Damage surveyed in Crittenden and Shelby Counties - up to 95 mph wind noted

The following survey notes were taken by the National Weather Service following a damage survey from the storms that occurred Thursday evening, February 24, 2011.

...PRELIMINARY SUMMARY FROM CRITTENDEN AND SHELBY COUNTIES...

* COUNTIES: CRITTENDEN IN ARKANSAS...SHELBY IN TENNESSEE
* LOCATIONS: CRAWFORDSVILLE...MARION...MILLINGTON...AND BARTLETT
* TIME OF EVENT: FEB 24 2011 BETWEEN 6:30 PM AND 7:05 PM
* ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 85-95 MPH
* INJURIES: NONE

* SUMMARY OF DAMAGES: DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS MOVED THROUGH
EASTERN CRITTENDEN AND NORTHERN SHELBY COUNTY. THE PATH OF
DAMAGE BEGAN NEAR THE TOWN OF CRAWFORDSVILLE. SEVERAL TREES WERE
DOWN OR SUFFERED LIMB DAMAGE. SHINGLES OR METAL ROOFING WAS
RIPPED OFF SEVERAL STRUCTURES. SEVERAL PICKUP TRUCKS AND LARGE
TRACTORS FOR FARMING HAD BROKEN WINDOWS. WINDS IN THIS AREA WERE
ESTIMATED AT AROUND 80 TO 85 MPH. WIND DAMAGE WAS ALSO FOUND AT
THE DELTA ACRES SUBDIVISION LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF MARION
ALONG HIGHWAY 77. SEVERAL TREES AND FENCES WERE BROKEN OR DOWN
IN THIS AREA. SIDING AND SHINGLES WERE OFF OF ALMOST ALL THE
HOUSES IN THIS SUBDIVISION. WINDS IN THIS LOCATION WERE
ESTIMATED AT 70 TO 80 MPH. THE STORM CONTINUED TO MOVE EAST AND
CROSSED THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE DAMAGE PATH CONTINUED NEAR
MEEMAN-SHELBY FOREST STATE PARK. POWERLINES WERE DOWN...TREES
AND A METAL SHED WERE ALSO DAMAGED. A SMALL PLANE WAS FLIPPED
OVER AT THE CHARLES W BAKER AIRPORT AND A NEARBY FIRE DEPARTMENT
SUSTAINED SOME ROOF DAMAGE. WIND SPEEDS IN THIS AREA WERE
ESTIMATED AT 70 MPH. THE STORM ENTERED MILLINGTON AT AROUND 6:55
PM...PRODUCING TREE AND SHINGLE DAMAGE ACROSS THE CITY. TREES
AND POWERLINES WERE SNAPPED ALONG NAVY ROAD AND SINGLETON ROAD
ON THE NAVAL BASE. WIND SPEEDS IN MILLINGTON WERE ESTIMATED AT
85 TO 95 MPH. SHINGLE DAMAGE WAS ALSO NOTED ACROSS BARTLETT.
WIND SPEEDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 60 TO 70 MPH. NO TORNADO DAMAGE WAS
NOTED IN THE DAMAGE ALONG THIS STORM PATH.

The following damage pictures were taken by MemphisWeather.net near the intersection of Kirby-Whitten and Old Brownsville Roads in north Bartlett.  Click each for larger images.

Metal shed lifted from it's foundation and flipped through a fence

Trampoline blown approximately 200 feet across a vacant lot until it reached the fence

A/C unit tilted on it's side at the house where the trampoline above originated