10 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 funnel cloud, 1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 13, 3:59 PM CST, 31 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 359 PM CST SUN MAR 13 2005 .SHORT TERM... PREPARING FOR AN ACTIVE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING PERIOD ACROSS OUR FORECAST AREA. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH ALREADY COVERS MANY NORTHERN COUNTIES OF THE CWA...RIGHT ALONG AND SOUTH OF AN INTENSE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WHICH IS SLOWLY SINKING SOUTH. ONE WAVE OF MID LEVEL ENERGY MOVING EAST ATOP THIS BOUNDARY HAS SPARKED SEVERE CONVECTION NEAR THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE WITH WATER VAPOR SHOWING ANOTHER CONSOLIDATED WAVE OF ENERGY EXPECTED TO BEGIN INFLUENCING THE FRONTAL ZONES IN WESTERN AREAS BY 2 TO 3 Z (8 TO 9 PM). IN BETWEEN THESE DISTURBANCES EXPECT THE INITIALIZATION OF AT LEAST ISOLATED SEVERE CONVECTION TO BE POSSIBLE. HIGH ATMOSPHERIC LAPSE RATES AND DECENT VERTICAL WIND SHEAR WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO GIVE STORMS THE CAPABILITY OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS A LESSER...BUT NOT INSIGNIFICANT...RISK. THE RISK OF TORNADOES IS COMPARATIVELY LOW GIVEN THE RATHER HIGH LCL HEIGHTS AND SOMEWHAT MARGINAL LOW LEVEL SHEAR. THE SEVERE RISK WILL BE GREATEST THIS EVENING ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE TWENTY CORRIDOR WITH CONVECTION BASED NEAR THE SURFACE BUT ELEVATED CONVECTION WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE WELL BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH A GOOD PORTION OF THE NIGHT. THE AIR NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY IS QUITE CHILLY SO BY MORNING LOWS SHOULD RANGE FROM THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S ACROSS THE NORTHWEST TWO-THIRDS OF THE FORECAST AREA WITH SERIOUS COOLING ONLY REACHING SOUTHEAST ZONES BY MORNING. FOR TOMORROW...THE 850MB FRONT (ROUGHLY 5000FT) WILL NOT PASS THROUGH SOUTHEAST ZONES UNTIL MIDDAY AND DUE TO THIS FACT I WAS PERSUADED TO LEAVE 20 POPS IN FOR THESE AREAS DURING THE MORNING HOURS. ALTHOUGH POPS ARE LOW THUNDER WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE GIVEN LEVELS OF ELEVATED INSTABILITY SOME OF THE MODELS SUGGEST. CLOUDS SHOULD GRADUALLY MOVE OUT FROM WEST TO EAST AS THE DAY PROGRESSES AND THIS FRONT ALOFT EXITS TO THE EAST. DESPITE THE EXPECTATION OF AT LEAST SOME SUN...TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE COOL SIDE ALTHOUGH I STILL WENT ON THE WARM SIDE OF GUIDANCE GIVEN THE RELATIVELY STRONG MID MARCH SUN. .LONG TERM... NOT MUCH TO TALK ABOUT FOR THE MON NIGHT PERIOD EXCEPT FOR CLOUDS AND TEMPS. TO BEGIN THE EVENING...MOSTLY CLEAR CONDITION WILL PREVAIL WITH A BIT MORE CLOUDS ACROSS THE SOUTH FOR THE EVENING...THEN CLOUDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE ACROSS THE CWA AS WAA DEVELOPS. WILL KEEP TEMPS ON THE COOL SIDE OF GUIDANCE DUE THE COOL AIRMASS THAT WILL BE IN PLACE OVER THE REGION. WAA WILL TAKE OVER ON TUE AS SFC BOUNDARY SETS UP ALONG THE LA COAST. GFS SEEMS A BIT BULLISH AND WANTS TO BRING THE SFC BOUNDARY NORTHWARD INTO THE CWA. IM NOT READY TO GO THAT FAR AND I PREFER THE BOUNDARY STAYING ACROSS S LA. EITHER WAY...WAA WILL INCREASE ATOP THE BOUNDARY AND SPREAD PRECIP ACROSS THE S 1/2 OF THE CWA TUE AFTERNOON AND OVER MOST OF THE REGION TUE NIGHT. MODELS DUE INDICATE FAIRLY STEEP LAPSE RATES ACROSS THE S CWA TUE AFTERNOON AND I WILL MENTION THUNDER AND THE POSSIBILITY OF A FEW SEVERE STORMS. ELEVATED NATURE WILL BRING A SMALL HAIL THREAT. ALSO DURING THIS TIME...IF CONVECTION CAN DOMINATE...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE. WITH ALL THIS SAID...I HAVE INCREASE POPS TUE AFTERNOON INTO TUE NIGHT. AT THIS TIME...BEST RAIN CHANCES SEEM TO BE FOCUSED ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE TRACE. AFTER THIS SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH LATE TUE NIGHT...THAT WILL JUST ABOUT THE END OF RAIN CHANCES WITH FRI AFTERNOON BEING THE ONLY MINOR EXCEPTION. TEMPS WILL BE THE MAIN FOCUS THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY. OVERALL...WILL KEEP TEMPS JUST BELOW CLIMO AS NORTHERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL DOMINATE. && .AVIATION... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE A CONCERN FOR AVIATION THIS EVENING ACROSS GLH...GWO...JAN AND MEI AND THEN PERHAPS TOWARD MIDNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING IN HBG. BEHIND THE FRONT ALSO EXPECT IFR TO MVFR CEILINGS TO BUILD IN...FIRST THIS EVENING IN GLH AND GWO...AND THEN LATER TONIGHT IN JAN AND MEI. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... JACKSON 46 59 43 56 / 60 10 10 80 MERIDIAN 50 61 42 57 / 60 20 10 80 && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. && 50/36
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 412 PM CST SUN MAR 13 2005 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 142212- ADAMS-ASHLEY-ATTALA-BOLIVAR-CARROLL-CATAHOULA-CHICOT-CHOCTAW- CLAIBORNE-CLARKE-CLAY-CONCORDIA-COPIAH-COVINGTON-EAST CARROLL- FORREST-FRANKLIN LA-FRANKLIN MS-GRENADA-HINDS-HOLMES-HUMPHREYS- ISSAQUENA-JASPER-JEFFERSON-JEFFERSON DAVIS-JONES-KEMPER-LAMAR- LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LEAKE-LEFLORE-LINCOLN-LOWNDES-MADISON LA- MADISON MS-MARION-MONTGOMERY-MOREHOUSE-NESHOBA-NEWTON-NOXUBEE- OKTIBBEHA-RANKIN-RICHLAND-SCOTT-SHARKEY-SIMPSON-SMITH-SUNFLOWER- TENSAS-WARREN-WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WEST CARROLL-WINSTON-YAZOO- 412 PM CST SUN MAR 13 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND MONDAY... ...THUNDERSTORMS... SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING ACROSS A GOOD PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI AND NORTHEAST LOUISIANA WITH AT LEAST ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE IN MOST AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 84 CORRIDOR BEFORE MIDNIGHT. LOCATIONS SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY 84 CORRIDOR MAY EXPERIENCE SOME ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS...BUT NOT UNTIL AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE MAIN RISK WITH SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE LARGE HAIL WITH DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED TO BE A SECONDARY THREAT IN MOST LOCALES. THE RISK FOR TORNADOES WILL BE COMPARATIVELY LOW...BUT THEY CANNOT BE RULED OUT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. THIS BOUNDARY SHOULD TRIGGER THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE TWENTY CORRIDOR THIS EVENING. HIGH LEVELS OF ATMOSPHERIC INSTABILITY ABOVE THE FRONT WILL GIVE STORMS THAT DEVELOP THE POTENTIAL TO FORM LARGE HAIL. DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE LESSER THREATS...BUT THE RISK OF THEIR OCCURRENCE WILL INCREASE SLIGHTLY AS STORMS PROGRESS EASTWARD IN THE FORECAST AREA LATER THIS EVENING. THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED COLD FRONT WILL SINK INTO SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO SPAWN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AS IT DOES SO. WHILE THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH OF THE INTERSTATE TWENTY CORRIDOR IN MISSISSIPPI ARE NOT EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN THE SEVERITY OF THE EVENING ACTIVITY...MARGINALLY SEVERE WIND GUSTS AND HAIL WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... ...DAYS TWO AND THREE...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT... ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...MAINLY FOR AREAS SOUTH OF A NATCHEZ TO LAUREL LINE. DURING THE DAY TUESDAY...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SET UP ACROSS SOUTH LOUISIANA AND PROVIDE LIFT FOR RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTH MISSISSIPPI. SUFFICIENT ELEVATED INSTABILITY WILL EXIST AS A UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY BECOME SEVERE. THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE FOR LARGE HAIL. ...DAYS FOUR THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTER GROUPS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...MAY BE NEEDED FOR THIS EVENING AND POSSIBLY AGAIN LATE TUESDAY. OTHERWISE ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 300 PM CST SUN MAR 13 2005 LAZ007>009-015>016-023>025>025>033-035>059-140400- CATAHOULA LA-EAST CARROLL LA-FRANKLIN LA-MADISON LA- MOREHOUSE LA-RICHLAND LA-TENSAS LA-WEST CARROLL LA- ATTALA MS-CHOCTAW MS-CLAIBORNE MS-CLARKE MS-COPIAH MS- HINDS MS-HOLMES MS-HUMPHREYS MS-ISSAQUENA MS-JASPER MS- JEFFERSON MS-KEMPER MS-LAUDERDALE MS-LEAKE MS- LOWNDES MS-MADISON MS-NESHOBA MS-NEWTON MS-NOXUBEE MS- OKTIBBEHA MS-RANKIN MS-SCOTT MS-SHARKEY MS-SIMPSON MS- SMITH MS-WARREN MS-WINSTON MS-YAZOO MS- SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 49 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM CST FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA CATAHOULA EAST CARROLL FRANKLIN MADISON MOREHOUSE RICHLAND TENSAS WEST CARROLL IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 28 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ATTALA CHOCTAW COPIAH HINDS HOLMES HUMPHREYS LEAKE MADISON RANKIN SCOTT SIMPSON SMITH YAZOO IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI CLARKE JASPER KEMPER LAUDERDALE NESHOBA NEWTON NOXUBEE WINSTON IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI LOWNDES OKTIBBEHA IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI CLAIBORNE JEFFERSON IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ISSAQUENA SHARKEY WARREN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON... COLUMBUS...TALLULAH...BASTROP...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...MAGEE... MENDENHALL...KOSCIUSKO...PEARL...BRANDON...RICHLAND...FOREST... MORTON...RAYVILLE...DELHI...VICKSBURG...TAYLORSVILLE...RALEIGH... CRYSTAL SPRINGS...HAZLEHURST...WESSON...YAZOO CITY... BAY SPRINGS...HEIDELBERG...JACKSON...PORT GIBSON...MACON... BROOKSVILLE...QUITMAN...STONEWALL...SHUBUTA...NEWTON...UNION... DECATUR...CONEHATTA...DE KALB...SCOOBA...STARKVILLE... LAKE PROVIDENCE...FAYETTE...PHILADELPHIA...PEARL RIVER... MERIDIAN...WINNSBORO...ACKERMAN...WEIR...DURANT...TCHULA... LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...BELZONI...ISOLA...MAYERSVILLE... LOUISVILLE...CARTHAGE...OAK GROVE...EPPS...JONESVILLE... HARRISONBURG...NEWELLTON...ST. JOSEPH AND WATERPROOF CME
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 300 PM CST SUN MAR 13 2005 LAZ007>009-015>016-023>025-MSZ025>033-035>059-140400- CATAHOULA LA-EAST CARROLL LA-FRANKLIN LA-MADISON LA- MOREHOUSE LA-RICHLAND LA-TENSAS LA-WEST CARROLL LA- ATTALA MS-CHOCTAW MS-CLAIBORNE MS-CLARKE MS-COPIAH MS- HINDS MS-HOLMES MS-HUMPHREYS MS-ISSAQUENA MS-JASPER MS- JEFFERSON MS-KEMPER MS-LAUDERDALE MS-LEAKE MS- LOWNDES MS-MADISON MS-NESHOBA MS-NEWTON MS-NOXUBEE MS- OKTIBBEHA MS-RANKIN MS-SCOTT MS-SHARKEY MS-SIMPSON MS- SMITH MS-WARREN MS-WINSTON MS-YAZOO MS- SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 49 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM CST FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA CATAHOULA EAST CARROLL FRANKLIN MADISON MOREHOUSE RICHLAND TENSAS WEST CARROLL IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 28 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ATTALA CHOCTAW COPIAH HINDS HOLMES HUMPHREYS LEAKE MADISON RANKIN SCOTT SIMPSON SMITH YAZOO IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI CLARKE JASPER KEMPER LAUDERDALE NESHOBA NEWTON NOXUBEE WINSTON IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI LOWNDES OKTIBBEHA IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI CLAIBORNE JEFFERSON IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ISSAQUENA SHARKEY WARREN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON... COLUMBUS...TALLULAH...BASTROP...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...MAGEE... MENDENHALL...KOSCIUSKO...PEARL...BRANDON...RICHLAND...FOREST... MORTON...RAYVILLE...DELHI...VICKSBURG...TAYLORSVILLE...RALEIGH... CRYSTAL SPRINGS...HAZLEHURST...WESSON...YAZOO CITY... BAY SPRINGS...HEIDELBERG...JACKSON...PORT GIBSON...MACON... BROOKSVILLE...QUITMAN...STONEWALL...SHUBUTA...NEWTON...UNION... DECATUR...CONEHATTA...DE KALB...SCOOBA...STARKVILLE... LAKE PROVIDENCE...FAYETTE...PHILADELPHIA...PEARL RIVER... MERIDIAN...WINNSBORO...ACKERMAN...WEIR...DURANT...TCHULA... LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...BELZONI...ISOLA...MAYERSVILLE... LOUISVILLE...CARTHAGE...OAK GROVE...EPPS...JONESVILLE... HARRISONBURG...NEWELLTON...ST. JOSEPH AND WATERPROOF CME
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
326 PM CST SUN MAR 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0301 PM HAIL 7 SE STARKVILLE 33.38N 88.74W
03/13/2005 1.25 INCH OKTIBBEHA MS TRAINED SPOTTER
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CMEPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
343 PM CST SUN MAR 13 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0323 PM HAIL 10 S COLUMBUS 33.36N 88.40W
03/13/2005 1.75 INCH LOWNDES MS TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLFBALL SIZED HAIL SOUTH OF COLUMBUS ALONG HIGHWAY 45 S.
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CMESPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 401 PM CST SUN MAR 13 2005 LAZ007>009-015>016-023>025-MSZ025>033-035>059-140400- CATAHOULA LA-EAST CARROLL LA-FRANKLIN LA-MADISON LA- MOREHOUSE LA-RICHLAND LA-TENSAS LA-WEST CARROLL LA- ATTALA MS-CHOCTAW MS-CLAIBORNE MS-CLARKE MS-COPIAH MS- HINDS MS-HOLMES MS-HUMPHREYS MS-ISSAQUENA MS-JASPER MS- JEFFERSON MS-KEMPER MS-LAUDERDALE MS-LEAKE MS- LOWNDES MS-MADISON MS-NESHOBA MS-NEWTON MS-NOXUBEE MS- OKTIBBEHA MS-RANKIN MS-SCOTT MS-SHARKEY MS-SIMPSON MS- SMITH MS-WARREN MS-WINSTON MS-YAZOO MS- SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 49 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM CST FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA CATAHOULA EAST CARROLL FRANKLIN MADISON MOREHOUSE RICHLAND TENSAS WEST CARROLL IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 28 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ATTALA CHOCTAW COPIAH HINDS HOLMES HUMPHREYS LEAKE MADISON RANKIN SCOTT SIMPSON SMITH YAZOO IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI CLARKE JASPER KEMPER LAUDERDALE NESHOBA NEWTON NOXUBEE WINSTON IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI LOWNDES OKTIBBEHA IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI CLAIBORNE JEFFERSON IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ISSAQUENA SHARKEY WARREN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON... COLUMBUS...TALLULAH...BASTROP...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...MAGEE... MENDENHALL...KOSCIUSKO...PEARL...BRANDON...RICHLAND...FOREST... MORTON...RAYVILLE...DELHI...VICKSBURG...TAYLORSVILLE...RALEIGH... CRYSTAL SPRINGS...HAZLEHURST...WESSON...YAZOO CITY... BAY SPRINGS...HEIDELBERG...JACKSON...PORT GIBSON...MACON... BROOKSVILLE...QUITMAN...STONEWALL...SHUBUTA...NEWTON...UNION... DECATUR...CONEHATTA...DE KALB...SCOOBA...STARKVILLE... LAKE PROVIDENCE...FAYETTE...PHILADELPHIA...PEARL RIVER... MERIDIAN...WINNSBORO...ACKERMAN...WEIR...DURANT...TCHULA... LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...BELZONI...ISOLA...MAYERSVILLE... LOUISVILLE...CARTHAGE...OAK GROVE...EPPS...JONESVILLE... HARRISONBURG...NEWELLTON...ST. JOSEPH AND WATERPROOF
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 401 PM CST SUN MAR 13 2005 LAZ007>009-015>016-023>025-MSZ025>033-035>059-140400- CATAHOULA LA-EAST CARROLL LA-FRANKLIN LA-MADISON LA- MOREHOUSE LA-RICHLAND LA-TENSAS LA-WEST CARROLL LA- ATTALA MS-CHOCTAW MS-CLAIBORNE MS-CLARKE MS-COPIAH MS- HINDS MS-HOLMES MS-HUMPHREYS MS-ISSAQUENA MS-JASPER MS- JEFFERSON MS-KEMPER MS-LAUDERDALE MS-LEAKE MS- LOWNDES MS-MADISON MS-NESHOBA MS-NEWTON MS-NOXUBEE MS- OKTIBBEHA MS-RANKIN MS-SCOTT MS-SHARKEY MS-SIMPSON MS- SMITH MS-WARREN MS-WINSTON MS-YAZOO MS- SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 49 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM CST FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN LOUISIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA CATAHOULA EAST CARROLL FRANKLIN MADISON MOREHOUSE RICHLAND TENSAS WEST CARROLL IN MISSISSIPPI THIS WATCH INCLUDES 28 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ATTALA CHOCTAW COPIAH HINDS HOLMES HUMPHREYS LEAKE MADISON RANKIN SCOTT SIMPSON SMITH YAZOO IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI CLARKE JASPER KEMPER LAUDERDALE NESHOBA NEWTON NOXUBEE WINSTON IN NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI LOWNDES OKTIBBEHA IN SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI CLAIBORNE JEFFERSON IN WEST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI ISSAQUENA SHARKEY WARREN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON... COLUMBUS...TALLULAH...BASTROP...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...MAGEE... MENDENHALL...KOSCIUSKO...PEARL...BRANDON...RICHLAND...FOREST... MORTON...RAYVILLE...DELHI...VICKSBURG...TAYLORSVILLE...RALEIGH... CRYSTAL SPRINGS...HAZLEHURST...WESSON...YAZOO CITY... BAY SPRINGS...HEIDELBERG...JACKSON...PORT GIBSON...MACON... BROOKSVILLE...QUITMAN...STONEWALL...SHUBUTA...NEWTON...UNION... DECATUR...CONEHATTA...DE KALB...SCOOBA...STARKVILLE... LAKE PROVIDENCE...FAYETTE...PHILADELPHIA...PEARL RIVER... MERIDIAN...WINNSBORO...ACKERMAN...WEIR...DURANT...TCHULA... LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...BELZONI...ISOLA...MAYERSVILLE... LOUISVILLE...CARTHAGE...OAK GROVE...EPPS...JONESVILLE... HARRISONBURG...NEWELLTON...ST. JOSEPH AND WATERPROOF
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 168 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:40 UTC.
10 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 funnel cloud, 1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A swath of quarter sized hail from just east of Rayville to the Warden Community.
A swath of nickel sized hail fell from a supercell thunderstorm that moved across the far southern portion of East Carroll parish late Sunday afternoon.
The first supercell thunderstorm of the day moved across the far northern portion of Madison parish and produced a swath of nickel sized hail as it moved east into Warren county.
A roof was damaged to a portable building near exit 141 on Interstate 20.
An intense supercell thunderstorm developed in eastern Richland parish, intensified, and moved east across the entire span of Madison parish before it exited into Warren county. This storm produced a swath of large destructive hail which ranged from quarter to ping pong ball to golf ball to baseball sized, generally along the Interstate 20 corridor. This large hail was wind blown by 65 to 75 mph winds. The largest hail observed was the size of softballs. This occurred a few miles north of the Tallulah/Vicksburg Airport. The large hail damaged many homes with broken windows and roof damage. Trees were damaged as well with limbs torn off and broken.
The rear flank downdraft of a supercell thunderstorm blew down several trees and power lines in Waverly. A portion of US Highway 80 was blocked by the trees and power lines. Also in Waverly, a few homes sustained damage to roofs and siding.
Several large billboards were blown down or significantly damaged along Interstate 20. Additionally in this area, several trained spotters reported winds gusts around 65 mph.
This tornado touched down just northwest of town and moved east-southeast for 1.5 miles. One mobile home was destroyed and one other home had a piece of its roof torn off. Additionally, several trees were blown down.
This weak tornado briefly touched down in Mound between Interstate 20 and US Highway 80. It was on the ground for about a mile and damaged two structures. Each structure had a portion of the tin roof peeled off. Additionally, a few trees were sheared along with many large limbs broken.
A swath of penny sized hail occurred across the northern portion of Franklin parish as a supercell thunderstorm tracked east.
Five to Six trees were blown down just to the south of the highway 577 and 577 intersection.
Several rounds of thunderstorms caused street flooding near the Interstate 20 exit 141.
Golf ball sized hail damaged numerous homes south of Winnsboro. This large hail also damaged many vehicles with dents and shredded tree branches.
A few homes had shingles peeled off the roof.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Louisiana in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Louisiana, 2005Warnings in Louisiana, March 2005
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5442250, 5442251, 5442253, 5442254, 5442252, 5441416, 5441417, 5441418, 5441419, 5441420, 5441421, 5441422, 5441423, 5441424, 5441425, 5441426, 5441427, 5441428, 5441502.