Southern U.S. Tornado Outbreak - 5/10/08

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At least 10 dead in Mo., Okla. in new round of tornadoes (Breitbart.com)
Death Toll Climbing From Tornadoes Out West (WCSH-TV)
Tornado reported in Stuttgart, storms bring hail, rain (WREG-TV)
Deadly Twisters Tear Across Southern Plains (Fox News)
Tornado wrecks central US towns (BBC News)
Tornadoes kill at least 18 in United States (UK Telegraph)
Severe weather pummels state; 11 dead in Missouri, Oklahoma (Arkansas Online)
Several Injured, Heavy Damage Reported After Tornado Hits Stuttgart (KTHV TV)
Severe weather kills 20 (CNN)
Tornado in NE Okla kills at least 6 in town of Picher (KWTV TV/News9)
Initial damage summary (National Weather Service in Tulsa, OK)
Tornadic Storms hit Southeast Kansas and Southwest Missouri (National Weather Service in Springfield, MO)
Preliminary Rating of EF3 Placed on Stuttgart Damage (KATV-TV)

5:15 AM CDT - 5/11
According to Spotternetwork Reports, KNWA News is reporting a damage path of almost a mile wide and homes leveled to their foundations near Hornet, MO.

1:05 AM CDT - 5/11
Over 33 Tornado Reports have come in from the tornado outbreak Saturday night and Sunday morning. 19 deaths have been reported from the storms.

Tornado Warnings continue north of the Birmingham, AL area. For the latest, watch LIVE COVERAGE FROM ABC 33/40.

New Tornado Watches are expected across Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina early Sunday morning. For the latest, check out the SPC Watches Page. If you live in these areas or have relatives there, make sure a NOAA Weather Radio is on and ready to alert during the overnight.

10:27 PM CDT
Tornado Warnings continue across Arkansas and Mississippi. Storms are forming into lines and bowing segments, but there is still embedded rotation. Please LAUNCH OUR MODERATOR FEED for the very latest info and radar updates!

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KATV TV in Little Rock, AR
KTHV TV in Little Rock, AR
WREG TV in Memphis, TN
KAIT TV in Jonesboro, AR
WMC TV in Memphis, TN

9:06 PM CDT
The National Weather Service in Tulsa has confirmed 5 fatalities in the county of Ottawa. 20 blocks of structures damaged or destroyed.

8:56 PM CDT
New Tornado Warning out from Memphis for Phillips, Cahoma, Panola, Quitman and Tallahatchie counties.

8:49 PM CDT
Only 4 Tornado Warnings in effect right now. Western Coahoma and Phillips Counties in Arkansas; Pope, Conway and Van Buren Counties in Arkansas; Randolph County in Illinois and Ste. Genevieve County in Missouri; and Hempstead, Howard, Little River, Miller and Sevier county in Southwest Arkansas.

8:45 PM CDT
Phillips County, AR under the gun right now.

8:33 PM CDT
Major damage reported in Stuggart, AR. Reports of elderly trapped in their homes. We will continue to follow this story.

8:29 PM CDT
Craig Curlee our Associate Chaser has uploaded the GR2AE images of the Stuttgart damage ball.

8:25 PM CDT
More Tornado Warnings in Southwest Arkansas including Sevier and Little River Counties.

8:21 PM CDT
After the past few scans, it's almost for sure a damage cloud showing up on the KLZK Radar site near Stuttgart, AR. Moderate Damage reported.

8:12 PM CDT
Possible damage ball showing up in radar return from KLZK (Little Rock) on the latest return.

8:09 PM CDT
KATV is airing reports right now of damage in Stuttgart, AR.

8:05 PM CDT
1 Fatality confirmed in Carthage, MO from a tree falling on a trailer.

8:00 PM CDT
Real strong couplet from Little Rock near Stuttgart, AR.

7:50 PM CDT
Tornado reported on the ground in Marianna, AR in Lee County, AR.

7:43 PM CDT
The Vertical Wind Profile from Memphis is Amazing at this hour

7:38 PM CDT
New Mesoscale Discussion from the Storm Prediction Center.

POTENTIALLY STRONG TORNADOES WILL ACCOMPANY SUPERCELL STORMSAPPROACHING THE MEMPHIS METRO AREA THROUGH 01Z. STORMS MAY IMPACT BROWNSVILLE-JACKSON TN...TUNICA-HERNANDO MS AND MARIANNA-HUGHES-STUTTGART-SAINT CHARLES AR AREAS THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

7:36 PM CDT
Funnel Clouds reported near Branson, MO and Bald Knob, AR. Brief Tornado Touchdown reported near El Paso, AR.

7:33 PM CDT
A Number of Tornado watches remain in effect this evening.

The cell north of Little Rock still showing an amazing inflow notch and velocity couplets.

7:30 PM CDT
Damage reports coming in from Barry County, Missouri. Trailer homes destroyed, church and outbuildings also destroyed.

Cell north of little rock continues to show an amazing couplet on radar.

7:22 PM CDT
The Cell north of Little Rock has an amazing couplet with it.

7:15 PM CDT
Here is the latest radar image out of eastern Oklahoma.

Latest from Memphis in Eastern Arkansas

7:05 PM CDT
14 Tornado Warnings including some impacting the SE Oklahoma/West Arkansas area, tornadoes north and south of Little Rock, and Southwest and north of Memphis, TN.

Many damage reports coming in from the eastern Arkansas Area.

6:30 PM CDT
16 Tornado warnings are in effect at this time in Oklahoma and Arkansas.

5:55 PM CDT
Numerous Tornado Warnings now in effect across Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma.
Fort Smith
Memphis Streaming
WIBW Kansas Streaming
Tulsa OK Streaming

5:22 PM CDT
Tornado Warnings coming hot and heavy now:

OKLAHOMA:
Delaware, Mayes until 6:30 PM CDT
Haskell, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg counties until 6:15 PM CDT

ARKANSAS:
Craighead, Poinsett counties until 6:15 PM CDT, including the city of Jonesboro
Jackson County until 5:45 PM CDT

KANSAS:
Cherokee County until 6:15 PM CDT
Labette County until 5:30 PM CDT

5:12 PM CDT
Tornado Warning for Labette County, Kansas. SevereStreamer Ben Prusia is in the area!

4:25 PM CDT
Another new Tornado Watch:
THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

CENTRAL TEXAS

EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 415 PM UNTIL
900 PM CDT.

TORNADOES...HAIL TO 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND
GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE
AREAS.

4:02 PM CDT
Tornado Watch for southern AR and northwest MS has been upgraded to a "PDS":

THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A
TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF

SOUTHERN ARKANSAS
NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI

EFFECTIVE THIS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 335 PM UNTIL
1000 PM CDT.

...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION...

DESTRUCTIVE TORNADOES...LARGE HAIL TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...
THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE
POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS.

3:22 PM CDT
Still waiting on things to really get rolling. Many Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in effect across AR, GA, SC, OK, and KS.

SevereStudios moderated coverage will begin shortly.

2:32 PM CDT
The Storm Prediction Center is planning to issue more Tornado Watches. One for central Kansas, and another for east-central Mississippi and central Alabama.

1:45 PM CDT
The Storm Prediction Center has issued Tornado Watch #295 for southeast Oklahoma and northeast Texas until 9:00 PM CDT. Strong tornadoes are possible.

1:40 PM CDT
Tornado Warning for Caroll, Madison, and Washington counties in Arkansas until 2:15 PM CDT

1:15 PM CDT
The Storm Prediction Center has issued Tornado Watch #294 for central Georgia and southern South Carolina until 8:00 PM CDT.

11:35 AM CDT
The Storm Prediction Center has issued Tornado Watch #293 for southeast KS, northeast OK, southwest MO, and northwest AR until 7:00 PM CDT.

11:10 AM CDT
The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Mesoscale Discussion for OK, KS, MO and AR indicating that a watch is likely. Tornadoes are a threat.

10:15 AM CDT
The Storm Prediction Center has issued Tornado Watch #292 for Southern Arkansas, Northern Louisiana and Western Mississippi until 4:00 PM CDT.

MIXED BOUNDARY LAYER CAPE INCREASING IN EXCESS OF 2000 J/KG... COUPLED WITH INCREASING LOW-LEVEL SHEAR AS SOUTHERLY 850 MB FLOW STRENGTHENS TO 30+ KT...MAY SUPPORT AN INCREASING RISK FOR TORNADOES WITH SUPERCELLS IN THE PRESENCE OF STRONG DEEP LAYER SHEAR.

9:15 AM CDT
Here is the latest graphic forecast from the National Weather Service in Jackson, MS

7:45 AM CDT
A Mesoscale Discussion has been issued by the SPC for Eastern Oklahoma and parts of western Arkansas regarding severe potential. The SPC is worried about the unstable airmass in Eastern OK already this morning.

7:30 AM CDT
The Storm Prediction Center has placed most of the south under a moderate risk of severe thunderstorms. SevereStudios is expecting a fairly active day today.

WHILE TORNADOES...DAMAGING WIND AND VERY LARGE HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE ANYWHERE WITHIN THE MODERATE RISK AREA...THE GREATEST THREAT FOR STRONG TORNADOES WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER CENTRAL AND EASTERN ARKANSAS...NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND WESTERN TENNESSEE.

Day 1 Probability Outlook and Tornado Threat.

We will be bringing you live streaming cameras from the field today as our SevereStreamers track the storms through the south. Stay tuned to SevereStudios for the latest!