SPC stated "[The] overall synoptic setup will become quite favorable for an outbreak of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes, including long-lived tornadic supercells, centered on the Mid-South this afternoon and evening. Please try another search.Multiple locations were found. Please select one of the following:On Tuesday, February 5, 2008, there was a large and deadly tornado outbreak across much of the southern United States. The event, which is commonly referred to as the "Super Tuesday Outbreak," refers to the many states across the country that held primary elections on that day.
At 5:30 pm CST (2330 UTC), several tornadoes were reported near Memphis and a tornado emergency was issued for much of the Memphis metropolitan area after a large and dangerous EF2 tornado was reported near Horn Lake, Mississippi. A cold front was located to the west of the Mid-South, with a warm and unstable airmass over the region that was characterized by high temperatures in the 70s and dewpoints in the mid to upper 60s.
"Map of "Super Tuesday" Tornado Outbreak across the Southeastern U.S.An outbreak of tornadoes began around 4:30 PM and last nearly four hours until 8:30 PM CST.first tornado occurred just before 4:30 p.m. and the last one occurred just after 8:00 p.m. A total of 25 tornadoes were surveyed across the Mid-South. On Tuesday, February 5, 2008, there was a large and deadly tornado outbreak across much of the southern United States. Memphis, TN is a High Risk area for tornados. (Note: one of the tornadoes in Mississippi crossed from DeSoto County into Shelby County, Tennessee). 131 tornadoes were reported, with 87 confirmed.
February 6, 2018 at 2:33 AM CST - Updated August 14 at 9:05 AM A Gray Media Group, Inc. Station - © 2002-2020 Gray Television, Inc. Remarkably, a total of just 9 fatalities occurred with 106 injuries for the outbreak across the Mid-South. All rights reserved.Chief Meteorologist Ron Childers is a native Memphian. The event, which is commonly referred to as the "Super Tuesday Outbreak," refers to the many states across the country that held primary elections on that day. Ron is married to WMC anchor/reporter Joyce Peterson.Inmate Curtis Watson is accused of killing Debra Johnson while at her home at the West Tennessee State Penitentiary.The City of Memphis has issued a temporary pause on Bird scooter operations in the Downtown area and all e-scooters will be removed by noon Tuesday. He is an Emmy Award winner and holds the prestigious American Meteorological Society Seal of Approval. The 2008 outbreak occurred spanning two days in February.
On Feb. 5, 2008, we were under the gun here in the Mid-South. According to records, the largest tornado in the Memphis area was an F4 in 1952 that caused 74 injuries and 16 deaths. Tornado fatalities occurred during a 12-hour period (5 p.m. – 5 a.m.) in Tennessee (31), Arkansas (14), Kentucky (7), and Alabama (5) for a total of 57 fatalities (Appendix D). A total of 85 tornadoes touched down in the southeast and Ohio Valley with 25 confirmed tornadoes right here in the Mid-South, including two in Memphis and Shelby County. There were 87 tornadoes confirmed during that time that caused 57 fatalities, 425 injuries, and $1.2 billion in damage—and the region included the Memphis metropolitan area, the Nashville metropolitan area, and Jackson, Tennessee. MEMPHIS, TN (WMC) - February 5 marks the tenth anniversary of the Super Tuesday Outbreak of 2008 as primary elections were being held in many states, including Arkansas, Missouri, and Tennessee.A total of 85 tornadoes touched down in the southeast and Ohio Valley with 25 confirmed tornadoes right here in the Mid-South, including two in Memphis and Shelby County.The outbreak lasted a total of 15 hours with storms moving through the Mid-South from 4 to 8 p.m. At the end of the day, four tornadoes touched down in Arkansas, 13 in Tennessee, and eight in Mississippi.There was extensive damage in Shelby County as a result of the storms but the hardest hit area was in Jackson, TN where an EF-4 tornado tore through the campus of Union University.Luckily there were no fatalities there but nine Mid-Southerners did lose their lives that day and more than 100 others were injured. *Tornado risk is calculated from the destruction path that has occured within 30 miles of the location. Here is a radar loop from February 5, 2008, with the warning polygonsNumber of Tornadoes in the Mid-South on Feb. 5, 2008, by EF ScaleHere are some images from the storms and the damage from the storms. Four of the tornadoes were in Arkansas, 8 in Mississippi, 13 in Tennessee. A total of 55 people died that day from the outbreak.Earlier in the day, the Storm Prediction Center had placed a High Risk for severe weather right over the Mid-South with Memphis in the middle of the greatest threat.It is a day that many Mid-Southerners will long remember and it is still one of the deadliest weather-related days in American history.Copyright 2018 WMC Action News 5.
There was a huge and deadly tornado outbreak not only for us in the Mid-South but also for much of the southern United States. His 20-plus years of forecasting include some of the Mid-South's most memorable storms. Nearly half of the injuries were attributed to the EF-4 that touched down at Union University north of Jackson, TN around 7:00 PM that evening. The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) issued an area of High Risk for severe weather with Memphis being in the center of the high risk area. Many buildings, transmission towers, and dormitories were damaged near Jackson, Tennessee, where an EF-4 tornado touched down after sundown. (click image to enlarge)Sorry, the location you searched for was not found. The “Super Tuesday” tornado outbreak of February 5-6, 2008, consisted of 87 tornadoes affecting parts of nine states (Figure 1).