Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 2005
Tornado Warning 225, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Sep 24, 2005, 9:13 PM CDT for 5 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 47 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, 9:13 PM CDT (02:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 24, 2005, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Bolivar County, MS, Humphreys County, MS, Sharkey County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, Washington County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 129 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:17 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, 8:55 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 2.2 hours before the alert went out and 120 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
- 947 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 724 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 234 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 270 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 5.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KJAN 250213 TORJAN MSC011-053-125-133-151-250300- /O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0225.050925T0213Z-050925T0300Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 913 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... WESTERN HUMPHREYS COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI SOUTHERN BOLIVAR COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI SOUTHWESTERN SUNFLOWER COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF INDIANOLA NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON COUNTY IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI NORTHEASTERN SHARKEY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI * UNTIL 1000 PM CDT * AT 913 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 24 MILES SOUTH OF INDIANOLA...OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF HOLLANDALE...MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... INDIANOLA BY 940 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 3301 9080 3302 9059 3362 9061 3358 9088 $$ DAB
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KJAN 250221 SVSJAN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 920 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005 MSC125-250230- /O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0225.000000T0000Z-050925T0300Z/ SHARKEY MS- 920 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN SHARKEY COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF SHARKEY COUNTY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3310 9082 3311 9059 3362 9061 3358 9088 $$ MSC011-053-133-151-250300- /O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0225.000000T0000Z-050925T0300Z/ BOLIVAR MS-SUNFLOWER MS-WASHINGTON MS-HUMPHREYS MS- 920 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR WESTERN HUMPHREYS...NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON...SOUTHWESTERN SUNFLOWER AND SOUTHERN BOLIVAR COUNTIES... AT 917 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO 21 MILES SOUTH OF INDIANOLA...OR ABOUT 10 MILES EAST OF HOLLANDALE...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH. DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE STRONG ROTATION WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... INDIANOLA BY 945 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. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3310 9082 3311 9059 3362 9061 3358 9088 $$ DAB
000 WWUS54 KJAN 250233 SVSJAN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 932 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005 LAC107-250242- /O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0226.000000T0000Z-050925T0300Z/ TENSAS LA- 932 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR TENSAS PARISH IS CANCELED... THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE COUNTY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM. LAT...LON 3228 9139 3225 9113 3244 9106 3253 9129 $$ LAC065-250300- /O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0226.000000T0000Z-050925T0300Z/ MADISON LA- 932 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR MADISON PARISH... AT 928 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO LOCATED NEAR TALLULAH...MOVING NORTH AT 50 MPH. 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. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM. LAT...LON 3228 9139 3225 9113 3244 9106 3253 9129 $$
000 WWUS54 KJAN 250258 SVSJAN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 958 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005 MSC011-133-151-250308- /O.EXP.KJAN.TO.W.0225.000000T0000Z-050925T0300Z/ BOLIVAR MS-SUNFLOWER MS-WASHINGTON MS- 958 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN WASHINGTON...WESTERN SUNFLOWER AND SOUTHERN BOLIVAR COUNTIES EXPIRES AT 1000 PM CDT... THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING NO LONGER APPEARS TO BE SEVERE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3327 9076 3328 9061 3362 9061 3358 9088 $$ DAB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 7:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Carroll, Holmes, Leflore | 45 min |
| Sep 24, 7:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jefferson | 33 min |
| Sep 24, 7:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Holmes | 32 min |
| Sep 24, 7:18 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey, Washington | 42 min |
| Sep 24, 7:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah | 38 min |
| Sep 24, 7:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Holmes, Leflore, Montgomery | 45 min |
| Sep 24, 7:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Warren | 41 min |
| Sep 24, 7:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey | 34 min |
| Sep 24, 7:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Sharkey, Washington | 32 min |
| Sep 24, 8:31 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, Yazoo | 44 min |
| Sep 24, 8:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Sharkey, Washington | 42 min |
| Sep 24, 8:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Montgomery | 35 min |
| Sep 24, 8:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Washington | 24 min |
| Sep 24, 9:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Issaquena | 46 min |
| Sep 24, 10:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Washington | 13 min |
| Sep 25, 12:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Washington | 45 min |
| Sep 25, 12:43 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 6 hr |
| Sep 25, 1:03 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Adams | 51 min |
| Sep 25, 2:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey | 35 min |
| Sep 25, 2:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Washington | 45 min |
| Sep 25, 2:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Warren | 35 min |
| Sep 25, 2:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Adams, Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Sep 25, 3:05 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Sunflower | 55 min |
| Sep 25, 3:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Jefferson | 53 min |
| Sep 25, 3:22 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin, Jefferson | 38 min |
| Sep 25, 4:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne | 24 min |
| Sep 25, 4:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin | 21 min |
| Sep 25, 4:16 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Sep 25, 4:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Franklin, Jefferson | 46 min |
| Sep 25, 4:48 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Copiah, Jefferson | 57 min |
| Sep 25, 4:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Yazoo | 64 min |
| Sep 25, 5:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams | 60 min |
| Sep 25, 5:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin | 60 min |
| Sep 25, 5:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Sunflower | 59 min |
| Sep 25, 5:48 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds, Rankin | 42 min |
| Sep 25, 5:55 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes, Yazoo | 65 min |
| Sep 25, 6:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Lincoln | 56 min |
| Sep 25, 6:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Warren | 50 min |
| Sep 25, 6:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Montgomery | 58 min |
| Sep 25, 6:48 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Warren | 42 min |
| Sep 25, 6:51 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson, Warren | 3 hr |
| Sep 25, 7:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah, Hinds, Rankin | 46 min |
| Sep 25, 7:33 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Warren | 42 min |
| Sep 25, 7:42 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Claiborne | 48 min |
| Sep 25, 7:52 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leake, Madison, Rankin | 41 min |
| Sep 25, 8:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison, Yazoo | 45 min |
| Sep 25, 8:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Warren | 39 min |
| Sep 25, 8:23 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Madison, Yazoo | 52 min |
| Sep 25, 8:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Hinds, Warren | 48 min |
| Sep 25, 8:38 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Yazoo | 3 hr |
| Sep 25, 8:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Warren | 41 min |
| Sep 25, 9:11 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala | 19 min |
| Sep 25, 9:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds, Warren | 46 min |
| Sep 25, 9:19 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds, Warren | 41 min |
| Sep 25, 9:41 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Holmes, Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Sep 25, 9:48 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Grenada, Webster | 14 hr |
| Sep 25, 9:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Yazoo | 67 min |
| Sep 25, 9:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Carroll, Montgomery | 19 min |
| Sep 25, 10:00 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson, Warren | 3 hr |
| Sep 25, 10:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 37 min |
| Sep 25, 10:18 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Warren | 57 min |
| Sep 25, 10:22 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Montgomery, Webster | 38 min |
| Sep 25, 10:23 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 52 min |
| Sep 25, 10:29 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Oktibbeha, Winston | 46 min |
| Sep 25, 10:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper, Smith | 43 min |
| Sep 25, 10:51 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Holmes | 39 min |
| Sep 25, 10:53 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Noxubee, Winston | 52 min |
| Sep 25, 11:06 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Winston | 24 min |
| Sep 25, 11:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lauderdale, Newton | 50 min |
| Sep 25, 11:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Choctaw, Oktibbeha, Webster | 60 min |
| Sep 25, 11:18 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lowndes, Oktibbeha | 42 min |
| Sep 25, 11:18 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Madison | 42 min |
| Sep 25, 11:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds | 66 min |
| Sep 25, 11:26 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper | 49 min |
| Sep 25, 11:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 44 min |
| Sep 25, 11:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Attala | 57 min |
| Sep 25, 11:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Noxubee, Winston | 50 min |
| Sep 25, 11:44 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clay | 31 min |
| Sep 25, 11:54 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 66 min |
| Sep 25, 11:56 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Madison | 34 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.