Mississippi, 2010

Cold in Mississippi, January 1 to 14, 2010

January 1 to 14, 2010 · NWS JAN · 47 events in 47 counties and zones

A prolonged cold snap, caused by a couple of strong arctic air masses, affected the ArkLaMiss region during the first two weeks of January. This resulted in some record temperatures across the region.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
3
Injuries
0
Property damage
$15 million
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
47

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 prolonged cold snap, caused by a couple of strong arctic air masses, affected the ArkLaMiss region during the first two weeks of January. This resulted in some record temperatures across the region. Daily highs during that period were in the 20s, 30s and 40s with lows in the teens and 20s. The first ten days of 2010 were the coldest first ten days of any year on record with an average temperature of around 29 degrees, which is around 14 to 16 degrees below normal. This outbreak will not be remembered for any bitterly cold temperatures, it will be remembered for the prolonged period of cold conditions and spans of time below freezing. Due to the duration of the cold, a great deal of damage occurred to the water line infrastructure around the region. The issues from the hard freeze were as follows: water line breaks, and frozen water pipes to homes, especially rural homes; wells freezing up; and water valves being stuck. Due to all the water line breaks, flooding of buildings and homes occurred. By far, the hardest hit area due to broken water lines and overall impact, was the Jackson Metro. The city had to be shut down for 3 to 5 days due to no water pressure. Substantial economic losses occurred due to the downtime of municipalities across the Metro. Other large cities across the forecast area were also substantially impacted by busted water lines and little to no water pressure. This event also caused 3 fatalities due to hypothermia. One occurred in Hinds County and two in Lauderdale County. The overall monetary losses from this prolonged cold event is a best guess. The economic losses due to downtime for municipalities were not know and not included.

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 Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 31, 9:26 PM CST, 2 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 31, 9:26 PM CST, 2 hours 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
926 PM CST THU DEC 31 2009

.UPDATE...
WATER VAPOR IMAGERY CURRENTLY SHOWS A FAST-MOVING MID/UPPER-LEVEL
TROUGH APPROACHING THE REGION...THE AXIS OF WHICH IS CURRENTLY OVER
CENTRAL TEXAS. NWP MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN SWINGING
THE TROUGH THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT...WITH MOIST SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW
ALOFT CONTINUING TO INTERACT WITH DEEP-LAYER ASCENT EAST OF THE
TROUGH AXIS. IN RESPONSE...A LARGE SHIELD OF RAIN CONTINUES TO SPREAD
EASTWARD FROM EASTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH TEXAS ACROSS NORTHERN
ARKANSAS AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA INTO NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI. THIS IS A
NEARLY SOLID AREA OF RAIN...AND IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT MUCH OF THE
REGION TONIGHT AS ADDITIONAL MOISTURE IS ADVECTED INTO THE REGION
AND PWATS SLOWLY RISE. AS SUCH...POPS HAVE BEEN INCREASED TO 90-100
PERCENT ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE
LATEST HIGH-RES WRF GUIDANCE...WHICH TAKES THE RAIN SHIELD ON A EAST-
SOUTHEASTWARD TRAJECTORY ACROSS THE CWA THROUGH 01/1200 UTC.

THE OTHER FORECAST CONCERN IS THE VERY LOW POTENTIAL FOR SOME SNOW
FLAKES TO MIX IN WITH THE RAIN BEFORE PRECIPITATION ENDS ACROSS
NORTHERN AREAS. A SURFACE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED SOUTH OF THE
ARKLAMISS REGION...USHERING IN A COLDER AIRMASS. AS COLD AIR
ADVECTION ALOFT CONTINUES...GFS FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE WET-BULB
ZERO HEIGHTS FALLING BELOW 1500 FT AGL JUST AFTER 01/0900 UTC ACROSS
THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE CWA WHERE SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL
BE ONGOING. WHILE THIS WOULD SUPPORT THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME LIGHT
SNOW TO MIX IN WITH THE RAIN LATE TONIGHT...SURFACE TEMPERATURES
ABOVE FREEZING WILL PRECLUDE ANY SNOW ACCUMULATION. ACROSS THIS SAME
AREA...FORECAST SOUNDINGS FROM THE NAM...ECMWF...AND TO SOME EXTENT
THE SREF...DO NOT DROP WET-BULB ZERO HEIGHTS BELOW 1500 FT UNTIL
AFTER THE PRECIPITATION ENDS...SUGGESTING AN ALL-RAIN EVENT.
ELSEWHERE...HIGHER WET-BULB ZERO HEIGHTS WOULD SUPPORT AN ALL-RAIN
EVENT. NEVERTHELESS...MUCH DETERMINISTIC AND SOME ENSEMBLE MODEL
GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO POINT TOWARD THE POTENTIAL FOR THE RAIN TO END
AS A PERIOD OF RAIN/SNOW MIX ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 20
TONIGHT. HOWEVER...THESE SAME MODELS...AS WELL AS THE RUC...ARE
INDICATING ACCUMULATING SNOW CURRENTLY ONGOING ACROSS NORTH
TEXAS...NORTHERN LOUISIANA...AND SOUTHERN ARKANSAS. GIVEN THAT
CURRENT OBSERVATIONS IN THIS REGION INDICATE ONLY RAIN OCCURRING AT
THE SURFACE...IT IS LIKELY THAT THE BULK OF NWP GUIDANCE IS
INITIALIZING THE LOWER TROPOSPHERE A LITTLE TOO COOL AND ALSO
OVERDOING THE SNOW FORECAST. AS SUCH...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE LEFT
OUT OF THE FORECAST...ESPECIALLY AS MOST OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SREF
ARE INDICATING PRECIPITATION REMAINING PLAIN RAIN FOR THIS EVENT.

WITH TIME-HEIGHT ANALYSES INDICATING LINGERING LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE
ACROSS THE REGION IN THE WAKE OF THE RAINFALL...THE SKY CLEARING
PROCESS WAS SLOWED ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN AREAS LATE TONIGHT
INTO FRIDAY MORNING IN THE UPDATED FORECAST.

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY FOR MAJOR LAKES REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY.
COLD AIR ADVECTION CAUSING STEEPER LAPSE RATES ATOP THE RELATIVELY WARMER
LAKE SURFACES WILL ENHANCE VERTICAL TRANSPORT OF MOMENTUM OVER LAKES
ON FRIDAY...WITH NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTS TO 30 MPH
EXPECTED. /COHEN/

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 330 PM CST THU DEC 31 2009/

SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT...IT HAS BEEN A CLOUDY
AND SOMEWHAT GLOOMY NEW YEARS EVE FOR PORTIONS OF THE ARKLAMISS. LOW
CLOUDS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HANG ON FOR MOST OF THE AREA NORTH OF I-20
BUT SOME LOCATIONS ARE STARTING TO SEE PEAKS OF SUN FOR THE LAST TIME
IN 2009. LOCATIONS FURTHER SOUTH HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BREAK OUT OF THE
CLOUDS AND SEE BETTER CONDITIONS. CLOUDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE
TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT SYSTEM THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH OVERNIGHT AND
ALLOW FOR THE FIRST RAIN CHANCES OF 2010. LIGHT RAIN IS BEGINNING TO
ENCROACH ON THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA AND EXPECT THIS TO
CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING.

FOR TONIGHT...SKIES WILL REMAIN CLOUDY AS A COLD FRONT HEADS TOWARD
THE REGION. RAIN CHANCES WILL PICK UP BEFORE MIDNIGHT IN THE WEST
AND ACROSS THE ENTIRE CWA AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE FAST
MOVING AND ALL/MOST OF THE RAIN WILL BE OUT OF THE CWA BY 12Z
FRIDAY. MOST OF THE RAIN SHOULD BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE AND RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF AROUND 0.10-0.2 COULD BE EXPECTED. MODEL GUIDANCE
CONTINUES TO INDICATE THE BOUNDARY LAYER SHOULD REMAIN WARM ENOUGH
TO ALLOW FOR THIS TO JUST BE AN ALL RAIN EVENT. BY THE TIME THE COLD
AIR ADVECTION MOVES IN...MOST OR ALL OF THE MOISTURE SHOULD HAVE
EXITED THE REGION.

IT SHOULD BE A BRISK START TO THE NEW YEAR AS COLD AIR ADVECTION
WILL BE IN FULL FORCE ON FRIDAY. COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO
THE REGION ON NEW YEARS DAY. SKIES SHOULD CLEAR BEHIND THE FRONTAL
PASSAGE AND BRING SUNNY SKIES TO THE REGION. DESPITE THE SUNNY
CONDITIONS...TEMPERATURES WILL DEFINITELY FEEL LIKE JANUARY WITH
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S ACROSS THE NORTH TO THE UPPER 40S/LOWER 50S
IN THE SOUTH. BRISK NORTH WINDS OF 10-15KTS WILL BE COMMON ACROSS
THE ARKLAMISS BEGINNING OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. THESE
WINDS WILL BE STRONG ENOUGH ACROSS AREA LAKES TO WARRANT A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY. THEREFORE...ONE HAS BEEN HOISTED FROM 6AM-6PM FRIDAY FOR
THE AREA LAKES. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY 6PM FRIDAY EVENING.

THE REST OF THE SHORT TERM IS RATHER BENIGN. CLEAR SKIES AT NIGHT
SHOULD ALLOW FOR OPTIMAL RADIATIONAL COOLING AND TEMPS WILL REFLECT
THIS WITH FORECAST LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S FRIDAY NIGHT AND
LOWER TO MID 20S SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGHS DURING THIS TIME WILL BE
CHILLY IN THE LOWER 40S NORTH AND AROUND 50 SOUTH. /28/

LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...RELATIVELY LITTLE CHANGE TO
THE UPPER LEVEL PATTERN OVER THE ARKLATEX WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK AS A DEEP UPPER LOW/POLAR VORTEX TAKES
HOLD OF THE NORTHEAST CONUS. THIS WILL LEAVE OUR REGION IN NORTHWEST
FLOW ALOFT...COUPLED WITH STRONG/COLD HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE
THROUGH THE PERIOD. AS SUCH FORECAST CONCERNS IN THE EXTENDED ARE
CENTERED ON COLD TEMPERATURES...AND THE CHANCES FOR WINTERY
PRECIPITATION AS A SERIES OF S/WV'S TRAVERSE THE REGION.

THE FIRST OF THE THESE WAVES WILL APPROACH THE REGION ON SUNDAY.
MOISTURE CONTENT WILL BE LIMITED WITH THIS IMPULSE AS GFS SHOWS PW
VALUES STRUGGLING TO REACH THE 0.5 IN MARK LATE IN THE DAY.
GFS/ECMWF FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW ALMOST ALL THE MOISTURE CONFINED
BETWEEN 700-900MB WITH VERY DRY AIR IN THE NEAR SURFACE LAYER. STUCK
PRETTY CLOSE TO GFS POPS HERE BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION TO FAR NORTHERN/NORTHWESTERN ZONES LATE SUNDAY INTO
SUNDAY NIGHT. WITH SURFACE TEMPS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOW 40S IN THE
AFTERNOON WILL INCLUDE A RAIN/SNOW MIXED AT THE ONSET BUT
CONSIDERING HOW COLD THE COLUMN IS AND THAT SURFACE TEMPS WILL
QUICKLY DROP INTO THE MID 30S AFTER SUNDOWN...WILL MOVE FORECAST TO
ONLY SNOW IN THE EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL NOT BE SIGNIFICANT
CONSIDERING HOW SHALLOW THE MOISTURE LAYER IS AND HOW DRY THE NEAR
SURFACE LAYER WILL BE.

SUBSIDENT NORTHWESTERLY FLOW THEN RETURNS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT WITH
NO DISCERNIBLE WEATHER MAKING WAVES CROSSING THE REGION. THINGS LOOK
TO CHANGE ON WEDNESDAY HOWEVER AS BOTH THE GFS/ECMWF SHOW A POTENT
UPPER TROUGH DIGGING INTO THE PLAINS WHICH SHIFTS THE SURFACE HIGH
THAT WILL BE IN PLACE TO THE EAST...ALLOWING WEAK WARM/MOIST RETURN
FLOW TO DEVELOP. STILL PRETTY FAR OUT TO BE CERTAIN ON ANY DETAILS
BUT MODELS ARE HINTING AT THIS TROUGH DEVELOPING A WEST GULF LOW ON
WEDNESDAY THAT WILL BRING A RETURN OF PRECIP CHANCES TO THE
ARKLAMISS WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO THURSDAY. LOOKING AT FORECAST
SOUNDINGS...THIS SYSTEM WILL BE CAPABLE OF BRINGING A RAIN/SNOW MIX
TO AREAS NORTH OF I-20 WITH PRIMARILY RAIN SOUTH OF I-20 ALTHOUGH
THE 06Z GFS BUFR SOUNDINGS SHOW A PRETTY GOOD INDICATION OF SNOW AS
FAR SOUTH AS HBG. ADDITIONALLY...IT APPEARS LOOKING AT THE TEMP
PROFILES THAT 850-700MB TEMPS WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING ALTHOUGH IF
STRONGER WARM AIR ADVECTION OCCURS AND THESE LEVELS NUDGE ABOVE
FREEZING WE COULD SEE SOME ICE EARLY WEDNESDAY BEFORE STRONGER COLD
AIR ADVECTION TRANSITIONS EVERYTHING TO SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO WARRANT ANY OUTLOOKS THIS FAR
OUT...BUT THE POSSIBILITY OF A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM...EITHER
COMPOSED OF ICE AND SNOW...OR JUST SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
MAY VERY WELL BE ON THE HORIZON FOR THIS TIME PERIOD.

AS FOR TEMPS FOR THIS WEEK...DROPPED GFS MOS HIGHS AND LOWS QUITE A
BIT TO ACCOUNT FOR THE UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR THAT IS EXPECTED TO
HAVE ENTERED THE REGION BY SATURDAY. LOW TEMPS...ESPECIALLY IN THE
DRIER AIR ACROSS NORTHEASTERN/EASTERN ZONES MAY VERY WELL REACH OR
FALL BELOW THE 20 DEGREE MARK SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WILL
INCLUDE THIS POSSIBILITY IN THE HAZARD GRIDS AND MENTION THESE
CONDITIONS IN HWOJAN ACCORDINGLY. /BK/

&&

.AVIATION...
LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE RAIN WILL MOVE EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TONIGHT...ENDING ACROSS EASTERN AREAS AROUND
01/1200 UTC. MVFR VISIBILITIES AND MVFR TO OCCASIONALLY IFR CEILINGS
ARE EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE RAIN. AFTER THE RAIN ENDS...MVFR
CEILINGS WILL LINGER INTO FRIDAY MORNING...BEFORE CONDITIONS IMPROVE
TO VFR BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AS AN OVERCAST DECK OF LOW CLOUDS WITH
BASES AROUND 2 KFT BEGINS DISSIPATING. SKIES ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME
CLEAR BY FRIDAY EVENING. NORTH WINDS AT 8 TO 13 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20
KT WILL AFFECT THE REGION INTO EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BEFORE
DECREASING TO SPEEDS AT OR BELOW 5 KT BY FRIDAY EVENING. /COHEN/

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
JACKSON       37  46  27  46 /  95   0   0   0
MERIDIAN      36  46  25  46 /  89   0   0   0
VICKSBURG     36  46  28  46 / 100   0   0   0
HATTIESBURG   40  51  26  50 /  88   0   0   0
NATCHEZ       37  47  28  48 / 100   0   0   0
GREENVILLE    33  42  27  41 / 100   0   0   0
GREENWOOD     33  43  26  42 /  85   0   0   0

&&

.JAN WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MS...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY FOR MSZ026-030-
     031-043-049-052.

LA...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY FOR LAZ009.

AR...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY FOR ARZ075.

&&

COHEN/28/BK
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 31, 4:59 PM CST, 7 hours 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
459 PM CST THU DEC 31 2009

ARZ075-LAZ009-MSZ026-030-031-043-049-052-012300-
CHICOT-EAST CARROLL-GRENADA-CLAY-LOWNDES-MADISON MS-RANKIN-
LAUDERDALE-
459 PM CST THU DEC 31 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY

ON FRIDAY...GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH BEHIND A COLD
FRONT MAY CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON THE MAJOR LAKES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A VERY COLD AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE THIS WEEKEND. AT
THIS TIME...MORNING LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO NEAR OR
BELOW 20 DEGREES ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK
AREA FROM SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY.

ARZ074-LAZ007-008-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025-027>029-032>042-
044>048-050-051-053>066-072>074-012300-
ASHLEY-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-RICHLAND-MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-
CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-CARROLL-
MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-
ATTALA-WINSTON-NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-LEAKE-NESHOBA-
KEMPER-WARREN-HINDS-SCOTT-NEWTON-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-SIMPSON-SMITH-
JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-LAWRENCE-
JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
459 PM CST THU DEC 31 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND FRIDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY

A VERY COLD AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION LATE THIS WEEKEND. AT
THIS TIME...MORNING LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO NEAR OR
BELOW 20 DEGREES ACROSS NORTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE OUTLOOK
AREA FROM SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT WEDNESDAY.

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS
WEATHER OUTLOOK.

COHEN/EC/BK

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47 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.

Cold/Wind Chill, Sunflower

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Sunflower forecast zone
Property damage
$500,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
33.602, -90.589 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

There were numerous reports of broken water lines to residential homes across the county.

Cold/Wind Chill, Leflore

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Leflore forecast zone
Property damage
$600,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
33.551, -90.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

There had been reports of wells freezing up at residential homes around the county. Water breaks were reported on residential water lines in Greenwood.

Cold/Wind Chill, Washington

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Washington forecast zone
Property damage
$300,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
33.284, -90.947 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

There were reports of water line breaks to residential homes around the county.

Cold/Wind Chill, Humphreys

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Humphreys forecast zone
Property damage
$250,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
33.129, -90.527 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

There were reports of water line breaks to some homes around the county.

Cold/Wind Chill, Holmes

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Holmes forecast zone
Property damage
$250,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
33.124, -90.092 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

There were reports of breaks in the water lines to a few homes around the county.

Cold/Wind Chill, Grenada

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Grenada forecast zone
Property damage
$400,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
33.770, -89.802 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

There were numerous reports of water line breaks across public buildings and residential homes around the county.

Cold/Wind Chill, Carroll

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Carroll forecast zone
Property damage
$330,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
33.449, -89.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

There were a few reports of water line breaks to residential homes and public buildings around the county.

Cold/Wind Chill, Montgomery

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Montgomery forecast zone
Property damage
$300,000
Reported by
Newspaper
Coordinates
33.494, -89.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

There were numerous reports of water line breaks to residential homes and public buildings across the county.

Cold/Wind Chill, Webster

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Webster forecast zone
Property damage
$250,000
Reported by
Newspaper
Coordinates
33.613, -89.285 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

There were numerous reports of water line breaks to residential homes and public buildings around the county.

Cold/Wind Chill, Choctaw

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Choctaw forecast zone
Property damage
$250,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
33.347, -89.248 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

There were reports of water line breaks in residential and public structures around the county.

Cold/Wind Chill, Franklin

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Franklin forecast zone
Property damage
$250,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
31.477, -90.898 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Water lines were reported broken to residential homes and public buildings around the county.

Cold/Wind Chill, Lawrence

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Lawrence forecast zone
Property damage
$300,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
31.550, -90.107 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

There were reports of breaks in city water lines and to homes.

Cold/Wind Chill, Covington

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Covington forecast zone
Property damage
$300,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
31.633, -89.553 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Water lines were reported broken to public and residential structures around the county.

Cold/Wind Chill, Jones

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Jones forecast zone
Property damage
$300,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
31.623, -89.169 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

There were some broken water line issues to old homes around the county.

Cold/Wind Chill, Lamar

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Lamar forecast zone
Property damage
$250,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
31.206, -89.509 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

There were reports of freezing of water lines to county homes by the water associations around the county.

Cold/Wind Chill, Forrest

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Forrest forecast zone
Property damage
$300,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
31.189, -89.258 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

There were reports of some broken water lines to residential homes around the county.

Cold/Wind Chill, Jefferson Davis

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Jefferson Davis forecast zone
Property damage
$200,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
31.570, -89.823 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The water association reported that a broken water line affected residents in the western portion of the county during the period.

Cold/Wind Chill, Hinds

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Hinds forecast zone
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$3.0 million
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
32.267, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A fatality occurred in an unheated house in Jackson due to hypothermia. An elderly male was found in the house. Over 250 water broken water mains were reported around the City of Jackson. There were issues with water mains at rural homes around the county as well. Hinds County was the hardest hit county from this cold event.

Cold/Wind Chill, Lauderdale

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Lauderdale forecast zone
Deaths
2 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$900,000
Reported by
County Official
Coordinates
32.404, -88.662 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

An fatality occurred in the county do due hypothermia. A 68 year old male was found in an unheated house in the Zero community. An elderly woman was also a fatality that occurred in an unheated home in the county.

Cold/Wind Chill, Marion

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Marion forecast zone
Property damage
$250,000
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
31.231, -89.822 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

There were cold weather issues with some water lines in a few rural homes around the county.

Cold/Wind Chill, Lincoln

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Lincoln forecast zone
Property damage
$200,000
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
31.532, -90.454 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few rural homes around the county had some water line issues due to the cold weather.

Cold/Wind Chill, Adams

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Adams forecast zone
Property damage
$350,000
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
31.483, -91.353 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few rural homes around the county had some water line issues due to the cold weather.

Cold/Wind Chill, Jefferson

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Jefferson forecast zone
Property damage
$200,000
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
31.734, -91.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few rural homes around the county reported some water line issues due to the cold weather.

Cold/Wind Chill, Claiborne

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Claiborne forecast zone
Property damage
$150,000
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
31.974, -90.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few rural homes around the county reported some water line issues due to the cold weather.

Cold/Wind Chill, Copiah

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Copiah forecast zone
Property damage
$200,000
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
31.869, -90.449 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few rural homes around the county reported some water line issues due to the cold weather.

Cold/Wind Chill, Simpson

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Simpson forecast zone
Property damage
$200,000
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
31.913, -89.919 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few rural homes around the county reported some water line issues due to the cold weather.

Cold/Wind Chill, Smith

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Smith forecast zone
Property damage
$150,000
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
32.018, -89.507 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few rural homes around the county reported some water line issues due to the cold weather.

Cold/Wind Chill, Jasper

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Jasper forecast zone
Property damage
$150,000
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
32.019, -89.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few rural homes around the county reported some water line issues due to the cold weather.

Cold/Wind Chill, Clarke

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Clarke forecast zone
Property damage
$200,000
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
32.041, -88.689 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few rural homes around the county reported some water line issues due to the cold weather.

Cold/Wind Chill, Newton

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Newton forecast zone
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
32.400, -89.119 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few rural homes around the county reported some water line issues due to the cold weather.

Cold/Wind Chill, Scott

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Scott forecast zone
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
32.406, -89.538 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few rural homes around the county reported some water line issues due to the cold weather.

Cold/Wind Chill, Rankin

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Rankin forecast zone
Property damage
$600,000
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
32.264, -89.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few rural homes around the county reported some water line issues due to the cold weather.

Cold/Wind Chill, Madison

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Madison forecast zone
Property damage
$600,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
32.635, -90.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One water association reported some water line issues in the western portion of the county due to the cold weather.

Cold/Wind Chill, Warren

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Warren forecast zone
Property damage
$300,000
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
32.357, -90.852 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few rural homes around the county reported some water line issues due to the cold weather.

Cold/Wind Chill, Issaquena

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Issaquena forecast zone
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
32.741, -90.989 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few rural homes around the county reported some water line issues due to the cold weather.

Cold/Wind Chill, Sharkey

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Sharkey forecast zone
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
32.880, -90.813 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few rural homes around the county reported some water line issues due to the cold weather.

Cold/Wind Chill, Leake

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Leake forecast zone
Property damage
$200,000
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
32.754, -89.524 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few rural homes around the county reported some water line issues due to the cold weather.

Cold/Wind Chill, Neshoba

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Neshoba forecast zone
Property damage
$200,000
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
32.754, -89.118 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few rural homes around the county reported some water line issues due to the cold weather.

Cold/Wind Chill, Kemper

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Kemper forecast zone
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
32.755, -88.641 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few rural homes around the county reported some water line issues due to the cold weather.

Cold/Wind Chill, Noxubee

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Noxubee forecast zone
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
33.110, -88.570 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few rural homes around the county reported some water issues due to the cold weather.

Cold/Wind Chill, Winston

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Winston forecast zone
Property damage
$200,000
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
33.089, -89.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few rural homes around the county reported some water line issues due to the cold weather.

Cold/Wind Chill, Attala

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Attala forecast zone
Property damage
$150,000
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
33.086, -89.581 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few rural homes around the county reported some water line issues due to the cold weather.

Cold/Wind Chill, Bolivar

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Bolivar forecast zone
Property damage
$350,000
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
33.796, -90.880 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few rural homes around the county reported some water line issues due to the cold weather.

Cold/Wind Chill, Clay

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Clay forecast zone
Property damage
$200,000
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
33.656, -88.782 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few rural homes around the county reported some water line issues due to the cold weather.

Cold/Wind Chill, Oktibbeha

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Oktibbeha forecast zone
Property damage
$300,000
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
33.425, -88.879 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few rural homes reported some water line issues around the county due to the cold weather.

Cold/Wind Chill, Lowndes

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Lowndes forecast zone
Property damage
$300,000
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
33.473, -88.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few rural homes around the county reported a some water line issues due to the cold weather.

Cold/Wind Chill, Yazoo

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 14, 11:00 PM CST
Where
Yazoo forecast zone
Property damage
$100,000
Reported by
Unknown
Coordinates
32.780, -90.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A few rural homes around the county reported a some water line issues due to the cold weather.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Cold/Wind Chill, Hinds2010-01-05MalePermanent HomeDirect
Cold/Wind Chill, Lauderdale2010-01-0168MalePermanent HomeDirect
Cold/Wind Chill, Lauderdale2010-01-05FemalePermanent HomeDirect

What these are

Cold/Wind Chill
Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.

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

The same day elsewhere

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: 213523, 213524, 213526, 213527, 213528, 213529, 213538, 213539, 213540, 213543, 213544, 213547, 213549, 213551, 213553, 213558, 213698, 213700, 213701, 214363, 214364, 214365, 214366, 214367, 214368, 214369, 214370, 214371, 214372, 214373, 214374, 214376, 214377, 214379, 214380, 214381, 214383, 214384, 214385, 214386, and more.