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Tornado Warning 207, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Sep 24, 2005, 6:44 PM CDT for Scott County, Mississippi. It was in force for 20 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 24, 2005, 6:44 PM CDT (23:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 24, 2005, 7:04 PM CDT
- In force
- 20 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Scott County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 36 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 4:20 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 41 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 580 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 755 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 210 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 245 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 2.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KJAN 242344
TORJAN
MSC123-250015-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0207.050924T2344Z-050925T0015Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
644 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN SCOTT COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF MORTON
* UNTIL 715 PM CDT
* AT 644 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR MORTON...
MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.
* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
LUDLOW BY 700 PM CDT
SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR
HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER
YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3234 8972 3234 8959 3258 8959 3258 8973
3264 8973 3260 8979
$$
GARRETT1 follow-up statement
000
WWUS54 KJAN 250004
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
704 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005
MSC123-250014-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0207.000000T0000Z-050925T0015Z/
SCOTT MS-
704 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SCOTT COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT.
LAT...LON 3234 8972 3234 8959 3258 8959 3258 8973
3264 8973 3260 8979
$$
GARRETTThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 3:31 AM CDT | Lake Wind Advisory | JAN | Attala, Bolivar, Carroll, Copiah, Covington, Forrest and 22 more | 15 hr |
| Sep 24, 4:37 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Franklin, Lincoln | 31 min |
| Sep 24, 9:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln | 18 min |
| Sep 24, 10:23 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson | 52 min |
| Sep 24, 10:42 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah | 33 min |
| Sep 24, 10:47 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lawrence | 28 min |
| Sep 24, 10:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Warren | 23 min |
| Sep 24, 11:01 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lincoln | 29 min |
| Sep 24, 11:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Hinds, Warren | 37 min |
| Sep 24, 11:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin, Jefferson | 18 min |
| Sep 24, 11:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Jefferson | 29 min |
| Sep 24, 11:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Warren | 37 min |
| Sep 24, 11:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington | 26 min |
| Sep 24, 12:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey | 24 min |
| Sep 24, 12:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin | 23 min |
| Sep 24, 12:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Simpson, Smith | 48 min |
| Sep 24, 12:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Madison | 38 min |
| Sep 24, 12:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Issaquena | 35 min |
| Sep 24, 12:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds, Warren | 27 min |
| Sep 24, 12:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 26 min |
| Sep 24, 1:01 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leake, Madison | 29 min |
| Sep 24, 1:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Scott | 40 min |
| Sep 24, 1:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Hinds | 52 min |
| Sep 24, 1:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Sharkey | 50 min |
| Sep 24, 1:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo | 25 min |
| Sep 24, 1:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Kemper | 28 min |
| Sep 24, 1:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lincoln | 65 min |
| Sep 24, 1:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Noxubee, Winston | 51 min |
| Sep 24, 2:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Sharkey, Yazoo | 28 min |
| Sep 24, 2:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Warren | 42 min |
| Sep 24, 2:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Washington | 25 min |
| Sep 24, 2:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leake | 37 min |
| Sep 24, 2:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds | 47 min |
| Sep 24, 2:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Holmes | 49 min |
| Sep 24, 2:29 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 16 min |
| Sep 24, 2:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Madison, Yazoo | 43 min |
| Sep 24, 2:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala | 42 min |
| Sep 24, 2:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Sharkey, Washington | 25 min |
| Sep 24, 2:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson | 31 min |
| Sep 24, 2:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay, Oktibbeha | 44 min |
| Sep 24, 2:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington | 47 min |
| Sep 24, 3:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Rankin | 39 min |
| Sep 24, 3:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Yazoo | 46 min |
| Sep 24, 3:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison | 23 min |
| Sep 24, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Yazoo | 48 min |
| Sep 24, 3:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Rankin | 47 min |
| Sep 24, 3:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin, Jefferson | 26 min |
| Sep 24, 3:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Yazoo | 25 min |
| Sep 24, 3:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Sunflower | 39 min |
| Sep 24, 4:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Rankin | 2 hr |
| Sep 24, 4:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Sunflower | 29 min |
| Sep 24, 4:19 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes, Yazoo | 26 min |
| Sep 24, 4:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Yazoo | 14 min |
| Sep 24, 4:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower, Washington | 28 min |
| Sep 24, 4:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower | 30 min |
| Sep 24, 4:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Yazoo | 27 min |
| Sep 24, 4:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes, Yazoo | 33 min |
| Sep 24, 5:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Madison | 25 min |
| Sep 24, 5:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 23 min |
| Sep 24, 5:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower | 29 min |
| Sep 24, 5:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin | 29 min |
| Sep 24, 5:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore | 27 min |
| Sep 24, 5:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Issaquena | 36 min |
| Sep 24, 5:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes, Yazoo | 32 min |
| Sep 24, 5:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Madison | 45 min |
| Sep 24, 5:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 28 min |
| Sep 24, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Jefferson | 51 min |
| Sep 24, 5:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Carroll, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Sunflower | 28 min |
| Sep 24, 5:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin, Simpson, Smith | 46 min |
| Sep 24, 6:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes, Yazoo | 28 min |
| Sep 24, 6:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott | 32 min |
| Sep 24, 6:15 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Carroll, Holmes, Leflore, Sunflower | 45 min |
| Sep 24, 6:35 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 40 min |
| Sep 24, 6:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leake, Madison | 48 min |
| Sep 24, 6:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Warren | 41 min |
| Sep 24, 6:55 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Franklin | 29 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.