Lisa and I are watching severe thunderstorms rumble through the Memphis area this afternoon. Embedded supercells have produced tornadoes in the area. A tornado watch exists for the western half of Middle Tennessee (including Lebanon, Murfreesboro and all areas to the west) until midnight. We can’t rule out that some of these storms may hold together as they cross the Tennessee River and reach the News 2 viewing area.

Here are some of the storm reports from the Memphis National Weather Service:

0402 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 SW DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS 35.09N 90.10W
07/30/2009 SHELBY TN PUBLIC

18 WHEELER TRAILER BLOWN OVER AT RIVERPORT ROAD AND PAUL
LOWRY DR.

0432 PM TORNADO 4 E DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS 35.13N 89.98W
07/30/2009 SHELBY TN PUBLIC

TORNADO ON THE GROUND NEAR I-240 AND SOUTH PARKWAY. ALSO
LIMBS ON EXPRESSWAY.

0451 PM TORNADO 5 SW LAKELAND 35.19N 89.79W
07/30/2009 SHELBY TN PUBLIC

TORNADO ON GROUND JUST SOUTH OF I-40 ON GERMANTOWN
PARKWAY. DAMAGE TO CAR DEALERSHIP AND RESTAURANT.

0500 PM TORNADO 4 SE OLIVE BRANCH 34.91N 89.78W
07/30/2009 DESOTO MS NWS EMPLOYEE

BRIEF TOUCHDOWN 1 MILE SOUTH OF FAIRHAVEN MISSISSIPPI.
ALSO POWER POLES DOWN.

0501 PM TORNADO 2 SSE OLIVE BRANCH 34.93N 89.82W
07/30/2009 DESOTO MS EMERGENCY MNGR

TORNADO SOUTH OF RTE 78 NEAR HIGHWAY 305. CARS
OVERTURNED.

0502 PM TORNADO 2 SE OLIVE BRANCH 34.93N 89.80W
07/30/2009 DESOTO MS EMERGENCY MNGR

TORNADO ON GROUND NEAR HACKS CROSS ROAD AND RTE 78.

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