February 26, 2011 by ParsonsWeather.com.

02/24/2011 0830 PM
2 miles NW of Parsons, Decatur County.
Tornado, reported by NWS storm survey.

Tornado began 2 miles northeast of Parsons at 830 PM and
continued to the Cherokee Landing area at the Tennessee
River by 845 PM. Estimated winds were 120 mph…path
length was 12 miles… and maximum width was 400 yards.
Major damage to a Mobile home in the Five Forks area.
Large grain bin tossed 50 yds. Minor damage to trees and
homes… with tombstones turned over in Bible Hill area. 8
homes sustained severe damage on blue bird Circle.
Estimated damage cost 1.285 million dollars.

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02/24/2011 0850 PM
Parsons, Decatur County.
Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by trained spotter.

1 large tree across Road on Dolphin street

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02/24/2011 0850 PM
Parsons, Decatur County.
Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by Emergency Mngr.

6 to 7 homes damaged, possibly a few businesses in
Parsons. Emergency manager said that he has not reached
the damaged buildings due to large trees over the roads
to get there. Emergency manager said this was possibly
tornado damage.

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02/24/2011 0850 PM
Parsons, Decatur County.
Tornado, reported by Emergency Mngr.

Tombstones pulled out of ground in cemetery… 7 homes
damaged… one Mobile home about 75 percent destroyed.
Grain bins pulled off Concrete pads and numerous farm
buildings damaged. About 50 percent of residents still
without power. Emergency manager believes this was a tornado.

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November 28, 2010 by ParsonsWeather.com.

EF-0 tornado surveyed by a Memphis National Weather Service survey
team in southern Gibson County Tennessee…

* location of event: 3 miles northeast of Humboldt in southern
Gibson County Tennessee.

* Time of event: approximately 2:30 PM CST…Thursday…November
25…2010.

* Beginning point: latitude: 35 degrees…50 minutes…47 seconds
longitude: -88 degrees…52 minutes…1.3 second.

* Ending point: latitude: 35 degrees…50 minutes…53 seconds
longitude: -88 degrees…51 minutes…22.7 second.

* Rating: EF-0.

* Estimated peak wind: 70 to 80 mph.

* Path length: approximately one half mile long.

* Maximum width: about 200 yards wide.

* Fatalities: none.

* Injuries: none.

* Summary of damages: the tornado briefly touched down along jim
bob Scruggs Road and traveled east crossing dollar Road and then
lifting just east of dollar Road. The tornado resulted in damage
to a dozen homes…with widespread roof damage. In
addition…there were multiple sheds destroyed and several snapped
trees.

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May 3, 2010 by ParsonsWeather.com.

Parsons received 9.24 inches of rain the weekend of May 1st. Other areas in Tennessee, mainly Jackson, Waverly, Centerville and Nashville received up to 15 inches of rainfall. The large amount of rainfall created record flooding throughout Tennessee.

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April 25, 2010 by ParsonsWeather.com.

National Weather Service damage survey team concludes an EF-1 tornado
touched down on Bible Hill Road 2 miles north northwest of Parsons
Tennessee at 426 PM…traveled east northeast and continued across
the Tennessee River. Maximum winds were estimated at 105 mph.
Preliminary track length was 7.6 miles with a maximum track width of
400 yards.

Significant tree damage occurred…especially on Brodies Landing Rd.
Although light damage was noted to most structures hit directly from
the tornado…significant property damage resulted from falling
trees. One barn was completely destroyed however.

04/24/2010 0433 PM
3 miles N of Parsons, Decatur County. Tornado, reported by Emergency Mgr.
Tornado reported on Highway 641 about 3 miles north of Parsons.

04/24/2010 0434 PM
3 miles N of Parsons, Decatur County.
Thunderstorm wind damage, reported by trained spotter.
Power lines and trees down on Bible Hill Road and Everett James Lane.

04/24/2010 0437 PM
3 miles N of Parsons, Decatur County.
Tornado reported by trained spotter.
Houses damaged about 3 miles north of Parsons on Highway 69.
Trees and power lines down as well.

04/24/2010 0440 PM
6 miles NNE of Parsons, Decatur County.
Tornado reported by Emergency Mgr.
Several houses damaged on Brodies Landing Road.

If you have storm damage information, please contact us and we will include it here. Also, if you have storm damage photos, we would like to include them in our photo gallery.

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July 31, 2009 by ParsonsWeather.com.

A National Weather Service survey team rated tornado damage in Henderson County today. The team found two tornado damage tracks along with straight wind damage.

The first track ran from near Mills and Darden roads to old Jackson Road. Damage included one outbuilding destroyed…a second outbuilding damaged…large trees limbs broken…power lines down and a Mobile home shoved into a power pole. The team rated the tornado as EF-1 damage with peak wind gusts to 90 mph. The tornado width was 100 yards and the length was four miles.

The second track impacted the town of Wildersville near Webb Road.
Damage included shingles removed from a church…significant structural damage to a shed next to the church…tree limb damage and a broken power pole. The team rated this tornado as EF-0 damage with peak gusts to 80 mph. The tornado width was 30 yards and length was 200 yards.

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