Monday, May 5, 2008
THE HARDIN COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY RECOVERED THE BODY OF AN 18 YEAR OLD MALE FROM MCNAIRY COUNTY AFTER HE ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED. WBBJ-TV DOT COM REPORTS HIS NAME IS NOT BEING RELEASED FOR NOW PENDING NOTIFICATION OF THE FAMILY. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED JUST BEFORE 7 P-M LAST NIGHT. THE INCIDENT HAS BEEN DECLARED AN ACCIDENTAL DROWNING.
IT WAS FIVE YEARS AGO YESTERDAY THAT TORNADOES DESTROYED AND DAMAGED PARTS OF WEST TENNESSEE, INCLUDING DYERSBURG AND JACKSON. HOMES IN EAST JACKSON WERE DESTROYED, DOWNTOWN BUILDINGS SUSTAINED DAMAGED. THE DYERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL HAD DAMAGE TO IT ALONG WITH BUILDINGS NEAR THE SOUTH 51 BY-PASS.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DAMAGE SURVEY CREW HAS CONFIRMED THAT AN EF2 TORNADO IMPACTED PORTIONS OF WESTERN DYER COUNTY FRIDAY NIGHT... THE WEATHER SERVICE CONDUCTED A GROUND SURVEY AND FOUND TORNADO DAMAGE ALONG CHIC ROAD JUST WEST OF THE MOSS ISLAND STATE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA. THIS TORNADO RESULTED IN A ONE MILE LONG DAMAGE PATH WITH A MAXIMUM WIDTH OF 40 YARDS. A MOBILE HOME WAS DESTROYED AND POWER LINES WERE DOWNED. THIS TORNADO PRODUCED EF2 DAMAGE WITH ESTIMATED WINDS NEAR 115 MPH. THE TORNADO CONTINUED NORTHEAST ACROSS THE GREAT RIVER ROAD MAIN LEVEE AND DISSIPATED. THEY ALSO CONFIRMED THAT AN EF2 TORNADO IMPACTED PORTIONS OF WESTERN MISSISSIPPI COUNTY ARKANSAS.
* COMMUNITY INFORMATION *
1. THERE WILL BE NO BOARD OF MAYOR AND
ALDERMEN MEETING IN DYERSBURG TONIGHT.
THE DYERSBURG POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL HOST THE ANNUAL COMMUNITY MEETINGS THIS MONTH. THE MEETINGS ARE DESIGNED TO BRING RESIDENTS TOGETHER TO VOICE THEIR CONCERNS WITH CITY OFFICIALS. THE MEETING FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF EVANSVILLE AND SOUTH DYERSBURG WILL BE HELD AT EVANSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH THURSDAY NIGHT AT 7.
VISIT EAGLE 97-THREE DOT NET FOR THE COMPLETE LIST OF MEETINGS, OR FOR MORE DETAILS, CONTACT CAPTAIN STEVE ISBELL @ 288.7635
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THE COMPLETE LIST INCLUDES:
* MAY 8 @ 7PM - FOR THE COMMUNITIES OF EVANSVILLE & SOUTH DYERSBURG
EVANSVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH
2217 FIFTH AVENUE
* MAY 15 @ 7PM - FOR THE BRUCE COMMUNITY
TABERNACLE BAPTIST CHURCH
539 EAST COURT
* MAY 22 @ 7PM - FUTURE CITY AND WEST DYERSBURG
PILGRIM REST BAPTIST CHURCH
208 ST. GEORGE STREET
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MAY 27 @ 7PM - MILL TOWN AND EAST DYERSBURG
POLICE TRAINING CENTER
605 LEWIS STREET (NORTH ENTRANCE)
IN SPORTS...
THE BRAVES BEAT CINCINNATI 14 TO 7 OVERNIGHT... THE CARDINALS BEAT THE CUBS 5 TO
3 YESTERDAY. THEY BATTLE IT OUT AT COORS FIELD TONIGHT WITH THE ROCKIES...
FIRST PITCH IS AT 7:35 ON OLDIES 1450 AM AND 101.7 FM. LOOK FOR THE
ON-DECK SHOW BEFORE THEN.
IN WEATHER...
Today: Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm
wind becoming southwest around 5 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Calm wind becoming
south southwest around 5 mph.
Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy,
with a high near 76. South wind between 5 and 10 mph. New rainfall amounts of
less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly
cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday:
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high
near 78.
Wednesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a
low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
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