Severe thunderstorms beginning late last week culminated in a low-end derecho event (fast-moving, destructive storms) that generated flooding rain, grapefruit-size hail and several tornadoes across the South and Midwest through Sunday.
Media outlets continue to report on locations sustaining structural damage associated with the activity, including hardest-hit areas such as Palmetto, La., that experienced major home damage and destruction.
Approximate areas reportedly sustaining structural damage:
Alabama
High Winds/Hail
- Thomasville (Clarke County, 36784)
Arkansas
Tornadoes/High Winds
- Camden (Ouachita County, 71701, 71711)
Florida
Tornadoes/High Winds
- Lynn Haven (Bay County, 32444)
- Panama City Beach (Bay County, 32401, 32407, 32408, 32413, 32417, 32461)
Louisiana
Tornadoes/High Winds
- Palmetto (St. Landry Parish, 71358)
*Concentrated home damage reported in Bolden Road area (between Highway 71
and 359)
Michigan
Tornado/High Winds
- Byron Center (Kent County, 49315)
*Tornado touchdown/home damage reported in Preservation Lakes subdivision
Mississippi
Tornado/High Winds
- Columbia (Marion County, 39429)
South Carolina
Tornadoes/High Winds
- Moore (Spartanburg County, 29369)
- Seneca (Oconee County, 29672, 29678, 29679)
Tennessee
Tornadoes/High Winds
- Norma (Scott County, 37756)
- Pleasant Hill (Cumberland County, 38578)
- Straight Fork (Scott County, 37847)
Media Coverage
mLive: Tornado Damages Handful of Homes in Kent County
The Daily Leader : Storms Bring Damage, Power Outages Across Southwest MS
WATE ABC 6: National Weather Service Confirms Pair of EF 2 Tornadoes Moved Through Scott County
The Weather Channel: Derecho Crosses South With Widespread Damaging Thunderstorm Winds, Hail and a Few Tornadoes