Alert archive / Mississippi / Tornado Warnings in 2005
Tornado Warning 99, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this tornado warning at Apr 6, 2005, 5:58 PM CDT for 5 counties in Mississippi. It was in force for 62 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, 5:58 PM CDT (22:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2005, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Clarke County, MS, Jasper County, MS, Kemper County, MS, Lauderdale County, MS, Newton County, MS
The radar
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 104 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:57 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, 11:05 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 12:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 112 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 062259 TORJAN MSC023-061-069-075-101-070000- /O.NEW.KJAN.TO.W.0099.050406T2258Z-050407T0000Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 558 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN CLARKE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI NORTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI SOUTHEASTERN KEMPER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...MERIDIAN STATION...MERIDIAN SOUTHERN NEWTON COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF NEWTON * UNTIL 700 PM CDT * AT 558 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 10 MILES SOUTH OF NEWTON...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. * THE TORNADO IS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR... NELLIEBURG AND 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF COLLINSVILLE BY 625 PM CDT MERIDIAN AND 6 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OKATIBEE LAKE BY 630 PM CDT MARION BY 635 PM CDT MERIDIAN STATION BY 640 PM CDT IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING QUARTER SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. DO NOT USE HIGHWAY OVERPASSES FOR SHELTER. OVERPASSES DO NOT PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM TORNADIC WINDS. IF YOU CANNOT DRIVE AWAY FROM THE TORNADO...GET OUT OF YOUR VEHICLE AND LIE FLAT IN A DITCH AS A LAST RESORT. LAT...LON 3238 8921 3199 8920 3223 8844 3284 8836 $$ CRAVEN
2 follow-up statements
000
WWUS54 KJAN 062325 RRA
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
624 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005
MSC023-061-069-075-101-070000-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0099.000000T0000Z-050407T0000Z/
CLARKE MS-JASPER MS-NEWTON MS-LAUDERDALE MS-KEMPER MS-
624 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
KEMPER...LAUDERDALE...SOUTHEASTERN NEWTON...NORTHEASTERN JASPER AND
NORTHWESTERN CLARKE COUNTIES...
AT 618 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR I-20 EXIT 121 AT
CHUNKY...OR ABOUT 10 MILES WEST OF MERIDIAN...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50
MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
MERIDIAN BY 630 PM CDT
MARION BY 635 PM CDT
MERIDIAN STATION BY 640 PM CDT
7 MILES NORTHWEST OF TOOMSUBA BY 645 PM CDT
8 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PORTERVILLE BY 655 PM CDT
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
PENNY SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS TO 75 MPH.
LAT...LON 3251 8897 3224 8895 3199 8920 3223 8844
3284 8836
$$
CRAVEN000
WWUS54 KJAN 062351
SVSJAN
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
650 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005
MSC101-070000-
/O.CAN.KJAN.TO.W.0099.000000T0000Z-050407T0000Z/
NEWTON MS-
650 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NEWTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE STORM HAS MOVED EAST OF THE COUNTY.
LAT...LON 3270 8862 3243 8865 3226 8873 3205 8903
3223 8844 3284 8836
$$
MSC023-061-069-075-070000-
/O.CON.KJAN.TO.W.0099.000000T0000Z-050407T0000Z/
CLARKE MS-JASPER MS-LAUDERDALE MS-KEMPER MS-
650 PM CDT WED APR 6 2005
...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
KEMPER...EASTERN LAUDERDALE...EASTERN JASPER AND NORTHWESTERN CLARKE
COUNTIES...
AT 644 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A LINE OF SEVERE STORMS. THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A
LINE EXTENDING FROM 7 MILES NORTH OF MERIDIAN STATION TO 8 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF WHYNOT MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
TORNADO PRODUCING STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
PORTERVILLE AND I-20 EXIT 169 US HWY 80 BY 655 PM CDT
IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
PENNY SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS TO 75 MPH.
LAT...LON 3270 8862 3243 8865 3226 8873 3205 8903
3223 8844 3284 8836
$$
CRAVENThe 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, 12:02 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | JAN | Clarke | 58 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 |
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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.