Tornado Warning 226, NWS Jackson, MS

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 250248
SVSJAN

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
947 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005

LAC065-250300-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0226.000000T0000Z-050925T0300Z/
MADISON LA-
947 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR MADISON
PARISH...

AT 944 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO 
INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
LOCATED 8 MILES NORTH OF TALLULAH...MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH.

THE STORM WILL REMAIN OVER RURAL MADISON PARISH.

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 3238 9140 3234 9107 3252 9113 3254 9130

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
640 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005

.DISCUSSION...SPIRAL TENTACLES EMANATING FROM RITA HAVE LAID ACROSS
THE FORECAST AREA TODAY...GENERALLY WREAKING HAVOC. THE COMBINATION
OF SHEAR...INSTABILITY AND A TOUCH OF MID LEVEL DRY AIR WERE ENOUGH
TO FUEL AN OUTBREAK OF MINI-SUPERCELLS WHICH...GENERALLY RACED NORTH
NORTHWEST AT 50 MPH ACROSS THE ARKLAMISS. THE LOOK OF STORMS ON RADAR
INDICATES THAT PERHAPS THE GREATEST LOW LEVEL SHEAR IS SHIFTING
NORTHWEST TO THE DELTA REGION...ALTHOUGH THE TORNADO RISK SHOULD
CONTINUE THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE TORNADO WATCH FOR ALL COUNTIES
AND PARISHES.

FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT...TROPICAL STORM RITA WILL PLOD SLOWLY
TOWARD THE REGION AS WESTERLIES TO THE NORTH BEGIN TO INFLUENCE THE
FEATURES MOVEMENT. LOOK FOR AT LEAST ISOLATED THUNDER TO REMAIN A
POSSIBILITY THROUGH THE NIGHT BUT...WANING SURFACE-BASED INSTABILITY
THIS EVENING SHOULD FORTUNATELY LIMIT SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL
SHORTLY AFTER SUNDOWN. WITH THE REMNANTS OF RITA CLOSING IN EXPECT
GRADIENT WINDS TO REMAIN GUSTY THOUGH. THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE
CONTINUED THIS EVENING IN WESTERN ZONES AND ALL BUT THE ERN THIRD OF
THE FORECAST AREA SHOULD BE COVERED BY A LAKE WIND ADVISORY TONIGHT.
IN ADDITION...THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH WILL BE CONTINUE THROUGH THE
REST OF THE NIGHT IN SOUTHWEST ZONES. ALL AREAS OF THE FORECAST AREA
COULD RECEIVE UPWARDS OF AN INCH OR TWO OF RAIN IN DOWNPOURS
TONIGHT...BUT ONLY IN THE SOUTHWEST SHOULD THESE AMOUNTS CAUSE
FLOODING CONCERNS.

LOOK FOR TOMORROW TO BE CLOUDY...SHOWERY AND BREEZY...MUCH LIKE
TODAY. HOWEVER...I ANTICIPATE SEVERE WEATHER WILL NOT BE NEARLY AS
MUCH OF AN ISSUE TOMORROW GIVEN LOWER EXPECTED RATES OF
SURFACE-BASED INSTABILITY. SHEAR WILL STILL REMAIN SOMEWHAT HIGH
THOUGH...SO AN ISOLATED TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT AND THIS RISK
WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED IN THE HWO. ONCE AGAIN...DOWNPOURS WILL BE
POTENTIALLY HEAVY GIVEN THE TROPICAL LEVELS OF MOISTURE...BUT ANY
FLOODING PROBLEMS ARE ANTICIPATED TO REMAIN VERY MINOR AND ISOLATED
SO NO FLOOD WATCHES HAVE BEEN PROPOSED FOR THIS PERIOD AS OF YET.
/BB/

WILL GENERALLY FOLLOW TREND OF GFS TO LIFT REMNANTS OF KATRINA
GRADUALLY TO THE NE BY SUNDAY NIGHT. MAINTAINED HIGHER POPS CENTRAL
AND ERN ZONES FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE SYSTEM LIFTS NEAR THE MS
RIVER. HOWEVER INCREASED MOS POPS WRN ZONES SLIGHTLY DUE TO
UNCERTAINTY OF SPEED OF SYSTEM...KEEPING THIS AREA IN HIGH END
CHANCE CATEGORY. MODELS FALLING INTO CONSENSUS THAT UPPER TROUGH
WILL CONTINUE EWD SHIFT MONDAY WITH NWLY FLOW AT LOW LEVELS REDUCING
PRECIP CHANCES FROM THE WEST. WILL DECREASE MOS POPS SLIGHTLY FOR
WRN ZONES BY THE BEGINNING OF THE WORK WEEK.

LOW LEVEL COLD AIR ADVECTION DEVELOPS BY TUESDAY BUT BRUNT OF 850 MB
COLD AIR DOME REMAINS N OF THE FORECAST AREA. AS A RESULT...AND
CONSIDERING MODEL TENDENCY TO COOL FIRST NIGHT OF COLD AIR ADVECTION
TOO MUCH...WILL INCREASE MOS POPS A FEW DEGREES HIGHER FROM
CURRENTLY ADVERTISED UPPER 50S/NEAR 60 LOWS FOR NRN AND CENTRAL
AREAS WEDNESDAY MORNING.

REMNANTS OF SYSTEM LINGER JUST E/SE OF AREA AND PIVOT BACK INTO SERN
ZONES BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE FLAT LOW LEVEL TROUGH FINALLY
MOVES SOUTH OF OUR AREA THU AS A RELATIVELY DEEP UPPER LOW DROPS
INTO THE MID WEST...RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT COLD AIR ADVECTION FOR
THE LOWER MS RIVER VALLEY. WILL FINALLY SEE TEMP REGIME SWITCH TO
MORE AUTUMN LIKE WEATHER BY THE END OF WEEK. WILL FOLLOW MOS TREND
WITH LOWS FROM THE 50S NORTH TO 60S SOUTH BY THE END OF THE WEEK
WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 80S. /03/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       75  84  72  85 /  90  90  80  40
MERIDIAN      73  84  69  85 /  90  80  90  60

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 9 PM SATURDAY FOR MSZ018-MSZ019-MSZ025-
     MSZ026-MSZ027-MSZ028-MSZ029-MSZ030-MSZ031-MSZ032-MSZ033-
     MSZ034-MSZ035-MSZ036-MSZ037-MSZ038-MSZ039-MSZ040-MSZ041-
     MSZ042-MSZ043-MSZ044-MSZ045-MSZ046-MSZ047-MSZ048-MSZ049-
     MSZ050-MSZ051-MSZ052-MSZ053-MSZ054-MSZ055-MSZ056-MSZ057-
     MSZ058-MSZ059-MSZ060-MSZ061-MSZ062-MSZ063-MSZ064-MSZ065-
     MSZ066-MSZ072-MSZ073-MSZ074.

     LAKE WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM SUNDAY FOR MSZ026-MSZ027-MSZ028-
     MSZ029-MSZ032-MSZ036-MSZ037-MSZ042-MSZ043-MSZ044-MSZ048-
     MSZ049-MSZ050-MSZ053-MSZ054-MSZ055-MSZ059-MSZ060-MSZ061-
     MSZ062-MSZ063.

     FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 8 AM SUNDAY FOR MSZ053-MSZ059-MSZ060-
     MSZ061.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM SUNDAY FOR MSZ018-MSZ019-MSZ025-MSZ034-
     MSZ035-MSZ040-MSZ041-MSZ047.

LA...FLASH FLOOD WATCH UNTIL 8 AM SUNDAY FOR LAZ007-LAZ008-LAZ009-
     LAZ015-LAZ016-LAZ023-LAZ024-LAZ025-LAZ026.

     TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 9 PM SATURDAY FOR LAZ007-LAZ008-LAZ009-
     LAZ015-LAZ016-LAZ023-LAZ024-LAZ025-LAZ026.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM SUNDAY FOR LAZ007-LAZ008-LAZ009-LAZ015-
     LAZ016-LAZ023-LAZ024-LAZ025-LAZ026.

AR...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 9 PM SATURDAY FOR ARZ074-ARZ075.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM SUNDAY FOR ARZ074-ARZ075.

&&

50/03

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
659 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
252359-
ADAMS-ASHLEY-ATTALA-BOLIVAR-CARROLL-CATAHOULA-CHICOT-CHOCTAW-
CLAIBORNE-CLARKE-CLAY-CONCORDIA-COPIAH-COVINGTON-EAST CARROLL-
FORREST-FRANKLIN LA-FRANKLIN MS-GRENADA-HINDS-HOLMES-HUMPHREYS-
ISSAQUENA-JASPER-JEFFERSON-JEFFERSON DAVIS-JONES-KEMPER-LAMAR-
LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LEAKE-LEFLORE-LINCOLN-LOWNDES-MADISON LA-
MADISON MS-MARION-MONTGOMERY-MOREHOUSE-NESHOBA-NEWTON-NOXUBEE-
OKTIBBEHA-RANKIN-RICHLAND-SCOTT-SHARKEY-SIMPSON-SMITH-SUNFLOWER-
TENSAS-WARREN-WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WEST CARROLL-WINSTON-YAZOO-
659 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

...THUNDERSTORMS...
SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS EVENING
ACROSS A GOOD PORTION OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST
LOUISIANA AND CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI. ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
SHOULD BECOME VERY ISOLATED BY MIDNIGHT...HOWEVER...THERE WILL
STILL BE A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER AGAIN DURING THE DAY
SUNDAY ACROSS THE REGION.

LEVELS OF WIND SHEAR...INSTABILITY AND LIFT WILL BE SUFFICIENT
ENOUGH THROUGH MID EVENING TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE REGION. EXPECT TORNADOES AND DAMAGING
WINDS TO BE POSSIBLE WITH ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. WHILE THE
RISK FOR TORNADOES WILL EXIST IN ALL AREAS THIS EVENING...IT
SHOULD BE HIGHEST NORTH OF INTERSTATE TWENTY WHERE WIND SHEAR
WILL BE MORE FAVORABLE. EXPECT LESSENING SURFACE-BASED
INSTABILITY TO LEAD TO WEAKENING OF STORMS BY MIDNIGHT...ALTHOUGH
ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS CANNOT BE RULED OUT THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS.

TOMORROW...THE REMNANTS OF HURRICANE RITA WILL REMAIN NEARBY THE
LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THIS INFLUENCE WILL CONTINUE TO FUEL
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT DURING THE DAY...AS WELL AS
PROVIDING RATHER HIGH LEVELS OF WIND SHEAR. DUE TO THIS
SHEAR...THERE WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE
WEATHER...INCLUDING TORNADOES AND DAMAGING WINDS.
HOWEVER...INSTABILITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN RATHER LOW IN
MOST LOCATIONS...KEEPING THE OVERALL COVERAGE OF SEVERE STORMS
ISOLATED.

...FLOODING...
ALTHOUGH HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK
AREA...IT IS MORE LIKELY TO OCCUR OVER NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND
SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI...WHERE SOME LOCATIONS HAVE ALREADY
RECEIVED 3 TO 4 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION. WITH PLENTY OF TROPICAL
MOISTURE FLOWING INTO THE REGION...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN CAN BE
EXPECTED AS RAIN BANDS FROM HURRICANE RITA REPEATEDLY MOVE INTO
THE AREA TONIGHT. RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MAY REACH
UP TO 8 INCHES IN ISOLATED SPOTS.

PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN IN SHORT AMOUNTS OF TIME...ALONG WITH
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING OVER THE SAME AREAS...MAY LEAD
TO RAPID RUN OFF AND FLASH FLOODING. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND WEST OF A LINE FROM BASTROP TO
CLAYTON LOUISIANA TO BUDE MISSISSIPPI THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.

HEAVY RAIN AND PONDING CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THE AREA.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE...CAUSING
WATER TO ACCUMULATE ON ROADWAYS AND IN OTHER LOW LYING AREAS.

...NON PRECIPITATION...
WINDS WILL REMAIN QUITE STRONG OVER PORTIONS OF THE LOWER
MISSISSIPPI THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW AS THE REMNANTS OF
HURRICANE RITA SPIN DOWN IN THE VICINITY.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS EVENING FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME
SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND NORTHWEST
MISSISSIPPI ALONG AND WEST OF A GREENWOOD...TO VICKSBURG...TO
ACME LOUISIANA LINE. WINDS IN THESE AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH AT TIMES.
ELSEWHERE...A LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN HOISTED TO COVER MUCH
OF THE INTERSTATE 55 CORRIDOR THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH SUSTAINED
WIND FROM 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH EXPECTED. NO
WIND-RELATED ADVISORIES ARE IN PLACE FOR THE EASTERN THIRD OF
MISSISSIPPI...ALTHOUGH WINDS HERE COULD STILL GUST TO 25 MPH THIS
EVENING.

WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST AT 25 TO 35 MPH AT TIMES DURING THE
DAY SUNDAY AND LAKE WIND ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED IN MANY
LOCATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...

...DAYS TWO AND THREE...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...
THE REMNANTS OF RITA ARE NOW EXPECTED TO MOVE OUT OF THE REGION
TOMORROW NIGHT...BRINGING LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS AND STORMY WEATHER
WITH IT...AT LEAST TEMPORARILY.

...DAYS FOUR THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTER GROUPS...AMATEUR RADIO OPERATORS
AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS...WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED TONIGHT...AND WILL BE POSSIBLE
AGAIN SUNDAY. OTHERWISE...ACTIVATION SHOULD NOT BE NEEDED NEXT
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS
WEATHER OUTLOOK.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
641 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0534 PM     TORNADO          2 NNW VAUGHN            32.83N 90.05W
09/24/2005                   YAZOO              MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS TREES DOWN ON DEASONVILLE AND
            VAUGHN ROADS. RADAR INDICATED LIKELY TORNADO IN THIS
            AREA.

&&

AEG

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
645 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1150 AM     TSTM WND DMG     2 NW LORMAN             31.84N 90.07W
09/24/2005                   SIMPSON            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEVERAL TREES DOWN ON THE NATCHEZ TRACE

&&

CAL

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
732 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1120 AM     TSTM WND DMG     9 SE VICKSBURG          32.25N 90.74W
09/24/2005                   WARREN             MS   AMATEUR RADIO

            ONE TREE AND SEVERAL LIMBS BLOCKING ONE LANE OF THE BIG
            BLACK RIVER BRIDGE ON HWY 27

&&

CAL

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
803 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0310 PM     TORNADO          8 SSW BENOIT            33.54N 91.06W
09/24/2005                   BOLIVAR            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A TORNADO WAS SPOTTED AND PHOTOGRAPHED NEAR THE LAMONT
            COMMUNITY. IT MOVED INTO EXTREME SW BOLIVAR COUNTY AT 310
            PM AND MOVED AT LEAST 4 MILES TO THE NW. THIS TORNADO
            MOVED THROUGH AN OPEN FIELD AND CAUSED NO KNOWN DAMAGE.

0503 PM     TORNADO          4 ENE SHAW              33.62N 90.71W
09/24/2005                   BOLIVAR            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            A TORNADO PATH BEGAN ON SANDPIT RD AND MOVED NW TO NEAR
            BOYLE AND THEN TO SOMEWHERE W OF CLEVELAND. SEVERAL
            MOBILE HOMES WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED ALONG WITH NUMEROUS
            TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.

0534 PM     TORNADO          3 ESE CLEVELAND         33.73N 90.68W
09/24/2005                   BOLIVAR            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            THIS TORNADO MOVE INTO BOLIVAR COUNTY JUST ESE OF
            CLEVELAND AND MOVED NW TO AT LEAST 4 N OF CLEVELAND.
            SEVERAL HOMES WERE DAMAGED ALONG WITH NUMEROUS TREES AND
            POWER LINES DOWN.

&&

DB

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
901 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005

ARZ074>075-LAZ007>009-015>016-023>026-
-MSZ018>019-025>028-034>037-040>044-047>050-053>056-059>064-250900-
ASHLEY AR-CHICOT AR-CATAHOULA LA-CONCORDIA LA-
EAST CARROLL LA-FRANKLIN LA-MADISON LA-MOREHOUSE LA-
RICHLAND LA-TENSAS LA-WEST CARROLL LA-ADAMS MS-
ATTALA MS-BOLIVAR MS-CARROLL MS-CLAIBORNE MS-COPIAH MS-
FRANKLIN MS-GRENADA MS-HINDS MS-HOLMES MS-HUMPHREYS MS-
ISSAQUENA MS-JEFFERSON MS-JEFFERSON DAVIS MS-
LAWRENCE MS-LEAKE MS-LEFLORE MS-LINCOLN MS-MADISON MS-
MONTGOMERY MS-RANKIN MS-SCOTT MS-SHARKEY MS-SIMPSON MS-
SMITH MS-SUNFLOWER MS-WARREN MS-WASHINGTON MS-YAZOO MS-

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS REPLACED A PORTION OF TORNADO
WATCH 816 AND HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 817 UNTIL 4 AM CDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING AREAS

IN ARKANSAS THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS

ASHLEY                CHICOT

IN LOUISIANA THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 9 PARISHES

IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA

CATAHOULA             CONCORDIA             EAST CARROLL
FRANKLIN              MADISON               MOREHOUSE
RICHLAND              TENSAS                WEST CARROLL

IN MISSISSIPPI THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 29 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

ATTALA                COPIAH                HINDS
HOLMES                HUMPHREYS             LEAKE
MADISON               RANKIN                SCOTT
SIMPSON               SMITH                 YAZOO

IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

CARROLL               GRENADA               LEFLORE
MONTGOMERY

IN NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI

BOLIVAR               SUNFLOWER             WASHINGTON

IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

JEFFERSON DAVIS       LAWRENCE              LINCOLN

IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI

ADAMS                 CLAIBORNE             FRANKLIN
JEFFERSON

IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

ISSAQUENA             SHARKEY               WARREN

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ANGUILLA...BASSFIELD...BASTROP...
BELZONI...BRANDON...BROOKHAVEN...BUDE...CANTON...CARROLLTON...
CARTHAGE...CLEVELAND...CROSSETT...CRYSTAL SPRINGS...DELHI...
DERMOTT...DURANT...EPPS...EUDORA...FAYETTE...FERRIDAY...FOREST...
GOODMAN...GREENVILLE...GREENWOOD...GRENADA...HAMBURG...
HARRISONBURG...HAZLEHURST...INDIANOLA...ISOLA...JACKSON...
JONESVILLE...KOSCIUSKO...LAKE PROVIDENCE...LAKE VILLAGE...
LEXINGTON...MADISON...MAGEE...MAYERSVILLE...MEADVILLE...
MENDENHALL...MONTICELLO...MORTON...NATCHEZ...NEW HEBRON...
NEWELLTON...NORTH CARROLLTON...NORTH CROSSETT...OAK GROVE...
PEARL...PICKENS...PORT GIBSON...PRENTISS...RALEIGH...RAYVILLE...
RICHLAND...RIDGELAND...ROLLING FORK...ROXIE...RULEVILLE...
ST. JOSEPH...TALLULAH...TAYLORSVILLE...TCHULA...VAIDEN...
VICKSBURG...VIDALIA...WATERPROOF...WESSON...WEST CROSSETT...
WEST FERRIDAY...WINNSBORO...WINONA AND YAZOO CITY.

MSZ029>033-038>039-045>046-051>052-057>058-065>066-072>074-250315-
CHOCTAW MS-CLARKE MS-CLAY MS-COVINGTON MS-FORREST MS-
JASPER MS-JONES MS-KEMPER MS-LAMAR MS-LAUDERDALE MS-
LOWNDES MS-MARION MS-NESHOBA MS-NEWTON MS-NOXUBEE MS-
OKTIBBEHA MS-WEBSTER MS-WINSTON MS-

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL ALLOW TORNADO WATCH 816 TO
EXPIRE FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN MISSISSIPPI THIS ALLOWS TO EXPIRE 18 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

CHOCTAW

IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

CLARKE                JASPER                KEMPER
LAUDERDALE            NESHOBA               NEWTON
NOXUBEE               WINSTON

IN NORTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

WEBSTER

IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

CLAY                  LOWNDES               OKTIBBEHA

IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI

MARION

IN SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI

COVINGTON             FORREST               JONES
LAMAR

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...ACKERMAN...BAY SPRINGS...
BROOKSVILLE...COLLINS...COLUMBIA...COLUMBUS...CONEHATTA...
DE KALB...DECATUR...EUPORA...HATTIESBURG...HEIDELBERG...LAUREL...
LOUISVILLE...LUMBERTON...MABEN...MACON...MATHISTON...MERIDIAN...
MOUNT OLIVE...NEWTON...PEARL RIVER...PHILADELPHIA...PURVIS...
QUITMAN...SCOOBA...SHUBUTA...STARKVILLE...STONEWALL...UNION...
WEIR...WEST HATTIESBURG AND WEST POINT.

CRAVEN/11

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
907 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0554 PM     TORNADO          9 SE ITTA BENA          33.41N 90.21W
09/24/2005                   LEFLORE            MS   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TORNADO SPOTTED ON THE GROUND. NUMEROUS TREES AND
            POWERLINES DOWNED. SEVERAL HOMES AND GINS DAMAGED. THE
            TORNADO MOVED OUT OF NW HOLMES, NEAR CRUGER, ACROSS
            MOSQUITO LAKE TO THE PHILLIPSTOWN COMMUNITY TO QUITO TO
            ITTA BENA.

&&

DB