Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 2005
Tornado Warning 68, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Apr 6, 2005, 12:02 PM CDT for Clarke County, Mississippi. It was in force for 58 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
- Apr 6, 2005, 12:02 PM CDT (17:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2005, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Clarke County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:06 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 7:00 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 5.0 hours before the alert went out and 135 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
- 268 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -13 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 618 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 278 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 332 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 1.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS54 KJAN 061702
TORJAN
MSC023-061800-
/O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0068.050406T1703Z-050406T1800Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1203 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CLARKE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF QUITMAN
* UNTIL 100 PM CDT
* AT 1203 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 12 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF QUITMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
* THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR...
QUITMAN BY 1215 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 3190 8888 3192 8890 3222 8890 3221 8844
3221 8844 3219 8845 3188 8848 3184 8868
3183 8889
$$
GRG1 follow-up statement
000
WWUS54 KJAN 061746
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1247 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005
MSC023-061800-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0068.000000T0000Z-050406T1800Z/
CLARKE MS-
1247 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 100 PM CDT FOR CLARKE COUNTY...
AT 1242 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR PACHUTA...OR ABOUT
9 MILES WEST OF QUITMAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
STONEWALL...CLARKE COUNTY STATE PARK...ENTERPRISE AND 6 MILES
NORTHWEST OF QUITMAN BY 1255 PM CDT
SEEK SHELTER ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF THE BUILDING IN AN INTERIOR
HALLWAY OR ROOM SUCH AS A CLOSET. USE BLANKETS OR PILLOWS TO COVER
YOUR BODY AND ALWAYS STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
IF IN MOBILE HOMES OR VEHICLES...EVACUATE THEM AND GET INSIDE A
SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. IF NO SHELTER IS AVAILABLE...LIE FLAT IN THE
NEAREST DITCH OR OTHER LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS.
LAT...LON 3190 8888 3192 8890 3222 8890 3221 8844
3221 8844 3219 8845 3188 8848 3184 8868
3183 8889
$$
GRGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 4:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Humphreys, Issaquena, Sharkey | 58 min |
| Apr 6, 4:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Sharkey, Yazoo | 67 min |
| Apr 6, 4:57 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Holmes, Humphreys | 48 min |
| Apr 6, 5:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Warren | 57 min |
| Apr 6, 5:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Warren | 70 min |
| Apr 6, 5:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Grenada | 53 min |
| Apr 6, 5:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Montgomery | 55 min |
| Apr 6, 6:04 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Holmes | 41 min |
| Apr 6, 6:13 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah | 49 min |
| Apr 6, 6:20 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Madison, Yazoo | 70 min |
| Apr 6, 6:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Webster | 64 min |
| Apr 6, 6:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin, Simpson | 65 min |
| Apr 6, 7:30 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison, Yazoo | 60 min |
| Apr 6, 7:36 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Madison | 54 min |
| Apr 6, 7:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott | 64 min |
| Apr 6, 8:01 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Simpson | 44 min |
| Apr 6, 8:08 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Leake | 67 min |
| Apr 6, 8:12 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Simpson | 48 min |
| Apr 6, 8:18 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Leake, Madison | 42 min |
| Apr 6, 8:19 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion | 56 min |
| Apr 6, 8:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin | 39 min |
| Apr 6, 8:32 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott, Smith | 58 min |
| Apr 6, 8:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Bolivar | 26 min |
| Apr 6, 8:41 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 64 min |
| Apr 6, 8:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Issaquena, Sharkey | 60 min |
| Apr 6, 8:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Winston | 62 min |
| Apr 6, 9:02 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Simpson | 43 min |
| Apr 6, 9:10 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion | 65 min |
| Apr 6, 9:15 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Attala | 2 hr |
| Apr 6, 9:20 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Winston | 55 min |
| Apr 6, 9:27 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Scott, Smith | 63 min |
| Apr 6, 9:30 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lawrence, Lincoln | 60 min |
| Apr 6, 9:31 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Simpson, Smith | 4 hr |
| Apr 6, 9:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence, Marion | 50 min |
| Apr 6, 9:45 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore | 60 min |
| Apr 6, 9:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Simpson, Smith | 62 min |
| Apr 6, 10:02 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Hinds, Rankin, Simpson | 58 min |
| Apr 6, 10:14 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis | 46 min |
| Apr 6, 10:22 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis, Lawrence | 68 min |
| Apr 6, 10:27 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams | 63 min |
| Apr 6, 10:28 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Madison, Rankin | 47 min |
| Apr 6, 10:31 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lamar, Marion | 59 min |
| Apr 6, 10:38 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper, Newton | 67 min |
| Apr 6, 10:44 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Carroll, Leflore | 61 min |
| Apr 6, 10:49 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Carroll, Holmes, Montgomery | 56 min |
| Apr 6, 10:55 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Jones, Smith | 65 min |
| Apr 6, 10:58 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lamar, Marion | 62 min |
| Apr 6, 11:05 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Simpson | 25 min |
| Apr 6, 11:17 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Attala | 118 min |
| Apr 6, 11:21 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Carroll, Grenada, Montgomery | 3 hr |
| Apr 6, 11:21 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Forrest | 54 min |
| Apr 6, 11:37 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lauderdale, Newton | 53 min |
| Apr 6, 11:39 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jasper | 66 min |
| Apr 6, 11:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jones | 62 min |
| Apr 6, 12:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper, Lauderdale | 54 min |
| Apr 6, 12:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leflore, Sunflower | 74 min |
| Apr 6, 12:56 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke | 64 min |
| Apr 6, 1:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lauderdale | 52 min |
| Apr 6, 1:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Adams, Franklin | 55 min |
| Apr 6, 1:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Hinds | 24 min |
| Apr 6, 1:52 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott, Simpson | 53 min |
| Apr 6, 1:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah | 48 min |
| Apr 6, 2:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Madison | 42 min |
| Apr 6, 2:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lincoln | 56 min |
| Apr 6, 2:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Hinds, Rankin | 69 min |
| Apr 6, 2:21 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Franklin, Lincoln | 39 min |
| Apr 6, 2:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Forrest | 48 min |
| Apr 6, 2:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Marion | 45 min |
| Apr 6, 2:32 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Rankin | 58 min |
| Apr 6, 2:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lawrence | 41 min |
| Apr 6, 2:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Rankin, Scott | 113 min |
| Apr 6, 2:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson | 77 min |
| Apr 6, 2:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake, Scott | 54 min |
| Apr 6, 2:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington, Jefferson Davis, Lamar | 39 min |
| Apr 6, 2:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson | 2 hr |
| Apr 6, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lincoln | 47 min |
| Apr 6, 3:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Copiah | 60 min |
| Apr 6, 3:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Scott | 58 min |
| Apr 6, 3:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Kemper, Leake, Neshoba | 54 min |
| Apr 6, 3:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Attala, Montgomery | 67 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.