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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Memphis TN
349 PM CST Fri Mar 3 2023

...HIGHEST WIND REPORTS...

Location                     Speed     Time/Date       Provider

...Arkansas...

...Clay County...
Corning                      60 MPH    1135 AM 03/03   AWOS

...Craighead County...
Jonesboro                    48 MPH    1158 AM 03/03   ASOS

...Crittenden County...
West Memphis                 41 MPH    0955 AM 03/03   ASOS

...Cross County...
5.9 W Parkin (UPR)           31 MPH    1058 AM 03/03   MESOWEST
5.7 W Wynne (UPR)            23 MPH    1050 AM 03/03   MESOWEST

...Greene County...
BEECH GROVE                  36 MPH    1200 PM 03/03   CWOP

...Lee County...
Marianna                     27 MPH    0939 AM 03/03   RAWS
3.0 W Marianna (SCAN)        20 MPH    1200 PM 03/03   MESOWEST

...Mississippi County...
Blytheville                  52 MPH    1139 AM 03/03   ASOS
1 ENE Gosnell                46 MPH    1158 AM 03/03   AWOS

...Phillips County...
Helena-West Helena           28 MPH    0120 PM 03/03   DAVIS

...Poinsett County...
Waldenburg                   40 MPH    1130 AM 03/03   DAVIS
Harrisburg                   30 MPH    0110 PM 03/03   RAWS

...Mississippi...

...Alcorn County...
Corinth                      55 MPH    1115 AM 03/03   AWOS

...Benton County...
0.5 SW Michigan City         35 MPH    1015 AM 03/03   MESOWEST

...Chickasaw County...
Aberdeen                     45 MPH    1100 AM 03/03   CWOP

...Coahoma County...
Clarksdale                   48 MPH    0855 AM 03/03   AWOS

...DeSoto County...
Olive Branch                 46 MPH    0950 AM 03/03   AWOS

...Lafayette County...
Oxford                       55 MPH    1015 AM 03/03   AWOS

...Lee County...
Tupelo                       55 MPH    1111 AM 03/03   ASOS

...Marshall County...
Potts Camp                   30 MPH    0709 AM 03/03   RAWS

...Monroe County...
Aberdeen                     49 MPH    0935 AM 03/03   AWOS
5 E Aberdeen                 43 MPH    1014 AM 03/03   RAWS

...Panola County...
Como                         47 MPH    1030 AM 03/03   CWOP
Batesville                   46 MPH    0935 AM 03/03   AWOS

...Pontotoc County...
6 SSE Troy                   37 MPH    1152 AM 03/03   RAWS

...Quitman County...
Sledge                       35 MPH    0900 AM 03/03   DAVIS

...Tallahatchie County...
3.1 W Vance (SCAN)           28 MPH    1000 AM 03/03   MESOWEST

...Tate County...
Ms Delta 2023                46 MPH    1100 AM 03/03   MESOWEST
Ms Delta 2032                38 MPH    0930 AM 03/03   MESOWEST

...Tishomingo County...
Iuka                         46 MPH    0114 PM 03/03   RAWS
Iuka                         38 MPH    0918 AM 03/03   AWOS

...Tunica County...
Tunica                       53 MPH    0900 AM 03/03   AWOS

...Yalobusha County...
7 W Coffeeville              42 MPH    1009 AM 03/03   RAWS

...Missouri...

...Dunklin County...
Malden                       52 MPH    1255 PM 03/03   AWOS
Kennett                      51 MPH    0228 PM 03/03   CWOP
Senath                       50 MPH    1230 PM 03/03   MOCOMAGNET
3.6 NE Campbell (UPR)        50 MPH    1253 PM 03/03   MESOWEST
Kennett                      49 MPH    1235 PM 03/03   AWOS
Clarkton                     47 MPH    1245 PM 03/03   MOCOMAGNET

...Pemiscot County...
Peach Orchard                51 MPH    1246 PM 03/03   CWOP
Lee Farm                     45 MPH    1250 PM 03/03   MOCOMAGNET

...Tennessee...

...Benton County...
Camden                       66 MPH    1207 PM 03/03   RAWS

...Carroll County...
Huntingdon                   54 MPH    1255 PM 03/03   AWOS

...Chester County...
Henderson                    49 MPH    1238 PM 03/03   CWOP

...Decatur County...
Parsons                      37 MPH    0107 PM 03/03   CWOP

...Dyer County...
Dyersburg                    56 MPH    1039 AM 03/03   AWOS
Dyersburg                    55 MPH    1207 PM 03/03   RAWS

...Fayette County...
Somerville                   40 MPH    1000 AM 03/03   AWOS

...Gibson County...
Trenton                      40 MPH    1131 AM 03/03   CWOP

...Hardeman County...
Bolivar                      45 MPH    1045 AM 03/03   CWOP
Bolivar                      40 MPH    1155 AM 03/03   AWOS
Chickasaw St Forest          33 MPH    1207 PM 03/03   RAWS

...Hardin County...
Savannah                     46 MPH    1245 PM 03/03   AWOS
Shiloh NMP                   35 MPH    1207 PM 03/03   RAWS

...Henry County...
Paris                        60 MPH    0230 PM 03/03   AWOS

...Madison County...
Jackson                      62 MPH    1057 AM 03/03   ASOS
WBBJ                         41 MPH    1100 AM 03/03   MESOWEST

...Obion County...
Union City                   48 MPH    1235 PM 03/03   AWOS

...Shelby County...
Memphis                      54 MPH    0926 AM 03/03   ASOS
Millington                   48 MPH    0950 AM 03/03   AWOS
KM01                         44 MPH    1004 AM 03/03   AWOS
General Dewitt Spain Airport 39 MPH    1255 PM 03/03   MESOWEST

...Tipton County...
Covington                    57 MPH    1019 AM 03/03   RAWS
Covington                    36 MPH    0950 AM 03/03   AWOS

...Weakley County...
Greenfield                   44 MPH    1205 PM 03/03   RAWS

Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers
for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
434 PM CST FRI MAR 3 2023

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

0705 AM     FLASH FLOOD      MARION                  35.21N 90.20W
03/03/2023                   CRITTENDEN         AR   BROADCAST MEDIA

            SIGNIFICANT STREET FLOODING IN A RESIDENTIAL
            AREA IN MARION. WATER APPROXIMATELY 2-3 FEET
            DEEP.

0723 AM     FLASH FLOOD      4 NNW COVINGTON         35.61N 89.68W
03/03/2023                   TIPTON             TN   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            PART OF MT LEBANON RD WASHED OUT NEAR THE
            INTERSECTION WITH MILLSTONE MOUNTAIN ROAD.
            ROAD IS CURRENTLY CLOSED.

0845 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG NETTLETON               34.09N 88.62W
03/03/2023                   LEE                MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            A ROOF WAS PARTIALLY BLOWN OFF AN APARTMENT
            BUILDING IN NETTLETON.

0852 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 E TUPELO              34.26N 88.70W
03/03/2023                   LEE                MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ACROSS LEE COUNTY, MS.

0900 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 NE TUPELO             34.29N 88.70W
03/03/2023                   LEE                MS   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            18 WHEELER OVERTURNED AT HIGHWAY 45 AND
            INTERSTATE 22. UNKNOWN INJURIES AT THIS
            TIME.

0920 AM     TSTM WND DMG     6 SW MANTACHIE          34.27N 88.58W
03/03/2023                   LEE                MS   PUBLIC

            *** 2 INJ ***
            TREE FELL ON HOUSE IN MOOREVILLE. A COUPLE
            OF OCCUPANTS WERE INJURED, BUT WERE ABLE TO
            EVACUATE PREMISES.

0925 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 NE TUPELO             34.30N 88.70W
03/03/2023                   LEE                MS   PUBLIC

            WINDS KNOCKED OVER AN 18-WHEELER ON
            INTERSTATE 22 NEAR THE U.S. HIGHWAY 45
            JUNCTION IN NORTH TUPELO.

0925 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 ESE SANDY SPRINGS     34.42N 88.36W
03/03/2023                   ITAWAMBA           MS   PUBLIC

            DAMAGE TO A MOBILE HOME AND AN OUTBUILDING.
            SUSPECTED TORNADO DAMAGE. TIME IS RADAR
            ESTIMATED.

0935 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG LYNCHBURG               34.96N 90.10W
03/03/2023                   DESOTO             MS   TRAINED SPOTTER

            LARGE TREE DOWN.

0936 AM     FUNNEL CLOUD     RIENZI                  34.77N 88.53W
03/03/2023                   ALCORN             MS   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORTS A FUNNEL CLOUD NEAR RIENZI.

0940 AM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NE ABERDEEN           33.87N 88.49W
03/03/2023                   MONROE             MS   PUBLIC

            CORRECTS TIME FROM PREVIOUS TSTM WND DMG
            REPORT FROM 5 NE ABERDEEN. A HANGAR DOOR WAS
            BLOWN OFF AT THE MONROE COUNTY AIRPORT.
            ADDITIONALLY, A POWER POLE WAS DOWNED.

1026 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 WNW GERMANTOWN        35.10N 89.83W
03/03/2023                   SHELBY             TN   PUBLIC

            A FEW LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN.

1045 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 NNW UNION CITY        36.45N 89.07W
03/03/2023                   OBION              TN   PUBLIC

            SEVERAL LARGE HIGHWAY SIGNS
            DAMAGED/DESTROYED ALONG HWY 51, AND MULTIPLE
            3+ INCH LIMBS OUT OF TREES ACROSS THE
            COUNTY.

1045 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 NNE JACKSON           35.68N 88.81W
03/03/2023                   MADISON            TN   PUBLIC

            NUMEROUS REPORTS OF DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES
            ACROSS MADISON COUNTY FROM STRONG GRADIENT
            WINDS. A FEW TREES BLOCKING ROADWAYS IN THE
            COUNTY.

1045 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG DYER                    36.07N 88.99W
03/03/2023                   GIBSON             TN   PUBLIC

            TREE UPROOTED.

1051 AM     TSTM WND DMG     1 E BEMIS               35.58N 88.81W
03/03/2023                   MADISON            TN   PUBLIC

            REPORT FROM MPING: 3-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN;
            POWER POLES BROKEN.

1057 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 5 WNW BEMIS             35.60N 88.91W
03/03/2023                   MADISON            TN   ASOS

            62 MPH WIND GUST REPORTED AT JACKSON
            MCKELLAR AIRPORT.

1118 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG LEXINGTON               35.65N 88.39W
03/03/2023                   HENDERSON          TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            BROKEN POWER POLES AT INTERSECTION OF CHURCH
            ST. AND NATCHEZ TRACE DR.

1118 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG HENDERSON               35.44N 88.65W
03/03/2023                   CHESTER            TN   AMATEUR RADIO

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER OUTAGES THROUGHOUT
            CHESTER COUNTY, TN.

1125 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 WSW PARIS             36.30N 88.32W
03/03/2023                   HENRY              TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS TREES DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 641 IN
            PARIS, TN.

1131 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 7 NE PARIS              36.36N 88.22W
03/03/2023                   HENRY              TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            POWER LINES DOWN NEAR LAKEWOOD SCHOOL ON
            HIGHWAY 79N.

1131 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG LEXINGTON               35.66N 88.39W
03/03/2023                   HENDERSON          TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            DAMAGE TO MOBILE HOME. NUMEROUS TREES DOWN.

1131 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 4 NE CAMDEN             36.10N 88.07W
03/03/2023                   BENTON             TN   PUBLIC

            50.1 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED AT CEDAR GROVE
            AND HOLLAND ROADS.

1135 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 4 W CORNING             36.41N 90.65W
03/03/2023                   CLAY               AR   PUBLIC

            60 MPH WIND GUST REPORTED AT CORNING
            MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.

1137 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 NE SCOTTS HILL        35.54N 88.21W
03/03/2023                   DECATUR            TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TREE ACROSS STATE HWY 100 AT PEACE CHAPEL
            INTERSECTION IN SCOTTS HILL TN.

1148 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 SE CAMDEN             36.06N 88.10W
03/03/2023                   BENTON             TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            NUMEROUS POWER POLES, POWER LINES, AND TREES
            DOWN THROUGHOUT THE BENTON COUNTY.

1150 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 WSW TUPELO            34.26N 88.75W
03/03/2023                   LEE                MS   PUBLIC

            DAMAGE TO MR. CAR WASH MISSING SIDING.

1204 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 N BALDWYN             34.51N 88.63W
03/03/2023                   PRENTISS           MS   PUBLIC

            BALDWYN U SAVE GROCERY STORE FRONT SIGN
            RIPPED DOWN.

1218 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 4 WSW VALE              36.10N 88.34W
03/03/2023                   CARROLL            TN   PUBLIC

            TREE SNAPPED IN HALF.

1228 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG HENDERSON               35.44N 88.64W
03/03/2023                   CHESTER            TN   AMATEUR RADIO

            THE ROOF OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY BUILDING IN
            CHESTER COUNTY HAS BLOWN OFF.

1238 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 NE CAMDEN             36.08N 88.09W
03/03/2023                   BENTON             TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROOF BLOWN OFF HOUSE ON NEAR INTERSECTION OF
            DEBRUCE AND FLATWOODS ROADS IN CAMDEN. NO
            INJURIES.

1244 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 4 SSW SALTILLO          34.33N 88.71W
03/03/2023                   LEE                MS   PUBLIC

            WIND KNOCKED OVER THE FRAME OF A NEW CHURCH.

1248 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 WNW HOLLOW ROCK       36.05N 88.31W
03/03/2023                   CARROLL            TN   PUBLIC

            DAMAGE TO A MOBILE HOME- MISSING ALMOST ALL
            OF THE ROOF AND SOME SIDING.

1258 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 ESE HENDERSON         35.44N 88.64W
03/03/2023                   CHESTER            TN   PUBLIC

            TREE SNAPPED- 2 CARS WERE HIT BUT THE PEOPLE
            INSIDE WERE OK.

0103 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 SW CAMDEN             36.06N 88.12W
03/03/2023                   BENTON             TN   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ROOF BLOWN OFF A COMMERCIAL BUILDING NEAR
            INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 641 AND MAIN STREET.

0139 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 3 S SANDY SPRINGS       34.39N 88.39W
03/03/2023                   ITAWAMBA           MS   PUBLIC

            TREES DOWN AND TREE DEBRIS SCATTERED.

0143 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG HOLLOW ROCK             36.03N 88.27W
03/03/2023                   CARROLL            TN   PUBLIC

            MOBILE HOME WITH A METAL ROOF FROM UNKNOWN
            LOCATION LAYING UPON IT. MOBILE HOME DID NOT
            LOSE ITS ROOF.

0145 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 NW DRESDEN            36.29N 88.70W
03/03/2023                   WEAKLEY            TN   FIRE DEPT/RESCUE

            NUMEROUS TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN ACROSS
            THE CITY OF DRESDEN.

0145 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 N HOLLOW ROCK         36.04N 88.27W
03/03/2023                   CARROLL            TN   PUBLIC

            TREES DOWN LYING ACROSS ROAD.

0209 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 NNE BOONEVILLE        34.67N 88.56W
03/03/2023                   PRENTISS           MS   PUBLIC

            DOOR OF A DORMITORY ON CAMPUS OFF THE
            HINGES.

0230 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 5 WNW PARIS             36.34N 88.38W
03/03/2023                   HENRY              TN   ASOS

            60 MPH WIND GUST REPORTED AT HENRY COUNTY
            AIRPORT.

0248 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 S ARLINGTON           35.25N 89.66W
03/03/2023                   SHELBY             TN   PUBLIC

            SPEED LIMIT SIGN BLOWN OFF POST NEAR
            ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.

0307 PM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 S MARTIN              36.32N 88.85W
03/03/2023                   WEAKLEY            TN   PUBLIC

            TREE DOWN ACROSS ROADWAY.


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