Additional Severe Weather Information

During the last hour, the Storm Prediction Center put out Mesoscale Discussion #410 which described the events across the Mid-South as "MULTIPLE DISCRETE TORNADIC SUPERCELLS HAVE EVOLVED ACROSS THE REGION." The 00Z sounding at North Little Rock suggested high quality lapse rate and instability environment was spreading downstream across the Tennessee Valley where several discrete tornadic supercells were persisting. I've been watching the radar all afternoon and evening, and many of these storms have been long-lived. One in particular was moving from the northwest and merged with another cell over Carroll County, TN. The strong southeasterly moving cell seems to have taken a more easterly turn since merging with the other cell.

Here are some additional information to add to the what James has already mentioned:

* At 9:45 pm, SPC had recorded 43 tornado reports, a 195 wind damage reports, and 228 hail reports including 23 of hail 2 inches in diameter and larger, some up to softball size.

* Tornado reported 2N of Searcy in White County, AR with mobile home destroyed and numerous large trees down.

* Tornado at Caruthersville, MO (Pemiscot County) with people trapped in buildings, injuries reported, and the town has been closed.

* Hopkinsville, KY (Christian County), numerous homes destroyed, power lines down, and gas lines erupting along with 3 homes destroyed in near Hopkinsville.

* We probably will not have a good idea of the destruction until daylight on Monday.

-Brian-