2/05/08 NOW: OK/TX/AR/MO/LA/MS/IL/KY/TN/AL/IN/OH

[Justin E. Reed]

WREG CAMERA HAS TORNADO ON THE GROUND, POWER FLASHES, heading for KMEM!

 

[Brian Stertz]

Live tornado on tower cam WREG...multiple vortex...tornado emergency issued. \

http://www.wreg.com/

 

[David Dildine]

are there any links to specific cameras, i want to get this on air asap... thanks

 

[Jason Bolt]

Multiple power flashes on WREG3 live cam. Bartlett storm was less than a mile from where I used to live.

 

[cstrunk]

Wow. Well defined tornado on WREG-TV's webcam that they are streaming...

 

[Chad Cowan]

Clinton, AR appears to have taken a direct hit from the 'significant' tornado that Scott Currens reported 15 miles sw of there.

 

[Jason Bolt]

Memphis Fire reporting Taco Bell on Winchester Rd. hit w/numerous injuries.

 

[Cameron Redwine]

WMC-TV Memphis is reporting extensive damage and injuries.

Edit: They just said that Hickory Ridge Mall in SE Memphis has been hit.

 

[Danny Neal]

Adam Lucio reports debris on I 40 directly behind the storms, no visual on tornado/wall cloud yet though.

 

[Alex Lamers]

Hickory Ridge Mall and the Taco Bell on Winchester are right next to each other per Yahoo maps. At least it passed east of the Memphis loop. Unfortunately, from the number of power flashes on the live video and the reports of damage trickling in, it doesn't sound too good for the eastern suburbs.

AJL

 

[Justin E. Reed]

Major damage to a subdivision off of Poplar Ridge. Homes w/o roofs, all trees either snapped or uprooted, and cars thrown about. Hickory Ridge Mall has sustained major damage, the Sears has over 50 ft of wall collapsed. and windows out.

 

[Mark Farnik]

The storm immediately southwest of Oxford,MS has an extremely intense couplet with what is likely a strong tornado on the ground tracking straight into Oxford as we speak!

Edit - Holy crow... I just noticed the couplet on the cell near Sardis. There has got to be a tornado on the ground with that storm, and the wording in the tornado warning from KMEG is very ominous:
(sorry, couldn't get the warning text to copy)
THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG TO VIOLENT TORNADOES!

 

[David Draun]

There is a debris ball of reflectivity on that storm tracking through the SE suburbs of Memphis passing through Germantown. I hope everyone is alright. Ugh, on-location met in Memphis telling everyone to take shelter when the threat as already passed.

The latest MD couldn't put it any better with the graphic wording. "Dangerous tornado outbreak has begun."

Tight shear couplets near Sardis and Oxford too.

 

[Justin E. Reed]

Tornado on the ground 8miles South of Senatobia, in Panola County. Debris is being reported. Also, near Stanton, TN, a mobile home park has been hit, EMS enroute.

 

[Billy Griffin]

Murray, Kentucky looks to be in serious trouble now! Very strong couplet heading straight into Murray.
Just north of there, add Benton, KY to that as well. Possibly two large tornadoes on the ground within 25 miles of each other!