High Wind, Attala
- When
- December 16, 1:30 PM CST to 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Attala forecast zone
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.086, -89.581 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind in Mississippi, December 16, 2000
Strong gradient winds in advance of a cold front led to numerous reports of downed trees and power lines. Several billboards were blown down.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 12 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
- $38,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 12
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.
Strong gradient winds in advance of a cold front led to numerous reports of downed trees and power lines. Several billboards were blown down.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
12 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Copiah
- When
- December 16, 1:30 PM CST to 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Copiah forecast zone
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 31.869, -90.449 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Jasper
- When
- December 16, 1:30 PM CST to 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Jasper forecast zone
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 32.019, -89.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Forrest
- When
- December 16, 1:30 PM CST to 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Forrest forecast zone
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.189, -89.258 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Newton
- When
- December 16, 1:30 PM CST to 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Newton forecast zone
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 32.400, -89.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Warren
- When
- December 16, 2:00 PM CST to 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Warren forecast zone
- Property damage
- $4,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 32.357, -90.852 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Adams
- When
- December 16, 2:00 PM CST to 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Adams forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 31.483, -91.353 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Neshoba
- When
- December 16, 2:30 PM CST to 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Neshoba forecast zone
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 32.754, -89.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Lamar
- When
- December 16, 2:30 PM CST to 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Lamar forecast zone
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 31.206, -89.509 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Lawrence
- When
- December 16, 2:30 PM CST to 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Lawrence forecast zone
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 31.550, -90.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Lincoln
- When
- December 16, 2:30 PM CST to 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Property damage
- $8,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 31.532, -90.454 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
High Wind, Hinds
- When
- December 16, 2:30 PM CST to 3:30 PM CST
- Where
- Hinds forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 32.267, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 2000
- Tornadoes in Alabama, December 16, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 2000
- High Wind in Louisiana, December 16, 2000
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, December 16, 2000
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Georgia, December 16 to 17, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 2000
- Extreme Cold and Lightning Strike in Tennessee, December 16, 2000
- Tornado in Florida, December 16, 2000
- Tornado in Georgia, December 16, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Illinois, December 16 to 17, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 2000
More
Every storm in Mississippi in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, December 2000
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: 5178385, 5178387, 5178390, 5178391, 5178392, 5178382, 5178384, 5178381, 5178383, 5178386, 5178388, 5178389.