Mississippi, 2001

Damaging Wind in Mississippi, January 29, 2001

January 29, 2001 · NWS MOB · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$5,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 29, 10:34 AM CST, 3 hours 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 29, 10:34 AM CST, 3 hours 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1034 AM CST MON JAN 29 2001

WINDS LOOK TO MARGINALLY MAKE IT TO WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA FOR THE
AREA SO WILL UPDATE TO ADD A WIND ADVISORY.  WILL HOLD OFF ON
TONIGHT FOR NOW.  UPDATE OUT SOON.

29

.MOB...
AL...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY ALZ630-650-670.
     WIND ADVISORY TODAY ALZ039-051>064.
FL...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY FLZ655-675.
     WIND ADVISORY T>ODAY FLZ001>006.
MS...WIND ADVISORY TODAY MSZ067-075-076-078-079.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Wayne

When
January 29, 2:10 PM CST to 2:15 PM CST
Where
Wayne County, Mulberry
Measured
55 kt (63 mph)
Property damage
$5,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
31.483, -88.850

Trees were blown down just west of the community as a thunderstorms moved through.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5228041.