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Tornado Warning 239, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Sep 25, 2005, 4:48 AM CDT for Claiborne County, Copiah County, Jefferson County, Mississippi. It was in force for 57 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 25, 2005, 4:48 AM CDT (09:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 25, 2005, 5:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Claiborne County, MS, Copiah County, MS, Jefferson County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 98 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 4:55 AM CDT | TORNADO 0 | 5 Sse Fayette, MS | SEVERAL LIMBS AND SMALL TREES DOWN. A FEW POWER LINES DOWN. MINOR DAMAGE TO A MOBILE HOME. PATH WAS 3 MILES LONG AND WITH A WIDTH OF 50 YDS. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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 25, 3:40 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 93 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 250949 TORJAN MSC021-029-063-251045- /O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0239.050925T0948Z-050925T1045Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 448 AM CDT SUN SEP 25 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... WESTERN COPIAH COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI SOUTHEASTERN CLAIBORNE COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI EASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI * UNTIL 545 AM CDT * AT 448 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR FAYETTE... OR ABOUT 20 MILES EAST OF NATCHEZ...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... DENTVILLE BY 530 AM 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 3174 9109 3161 9109 3178 9043 3204 9049 $$ BANNAN
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KJAN 251004 SVSJAN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 503 AM CDT SUN SEP 25 2005 MSC021-029-063-251045- /O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0239.000000T0000Z-050925T1045Z/ JEFFERSON MS-CLAIBORNE MS-COPIAH MS- 503 AM CDT SUN SEP 25 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 AM CDT FOR COPIAH... CLAIBORNE AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES... AT 500 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL...AND THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 28 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DENTVILLE...OR ABOUT 24 MILES SOUTH OF GRAND GULF...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... DENTVILLE BY 540 AM CDT SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3180 9097 3166 9096 3178 9043 3204 9049 $$ CAB
000 WWUS54 KJAN 251018 SVSJAN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 518 AM CDT SUN SEP 25 2005 MSC063-251028- /O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0239.000000T0000Z-050925T1045Z/ JEFFERSON MS- 518 AM CDT SUN SEP 25 2005 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY IS CANCELLED... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3185 9084 3179 9083 3180 9045 3204 9049 $$ MSC021-029-251045- /O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0239.000000T0000Z-050925T1045Z/ CLAIBORNE MS-COPIAH MS- 518 AM CDT SUN SEP 25 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 AM CDT FOR COPIAH AND CLAIBORNE COUNTIES... AT 516 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A STORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 16 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DENTVILLE...OR ABOUT 21 MILES WEST OF HAZLEHURST...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... DENTVILLE BY 540 AM CDT SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM CDT SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI. LAT...LON 3185 9084 3179 9083 3180 9045 3204 9049 $$ CAB
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, 9:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Bolivar, Humphreys, Sharkey, Sunflower, Washington | 47 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, 4:56 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.