Winter Storm, Wilkinson
- When
- January 1, 3:00 PM CST to January 2, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wilkinson forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.161, -91.311 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Mississippi, January 1 to 2, 2002
A mixture of rain and sleet began to fall during the afternoon of January 1st over southwest Mississippi before changing to a mix of snow and sleet during the evening hours. Snow continued to fall through the night until daybreak on the 2nd and accumulated from one-half to one and a half inches.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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 LIX wrote it up.
A mixture of rain and sleet began to fall during the afternoon of January 1st over southwest Mississippi before changing to a mix of snow and sleet during the evening hours. Snow continued to fall through the night until daybreak on the 2nd and accumulated from one-half to one and a half inches. The wintry precipitation resulted in automobile accidents on icy roadways and the closing of some bridges.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Amite
- When
- January 1, 3:00 PM CST to January 2, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Amite forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.174, -90.804 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Pike
- When
- January 1, 3:00 PM CST to January 2, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pike forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.175, -90.404 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Walthall
- When
- January 1, 3:00 PM CST to January 2, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Walthall forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 31.148, -90.106 (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
- Heavy Rain in California, January 1 to 3, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Mississippi, January 1 to 2, 2002
- Drought in New Jersey, January 1 to 31, 2002
- Drought in Georgia, January 1 to 31, 2002
- Drought in New York, January 1 to 31, 2002
- Winter Storm in Louisiana, January 1 to 2, 2002
- Drought in Pennsylvania, January 1 to 31, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Texas, January 1, 2002
- Drought in Texas, January 1 to 31, 2002
- Drought in New Jersey, January 1 to 31, 2002
- High Surf in Hawaii, January 1, 2002
- Drought in Maryland, January 1 to 31, 2002
More
Every storm in Mississippi in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, January 2002
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5278462, 5278463, 5278464, 5278465.