1 flash flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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.
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 Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 24, 11:20 AM CST, 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1120 AM CST THU JAN 24 2002 ACTIVE/WET PATTERN CONTINUING OVER LOWER MS RIVER VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. UPDATED ZONES/STATE FORECASTS TO EXTEND FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN TO CENTRAL MS/FATHER S IN LA. TEMPS FALLING OVER NWRN ZONES BEHIND FRONTAL BOUNDARY. ADJUSTED TEMP FORECAST TO REFLECT STEADY DROP DURING AFTERNOON. MINOR ADJUSTMENT TO WINDS ALSO. .JAN... AR...FFA THROUGH AFTERNOON. LA...FFA THROUGH AFTERNOON. MS...FFA WATCH EXCEPT SRN TIER MS ZONES THROUGH AFTERNOON.
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 251200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 0656 AM CST THU JAN 24 2002 ...THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE ARE POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE FROM EAST-CENTRAL LOUISIANA ...EAST INTO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AS THE ATMOSPHERE DESTABILIZES. STRONG JET WINDS ALOFT...COMBINED WITH HIGH MOISTURE LEVELS AND WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL RESULT IN SOME SEVERE WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL. ACTIVATION OF HAM RADIO OPERATORS...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL AND STORM SPOTTERS IS LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...FLOODING... FLASH FLOOD WATCH ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...EXTREME NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI THROUGH MIDDAY. A SLOW...SOUTHEAST MOVING LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD EXCEED 2 TO 3 INCHES IN SPOTS. SOILS ARE VERY SATURATED ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING WITH BE POSSIBLE. SOILS ARE SOMEWHAT DRIER TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE REGION...YET MINOR FLOODING COULD OCCUR NEAR CULVERTS...UNDERPASSES AND LOW-LYING AREAS. PONDING OF ROADWAYS WILL OCCUR AS WELL AS THE LINE MOVES SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARDS THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. AS IT DOES SO...A COLD WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEAST THROUGH REGION. AS IT DOES SO...WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WITH A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS. FURTHERMORE...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE LINE OF STORMS. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
659 AM CST THU JAN 24 2002
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0645 AM CLEVELAND MS FLOODING
01/24/02 BOLIVAR MAJOR FLOODING REPORTED
IN CLEVELAND.
INFORMATION RELAYED BY
BOLIVAR EOC.
0653 AM GRENADA MS HEAVY RAIN
01/24/02 GRENADA HIGH WATER REPORTED IN
GRENADA. INFORMATION
RELAYED BY GRENADA S.O.ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 251200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 0713 AM CST THU JAN 24 2002 ...THUNDERSTORMS... THUNDERSTORMS...SOME SEVERE ARE POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE FROM EAST-CENTRAL LOUISIANA ...EAST INTO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AS THE ATMOSPHERE DESTABILIZES. STRONG JET WINDS ALOFT...COMBINED WITH HIGH MOISTURE LEVELS AND WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL RESULT IN SOME SEVERE STORMS WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND LARGE HAIL. ACTIVATION OF HAM RADIO OPERATORS...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL AND STORM SPOTTERS IS LIKELY THROUGH TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS OVER CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI. ...FLOODING... A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA REGION OF EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS...EXTREME NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI THROUGH MIDDAY. A SLOW...SOUTHEAST MOVING LINE OF HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD EXCEED 2 TO 3 INCHES IN SPOTS. SOILS ARE VERY SATURATED ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA AND LOCALIZED FLASH FLOODING IS HIGHLY POSSIBLE. SOILS ARE SOMEWHAT DRIER TO THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE WATCH AREA...YET MINOR FLOODING COULD OCCUR NEAR CULVERTS...UNDERPASSES AND LOW-LYING AREAS. PONDING OF ROADWAYS WILL OCCUR AS WELL AS THE LINE MOVES SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE REGION. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARDS THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. AS IT DOES SO...A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY SOUTHEAST THROUGH REGION. AS IT DOES SO...WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED WITH A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS. FURTHERMORE...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL OCCUR DUE TO THE SLOW MOVEMENT OF THE LINE OF STORMS. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
817 AM CST THU JAN 24 2002
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0800 AM DERMOTT AR FLOODING
01/24/02 CHICOT MAIN STREET AND ARKANSAS
STREETS REPORTED
IMPASSIBLE. REPORTED BY
DERMOTT PD.PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1035 AM CST THU JAN 24 2002
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1010 AM GRENADA MS FLOODING
01/24/02 GRENADA GRENADA EOC REPORTED
SEVERAL ROADS CLOSED. ONE
ROAD SE OF THE CITY HAS
BEEN WASHED OUT. ALSO A
FEW HOUSES ARE NOW BEING
THREATENED.PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1055 AM CST THU JAN 24 2002
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1035 AM RULEVILLE MS FLOODING
01/24/02 SUNFLOWER NUMEROUS COUNTY ROADS
FLOODED. STREET
FLOODING.REPORTED BY
SUNFLOWER COUNTY SHERIFFS
OFFICE.
1040 AM CLEVELAND MS FLOODING
01/24/02 BOLIVAR REPORTED BY BOLIVAR
COUNTY EMA. STREET
FLOODINGThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Several secondary roads were flooded. U.S 165 near Bonita had water covering it in different spots.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Louisiana in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Louisiana, January 2002
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5278079.