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Tornado Warning 251, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Sep 25, 2005, 8:23 AM CDT for Madison County, Yazoo County, Mississippi. It was in force for 52 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 25, 2005, 8:23 AM CDT (13:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 25, 2005, 9:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Madison County, MS, Yazoo County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:27 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 25, 3:40 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 47 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
- 770 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 665 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 291 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 456 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.9
- Supercell composite
- 5.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KJAN 251324 TORJAN MSC089-163-251415- /O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0251.050925T1323Z-050925T1415Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 823 AM CDT SUN SEP 25 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN MADISON COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI EASTERN YAZOO COUNTY IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI * UNTIL 915 AM CDT * AT 823 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 13 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VAUGHN...OR ABOUT 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF CANTON... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... VAUGHN BY 845 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 3272 9037 3258 9025 3274 8994 3290 8994 $$ AEG
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KJAN 251337 SVSJAN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 836 AM CDT SUN SEP 25 2005 MSC089-163-251415- /O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0251.000000T0000Z-050925T1415Z/ MADISON MS-YAZOO MS- 837 AM CDT SUN SEP 25 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM CDT FOR EASTERN YAZOO AND NORTHERN MADISON COUNTIES... AT 832 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE TWO CIRCULATIONS INDICATIVE OF TORNADOES...ONE ABOUT 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF GLUCKSTADT...AND THE OTHER 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF VAUGHAN. BOTH STORMS WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH. THROUGH 915 AM...TORNADOES MAY AFFECT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS... I-55 EXIT 124 AT HWY 16 VAUGHAN IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3272 9037 3258 9025 3274 8994 3290 8994 $$ AEG
000 WWUS54 KJAN 251353 SVSJAN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 853 AM CDT SUN SEP 25 2005 MSC089-163-251415- /O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0251.000000T0000Z-050925T1415Z/ MADISON MS-YAZOO MS- 853 AM CDT SUN SEP 25 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM CDT FOR EASTERN YAZOO AND NORTHERN MADISON COUNTIES... AT 849 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE TWO CIRCULATIONS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. ONE WAS ABOUT 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF CANTON...AND THE OTHER WAS NEAR VAUGHAN. BOTH WERE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY 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 3272 9037 3258 9025 3274 8994 3290 8994 $$ AEG
000 WWUS54 KJAN 251403 SVSJAN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 902 AM CDT SUN SEP 25 2005 MSC089-163-251415- /O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0251.000000T0000Z-050925T1415Z/ MADISON MS-YAZOO MS- 902 AM CDT SUN SEP 25 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM CDT FOR EASTERN YAZOO AND NORTHERN MADISON COUNTIES... AT 900 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO JUST SOUTHWEST OF VAUGHAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A VERY STRONG CIRCULATION INDICATIVE OF A TORNADO MOVING INTO VAUGHAN. PEOPLE IN THIS AREA SHOULD MOVE TO SHELTER NOW IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A STURDY SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3272 9037 3258 9025 3274 8994 3290 8994 $$ AEG
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, 4:48 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, 8:27 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 |
Nearby
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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.