Man dies after touching downed power lines; 62,000 customers without power after storms blow through Memphis area » The Commercial Appeal

An 87-year-old man was killed this afternoon after touching a downed power line, MLGW spokesman Glen Thomas said.

The incident happened around 1 p.m. at 548 Melody Lane in East Memphis, Thomas said.

It's uncertain if he tried to pick up the line, or if it fell on him.

The damaging winds and thunderstorms that uprooted trees, downed power lines and triggered a tornado warning in the Memphis area have moved eastward, but Memphis Light, Gas and Water officials can't estimate how soon power will be restored to the area. The utility has started contacting outside crews to bolster the workforce.

MLGW spokesman Glen Thomas said about 62,500 people remain without power as of 2:30 p.m. Damage is spread across the county, Thomas said, and 47 circuits are out. Thomas said the biggest danger to the public is downed power lines.

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Severe storms injure 8 in Kentucky

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LOUISVILLE (AP) — A fast-moving storm system has injured eight, destroyed part of a factory and damaged homes in western Kentucky.

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Ballard County Deputy Sheriff Cary Batts said a man was seriously injured after a collapsed roof left him trapped under rubble Monday.

Christian County Emergency Management Director Randy Graham said that some farms to the east of the Toyoda Gosei Automotive Sealing Kentucky plant had minor damage to their homes in addition to more severe damage to outbuildings such as barns and equipment sheds. Officials said seven employees at the Toyoda Gosei plant suffered minor injuries.

In Muhlenberg County, the sheriff's department says strong winds have brought down power lines and trees, but no injuries have been reported.

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Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes Likelihood Moderate Low Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind Moderate Moderate Severe Hail 2"+ Hail Moderate Low Note:  The expiration time in the watch graphic is amended if the watch is replaced, cancelled or extended. Note: Click for Watch Status Reports. SEL1 URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 91 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1055 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS SOUTHERN LOUISIANA CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI EXTREME SOUTHEAST TEXAS COASTAL WATERS EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1055 AM UNTIL 600 PM CDT. TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 125 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF COLUMBUS MISSISSIPPI TO 35 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1). REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 87...WW 88...WW 89...WW 90... DISCUSSION...WELL-DEVELOPED SQUALL ALONG THE COLD FRONT WILL PROGRESS EWD AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A CONTINUED FEED OF 66-72 F DEWPOINTS AND MODEST SURFACE HEATING WILL RESULT IN MODERATE INSTABILITY AHEAD OF THE LINE...WHILE DEEP-LAYER SWLY FLOW WILL PROVIDE SUFFICIENT VERTICAL SHEAR FOR ORGANIZED/EMBEDDED BOWS AND POSSIBLY SOME SUPERCELL STRUCTURES. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT...THOUGH A FEW TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH CIRCULATIONS EMBEDDED IN THE LINE. AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26040. ...THOMPSON Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes Likelihood Moderate Low Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind Moderate Moderate Severe Hail 2"+ Hail Moderate Low Note:  See the experimental Public Watch (SEL) product with explicit hazard information section below. The expiration time in the watch graphic is amended if the watch is replaced, cancelled or extended. Note: Click for Watch Status Reports. SEL1 URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 91 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1055 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS SOUTHERN LOUISIANA CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI EXTREME SOUTHEAST TEXAS COASTAL WATERS EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1055 AM UNTIL 600 PM CDT. SEVERAL TORNADOES SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS ISOLATED WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE WIDELY SCATTERED LARGE HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 125 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF COLUMBUS MISSISSIPPI TO 35 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1). REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 87...WW 88...WW 89...WW 90... DISCUSSION...WELL-DEVELOPED SQUALL ALONG THE COLD FRONT WILL PROGRESS EWD AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A CONTINUED FEED OF 66-72 F DEWPOINTS AND MODEST SURFACE HEATING WILL RESULT IN MODERATE INSTABILITY AHEAD OF THE LINE...WHILE DEEP-LAYER SWLY FLOW WILL PROVIDE SUFFICIENT VERTICAL SHEAR FOR ORGANIZED/EMBEDDED BOWS AND POSSIBLY SOME SUPERCELL STRUCTURES. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT...THOUGH A FEW TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH CIRCULATIONS EMBEDDED IN THE LINE. AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26040. ...THOMPSON Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes Likelihood Moderate Low Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind Moderate Moderate Severe Hail 2"+ Hail Moderate Low SEL1 URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH NUMBER 91 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1055 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS SOUTHERN LOUISIANA CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI EXTREME SOUTHEAST TEXAS COASTAL WATERS EFFECTIVE THIS MONDAY MORNING AND EVENING FROM 1055 AM UNTIL 600 PM CDT. TORNADOES...HAIL TO 1.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER...THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH...AND DANGEROUS LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. THE TORNADO WATCH AREA IS APPROXIMATELY ALONG AND 125 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF A LINE FROM 50 MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF COLUMBUS MISSISSIPPI TO 35 MILES SOUTH SOUTHWEST OF LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE THE ASSOCIATED WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1). REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PERSONS IN THESE AREAS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. OTHER WATCH INFORMATION...CONTINUE...WW 87...WW 88...WW 89...WW 90... DISCUSSION...WELL-DEVELOPED SQUALL ALONG THE COLD FRONT WILL PROGRESS EWD AND PERSIST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. A CONTINUED FEED OF 66-72 F DEWPOINTS AND MODEST SURFACE HEATING WILL RESULT IN MODERATE INSTABILITY AHEAD OF THE LINE...WHILE DEEP-LAYER SWLY FLOW WILL PROVIDE SUFFICIENT VERTICAL SHEAR FOR ORGANIZED/EMBEDDED BOWS AND POSSIBLY SOME SUPERCELL STRUCTURES. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT...THOUGH A FEW TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE WITH CIRCULATIONS EMBEDDED IN THE LINE. AVIATION...TORNADOES AND A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 1.5 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26040. ...THOMPSON Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes Likelihood Moderate Low Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind Moderate Moderate Severe Hail 2"+ Hail Moderate Low Note: Click for Watch Status Reports. WOUS64 KWNS 041550 WOU1 BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 91 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 1055 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011 TORNADO WATCH 91 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS ARC003-017-042300- /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0091.110404T1555Z-110404T2300Z/ AR . ARKANSAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ASHLEY CHICOT LAC001-003-005-007-009-011-019-023-025-029-033-035-037-039-041- 045-047-053-055-063-065-067-077-079-083-091-097-099-101-103-105- 107-113-115-117-121-123-125-042300- /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0091.110404T1555Z-110404T2300Z/ LA . LOUISIANA PARISHES INCLUDED ARE ACADIA ALLEN ASCENSION ASSUMPTION AVOYELLES BEAUREGARD CALCASIEU CAMERON CATAHOULA CONCORDIA EAST BATON ROUGE EAST CARROLL EAST FELICIANA EVANGELINE FRANKLIN IBERIA IBERVILLE JEFFERSON DAVIS LAFAYETTE LIVINGSTON MADISON MOREHOUSE POINTE COUPEE RAPIDES RICHLAND ST. HELENA ST. LANDRY ST. MARTIN ST. MARY ST. TAMMANY TANGIPAHOA TENSAS VERMILION VERNON WASHINGTON WEST BATON ROUGE WEST CARROLL WEST FELICIANA MSC001-005-007-011-015-019-021-023-025-029-031-035-037-043-049- 051-053-055-061-063-065-067-069-073-075-077-079-083-085-087-089- 091-097-099-101-103-105-109-113-121-123-125-127-129-133-147-149- 151-155-157-159-163-042300- /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0091.110404T1555Z-110404T2300Z/ MS . MISSISSIPPI COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE ADAMS AMITE ATTALA BOLIVAR CARROLL CHOCTAW CLAIBORNE CLARKE CLAY COPIAH COVINGTON FORREST FRANKLIN GRENADA HINDS HOLMES HUMPHREYS ISSAQUENA JASPER JEFFERSON JEFFERSON DAVIS JONES KEMPER LAMAR LAUDERDALE LAWRENCE LEAKE LEFLORE LINCOLN LOWNDES MADISON MARION MONTGOMERY NESHOBA NEWTON NOXUBEE OKTIBBEHA PEARL RIVER PIKE RANKIN SCOTT SHARKEY SIMPSON SMITH SUNFLOWER WALTHALL WARREN WASHINGTON WEBSTER WILKINSON WINSTON YAZOO TXC199-241-245-351-361-457-042300- /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0091.110404T1555Z-110404T2300Z/ TX . TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE HARDIN JASPER JEFFERSON NEWTON ORANGE TYLER GMZ430-432-435-042300- /O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0091.110404T1555Z-110404T2300Z/ CW . ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS INCLUDED ARE SABINE LAKE CALCASIEU LAKE VERMILION BAY ATTN...WFO...JAN...LCH...LIX... Hazard Tornadoes EF2+ Tornadoes Likelihood Moderate Low Severe Wind 65 kt+ Wind Moderate Moderate Severe Hail 2"+ Hail Moderate Low Note: The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area. The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas. SAW1 WW 91 TORNADO AR LA MS TX CW 041555Z - 042300Z AXIS..125 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE.. 50WNW CBM/COLUMBUS MS/ - 35SSW LCH/LAKE CHARLES LA/ ..AVIATION COORDS.. 110NM E/W /45NW IGB - 34SSW LCH/ HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..1.5 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..60 KNOTS. MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 26040. LAT...LON 33888708 29649136 29649551 33889143 THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS FOR WOU1. Watch 91 Status Report Message has not been issued yet. 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