Hail, Shelby
- When
- April 7, 7:33 AM CST to 7:42 AM CST
- Where
- Shelby County, Whitehaven
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.017, -90.033
Tornadoes and Hail in Tennessee, April 7, 2006
38 hail, 3 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 5
- Property damage
- $2.5 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 42
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.
What forecasters said that day
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 7, 3:06 AM CST, 4 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 3:06 AM CST, 4 hours 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 406 AM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 .SHORT TERM... ...DANGEROUS...POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING...TORNADO OUTBREAK FORECAST FOR THE MID-SOUTH TODAY AND TONIGHT... A LOOK AT THE CURRENT CONDITIONS ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH SHOWS WEAKENING THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH NORTHWEST TN AHEAD OF A SHORT WAVE ROTATING AROUND A STRONG UPPER LOW OVER NE. SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS ARE FEEDING WARM AND MOIST AIR INTO THE AREA. DEW POINTS IN THE LOWER AND MID 60S ARE ADVECTING INTO THE MID-SOUTH. LATEST MODELS CONTINUE TO INDICATE A SERIOUS SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAK ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH TODAY...MOST LIKELY BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON...INTO TONIGHT. THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS PLACED WEST TN ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40 AND ALL OF NORTH MS IN A HIGH RISK. MODERATE TO SLIGHT RISK AREAS EXTEND AROUND THE HIGH RISK AREA. THE UPPER LOW OVER NE WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD INTO NORTHEAST OK BY 00Z. MEANWHILE...A DRY LINE FROM CENTRAL MO TO EASTERN OK WILL MOVE TO SOUTHEASTERN MO INTO EASTERN AR BY 00Z. A SURGE OF DRY AIR AT THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS WILL OVERSPREAD THE MID-SOUTH THIS MORNING. AS A RESULT...SKIES WILL BECOME PARTLY CLOUDY ALLOWING FOR SOME SUNSHINE AS MIXING OCCURS. THIS WILL BOOST TEMPERATURES INTO THE LOWER AND MID 80S. AN EXPLOSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...IN THE FORM OF DISCREET SUPERCELLS IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG TORNADOES CAN BE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGH RISK AREA...BUT CAN NOT BE RULED OUT ANYWHERE ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH. VERY LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE MID-SOUTH. FORECAST SEVERE WEATHER PARAMETERS ARE VERY IMPRESSIVE ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH. ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...SBCAPES ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 2500 AND 3700 J/KG... LIFTED INDICES ARE MINUS 6...0-1 KM HELICITY 150 TO 200 M2/S2...0-3 KM HELICITY 350 M2/S2...ENERGY-HELICITY INDICES BETWEEN 2 AND 3...SIGNIFICANT TORNADO PARAMETER OF 7 TO 8...0-6 KM BULK SHEAR VALUES OF 70 TO 75 KTS...AND MIXED LAYER LIFTED CONDENSATION LEVELS OF LESS THAN 2000 FT. ALSO...THE MID-SOUTH BECOMES IN THE RIGHT REAR QUADRANT OF A 100 KNOT JET AT 250 MB THIS AFTERNOON WITH A 75 KNOT JET AT 500 MB. MESOSCALE BOUNDARIES WILL PLAY A BIG PART IN WHERE THE MAIN TORNADO THREAT DEVELOPS...WHICH IS STILL DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE AT THIS TIME. THIS MORNINGS WEAKENING THUNDERSTORMS MAY HELP TO LAY A BOUNDARY ACROSS THE AREA. IN ADDITION...A SURFACE LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE MID-SOUTH BY THIS EVENING. BACKING OF THE WINDS AHEAD OF THIS LOW WILL HELP TO INCREASE THE LOW LEVEL HELICITY. MODELS HAVE BEEN PERSISTENT IN THAT THE MOST SIGNIFICANT TORNADO THREAT WILL OCCUR FROM SOUTHWEST TN ACROSS EAST-CENTRAL AR INTO NORTH MS...BUT ATTM THE ENTIRE MID-SOUTH IS UNDER A SERIOUS THREAT. THE SUPERCELLS ARE GRADUALLY FORECAST TO EVOLVE INTO A SQUALL LINE THIS EVENING...MOST LIKELY FROM SOUTHWEST TN INTO NORTH MS. THE LINE WILL GRADUALLY MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE MID-SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT AND WEAKEN. MUCH COOLER AND DRY AIR WILL SPREAD INTO THE MID-SOUTH OVER THE WEEKEND AS HIGH PRESSURE TO THE NORTH TAKES CONTROL OF OUR WEATHER. IN FACT...TEMPERATURES MAY DIP TO NEAR FREEZING ACROSS PARTS OF WEST TN SUNDAY MORNING...SOMETHING TO WATCH IN LATER FORECASTS. CYCLONIC CURVATURE AT 850 MB WILL KEEP SKIES CLOUDY FOR MUCH OF THE MID-SOUTH SATURDAY...WITH CLEARING SATURDAY NIGHT. .LONG TERM... (MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY) MODELS IN DECENT AGREEMENT WITH SYNOPTIC PATTERN ACROSS NORTH AMERICA FEATURING A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES AND A TROUGH ACROSS THE PACIFIC COAST. THE MID SOUTH WILL REMAIN IN THE WARM SECTOR THROUGH THE PERIOD AS A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS MOVE ALONG A SLOW MOVING FRONT ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS/UPPER MIDWEST. AS A RESULT...THINK THAT PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL REMAIN ISOLATED AND DIURNALLY DRIVEN. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... MEM 82 53 60 42 / 60 60 10 0 MKL 81 52 58 32 / 60 70 20 0 JBR 81 49 58 38 / 50 40 10 0 TUP 83 58 64 38 / 60 80 20 10 && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... AR...NONE. MO...NONE. MS...NONE. TN...NONE. && SHORT TERM...JCL LONG TERM...CJC
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 7, 5:40 AM CST, 1 hour 53 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 640 AM CDT FRI APR 7 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>092-081200- 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- 640 AM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A DANGEROUS...POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING...TORNADO OUTBREAK IS FORECAST ACROSS MUCH OF THE MID-SOUTH TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE BEST TIME FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS BETWEEN NOON AND 2 AM. A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER EXISTS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE INTO NORTH MISSISSIPPI. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF MEMPHIS...JACKSON...AND SAVANNAH IN TENNESSEE AND TUPELO...OXFORD...AND CLARKSDALE IN MISSISSIPPI. THE HIGH RISK AREA IS GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40...AND TO THE EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. SURROUNDING THE HIGH RISK AREA...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER. THE MODERATE RISK AREA INCLUDES THE REMAINDER OF WEST TENNESSEE...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...AND THAT PART OF EAST ARKANSAS ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF A LINE FROM HARRISBURG TO BLYTHEVILLE. THE MODERATE RISK AREA INCLUDES THE CITIES OF FORREST CITY ARKANSAS...KENNETT MISSOURI...DYERSBURG AND PARIS IN TENNESSEE. A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS OVER THE REMAINDER OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS INCLUDING THE CITIES OF JONESBORO AND POCAHONTAS. STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY. MEANWHILE...AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST TODAY. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL FEED VERY UNSTABLE AND MOIST AIR INTO THE MID-SOUTH AHEAD OF THIS WEATHER SYSTEM. PARTIAL SUNSHINE THIS MORNING WILL BOOST TEMPERATURES UPWARD ALLOWING FOR AN EXPLOSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF DISCREET SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH. TORNADOES...VERY LARGE HAIL...AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ARE ALL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH. STRONG AND TURNING WIND FIELDS THROUGHOUT THE ATMOSPHERE WILL ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG TORNADOES... ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGH RISK AREA. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP INTO A SQUALL LINE FROM SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE INTO NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND EAST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS BY LATE THIS EVENING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE AS THE THUNDERSTORMS MERGE INTO A SQUALL LINE. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN AFTER MIDNIGHT. PLEASE PREPARE NOW FOR THIS FORECAST SERIOUS SEVERE WEATHER EVENT. LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES AND WARNINGS. KNOW WHAT YOU WOULD DO AT ALL TIMES DURING THE DAY AND NIGHT IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY LOW TEMPERATURES MAY DIP TO NEAR FREEZING SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THAT PART OF WEST TENNESSEE ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM MARTIN TO JACKSON TO SELMER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT IS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. JCL
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Apr 7, 4:06 AM CST, 3 hours 27 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 506 AM CDT FRI APR 7 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>092-071700- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABERDEEN...AMORY...BARTLETT... BATESVILLE...BLYTHEVILLE...BOLIVAR...BOONEVILLE... CARUTHERSVILLE...CLARKSDALE...COLLIERVILLE...CORINTH... COVINGTON...DRESDEN...DYERSBURG...FORREST CITY...GERMANTOWN... HARRISBURG...HELENA...HUMBOLDT...HUNTINGDON...IUKA...JACKSON... JONESBORO...KENNETT...LEXINGTON...MARTIN...MEMPHIS...MILAN... MILLINGTON...NEW ALBANY...OLIVE BRANCH...OXFORD...PARAGOULD... PARIS...SAVANNAH...SOMERVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...TUNICA...TUPELO... UNION CITY...WALNUT RIDGE...WEST MEMPHIS...WYNNE 506 AM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 ...A DANGEROUS...POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING...TORNADO OUTBREAK IS FORECAST ACROSS MUCH OF THE MID-SOUTH TODAY AND TONIGHT... THE BEST TIME FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS BETWEEN NOON AND 2 AM. A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER EXISTS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE INTO NORTH MISSISSIPPI. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF MEMPHIS...JACKSON...AND SAVANNAH IN TENNESSEE AND TUPELO...OXFORD...AND CLARKSDALE IN MISSISSIPPI. THE HIGH RISK AREA IS GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40...AND TO THE EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. SURROUNDING THE HIGH RISK AREA...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER. THE MODERATE RISK AREA IS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM HARRISBURG ARKANSAS TO DYERSBURG TENNESSEE TO HUNTINGDON TENNESSEE. ELSEWHERE...A SLIGHT RISK AREA EXTENDS FROM PART OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS ACROSS THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL INTO THE EXTREME NORTHERN COUNTIES OF WEST TENNESSEE. THE SLIGHT RISK AREA INCLUDES THE CITIES OF JONESBORO ARKANSAS...KENNETT MISSOURI...AND PARIS TENNESSEE. STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY. MEANWHILE...AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST TODAY. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL FEED VERY UNSTABLE AND MOIST AIR INTO THE MID-SOUTH AHEAD OF THIS WEATHER SYSTEM. PARTIAL SUNSHINE THIS MORNING WILL BOOST TEMPERATURES UPWARD ALLOWING FOR AN EXPLOSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF DISCREET SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH. TORNADOES...VERY LARGE HAIL...AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ARE ALL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH. STRONG AND TURNING WIND FIELDS THROUGHOUT THE ATMOSPHERE WILL ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG TORNADOES...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGH RISK AREA. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP INTO A SQUALL LINE FROM SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE INTO NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND EAST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS BY LATE THIS EVENING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE AS THE THUNDERSTORMS MERGE INTO A SQUALL LINE. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN AFTER MIDNIGHT. PLEASE PREPARE NOW FOR THIS FORECAST SERIOUS SEVERE WEATHER EVENT. LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES AND WARNINGS. KNOW WHAT YOU WOULD DO AT ALL TIMES DURING THE DAY AND NIGHT IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS. JCL
Special weather statement, Apr 7, 5:45 AM CST, 1 hour 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 645 AM CDT FRI APR 7 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>092-071700- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABERDEEN...AMORY...BARTLETT... BATESVILLE...BLYTHEVILLE...BOLIVAR...BOONEVILLE... CARUTHERSVILLE...CLARKSDALE...COLLIERVILLE...CORINTH... COVINGTON...DRESDEN...DYERSBURG...FORREST CITY...GERMANTOWN... HARRISBURG...HELENA...HUMBOLDT...HUNTINGDON...IUKA...JACKSON... JONESBORO...KENNETT...LEXINGTON...MARTIN...MEMPHIS...MILAN... MILLINGTON...NEW ALBANY...OLIVE BRANCH...OXFORD...PARAGOULD... PARIS...SAVANNAH...SOMERVILLE...SOUTHAVEN...TUNICA...TUPELO... UNION CITY...WALNUT RIDGE...WEST MEMPHIS...WYNNE 645 AM CDT FRI APR 7 2006 ...A DANGEROUS...POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING...TORNADO OUTBREAK IS FORECAST ACROSS MUCH OF THE MID-SOUTH TODAY AND TONIGHT... THE BEST TIME FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS BETWEEN NOON AND 2 AM. A HIGH RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER EXISTS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE INTO NORTH MISSISSIPPI. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF MEMPHIS...JACKSON...AND SAVANNAH IN TENNESSEE AND TUPELO...OXFORD...AND CLARKSDALE IN MISSISSIPPI. THE HIGH RISK AREA IS GENERALLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40...AND TO THE EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. SURROUNDING THE HIGH RISK AREA...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER. THE MODERATE RISK AREA INCLUDES THE REMAINDER OF WEST TENNESSEE...THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...AND THAT PART OF EAST ARKANSAS ALONG AND TO THE EAST OF A LINE FROM HARRISBURG TO BLYTHEVILLE. THE MODERATE RISK AREA INCLUDES THE CITIES OF FORREST CITY ARKANSAS...KENNETT MISSOURI...DYERSBURG AND PARIS IN TENNESSEE. A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS OVER THE REMAINDER OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS INCLUDING THE CITIES OF JONESBORO AND POCAHONTAS. STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE CENTRAL PLAINS TODAY. MEANWHILE...AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST TODAY. STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL FEED VERY UNSTABLE AND MOIST AIR INTO THE MID-SOUTH AHEAD OF THIS WEATHER SYSTEM. PARTIAL SUNSHINE THIS MORNING WILL BOOST TEMPERATURES UPWARD ALLOWING FOR AN EXPLOSIVE DEVELOPMENT OF DISCREET SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH. TORNADOES...VERY LARGE HAIL...AND DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS ARE ALL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MID-SOUTH. STRONG AND TURNING WIND FIELDS THROUGHOUT THE ATMOSPHERE WILL ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STRONG TORNADOES...ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGH RISK AREA. THE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP INTO A SQUALL LINE FROM SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE INTO NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND EAST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS BY LATE THIS EVENING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE AS THE THUNDERSTORMS MERGE INTO A SQUALL LINE. THE LINE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN AFTER MIDNIGHT. PLEASE PREPARE NOW FOR THIS FORECAST SERIOUS SEVERE WEATHER EVENT. LISTEN TO THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SEVERE WEATHER WATCHES AND WARNINGS. KNOW WHAT YOU WOULD DO AT ALL TIMES DURING THE DAY AND NIGHT IF SEVERE WEATHER THREATENS. JCL
Local storm report, Apr 7, 7:26 AM CST, 7 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
826 AM CDT FRI APR 07 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0805 AM HAIL TUNICA 34.69N 90.38W
04/07/2006 M1.25 INCH TUNICA MS LAW ENFORCEMENT
HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL ALONG HIGHWAY 61
&&
SJMThe radar
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 39 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:32 UTC.
Event by event
38 hail, 3 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hail, Shelby
- When
- April 7, 7:43 AM CST to 7:53 AM CST
- Where
- Shelby County, Cordova
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.150, -89.783
Hail, Fayette
- When
- April 7, 8:00 AM CST to 8:05 AM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, 5 mi W of Oakland
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.233, -89.600
Hail, Haywood
- When
- April 7, 8:18 AM CST to 8:25 AM CST
- Where
- Haywood County, Stanton
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- POST OFFICE
- Coordinates
- 35.467, -89.400
Hail, Haywood
- When
- April 7, 8:32 AM CST to 8:40 AM CST
- Where
- Haywood County, Brownsville
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.600, -89.267
Hail, Crockett
- When
- April 7, 8:40 AM CST to 8:50 AM CST
- Where
- Crockett County, Bells
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $16,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.717, -89.083
Hail, Gibson
- When
- April 7, 8:55 AM CST to 9:05 AM CST
- Where
- Gibson County, Humboldt
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Property damage
- $11,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.817, -88.917
Hail, Gibson
- When
- April 7, 9:10 AM CST to 9:15 AM CST
- Where
- Gibson County, Milan
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.917, -88.767
Hail, Carroll
- When
- April 7, 9:25 AM CST to 9:30 AM CST
- Where
- Carroll County, Mc Kenzie
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- AMATEUR RADIO
- Coordinates
- 36.133, -88.517
Hail, Henry
- When
- April 7, 9:40 AM CST to 9:55 AM CST
- Where
- Henry County, Paris
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.300, -88.317
Hail, Crockett
- When
- April 7, 10:00 AM CST to 10:05 AM CST
- Where
- Crockett County, Alamo
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.783, -89.117
Hail, Gibson
- When
- April 7, 10:15 AM CST to 10:20 AM CST
- Where
- Gibson County, 5 mi N of Milan
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 35.983, -88.767
Hail, Shelby
- When
- April 7, 10:30 AM CST to 10:37 AM CST
- Where
- Shelby County, Germantown
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $11,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.083, -89.817
Hail, Shelby
- When
- April 7, 10:37 AM CST to 10:43 AM CST
- Where
- Shelby County, Bartlett
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.200, -89.883
Hail, Weakley
- When
- April 7, 10:43 AM CST to 10:50 AM CST
- Where
- Weakley County, Gleason
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 36.217, -88.617
Hail, Shelby
- When
- April 7, 10:47 AM CST to 11:05 AM CST
- Where
- Shelby County, Germantown
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $75,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.083, -89.817
Several cars were damaged by the large hail.
Hail, Fayette
- When
- April 7, 10:55 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, 3 mi N of Rossville
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- NWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
- Coordinates
- 35.100, -89.550
Hail, Henry
- When
- April 7, 11:00 AM CST to 11:10 AM CST
- Where
- Henry County, Cottage Grove
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.383, -88.483
Thunderstorm Wind, Shelby
- When
- April 7, 11:10 AM CST to 11:15 AM CST
- Where
- Shelby County, Germantown
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- GENERAL PUBLIC
- Coordinates
- 35.083, -89.817
A concession stand at the Johnson Road Park suffered structural damage.
Hail, Carroll
- When
- April 7, 11:10 AM CST to 11:15 AM CST
- Where
- Carroll County, Vale
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.117, -88.267
Hail, Fayette
- When
- April 7, 11:15 AM CST to 11:20 AM CST
- Where
- Fayette County, 2 mi W of Oakland
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.233, -89.550
Hail, Henry
- When
- April 7, 11:15 AM CST to 11:20 AM CST
- Where
- Henry County, Puryear
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.450, -88.333
Hail, Crockett
- When
- April 7, 11:32 AM CST to 11:38 AM CST
- Where
- Crockett County, Maury City
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.817, -89.233
Hail, Hardeman
- When
- April 7, 11:35 AM CST to 11:45 AM CST
- Where
- Hardeman County, Bolivar
- Measured
- 4.25 in hail
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.267, -89.000
Hail, Carroll
- When
- April 7, 11:35 AM CST to 11:45 AM CST
- Where
- Carroll County, Huntingdon
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.000, -88.417
Hail, Gibson
- When
- April 7, 11:45 AM CST to 11:55 AM CST
- Where
- Gibson County, 6 mi W of Trenton
- Measured
- 1.5 in hail
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.983, -89.033
Hail, Madison
- When
- April 7, 11:55 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Madison County, Medon
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.467, -88.883
Hail, Weakley
- When
- April 7, 12:05 PM CST to 12:10 PM CST
- Where
- Weakley County, Greenfield
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.150, -88.800
Hail, Chester
- When
- April 7, 12:10 PM CST to 12:15 PM CST
- Where
- Chester County, Henderson
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.433, -88.667
Hail, Hardeman
- When
- April 7, 12:10 PM CST to 12:15 PM CST
- Where
- Hardeman County, Bolivar
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.267, -89.000
Hail, Henry
- When
- April 7, 12:30 PM CST to 12:40 PM CST
- Where
- Henry County, Cottage Grove
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.383, -88.483
Tornado, Henderson
- When
- April 7, 12:34 PM CST to 12:36 PM CST
- Where
- Henderson County, Parker Xrds
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 3 mi
- Path width
- 50 yd
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 35.800, -88.400
The tornado touched down near the Parker Cross Roads community and tracked northeast into Carroll County. Damage in Henderson County was limited to scattered tree damage. The tornado began as a F0 in Henderson County and strengthened into a F2 tornado as it moved towards Yuma in Carroll County.
Tornado, Carroll
- When
- April 7, 12:36 PM CST to 12:44 PM CST
- Where
- Carroll County, 3 mi SE of Clarksburg
- Rating
- F2
- Path length
- 6 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Injuries
- 5 direct, 0 indirect
- Property damage
- $2.0 million
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 35.833, -88.367
The tornado moved out of Henderson County and continued northeast into Carroll County. The town of Yuma was significantly affected by this tornado with the highest concentration of damage occurring in the residential area between Yuma Baptist Church and the south side of Highway 424. There were five injuries as a result of the tornado. Fifteen homes were destroyed and twenty-nine homes were damaged. The Yuma Community Center, a former school building, was destroyed. The Yuma Church of Christ sustained significant roof damage. Numerous trees and power lines were also knocked down. The tornado continued to travel northeast past Yuma and eventually lifted at the Natchez Trace State Park near Hester Trail Road.
Hail, Henderson
- When
- April 7, 12:40 PM CST to 12:45 PM CST
- Where
- Henderson County, Sardis
- Measured
- 0.88 in hail
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.450, -88.300
Tornado, Henderson
- When
- April 7, 12:40 PM CST to 12:44 PM CST
- Where
- Henderson County, 2 mi WSW of Sardis
- Rating
- F1
- Path length
- 3.5 mi
- Path width
- 100 yd
- Property damage
- $40,000
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 35.433, -88.333
The tornado began near Pitts Road and traveled three and a half miles east to Sardis Cemetery. The tornado lifted as it passed east of the cemetery. Extensive tree and power pole damage was observed along the path, especially at the Sardis Cemetery. Some of the downed trees caused damage to some tombstones in the cemetery. No residences were damaged and there were no injuries.
Hail, Decatur
- When
- April 7, 1:00 PM CST to 1:05 PM CST
- Where
- Decatur County, 3 mi S of Decaturville
- Measured
- 0.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.533, -88.133
Hail, Madison
- When
- April 7, 1:56 PM CST to 2:00 PM CST
- Where
- Madison County, Bemis
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.583, -88.833
Hail, Henderson
- When
- April 7, 2:09 PM CST to 2:20 PM CST
- Where
- Henderson County, Blue Goose
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $7,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.700, -88.583
Hail, Decatur
- When
- April 7, 2:45 PM CST to 2:50 PM CST
- Where
- Decatur County, 6 mi NW of Parsons
- Measured
- 2.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $20,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.717, -88.217
Hail, Hardeman
- When
- April 7, 5:45 PM CST to 5:50 PM CST
- Where
- Hardeman County, Hickory Vly
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 35.167, -89.133
Hail, Chester
- When
- April 7, 5:52 PM CST to 5:57 PM CST
- Where
- Chester County, 6 mi SW of Henderson
- Measured
- 1.25 in hail
- Property damage
- $11,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 35.367, -88.750
Hail, Obion
- When
- April 7, 6:45 PM CST to 6:50 PM CST
- Where
- Obion County, Union City
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Property damage
- $7,000
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 36.417, -89.050
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- Thunderstorm Wind
- Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
- Tornado
- A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.
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Sources
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: 5506661, 5506662, 5506726, 5506727, 5506728, 5506729, 5506730, 5506731, 5506732, 5506733, 5506734, 5506735, 5506736, 5506737, 5506738, 5506739, 5506740, 5506741, 5506742, 5506743, 5506744, 5506745, 5506746, 5506747, 5506748, 5506749, 5506750, 5506751, 5506752, 5506753, 5506754, 5506838, 5506839, 5506755, 5506840, 5506756, 5506757, 5506758, 5506841, 5506759, and more.