Ice Storm, Choctaw
- When
- December 21, 1:30 AM CST to 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Choctaw forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.347, -89.248 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm in Mississippi, December 21, 2000
A brief freezing rain event occurred across portions of north central and northeast Mississippi. Since temperatures were close to the freezing mark during the entire event, the primary problem caused was icing of bridges and other elevated road surfaces.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 9 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
- $12,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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.
A brief freezing rain event occurred across portions of north central and northeast Mississippi. Since temperatures were close to the freezing mark during the entire event, the primary problem caused was icing of bridges and other elevated road surfaces.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
9 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Grenada
- When
- December 21, 1:30 AM CST to 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Grenada forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.770, -89.802 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Montgomery
- When
- December 21, 1:30 AM CST to 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.494, -89.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Noxubee
- When
- December 21, 1:30 AM CST to 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Noxubee forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.110, -88.570 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Webster
- When
- December 21, 1:30 AM CST to 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Webster forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.613, -89.285 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Winston
- When
- December 21, 1:30 AM CST to 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Winston forecast zone
- Property damage
- $1,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.089, -89.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Clay
- When
- December 21, 2:30 AM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.656, -88.782 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Lowndes
- When
- December 21, 2:30 AM CST to 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lowndes forecast zone
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.473, -88.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Oktibbeha
- When
- December 21, 2:30 AM CST to 4:00 AM CST
- Where
- Oktibbeha forecast zone
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
- Coordinates
- 33.425, -88.879 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Ice Storm
- Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Blizzard in Iowa, December 21, 2000
- Winter Storm in Oregon, December 21, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Michigan, December 21 to 29, 2000
- Winter Storm in Alabama, December 21, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Iowa, December 21 to 22, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Illinois, December 21 to 22, 2000
- Winter Storm in Georgia, December 21, 2000
- Winter Weather in South Carolina, December 21, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 21, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, December 21 to 22, 2000
- Winter Weather in Georgia, December 21, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 21 to 22, 2000
More
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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: 5176974, 5176975, 5176976, 5176977, 5176978, 5176979, 5176980, 5176981, 5176982.