10 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Sep 25, 2:15 AM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 315 AM CDT SUN SEP 25 2005 .DISCUSSION... TROPICAL DEPRESSION RITA IS NOW THREATENING THE MIDSOUTH WITH SEVERE WEATHER...HIGH WINDS AND FLOODING. TORNADOES AND FLASH FLOODING SEEM TO THE MOST SERIOUS THREAT TODAY. THE EYE AT 3 AM WAS AROUND HOPE AR. THE EYA SHOULD MOVE NORTHEAST TO JUST NORTHEAST OF LITTLE ROCK BY 7 PM AND ON NORTHEAST TO THE BOOTHEEL BY 7 AM MONDAY. MAIN FEEDER BAND NOW GOES UP THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER TO NEAR GREENVILLE MS AND THEN NORTH INTO EAST CENTRAL AR BEFORE CURVING INTO NORTH CENTRAL AR. THE BAND IS MOVING SLOWLY EAST. TORNADOES HAVE OCCURRED WITH THIS BAND ALONG WITH FLASH FLOODING UNDER THE TRAINING HEAVY CELLS. ANOTHER TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED AND WILL LAST UNTIL 1 PM DUE TO SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE STORM AND DAYTIME HEATING THAT MIGHT OCCUR FROM BREAKS IN CLOUD COVER. STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL BE COMMON OVER THE MIDSOUTH TODAY. EVEN STRONGER GUSTS COULD OCCUR NEAR HEAVIER STORMS. STORMS SHOULD TAPER OFF MONDAY AS THE TROPICAL SYSTEM MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST AND HIGH PRESSURE FILLS INTO THE AREA. && .MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES AR...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 1 PM. FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CDT SUNDAY THROUGH 6 AM CDT MONDAY. WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY. MO...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 1 PM. FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CDT SUNDAY THROUGH 6 AM CDT MONDAY. WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY. MS...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 1 PM. FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CDT SUNDAY THROUGH 6 AM CDT MONDAY. WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY. TN...TORNADO WATCH UNTIL 1 PM. FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CDT SUNDAY THROUGH 6 AM CDT MONDAY. WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM SUNDAY. E$$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 805 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017- 020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-251100- ALCORN-BENTON-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CHESTER-CHICKASAW-CLAY-COAHOMA- CRAIGHEAD-CRITTENDEN-CROCKETT-CROSS-DECATUR-DESOTO-DUNKLIN-DYER- FAYETTE-GIBSON-GREENE-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-HENRY- ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LEE(AR)-LEE(MS)-MADISON- MARSHALL-MCNAIRY-MISSISSIPPI-MONROE-OBION-PANOLA-PEMISCOT-PHILLIPS- POINSETT-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-QUITMAN-RANDOLPH-SHELBY-ST. FRANCIS- TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TIPTON-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-UNION-WEAKLEY- YALOBUSHA- 805 PM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST ARKANSAS... WEST TENNESSEE...NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT TROPICAL STORM RITA CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTHWEST LOUISIANA THIS EVENING. CONVECTIVE RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH RITA WILL MOVE NORTHWESTWARD INTO THE MID-SOUTH THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THESE BANDS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SEVERE WIND GUSTS AND POSSIBLE TORNADOES. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT WILL BE WEST OF A LINE FROM HAYTI MISSOURI TO HOUSTON MISSISSIPPI. ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAINFALL. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THE SEVERE WEATHER AND FLASH FLOODING THREAT MAY EXTEND ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MID-SOUTH AGAIN ON SUNDAY...WITH THE GREATEST THREAT AT THIS TIME ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF THE AREA. THIS AGAIN WILL DEPEND UPON THE EVENTUAL TRACK AND FURTHER UPDATES WILL BE PROVIDED TO REFINE THE SEVERE THREAT AND FLASH FLOOD POTENTIAL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL WILL BE LIKELY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MID-SOUTH TONIGHT AND POSSIBLE AGAIN ON SUNDAY.
The Memphis radar (KNQA), 143 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:22 UTC.
10 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A couple of trees were blown down.
A couple of trees were knocked down.
Numerous trees were knocked down.
A few trees were blown down.
Three trees were blown down.
Several roads were flooded.
A few trees were knocked down.
Some trees were blown down.
Several trees were knocked down.
A few trees were blown down across a road.
Some roads had 2 to 3 feet of water covering them. The flood waters came close to a few houses.
Numerous trees were blown down.
Several roads were flooded. Flood water was approaching several homes.
Flood water was covering numerous yards. Several flooded roads were impassable.
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, September 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: 5479227, 5479230, 5479228, 5479229, 5479286, 5479287, 5479288, 5479289, 5479290, 5479293, 5479291, 5479292, 5479294, 5479295.