No weather threatening North or Central Alabama at this time…but big action to the northwest of Alabama tonight.
Tornado damage in southern and eastern sections of Memphis just before 6 p.m. Tornado captured on WREG skycam for several minutes before darkness fell.
Tornado reported at Atkins AR where possible fatalities are being reported by the media. Injuries in Gassville in Baxter County Arkansas. Mobile home park struck.
Damage at Mountain View AR…including the Hospital…attempts to confirm unsuccessful…can’t get through on phone lines…
Here was the dramatic NWS Little Rock bulletin…
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
602 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008
ARC137-060030-
/O.CON.KLZK.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-080206T0030Z/
STONE AR-
602 PM CST TUE FEB 5 2008
…A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CST FOR STONE
COUNTY…
AT 557 PM CST…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
MOUNTAIN VIEW…MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL ARRIVE IN MOUNTAIN VIEW AROUND 605 PM CST.
IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THE TORNADO…SEEK SHELTER NOW!
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Five main areas of concern now…
…Southwest Tennessee and extreme northern Mississippi…
…SW Kentucky and NW Tennessee…
…eastern Arkansas into southern Missouri…ahead of the main line…
…which is over Central Arkansas…
…eastern Illinois…
Four tornado watches in effect now…
High risk area for severe weather over SE Arkansas, Missouri Bootheel, SW Kentucky, western Tennessee and NW Mississippi…
Meanshile…heavy snow was falling in Kansas. Missouri has the unusual situation of heavy snow with a winter storm warning in the northwest and a tornado watch in the southeast…
