The tornado outbreak of September 24, 2005

52 tornadoesMississippi, Arkansas and Louisiana

52 tornadoes touched down across 3 states between 9:15 AM and 12:44 AM the next day CDT, 1 of them rated F3 or stronger, and 1 people were killed.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · September 24, 2005

How the day unfolded

Every tornado recorded that day, at its logged touchdown time and along its path, with the counties it crossed.

About this replay

Central time—Historical replay — logged touchdown times

Tornadoes—of 52 that day

Strongest so far—

Killed—in tornadoes so far

The day’s milestones

Tornado pathsWider and brighter with the rating; F3 and stronger glow

On the groundEach grows from its logged touchdown time

Counties crossedLit as a tornado reaches them, brighter for F3 or stronger

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database (touchdown times, ratings, start and end points) and Storm Events Database (segment paths and times for the notable tornadoes that have record pages). SPC logs the touchdown time only; other paths are drawn at a typical forward speed of 35 mph. Times are Central Daylight Time.

The day in numbers

Tornadoes: 52; 72nd of 12,998 tornado days since 1950
F3 or stronger: 1; None rated F4 or F5
Killed: 1; Along all the paths
Injured: 13; Along all the paths
Path miles: 190; All the paths end to end
First and last: 9:15 AM to 12:44 AM the next day; Touchdowns, Central Daylight Time

Hour by hour

Tornadoes touching down in each hour, Central Daylight Time.

Every tornado

In order of touchdown.

Tornadoes of September 24, 2005

9:15 AM	F0	Franklin County MS	0.5	100	0	0
11:14 AM	F0	Hinds County MS	2.0	75	0	0
11:20 AM	F0	Hinds County MS	0.5	50	0	0
11:21 AM	F1	Claiborne County, Warren County MS	1.8	75	0	0
12:40 PM	F1	Ashley County AR	7.0	100	0	0
12:51 PM	F1	Chicot County AR	1.0	100	0	0
12:54 PM	F1	Drew County AR	4.8	40	0	0
1:30 PM	F0	Hinds County MS	0.7	50	0	0
2:10 PM	F2	Washington County MS	2.0	300	0	0
2:45 PM	F0	Desha County AR	11.0	40	0	0
3:12 PM	F0	Washington County MS	0.5	100	0	0
3:13 PM	F0	Bolivar County MS	3.5	100	0	0
3:19 PM	F0	Arkansas County AR	7.0	40	0	0
3:30 PM	F0	Jefferson County AR	1.5	40	0	0
3:35 PM	F0	Humphreys County MS	4.0	50	0	0
4:18 PM	F1	Humphreys County MS	1.5	75	0	0
4:25 PM	F1	Humphreys County, Sunflower County MS	3.5	100	1	2
4:34 PM	F2	Humphreys County, Sunflower County MS	18.0	800	0	3
4:35 PM	F0	Bolivar County MS	1.0	50	0	0
4:40 PM	F2	Lonoke County AR	7.2	100	0	5
4:40 PM	F0	Sunflower County MS	1.0	50	0	0
5:02 PM	F1	Sunflower County MS	1.0	100	0	0
5:03 PM	F1	Bolivar County MS	9.0	200	0	0
5:14 PM	F0	East Carroll Parish LA	1.0	50	0	0
5:20 PM	F1	Leflore County MS	1.0	100	0	0
5:35 PM	F0	Sunflower County MS	1.0	100	0	0
5:37 PM	F2	Bolivar County MS	12.0	200	0	0
5:54 PM	F1	Chicot County AR	1.0	75	0	0
5:56 PM	F0	Leflore County MS	2.0	50	0	0
5:59 PM	F1	Lonoke County AR	1.5	100	0	0
6:00 PM	F2	Holmes County, Leflore County MS	9.0	250	0	0
6:01 PM	F1	Pulaski County AR	4.2	100	0	0
6:09 PM	F1	Pulaski County AR	6.0	80	0	0
6:17 PM	F1	Leflore County MS	1.0	75	0	0
6:18 PM	F1	Faulkner County AR	2.0	80	0	0
6:25 PM	F0	Holmes County MS	1.0	50	0	0
6:29 PM	F1	Chicot County AR	2.0	75	0	0
6:40 PM	F0	Carroll County, Leflore County MS	3.0	75	0	0
6:48 PM	F2	Conway County AR	1.0	100	0	0
6:55 PM	F0	Franklin County MS	2.0	75	0	0
7:33 PM	F2	White County AR	9.0	150	0	0
7:45 PM	F2	Newton County MS	0.8	100	0	0
7:55 PM	F0	Cleburne County AR	0.6	40	0	0
7:56 PM	F0	Concordia Parish LA	2.0	75	0	0
8:05 PM	F1	Cleburne County AR	0.7	50	0	0
8:37 PM	F0	Sharkey County MS	1.0	100	0	0
8:40 PM	F1	Sharkey County MS	3.0	100	0	0
9:21 PM	F1	Arkansas County AR	7.0	40	0	0
10:06 PM	F1	Catahoula Parish LA	9.0	50	0	0
12:40 AM	F0	Bolivar County MS	1.0	50	0	0
12:42 AM	F0	Concordia Parish LA	1.0	75	0	0
12:44 AM	F3	Concordia Parish, Tensas Parish LA	14.0	100	0	3

By state

Tornadoes by state, September 24, 2005

Mississippi	29	0	1
Arkansas	18	0	0
Louisiana	5	1	0

Tornadoes in 2005 · On this date in other years · The biggest outbreak days

Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025. A day is SPC’s calendar date in Central Standard Time; an outbreak day here has 40 or more tornadoes, or 6 or more rated F3/EF3 or stronger.