EF0 tornado in Tippah County, Mississippi

A weak tornado touched down just south of Chalybeate and tracked northeast. Damage was reported on County Road 227, near the intersection of County Road 225 and County Road 222, and on County Road 223. Several homes sustained minor damage. A few barns and storage buildings were destroyed. Many trees were knocked down along the path along with some power poles. One tree knocked down half of a brick chimney on a house located on County Road 222A. The tornado was rated an EF-0 with wind speeds estimated around 60 mph. The width was estimated to be around 50 yards.

A strong low pressure system tracked from Northern Arkansas into Southern Missouri during the evening hours of February 5th, 2008. Supercells developed out ahead of the system during the late afternoon into the early evening. The storms produced tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds. As the supercells moved east during the evening, a cold front moved into North Mississippi. A squall line developed along the front and produced another round of large hail and damaging winds. The front continued to push east into the overnight hours.