8 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 1 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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 Aug 5, 9:52 AM CST, 4 hours 18 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1052 AM CDT FRI AUG 5 2005 ...A QUICK UPDATE TO THE TEXT FORECAST WILL BE COMING... .DISCUSSION...MANUAL ANALYSIS THIS MORNING SHOWS A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM NORTH TEXAS INTO THE OHIO VALLEY. CLOSER TO HOME... OUR AREA REMAINS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A RATHER WEAK UPPER-LEVEL SHEAR AXIS AND INVERTED SURFACE TROUGH NEAR THE CENTRAL GULF COAST. I EXPECT THE FEATURES ALONG THE CENTRAL GULF COAST TO GRADUALLY MOVE WESTWARD THROUGH TIME. THIS WILL BRING INCREASING AMOUNTS OF GULF MOISTURE INTO THE FORECAST AREA. MEANWHILE...THE FRONT REMAINS JUST OFF TO OUR NORTHWEST. ALL THIS SPELLS A GREATER SHOT OF SEEING SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WITH THE GREATEST PROBABILITIES OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN TIER OF COUNTIES. FOR THE MOST PART...THE SENSIBLE WEATHER ELEMENTS APPEAR TO BE IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE. I HAVE MADE SOME TWEAKS IN THE HOURLY TEMPERATURE/DEWPOINT/WIND/POP GRIDS TO ACCOUNT FOR OBSERVATIONAL TRENDS AND TO REMOVE MORNING WORDING. MOST OTHER WEATHER ELEMENTS WERE IN GOOD SHAPE. ISC GRIDS HAVE BEEN SENT AND SHOULD BE POSTED TO THE INTERNET SHORTLY. AN UPDATED TEXT FORECAST WILL BE COMING BEFORE 1100 AM. && .AVIATION...NO BIG SURPRISES WILL BE IN STORE FOR THE 1800 UTC TAF PACKAGE. I WILL ATTEMPT THE TIME FRAME IN WHICH SHRA/TSRA WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH 0000 UTC. SHRA/TSRA THIS AFTERNOON MAY NOT BE AS QUICK TO DISSIPATE TONIGHT DUE TO SLIGHTLY BETTER FORCING PROVIDED BY THE SHEAR/TROUGH COMBINATION PRESENTLY TO OUR SOUTHEAST...AND I PLAN ON CONTINUING SOME MENTION OF VCTS/VCSH AFTER SUNSET. OTHERWISE...IT LOOKS LIKE CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND WILL INCLUDE THAT IN THIS AFTERNOONS PACKAGE AS WELL. && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. && BUTTS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 245 PM CDT FRI AUG 05 2005 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 061945- 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- 245 PM CDT FRI AUG 05 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... ...THUNDERSTORMS... STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING OVER PARTS OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN MISSISSIPPI...MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 55. THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF COLUMBUS...MERIDIAN...HATTIESBURG... AND METRO JACKSON. WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MILES AN HOUR WILL BE THE MAIN RISK WITH THE STRONGER STORMS. A WESTWARD MOVING TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE HAS COMBINED WITH A MOIST AND VERY UNSTABLE AIRMASS TO ALLOW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF MISSISSIPPI THIS AFTERNOON. BECAUSE OF THE HIGH AMOUNT OF INSTABILITY OVER EASTERN MISSISSIPPI...SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE QUITE STRONG. ALTHOUGH THUNDERSTORM INTENSITY MAY DECREASE SOMEWHAT AFTER SUNSET...THE PRESENCE OF THE LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MAY ALLOW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO LINGER AFTER SUNSET. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... ...DAYS TWO AND THREE...SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT... DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE IN THE VICINITY OF THE DEEP SOUTH AND DEEPER TROPICAL MOISTURE RETURNING TO THE REGION COULD TRIGGER SOME LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI LATE SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. SLOW MOVING COMPLEXES OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IN SHORT BURSTS AT TIMES MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF THE INTERSTATE FIFTY-FIVE CORRIDOR. THESE RAINS WILL CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS FROM LATE SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. ...DAYS FOUR THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS...IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH THE EVENING OF FRIDAY...AUGUST 12. 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 210 PM CDT FRI AUG 5 2005 MSZ046-051-052-052015- KEMPER-LAUDERDALE-NEWTON- 210 PM CDT FRI AUG 5 2005 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MOVING ACROSS EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... AT 210 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR SHOWED A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE KEMPER AND LAUDERDALE COUNTY LINE... NEAR MERIDIAN STATION. THE CLUSTER OF STORMS WAS MOVING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 MILES AN HOUR...AND WILL PASS OVER OKATIBBEE LAKE AND COLLINSVILLE BEFORE MOVING INTO EASTERN NEWTON COUNTY. DATA SUGGESTS THAT NEARLY CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS BEING PRODUCED BY THIS CLUSTER OF STORMS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MILES AN HOUR...FREQUENT TO CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO AN INCH AN HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS CLUSTER OF STORMS...WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS AND OTHER LOW LYING AREAS. MARINERS ON OKATIBBEE LAKE SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR. WIND GUSTS PRODUCED BY THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE CHOPPY TO ROUGH CONDITIONS ON THE LAKE. FURTHER UPDATES ON THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. BUTTS
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 62 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:09 UTC.
8 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Lighting caused a house to catch fire and burn down off Country Club Road just south of Decatur.
Numerous trees were blown down around Mize and northward to around Raleigh.
A few trees were blown down, one tree fell on a house off highway 397.
A few trees were blown down around Pocahontas.
A couple of trees were blown down along Grants Ferry Road.
Numerous trees and several power lines were blown down from Eupora to just east of Eupora.
Several trees were blown down around Camden and off State Highway 17.
Several trees were blown down around the county.
A couple of trees and numerous large limbs were blown down. Additionally, several power lines were taken down by the large limbs and fallen trees. Most of the damage occurred on Cohea and Sundown Roads.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, August 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: 5471592, 5472356, 5472357, 5472358, 5472359, 5472360, 5472361, 5472362, 5472363, 5472364, 5472365.