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10/10/2014
By Tom Marshall
Senior Advocate writer
Tuesday evening storms produced five tornado warnings in Montgomery County in addition to a blast of violent hail.
The National Weather Service in Jackson reported tornado warnings at 4:35, 7:06, 8:03, 8:23 and 8:41 p.m. No tornadoes, however, were reported.
High winds from the storms downed some trees and utility lines and produced hail that may have damaged some vehicles and roofs to homes, said Wesley Delk, Montgomery County emergency management director.
He was traveling the county Wednesday morning to inspect the damage. On initial inspection damage did not appear to be widespread, but could be localized in nature, Delk said.
Early in the evening much of the damage appeared to have occurred on the north end of the county, but shifted southerly during the course of the evening, Delk said. It produced hail, some of it large at times.
“We got some pretty aggressive hail,” he said.
High water was also reported near the intermediate school and Garden Springs subdivision and Hinkston Pike.
Delk is asking that anyone who received damage to contact his office at 498-3825 for documentation purposes. He said there likely will be no public assistance available.
Chuck Greif, a forecaster with the NWS, said there were two primary factors in Tuesday’s violent storms—shifting winds at different levels and instability in the atmosphere.
The most critical factor was the shifting winds simultaneously, which can produce spin in the atmosphere, he said.
“Those are very conducive to storms,” he said.
A warm front from the south also contributed to the weather instability, Greif said.
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