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Tornado Warning 313, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Sep 25, 2005, 5:23 PM CDT for Lowndes 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, 5:23 PM CDT (22:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 25, 2005, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Lowndes County, MS
The radar
The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 56 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:25 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, 12:30 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 161 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
- 126 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -23 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 767 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 184 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 245 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS54 KJAN 252223 TORJAN MSC087-252315- /O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0313.050925T2223Z-050925T2315Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 523 PM CDT SUN SEP 25 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... LOWNDES COUNTY IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF COLUMBUS * UNTIL 615 PM CDT * AT 523 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 22 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW HOPE...OR ABOUT 15 MILES SOUTH OF GOLDEN TRIANGLE AIRPORT...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... NEW HOPE AND 8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COLUMBUS BY 555 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 3329 8867 3329 8831 3373 8826 3346 8856 $$ GARRETT
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS54 KJAN 252248 SVSJAN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 548 PM CDT SUN SEP 25 2005 MSC087-252315- /O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0313.000000T0000Z-050925T2315Z/ LOWNDES MS- 548 PM CDT SUN SEP 25 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR EASTERN LOWNDES COUNTY... AT 543 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NEW HOPE...OR ABOUT 11 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GOLDEN TRIANGLE AIRPORT... MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... NEW HOPE AND 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COLUMBUS BY 600 PM CDT STEENS BY 610 PM CDT SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. LAT...LON 3330 8858 3329 8831 3373 8826 3342 8851 $$ GARRETT
000 WWUS54 KJAN 252304 SVSJAN SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 605 PM CDT SUN SEP 25 2005 MSC087-252315- /O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0313.000000T0000Z-050925T2315Z/ LOWNDES MS- 605 PM CDT SUN SEP 25 2005 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR EASTERN LOWNDES COUNTY... AT 559 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NEW HOPE...OR ABOUT 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COLUMBUS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... STEENS BY 610 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 3339 8845 3337 8831 3367 8827 $$ GARRETT
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, 8:23 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 |
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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.