The tornado outbreak of September 25, 2005

45 tornadoesAlabama, Mississippi and Louisiana

45 tornadoes touched down across 3 states between 1:39 AM and 9:42 PM CDT, none rated F3 or stronger.

Watch the day unfold

Tornado outbreak · September 25, 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 45 that day

Strongest so far—

Killed—in tornadoes so far

The day in numbers

Tornadoes: 45; on Sunday, September 25, 2005
F3 or stronger: 0; None rated F4 or F5
Killed: 0; Along all the paths
Injured: 10; Along all the paths
Path miles: 119; All the paths end to end
First and last: 1:39 AM to 9:42 PM; 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 25, 2005

1:39 AM	F0	Franklin Parish LA	0.7	100	0
1:43 AM	F0	Madison Parish LA	4.0	75	0
3:17 AM	F2	Jefferson County MS	10.0	600	0
3:37 AM	F1	Jefferson County MS	1.0	75	0
3:49 AM	F2	Jefferson County MS	5.0	800	1
3:54 AM	F2	Claiborne County MS	2.0	800	0
4:44 AM	F0	Jefferson County MS	4.0	50	0
5:00 AM	F0	Monroe County AL	2.2	50	0
8:02 AM	F1	Claiborne County MS	0.7	50	0
9:21 AM	F0	Warren County MS	1.5	100	0
12:26 PM	F0	Warren County MS	0.5	50	0
1:01 PM	F0	Lamar County AL	0.1	25	0
1:55 PM	F0	Attala County MS	2.0	75	0
2:04 PM	F0	Pickens County AL	5.2	30	0
2:05 PM	F0	Madison County MS	3.0	75	0
2:22 PM	F1	Lamar County, Fayette County AL	6.2	300	0
2:25 PM	F0	Smith County MS	1.0	50	0
2:30 PM	F1	Marion County AL	2.5	40	0
2:38 PM	F1	Oktibbeha County MS	3.5	75	7
2:47 PM	F1	Leake County MS	1.5	100	0
2:54 PM	F0	Winston County AL	0.8	50	0
2:55 PM	F0	Tuscaloosa County AL	1.6	80	0
2:57 PM	F1	Winston County AL	2.5	150	0
3:00 PM	F0	Fayette County AL	0.1	20	0
3:01 PM	F0	Jasper County MS	1.0	50	0
3:05 PM	F0	Tuscaloosa County AL	0.8	50	0
3:06 PM	F0	Winston County AL	0.5	30	0
3:28 PM	F0	Hinds County MS	1.0	75	0
3:39 PM	F0	Pickens County AL	0.3	25	0
3:54 PM	F0	Greene County AL	0.1	25	0
3:55 PM	F0	Tuscaloosa County AL	0.2	25	0
3:55 PM	F1	Tuscaloosa County AL	13.8	100	0
3:58 PM	F1	Rankin County MS	2.0	75	0
4:05 PM	F1	Tuscaloosa County AL	6.7	150	2
4:14 PM	F0	Oktibbeha County MS	1.0	50	0
4:19 PM	F0	Tuscaloosa County AL	5.8	100	0
4:21 PM	F1	Lauderdale County MS	1.8	150	0
4:24 PM	F0	Tuscaloosa County AL	5.0	60	0
5:07 PM	F0	Rankin County MS	1.0	50	0
5:24 PM	F0	Noxubee County MS	1.0	50	0
5:37 PM	F1	Greene County AL	6.0	250	0
5:52 PM	F0	Tuscaloosa County AL	1.2	60	0
5:59 PM	F1	Tuscaloosa County AL	4.8	125	0
6:14 PM	F0	Tuscaloosa County AL	0.1	10	0
9:42 PM	F0	Sumter County AL	2.8	50	0

By state

Tornadoes by state, September 25, 2005

Alabama	23	0	0
Mississippi	20	0	0
Louisiana	2	0	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.