 RANDOLPH AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0559 PM HAIL FRIARS POINT 34.37N 90.64W
04/02/2006 M1.75 INCH COAHOMA MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
0601 PM TSTM WND DMG MALDEN 36.58N 89.98W
04/02/2006 DUNKLIN MO BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES UPROOTED...CAMMPERS ROLLED...BUILDING DAMAGED AND
DAMAGE TO AIRPORT
0604 PM HAIL 9 SE CORNING 36.32N 90.47W
04/02/2006 M0.88 INCH CLAY AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0605 PM TSTM WND DMG HICKORY RIDGE 35.40N 90.99W
04/02/2006 CROSS AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
0605 PM HAIL HICKORY RIDGE 35.40N 90.99W
04/02/2006 M1.00 INCH CROSS AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0610 PM HAIL MARMADUKE 36.19N 90.39W
04/02/2006 M1.75 INCH GREENE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0612 PM TORNADO MARMADUKE 36.19N 90.39W
04/02/2006 GREENE AR TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO ON THE GROUND 2.7 MILES W OF MARMADUKE
0620 PM TORNADO MARMADUKE 36.19N 90.39W
04/02/2006 GREENE AR TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO REPORTED IN TOWN WITH HEAVY DAMAGE.
0630 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 5 S KENNETT 36.17N 90.05W
04/02/2006 DUNKLIN MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
0635 PM TORNADO 4 N SENATH 36.19N 90.16W
04/02/2006 DUNKLIN MO TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO ON THE GROUND CONFIRMED BY SPOTTERS
&&
ARCPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
656 PM CDT SUN APR 02 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0503 PM HAIL RAVENDEN 36.24N 91.25W
04/02/2006 M1.00 INCH LAWRENCE AR TRAINED SPOTTER
0511 PM HAIL RAVENDEN SPRINGS 36.31N 91.22W
04/02/2006 M1.00 INCH RANDOLPH AR EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL COVERING THE GROUND
0515 PM TORNADO IMBODEN 36.20N 91.18W
04/02/2006 LAWRENCE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0516 PM HAIL RAVENDEN SPRINGS 36.31N 91.22W
04/02/2006 M2.75 INCH RANDOLPH AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0517 PM HAIL POCAHONTAS 36.26N 90.97W
04/02/2006 M1.00 INCH RANDOLPH AR TRAINED SPOTTER
0525 PM HAIL RAVENDEN 36.24N 91.25W
04/02/2006 E4.25 INCH LAWRENCE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0525 PM TSTM WND DMG RAVENDEN 36.24N 91.25W
04/02/2006 LAWRENCE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
HALF DOZEN HOMES DESTROYED AND DOWNED POWERLINES
0531 PM HAIL POCAHONTAS 36.26N 90.97W
04/02/2006 M2.75 INCH RANDOLPH AR TRAINED SPOTTER
0535 PM TORNADO 1 S POCAHONTAS 36.25N 90.97W
04/02/2006 RANDOLPH AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0559 PM HAIL FRIARS POINT 34.37N 90.64W
04/02/2006 M1.75 INCH COAHOMA MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
0601 PM TSTM WND DMG MALDEN 36.58N 89.98W
04/02/2006 DUNKLIN MO BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES UPROOTED...CAMMPERS ROLLED...BUILDING DAMAGED AND
DAMAGE TO AIRPORT
0604 PM HAIL 9 SE CORNING 36.32N 90.47W
04/02/2006 M0.88 INCH CLAY AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0605 PM TSTM WND DMG HICKORY RIDGE 35.40N 90.99W
04/02/2006 CROSS AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
0605 PM HAIL HICKORY RIDGE 35.40N 90.99W
04/02/2006 M1.00 INCH CROSS AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0610 PM HAIL MARMADUKE 36.19N 90.39W
04/02/2006 M1.75 INCH GREENE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0612 PM TORNADO MARMADUKE 36.19N 90.39W
04/02/2006 GREENE AR TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO ON THE GROUND 2.7 MILES W OF MARMADUKE
0620 PM TORNADO MARMADUKE 36.19N 90.39W
04/02/2006 GREENE AR TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO REPORTED IN TOWN WITH HEAVY DAMAGE.
0630 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 5 S KENNETT 36.17N 90.05W
04/02/2006 DUNKLIN MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
0635 PM TORNADO 4 N SENATH 36.19N 90.16W
04/02/2006 DUNKLIN MO TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO ON THE GROUND CONFIRMED BY SPOTTERS
0652 PM TORNADO 5 W WYNNE 35.23N 90.88W
04/02/2006 CROSS AR FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
&&
ARCSPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 707 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 TNZ001-019-030030- LAKE TN-DYER TN- 707 PM CDT SUN APR 2 2006 THIS SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY IS FOR...DYER AND LAKE COUNTIES. A TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING DAMAGE WAS LOCATED OVER PEMISCOT COUNTY MISSOURI...18 MILES WEST OF COTTONWOOD GROVE AT 707 PM CDT...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. ON ITS CURRENT TRACK...THE STORM WILL ENTER SOUTHERN LAKE AND NORTHERN DYER COUNTIES WITHIN THE NEXT HALF HOUR. IF THE STORM MAINTAINS ITS INTENSITY...TORNADO WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR LAKE AND DYER COUNTIES. PEOPLE IN DYER AND LAKE COUNTIES SHOULD MONITOR THIS STORM VERY CLOSELY.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
723 PM CDT SUN APR 02 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0503 PM HAIL RAVENDEN 36.24N 91.25W
04/02/2006 M1.00 INCH LAWRENCE AR TRAINED SPOTTER
0511 PM HAIL RAVENDEN SPRINGS 36.31N 91.22W
04/02/2006 M1.00 INCH RANDOLPH AR EMERGENCY MNGR
QUARTER SIZE HAIL COVERING THE GROUND
0515 PM TORNADO IMBODEN 36.20N 91.18W
04/02/2006 LAWRENCE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0516 PM HAIL RAVENDEN SPRINGS 36.31N 91.22W
04/02/2006 M2.75 INCH RANDOLPH AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0517 PM HAIL POCAHONTAS 36.26N 90.97W
04/02/2006 M1.00 INCH RANDOLPH AR TRAINED SPOTTER
0525 PM HAIL RAVENDEN 36.24N 91.25W
04/02/2006 E4.25 INCH LAWRENCE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0525 PM TSTM WND DMG RAVENDEN 36.24N 91.25W
04/02/2006 LAWRENCE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
HALF DOZEN HOMES DESTROYED AND DOWNED POWERLINES
0531 PM HAIL POCAHONTAS 36.26N 90.97W
04/02/2006 M2.75 INCH RANDOLPH AR TRAINED SPOTTER
0535 PM TORNADO 1 S POCAHONTAS 36.25N 90.97W
04/02/2006 RANDOLPH AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0559 PM HAIL FRIARS POINT 34.37N 90.64W
04/02/2006 M1.75 INCH COAHOMA MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
0601 PM TSTM WND DMG MALDEN 36.58N 89.98W
04/02/2006 DUNKLIN MO BROADCAST MEDIA
TREES UPROOTED...CAMMPERS ROLLED...BUILDING DAMAGED AND
DAMAGE TO AIRPORT
0604 PM HAIL 9 SE CORNING 36.32N 90.47W
04/02/2006 M0.88 INCH CLAY AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0605 PM HAIL HICKORY RIDGE 35.40N 90.99W
04/02/2006 M1.00 INCH CROSS AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0605 PM TSTM WND DMG HICKORY RIDGE 35.40N 90.99W
04/02/2006 CROSS AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES AND POWERLINES DOWN
0610 PM HAIL MARMADUKE 36.19N 90.39W
04/02/2006 M1.75 INCH GREENE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0612 PM TORNADO MARMADUKE 36.19N 90.39W
04/02/2006 GREENE AR TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO ON THE GROUND 2.7 MILES W OF MARMADUKE
0620 PM TORNADO MARMADUKE 36.19N 90.39W
04/02/2006 GREENE AR TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO REPORTED IN TOWN WITH HEAVY DAMAGE.
0630 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 5 S KENNETT 36.17N 90.05W
04/02/2006 DUNKLIN MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
0635 PM TORNADO 4 N SENATH 36.19N 90.16W
04/02/2006 DUNKLIN MO TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO ON THE GROUND CONFIRMED BY SPOTTERS
0652 PM TORNADO 5 W WYNNE 35.23N 90.88W
04/02/2006 CROSS AR FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
0719 PM HAIL CLARKTON 36.45N 89.97W
04/02/2006 M1.75 INCH DUNKLIN MO TRAINED SPOTTER
SOME LARGER THAN GOLF BALL STONES CAUSING DAMAGE
&&
ARCThe Memphis radar (KNQA), 110 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:29 UTC.
18 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 7 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
One large tree was blown down clipping the front part of a house and taking the chimney off of the house.
A tornado spawned from the same parent supercell that produced damaging tornadoes west of the Mississippi River moved across Dyer County during the evening of April 2nd. The most affected areas were Millsfield, Maxey, and Newbern. The F3 tornado resulted in sixteen fatalities and 70 injuries. Seventy-one homes were destroyed and one hundred eighty-two were damaged.
Two homes were destroyed and one home was blown off of its foundation in Braden. A mobile home was overturned and a grain silo was destroyed in Braden. Gas station pumps were damaged near Exit 35 on Interstate 40. Shingles were ripped off of roofs and large trees were downed in Somerville.
Trees were blown down onto a gas main.
This tornado was also spawned by the same supercell that produced the killer Dyer County tornado. The F3 tornado tracked east across Gibson County. The tornado then continued east into Weakley County. The hardest hit area was the city of Bradford. There were six fatalities in Bradford along with forty-four injuries. Approximately two hundred fifty homes were damaged and seventy-five homes were destroyed. The Bradford Police Department was completely destroyed. Other businesses were also severely damaged.
There were numerous reports of damage to vehicles and roofs caused by the tennis ball sized hail.
The tornado tracked east out of Gibson County into Weakley County. The most affected area was between Pillowville and Staffords Store. Four homes were destroyed and twenty-eight homes were damaged. At least two barns were leveled. Two people were seriously injured when their mobile home was destroyed. The tornado then continued further east into northern Carroll County.
The tornado tracked east out of Weakley County into Carroll County. The tornado eventually lifted five miles south southeast of McKenzie. The area just south of McKenzie experienced the worst damage. Thirty-four homes, two apartments, one shop building, and nine farm buildings were damaged. Pilgrim's Rest Church, located near Christmasville, was destroyed. Grain silos were destroyed and numerous trees and power lines were downed. The tornado produce primarily F1 type damage in Carroll County.
This tornado was the second of two F3 tornadoes that affected Gibson County on April 2nd. The tornado touched down just south of the Obion and Gibson County line and tracked southeast. The tornado lifted just east of Rutherford near the intersection of China Grove Rd and Highway 105. Two fatalities occurred as a result of this tornado along with six injuries. Approximately two hundred fifty homes were damaged and six were destroyed. Cars were tossed into open fields.
Trees and power lines were knocked down blocking roadways.
A carport was collapsed and a car was moved more than five feet.
Straight line winds destroyed a machine shop and produced minor damage to several residences. One home had its roof and deck blown away. Numerous trees were also downed.
A tornado briefly touched down near the town of Longtown and moved east. Ten homes and two businesses were damaged, along with many barns and outbuildings. Numerous trees and power lines were downed.
A F2 intensity tornado briefly touched down in the Hickory Trail subdivision just west of the city of Brownsville. One home was completely destroyed. One home was moved off of its foundation. Twenty-four homes experienced partial roof damage.
Straight line winds produced a corridor of damage across northern Henry County. The damage began northeast of Cottage Grove and continued eastward to Oak Hill. Approximately twenty to twenty-five homes suffered some damage, mainly to roofs and shingles. A boat dock on Kentucky Lake was destroyed with several boats heavily damaged. In addition, the steeple of Mount Sinai Baptist Church east of Puryear was blown off.
Straight line winds tore roofs off of houses. The winds also knocked down several trees and power lines.
Straight line winds knocked down large trees near Old Union.
Straight line winds knocked down the back end of a house. Two people were trapped. There were no injuries.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tornado, Dyer | 2006-04-02 | 37 | Male | Mobile/Trailer Home | Direct |
| Tornado, Dyer | 2006-04-02 | 40 | Female | Mobile/Trailer Home | Direct |
| Tornado, Dyer | 2006-04-02 | 13 | Male | Mobile/Trailer Home | Direct |
| Tornado, Dyer | 2006-04-02 | 69 | Male | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Tornado, Dyer | 2006-04-02 | 87 | Female | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Tornado, Dyer | 2006-04-02 | 66 | Male | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Tornado, Dyer | 2006-04-02 | 63 | Female | Mobile/Trailer Home | Direct |
| Tornado, Dyer | 2006-04-02 | 27 | Male | Mobile/Trailer Home | Direct |
| Tornado, Dyer | 2006-04-02 | 26 | Female | Mobile/Trailer Home | Direct |
| Tornado, Dyer | 2006-04-02 | 47 | Female | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Tornado, Dyer | 2006-04-02 | 57 | Male | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Tornado, Dyer | 2006-04-02 | 0 | Male | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Tornado, Dyer | 2006-04-02 | 67 | Female | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Tornado, Dyer | 2006-04-02 | 35 | Male | Mobile/Trailer Home | Direct |
| Tornado, Dyer | 2006-04-02 | 57 | Female | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Tornado, Dyer | 2006-04-02 | 77 | Male | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Tornado, Gibson | 2006-04-02 | 61 | Female | Mobile/Trailer Home | Direct |
| Tornado, Gibson | 2006-04-02 | 53 | Female | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Tornado, Gibson | 2006-04-02 | 28 | Male | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Tornado, Gibson | 2006-04-02 | 29 | Female | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Tornado, Gibson | 2006-04-02 | 5 | Male | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Tornado, Gibson | 2006-04-02 | 3 | Male | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Tornado, Gibson | 2006-04-02 | 44 | Female | Permanent Home | Direct |
| Tornado, Gibson | 2006-04-02 | 57 | Female | Permanent Home | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Tennessee in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Tennessee, 2006Warnings in Tennessee, April 2006
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5506448, 5506368, 5506269, 5506270, 5506271, 5506272, 5506273, 5506369, 5506446, 5506274, 5506275, 5506370, 5506441, 5506443, 5506276, 5506277, 5506278, 5506531, 5506279, 5506447, 5506444, 5506280, 5506442, 5506281, 5506282, 5506445, 5506360, 5506361, 5506362, 5506363, 5506364, 5506365, 5506366, 5506532, 5506367.