Winter Storm, Bolivar
- When
- February 1, 3:00 PM CST to February 2, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bolivar forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.796, -90.880 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Mississippi, February 1 to 2, 1996
Precipation began falling over these counties in the form of freezing rain. The freezing rain quickly turned over to sleet and snow.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 8
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.
Precipation began falling over these counties in the form of freezing rain. The freezing rain quickly turned over to sleet and snow. Most areas received up to three inches of sleet and snow.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Sunflower
- When
- February 1, 3:00 PM CST to February 2, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Sunflower forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.602, -90.589 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Leflore
- When
- February 1, 3:00 PM CST to February 2, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Leflore forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.551, -90.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Grenada
- When
- February 1, 3:00 PM CST to February 2, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Grenada forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.770, -89.802 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Carroll
- When
- February 1, 3:00 PM CST to February 2, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.449, -89.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Montgomery
- When
- February 1, 3:00 PM CST to February 2, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.494, -89.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Webster
- When
- February 1, 3:00 PM CST to February 2, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Webster forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.613, -89.285 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Washington
- When
- February 1, 3:00 PM CST to February 2, 6:00 PM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 33.284, -90.947 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Cold in Wisconsin, February 1 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Mississippi, February 1 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Wyoming, February 1 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Wisconsin, February 1 to 5, 1996
- Cold in Michigan, February 1 to 6, 1996
- Cold in Wisconsin, February 1 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Montana, February 1, 1996
- Ice Storm in Mississippi, February 1 to 2, 1996
- Cold in Ohio, February 1 to 5, 1996
- Winter Storm in Texas, February 1 to 2, 1996
- Winter Storm in Alabama, February 1 to 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in Mississippi, February 1 to 3, 1996
More
Every storm in Mississippi in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, February 1996
Sources
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: 5537137, 5537138, 5537139, 5537140, 5537141, 5537142, 5537143, 5537144.