40 hail, 18 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 13, 11:10 AM CST, 3 hours 50 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1110 AM CST SUN MAR 13 2005 .DISCUSSION... LATEST VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY AND REGIONAL SURFACE OBS SHOW THE STRONG COLD FRONT HAS AT LEAST TEMPORARILY STALLED ITS PROGRESS SOUTHEAST INTO THE ARKLAMISS DELTA. THIS IS PROBABLY RELATED TO LIMITED SUPPORT ALOFT FOR ITS SOUTHEAST MIGRATION AND THE FACT THAT A SURFACE LOW HAS POSITIONED ITSELF TO THE WEST NEAR THE ARKLATEX. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS A WEAK MID LEVEL WAVE HEADED TOWARD THE ARKLAMISS THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE COLD FRONT ONLY EXPECTED TO MAKE SLIGHT HEADWAY INTO NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA BEFORE 00Z. DEEP MOISTURE FOR CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO BE LACKING SOUTH OF THE FRONT BUT CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING THAT IT WILL BE IN PLACE ALONG THE BOUNDARY IN NORTHWEST ZONES BEFORE 00Z. INCREASED POPS TO CHANCE HERE AND INCLUDED SEVERE WORDING FOR LARGE HAIL GIVEN THE STEEP LAPSE RATES AND ADEQUATE SHEAR. POPS WERE TAPERED BACK TO SLIGHT CHANCE IN OTHER AREAS GENERALLY NORTHWEST OF THE NATCHEZ TRACE CORRIDOR WITH 10S TO THE SOUTHEAST. SEVERE WORDING WAS INCLUDED IN MANY AREAS TONIGHT WITH MUCH HIGHER POPS AS THE FRONT SHOULD START MAKING A DEFINITE MOVE SOUTHEAST WHILE THE DEPTH OF MOISTURE INCREASES OVER THE REGION AND ATMOSPHERIC LAPSE RATES REMAIN HIGH. TEMPERATURES LOOK PRETTY MUCH ON TRACK ALTHOUGH I DID BUMP THEM UP A LITTLE IN THE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE FRONT SEEMING TO STALL. UPDATED ZONES HAVE BEEN SENT WITH GRIDS COMING OUT SHORT. SURROUNDING OFFICES (AND OTHER INTERESTS)...WE ARE PLANNING ON DOING A 20Z SOUNDING THROUGH COORDINATION WITH SPC. && .JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... MS...NONE. LA...NONE. AR...NONE. && 50
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1004 AM CST SUN MAR 13 2005 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 141001- 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- 1004 AM CST SUN MAR 13 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...THUNDERSTORMS... SCATTERED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI WITH AT LEAST ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE IN THE REGION NORTH OF HIGHWAY 84 BETWEEN THIS AFTERNOON AND MIDNIGHT. LOCATIONS ALONG AND 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 THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THIS BOUNDARY SHOULD TRIGGER THE DEVELOPMENT OF THUNDERSTORMS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE TWENTY CORRIDOR BETWEEN 4 PM AND 8 PM. 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 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 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 THROUGH SATURDAY... 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 AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. OTHERWISE ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED THROUGH NEXT SUNDAY MORNING MARCH 20TH. 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
The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 134 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:58 UTC.
40 hail, 18 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.
Half dollar sized hail fell along a path from 7 miles SE of Starkville, then northeast to Artesia in Lowndes county.
Hail, up to the size of a half dollar, moved in from Oktibbeha county and moved into Artesia before dissipating.
Golf ball sized hail fell along a path from 10 miles SSW of Columbus, along State Highway 45, to just a few miles W of town near State Highway 82.
Quarter sized hail fell along State Highway 25 and Williams Road.
A long lived supercell thunderstorm moved across northern Warren county and produced penny to quarter sized hail from the Eagle Lake community to Redwood to the Oak Ridge community.
The same long lived supercell thunderstorm that moved across northern Warren county crossed into the Mahannah Wildlife Management Area, of far southern Issaquena county, and produced penny to quarter sized hail.
A storm chaser observed nickel sized hail near the intersection of State Highway 82 and 45
A long swath of hail fell from just N of Mashulaville eastward to just E of Prairie Point. The hail began around nickel size just N of Mashulaville to around quarter size as the storm moved eastward to around Prairie Point.
Numerous large trees were uprooted and snapped from the rear flank downdraft of a supercell thunderstorm.
An intense supercell thunderstorm, producing destructive hail, moved east across central Warren county late in the afternoon on Sunday March 13. This storm moved east, along Interstate 20, and pounded areas from Vicksburg to Bovina to Flowers. A swath of very large hail, ranging from the size of hen eggs to tennis balls to baseballs, occurred along a path from Vicksburg to Flowers and was about 4 miles wide. In addition to the very large hail, numerous reports of quarter to golf ball sized hail occurred in this swath as well. The hail damaged tens of thousands of vehicles with dents and broken windshields. Additionally, thousands of homes sustained significant roof damage and had windows broken out. One person was injured while on a motorcycle in golf ball sized hail.
One mobile home was destroyed and another sustained major damage. A few trees were also blown down.
One home sustained damage along with several trees blown down and numerous large limbs down.
A supercell thunderstorm moved out of northern Warren county into northern Hinds county and move east across the entire norther tier of Hinds county before moving into southern Madison county. Along the storm's path, penny to quarter sized hail fell.
An intense supercell thunderstorm moved out of central Warren county into central Hinds county near Edwards. Between Edwards and Bolton, ping pong ball to tennis ball sized hail fell from this storm.
The intense supercell thunderstorm that moved into west-central Hinds county began to weaken around Bolton with hail sizes now ranging from penny to nickel. This storm continued east along Interstate 20 and produced penny to nickel sized hail across Clinton, West Jackson and finally in the city of Jackson before exiting into Rankin county.
A swath of penny, nickel and quarter sized hail fell across the southern portion of Madison county early Sunday evening.
A small swath of golf ball sized hail fell just west of Ridgeland. This hail damaged many roofs and broke numerous windows. Additionally, dozens of cars were dented and marred.
Several trees were blown down.
Lightning struck a 13,000 sq ft mansion just NW of Madison, on Bozeman Road, and caused a fire which burned the home to the ground.
A swath of pea to penny sized hail fell across western Rankin county from Flowood to Pearl to east of Florence to Brandon. Most of this hail accumulated on the ground 1 to 2 inches thick. Although most of the hail was small, 8 miles east of Florence quarter sized hail fell.
Numerous large limbs were blown down.
A few power lines were blown down.
A swath of penny to quarter sized hail fell across the southern portion of Warren county. The hail fell along a path from the Vicksburg Airport eastward to where State Highway 27 goes into Hinds county.
A swath of penny to golf ball sized hail fell across portions of central Leflore county, generally from Itta Bena to just north of Greenwood. The larger sized hail caused damage to cars and some homes.
Siding was blown off the side of an apartment complex.
Numerous trees and power lines were blown down east of Brandon. On Shiloh Road, one barn had pieces of the roof pealed off and a home was damaged by the flying debris from the barn.
A swath of penny to quarter sized hail fell across portions of east-central Rankin county as a long lived supercell thunderstorm moved across the area.
An intense downburst, from the rear flank downdraft of a supercell thunderstorm, swept across portions of east-central Rankin county Sunday evening. A few hundred trees were uprooted and snapped. Several homes sustained roof damage and had shingles peeled off. A few brans had portions of the roof peeled off.
A swath of penny to nickel sized hail fell across the entire length of northern Smith county from a long lived supercell thunderstorm.
Sunday evening, a supercell thunderstorm moved across the southern portion of Scott county and produced a swath of hail from quarter to golf ball sized. Near the Homewood community, golf ball sized hail damaged some homes and punched holes in siding.
Numerous trees and several power lines were blown down. One mobile home was rolled over and destroyed.
The same supercell thunderstorm that brought the large hail to southern Scott county caused significant wind damage along a path from the Cooperville Community to around Homewood. The rear flank downdraft from the storm brought 90 to 95 mph winds. These intense winds destroyed a mobile home, a barn, and caused damage to several other structures. A trampoline was picked up and blown almost a 1/4 mile over a grove of trees. Additionally, a few hundred trees were uprooted and several power lines were blown down.
Penny sized hail covered the ground.
The third supercell thunderstorm of the day moved across central and southern portions of Hinds county. This storm delivered a swath of quarter to golf ball sized hail across the county. The largest hail, ping pong ball to golf ball sized, fell along a swath from just north of Utica to just west of Terry.
A swath of quarter to golf ball sized hail fell across all of central Claiborne county Sunday evening. This large hail fell from a long lived supercell thunderstorm that moved into the county from Tensas parish. The largest hail, golf ball sized, fell just south of Port Gibson and caused damage to vehicles.
A few trees were blown down.
A large tree was blown down on a house.
A swath of penny to quarter sized hail fell across the entire length of southern Rankin county. This hail occurred from a supercell thunderstorm that moved out of southern Hinds county.
A long lived supercell thunderstorm moved across the entire central portion of Copiah county Sunday evening and produced quarter to golf ball sized hail. The most significant hail damage occurred in and around Hazelhurst where several hundred cars were damaged. The large hail also broke out windows and damaged many roofs across town.
A few trees were blown down around Dees and Tanyard Roads.
Several trees were blown down around the Bethel Community.
A swath of penny sized hail fell from west-central Simpson county to the middle of the county.
A few trees were blown down.
A swath of penny sized hail occurred from near Mize to northeast of Taylorsville.
Two trees were blown down.
A home was damaged and a steel framed storage building was heavily damaged. Several trees were also blown down in the area.
Nickel hail occurred along State Highway 18, 2 miles west of the Alabama state line.
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, 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: 5442026, 5442027, 5442028, 5442029, 5442030, 5442031, 5442340, 5442341, 5442032, 5442339, 5442342, 5442343, 5442344, 5442345, 5442346, 5442347, 5441216, 5441218, 5441219, 5441220, 5441217, 5441221, 5441223, 5441226, 5441224, 5441225, 5441227, 5441229, 5441228, 5441912, 5441222, 5441915, 5441501, 5441913, 5441916, 5441914, 5441917, 5441918, 5441920, 5441921, and more.