Hail, Wind & Tornado Reports on February 10, 2013

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: Quarter size hail was reported in the Angola area.

Hail Report Description: Large haul along with trees down.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: Baseball to softball size hail fell in and around Goss.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: A public report of quarter size hail was relayed by Gloster Police Department.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: Hail was reported near Loop 224 in Nacogdoches, Texas.

Hail Report Description: A thunderstorm produced penny size hail that nearly covered the ground near the 2300 block of Greenlawn Blvd. in Round Rock.

Hail Report Description: Penny sized hail was reported in Palestine.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: Hail up to the size of dimes was reported in the Duncanville and Mountain Creek Lake area.

Hail Report Description: Nickel sized hail was reported on the southwest side of Temple near Loop 363 and 57th Street.

Hail Report Description: A thunderstorm produced hail for 11 minutes. The largest hail was 1.5 inches in diameter.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: Pea to nickel sized hail was reported in Mineral Wells.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: Quarter sized hail was reported in Rising Star.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Hail Report Description: Golfball sized hail was reported in Carbon.

Hail Report Description: Golf ball size hail was reported at the intersection of FM 584 and U.S. Highway 277.

Wind Report Description: Trees and power lines were blown down across the county. Monetary damage was estimated.

Wind Report Description: Several trees and power lines were blown down across the county. Monetary damage was estimated.

Wind Report Description: No National Weather Service description provided.

Wind Report Description: Several trees were blown down across the northern half of the county. Monetary damage was estimated.

Wind Report Description: A tree was reported blown down on Whitestown Road in the Cornor area.

Wind Report Description: Several trees were reported down near the intersection of Highways 48 and 45.

Wind Report Description: A tree was blown down along Highway 27.

Wind Report Description: Power lines were blown down south of Raymond.

Wind Report Description: A power line was blown down in the area.

Wind Report Description: One tree was blown down.

Wind Report Description: Trees were blown down across Highway 14 West south of McAdams, and a few power lines were blown down just east of Kosciusko.

Wind Report Description: A few older trees were blown down around town.

Wind Report Description: Trees and power lines were blown down around Flora, as well as much of southwestern Madison County.

Wind Report Description: A few power lines were blown down in Durant.

Wind Report Description: Trees and powerlines were downed south and east of Colfax, Louisiana.

Wind Report Description: Several power lines were blown down along Floweree Road.

Wind Report Description: One tree was blown down on Carson Road.

Wind Report Description: Numerous trees were blown down in the area.

Wind Report Description: A barn was destroyed along Highway 149.

Wind Report Description: A few power lines were blown down.

Wind Report Description: A line of severe thunderstorms downed trees along Highway 190 east of Livingston.

Wind Report Description: A tree was blown down in Crossett.

Wind Report Description: A tree was downed onto a power line in New Boston, Texas.

Wind Report Description: Law enforcement reported that powerlines were downed in Winnsboro, Texas.

Wind Report Description: Law enforcement reported a tree downed in Mount Vernon, Texas.

Wind Report Description: Sixty-five MPH winds were estimated at North Central Expressway/Highway 75 and Northwest Highway/Loop 12 in University Park.

Wind Report Description: Thunderstorm wind gusts up to 65 MPH were estimated in the Duncanville and Mountain Creek Lake area. Large tree branches were knocked down and shingles were torn off roofs.

Wind Report Description: Sixty-five MPH winds were estimated between Richardson and Addison.

Wind Report Description: A telephone pole was snapped in half on the southwest side of Temple. Sixty-five MPH winds were also estimated in the same area near Loop 363 and 57th Street.

Wind Report Description: Strong thunderstorm winds impacted the Western Hills area of Temple where several large trees were uprooted, fences were knocked over, and at least one street sign was bent over. Much of the tree damage was reported along West Adams Ave, Apache Dr, and Blackfoot Drive. One tree fell on a home in the Whispering Oaks subdivision. The awning and part of the roof of 4 units at the Brentwood Apartments on West Adams Avenue was peeled off. A few large satellite dishes were knocked over on Moody Lane. Business signs at the Quick Shop & Go on Olaf and the New Hope Community Church on Apache Drive were damaged.

Wind Report Description: A few boat docks were damaged at Frank's Marina on Lake Belton. Shore moorings were uprooted and underwater anchorages were sheared off.

Wind Report Description: Sixty MPH winds were estimated in west Plano. Power poles were also knocked down on Midway Road north of Plano Parkway.

Wind Report Description: Straight line winds estimated at 85-95 mph damaged several homes and uprooted several trees in the Luella area. The damage stretched for approximately 6 miles and occurred in conjunction with a bookend vortex on the north side of a bow echo. A home on Tribble and another home on Bois D'Arc suffered major damage. Most of the roof of the home on Bois D'Arc was torn off and much of the second story of the home on Tribble was destroyed. Another 3 homes suffered roof damage.

Wind Report Description: Strong thunderstorm winds moved a hay ring on property that was located between south Sherman and north Howe. In addition, trees were knocked down onto fences.

Wind Report Description: High winds tore most of the metal roof off a metal shop building on Gerald Lane in Elm Mott. Some items inside the shop were damaged. These strong winds occurred from nearby light rain helping to drag strong winds aloft to the ground.

Wind Report Description: A 66 MPH wind gust was reported at Nolan Catholic High School in Fort Worth.

Wind Report Description: The automated weather station at Waco's Madison Cooper Airport (KACT) measured a 63 MPH wind gust. This wind gust occurred from nearby light rain helping to drag strong winds aloft to the ground.

Wind Report Description: Two business signs and two port-o-johns were knocked over in White Settlement. The nearby automated weather station at Carswell AFB (KNFW) reported a peak wind of 43 mph around the same time.

Wind Report Description: A 64 MPH wind gust was reported at Huffines Blvd and 10 Mile Bridge Road near Marine Creek Lake in northwest Fort Worth.

Wind Report Description: Sixty MPH winds were estimated at Longhorn Rd and North Main Street in Saginaw. A basketball goal was knocked over in town.

Wind Report Description: A bait shop and the roof of a restaurant at Eagle Mountain Lake were damaged by high thunderstorm winds.

Wind Report Description: Sixty MPH winds were estimated in Weatherford.

Wind Report Description: A law enforcement official reported an estimated wind gust to 60 MPH.

Tornado Report Description: The tornado touched down near Mallie Bonner Road southwest|of the Denham area where it snapped a few pine trees. The tornado|strengthened quickly and widened to nearly 200 yards wide as it crossed|Denham Progress Road just north of Joe Taylor Road...destroying a single wide|mobile home...damaging the roofs of several wood frame homes...and snapping|or uprooting numerous large trees. The tornado quickly weakened and|dissipated as it crossed Joe Taylor Road. This tornado was produced by the|same supercell thunderstorm that produced the Clara tornado a few minutes|earlier.

Tornado Report Description: The tornado touched down in the southwest portions of Wayne County just south of Strickland Road and just west of Salem Road along Byrd Creek in the Desoto National Forest. The tornado quickly intensified to EF-1 strength as it crossed Shows Road where it damaged the roofs of 2 homes and snapped or uprooted numerous large trees. The tornado overturned camping trailers at a hunting camp off of Fire Road 726 and continued east northeast crossing Pine Grove Road. The tornado weakened to EF-0 strength as it crossed a large section of the Desoto National Forest and Highway 63 approximately 4 miles southwest of Clara where it produced minor damage to the roofs of a few homes...destroyed a few small outbuildings...and topped out trees in an 80 yard wide path. The tornado then quickly re-intensified as it moved across Hudson Town Road and Roy Shoemaker Drive where it widened to 200 yards...snapping numerous large tree pine trees...damaging the roof of one brick home and causing damage to a barn. The tornado crossed Buckatunna Clara Road where it snapped numerous pine trees and caused major damage to 3 homes when pine trees fell on them. The tornado weakened and dissipated near Hutcherson Hutto Road. The storm that produced this tornado also had severe downburst winds on the rear flank downdraft. The rear flank downdraft with this storm uprooted or snapped a wide swath of trees south of the main tornado track.

Tornado Report Description: This was a continuation of the EF-4 Hattiesburg tornado as it was weakening and crossing into Perry County Mississippi. The tornado was at EF-1 strength at 100 yards wide as it crossed the county line then weakened quickly to less than 80 yards wide at EF-0 strength as it crossed Corinth Church Road just south of Highway 42. The tornado dissipated just east of Corinth Church Road in a wooded area.

Tornado Report Description: This very brief tornado touched down just east of|U.S. Highway 43 north of Jackson near Camp Maubila Road. In this|area the tornado peeled back the roof panels of a metal shed...|snapped several pine trees mid trunk. The tornado paralleled highway|43 for its short life...dissipating in a wooded area just east of|Highway 43.

Tornado Report Description: The tornado started along Highway 589, where some limbs and small trees were blown down. It became intense rather quickly, producing significant damage as it moved through the West Lake Serene area. The tornado reached its maximum intensity in the area around and just southwest of Oak Grove High School where maximum winds were estimated at 170 mph, which is EF-4 strength. There was a brick home in a subdivision southwest of the high school, just west of old Highway 11, that was completely leveled with all interior and exterior walls down, and a fair amount of large debris was blown downstream. Additionally, very high end timber damage occurred in this location with a number of trees showing debarking and denuding. Several other homes in this subdivision also sustained EF-2 to EF-3 damage. As the tornado crossed old Highway 11, it produced extensive damage on the campus of Oak Grove High School. The field house adjoining the football stadium was destroyed, the baseball stadium and a large metal building adjoining the stadium were essentially destroyed, and several large steel/concrete light standards were snapped at both the baseball and football stadiums. A vehicle was thrown from the parking lot adjoining the baseball stadium, up a small hill and was deposited near the pitching mound in the middle of the baseball field. The main building of the high school also suffered roof damage.||The tornado then moved northeast into the heavily populated areas of Oak Grove and West Hattiesburg, including areas along Lincoln Road Extension, Weathersby Road, Oak Grove Road, and the area just south of Highway 98 along Clark, Lamar and Foxgate Avenues. Numerous homes were destroyed or suffered major damage, and a few homes showed evidence of high end EF-3 damage. Dozens of power poles were snapped and extensive tree damage occurred. Video evidence and ground survey damage appeared to indicate that the tornado was multi-vortex in nature during its Lamar County portion. Just before crossing Interstate 59, it caused significant roof damage to a number of apartment buildings just west of the interstate. In total in Lamar County, emergency management indicated that 51 homes were destroyed and 170 suffered major damage.||The tornado then moved into Forrest County just to the south of Hardy Street damaging numerous homes with the damage in the EF-2 and EF-3 category. It then crossed Hardy Street impacting the southeast corner of the University of Southern Mississippi campus. Numerous buildings were damaged in this area including several campus buildings and a large church. Numerous power poles were blown down in this area and several metal traffic lights were bent or torn off their bases. Damage in this area was also EF-2 and EF-3.||The tornado continued across Highway 49 impacting multiple neighborhoods. Numerous roofs were blown off houses and many trees fell on houses and vehicles. The tornado crossed North Main Street causing significant damage to the Red Cross building, the Girl Scouts building, and bending large metal poles at the Hattiesburg High School athletic fields. The tornado then moved across east 7th Street causing significant damage to several large brick buildings. Damage in the area between north Main Street and east 7th Avenue was in the high end EF-3 range with maximum winds around 160 mph.||The tornado continued into Petal with the most significant damage occurring to an Ace Hardware store on South Main Street. Numerous homes in the vicinity of the hardware store also had roofs torn off and exterior walls collapsed. This damage was also rated high end EF-3 with maximum winds around 160 mph.||The tornado began to weaken as it crossed the Evelyn Gandy Parkway to the northeast of Petal. Damage in this area was mainly EF-1 and EF-2 and consisted of roof damage and snapped trees. The tornado strengthened one last time as it moved through a neighborhood just off Twin Lakes Road. Numerous well built homes experienced EF-2 damage to the roofs in this neighborhood. The tornado weakened as it approached the Perry County line and dissipated a couple of miles into Perry County. Damage at the end of the track was in the EF-0 to EF-1 range.||In Forrest County, emergency management indicated that 133 homes were destroyed and 207 suffered major damage. There were 63 reported injuries.||This is the second violent tornado to impact Lamar and Forrest Counties in recorded history. The other violent tornado was the infamous Purvis tornado on April 24, 1908 that was on the ground for 155 miles and impacted many counties across Mississippi. In total, 143 people were killed by this tornado, including 60 in Lamar County and 4 in Forrest County.

Tornado Report Description: The tornado touched down in a deeply wooded area west of|County Road 34 in eastern Washington county. The tornado quickly|intensified to EF-1 strength as it crossed County Road 34 damaging|the roofs of a few homes and blowing down numerous pine trees. The|tornado continued northeast across the Tombigbee river crossing into|Clarke County where it produced damage on old lock road to 3 wood|frame homes (blowing one off of its masonry block foundation)...|rolling one single wide mobile home over onto its side...and blowing|another single wide mobile home off of its blocks. The tornado|continued east across highway 69 snapping several pine trees. The|tornado then dissipated in a deeply wooded area east of highway 69|before reaching U.S. Highway 43 north of Jackson. A second brief|tornado formed from this same thunderstorm a short distance farther|southeast near Highway 43 (see Antioch tornado with this event).

Tornado Report Description: The tornado started along Highway 589, where some limbs and small trees were blown down. It became intense rather quickly, producing significant damage as it moved through the West Lake Serene area. The tornado reached its maximum intensity in the area around and just southwest of Oak Grove High School where maximum winds were estimated at 170 mph, which is EF-4 strength. There was a brick home in a subdivision southwest of the high school, just west of old Highway 11, that was completely leveled with all interior and exterior walls down, and a fair amount of large debris was blown downstream. Additionally, very high end timber damage occurred in this location with a number of trees showing debarking and denuding. Several other homes in this subdivision also sustained EF-2 to EF-3 damage. As the tornado crossed old Highway 11, it produced extensive damage on the campus of Oak Grove High School. The field house adjoining the football stadium was destroyed, the baseball stadium and a large metal building adjoining the stadium were essentially destroyed, and several large steel/concrete light standards were snapped at both the baseball and football stadiums. A vehicle was thrown from the parking lot adjoining the baseball stadium, up a small hill and was deposited near the pitching mound in the middle of the baseball field. The main building of the high school also suffered roof damage.||The tornado then moved northeast into the heavily populated areas of Oak Grove and West Hattiesburg, including areas along Lincoln Road Extension, Weathersby Road, Oak Grove Road, and the area just south of Highway 98 along Clark, Lamar and Foxgate Avenues. Numerous homes were destroyed or suffered major damage, and a few homes showed evidence of high end EF-3 damage. Dozens of power poles were snapped and extensive tree damage occurred. Video evidence and ground survey damage appeared to indicate that the tornado was multi-vortex in nature during its Lamar County portion. Just before crossing Interstate 59, it caused significant roof damage to a number of apartment buildings just west of the interstate. In total in Lamar County, emergency management indicated that 51 homes were destroyed and 170 suffered major damage.||The tornado then moved into Forrest County just to the south of Hardy Street damaging numerous homes with the damage in the EF-2 and EF-3 category. It then crossed Hardy Street impacting the southeast corner of the University of Southern Mississippi campus. Numerous buildings were damaged in this area including several campus buildings and a large church. Numerous power poles were blown down in this area and several metal traffic lights were bent or torn off their bases. Damage in this area was also EF-2 and EF-3.||The tornado continued across Highway 49 impacting multiple neighborhoods. Numerous roofs were blown off houses and many trees fell on houses and vehicles. The tornado crossed North Main Street causing significant damage to the Red Cross building, the Girl Scouts building, and bending large metal poles at the Hattiesburg High School athletic fields. The tornado then moved across east 7th Street causing significant damage to several large brick buildings. Damage in the area between north Main Street and east 7th Avenue was in the high end EF-3 range with maximum winds around 160 mph.||The tornado continued into Petal with the most significant damage occurring to an Ace Hardware store on South Main Street. Numerous homes in the vicinity of the hardware store also had roofs torn off and exterior walls collapsed. This damage was also rated high end EF-3 with maximum winds around 160 mph.||The tornado began to weaken as it crossed the Evelyn Gandy Parkway to the northeast of Petal. Damage in this area was mainly EF-1 and EF-2 and consisted of roof damage and snapped trees. The tornado strengthened one last time as it moved through a neighborhood just off Twin Lakes Road. Numerous well built homes experienced EF-2 damage to the roofs in this neighborhood. The tornado weakened as it approached the Perry County line and dissipated a couple of miles into Perry County. Damage at the end of the track was in the EF-0 to EF-1 range.||In Forrest County, emergency management indicated that 133 homes were destroyed and 207 suffered major damage. There were 63 reported injuries.||This is the second violent tornado to impact Lamar and Forrest Counties in recorded history. The other violent tornado was the infamous Purvis tornado on April 24, 1908 that was on the ground for 155 miles and impacted many counties across Mississippi. In total, 143 people were killed by this tornado, including 60 in Lamar County and 4 in Forrest County.

Tornado Report Description: The tornado touched down in a deeply wooded area west of|County Road 34 in eastern Washington county. The tornado quickly|intensified to EF-1 strength as it crossed County Road 34 damaging|the roofs of a few homes and blowing down numerous pine trees. The|tornado continued northeast across the Tombigbee river crossing into|Clarke County.

Tornado Report Description: This tornado started just inside Marion County on New Hope Road where a few outbuildings were destroyed. On the east side of the road, a home had a good portion of the roof torn off. The tornado then crossed Hurricane Creek Road and approached Mt Carmel Church Road, which is where the most intense damage occurred. Three mobile homes were completely destroyed with just the undercarriage left (3 injuries occurred here). A bit further northeast, the tornado crossed Regan Road where three homes sustained significant roof damage. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted in this area as well. The tornado weakened as it crossed Hwy 35, but continued to produce low end tree damage across Hwy 13 South and Game Reserve Road. Additional damage to structures occurred near the Lamar County line along Columbia-Purvis Road, Powell Lane and Culdesac Drive. The tornado then entered Lamar County causing additional damage to structures with one home off Wiley Lott Road having the roof removed. A number of power poles were snapped in this area as well, along with significant tree damage. The tornado dissipated shortly after producing this damage. Maximum wind speeds were estimated at 120 mph.

Tornado Report Description: This tornado started just inside Marion County on New Hope Road where a few outbuildings were destroyed. On the east side of the road, a home had a good portion of the roof torn off. The tornado then crossed Hurricane Creek Road and approached Mt Carmel Church Road, which is where the most intense damage occurred. Three mobile homes were completely destroyed with just the undercarriage left (3 injuries occurred here). A bit further northeast, the tornado crossed Regan Road where three homes sustained significant roof damage. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted in this area as well. The tornado weakened as it crossed Hwy 35, but continued to produce low end tree damage across Hwy 13 South and Game Reserve Road. Additional damage to structures occurred near the Lamar County line along Columbia-Purvis Road, Powell Lane and Culdesac Drive. The tornado then entered Lamar County causing additional damage to structures with one home off Wiley Lott Road having the roof removed. A number of power poles were snapped in this area as well, along with significant tree damage. The tornado dissipated shortly after producing this damage. Maximum wind speeds were estimated at 120 mph.

Tornado Report Description: This tornado started in a wooded area between River Road and GW Smith Road. As it moved east northeast, it snapped and uprooted a couple dozen hardwood and softwood trees along GW Smith Road. It also downed a couple power lines in this area. Several hay barns were damaged with tin thrown along the path. A well defined convergent pattern was noted with the tree damage. Also along this road, a mobile home had the front porch removed, and three other homes sustained minor roof damage. The tornado dissipated as it crossed highway 43. Maximum wind speeds were estimated at 95 mph.

Tornado Report Description: Deputy witnessed funnel cloud. Tornado touched down near a travel trailer which was lifted off the ground, thrown and destroyed. Occupant of trailer was injured as he was exiting trailer when tornado hit. Tornado appeared to lift then touch down again about one half mile later with numerous large trees uprooted and snapped along a path to the east of the initial touch down.