EF1 tornado in McNairy County, Tennessee

The tornado touched down near Highway 57 just east of Ramer. Several large trees were knocked down in the area. The tornado traveled non-continuously toward the northeast producing more damage in the town of Eastview where one business was destroyed and a second business was damaged along U.S. Highway 45. The tornado continued northeast and traveled through a forested area where numerous trees were blown down. the tornado continued across Highway 142. Two homes received roof damage and one mobile home was destroyed in the area. The tornado was rated an EF-1 with wind speeds estimated around 105 mph and a width of around 150 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 West Tennessee. 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.