Mississippi, 2010Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Mississippi, January 7, 2010
January 7, 2010 · NWS JAN · 17 events in 14 counties and zones
During the midst of the arctic outbreak, a weather system affected the ArkLaMiss region on the 7th and brought a mix of wintry precipitation. A mix of freezing rain, sleet, and light snow fell across the northern third of the forecast area.
Every event with a place to put it; 17 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $70,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 17
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.
During the midst of the arctic outbreak, a weather system affected the ArkLaMiss region on the 7th and brought a mix of wintry precipitation. A mix of freezing rain, sleet, and light snow fell across the northern third of the forecast area. Some of the precipitation caused icing on bridges, overpasses, and roads during the morning into the early afternoon.
Winter Storm, Carroll
- When
- January 7, 12:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 33.449, -89.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Freezing rain and sleet occurred with accumulations of around 0.25 inch on grassy surfaces in and around Vaiden.
Winter Weather, Bolivar
- When
- January 7, 12:30 AM CST to 8:45 AM CST
- Where
- Bolivar forecast zone
- Reported by
- Post Office
- Coordinates
- 33.796, -90.880 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Light freezing rain had caused a glaze of ice on bridges and roads around Pace.
Winter Weather, Bolivar
- When
- January 7, 12:30 AM CST to 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- Bolivar forecast zone
- Reported by
- Post Office
- Coordinates
- 33.796, -90.880 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
One to one and half inches of snow had accumulated around Duncan.
Winter Weather, Sunflower
- When
- January 7, 1:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Sunflower forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.602, -90.589 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Light icing was reported on bridges in the north portion of the county around Drew.
Winter Weather, Bolivar
- When
- January 7, 1:00 AM CST to 6:31 AM CST
- Where
- Bolivar forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 33.796, -90.880 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
One half inch of snow was reported in Alligator.
Winter Weather, Bolivar
- When
- January 7, 1:00 AM CST to 6:30 AM CST
- Where
- Bolivar forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.796, -90.880 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Bridges in northern Bolivar county around Alligator had some light icing. An estimated .05 inch of ice.
Winter Weather, Grenada
- When
- January 7, 1:30 AM CST to 7:30 AM CST
- Where
- Grenada forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 33.770, -89.802 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Some icing was reported in northern Grenada county around Grenada.
Winter Storm, Choctaw
- When
- January 7, 4:00 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Choctaw forecast zone
- Property damage
- $5,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 33.347, -89.248 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The combination of freezing rain and sleet had caused elevated or surface roadways to ice over around Ackerman. Ice accumulations of nearly one quarter inch occurred. Additionally, almost a quarter inch of snow occurred as well.
Winter Storm, Webster
- When
- January 7, 4:00 AM CST to 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- Webster forecast zone
- Property damage
- $12,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 33.613, -89.285 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A mixture of freezing rain and sleet had accumulated on roads and bridges around Eupora. A quarter inch of freezing rain had been reported. One accident occurred due to the icing conditions. Freezing rain was observed around Walthall with some accumulations of ice on bridges and overpasses of near one quarter inch.
Winter Storm, Montgomery
- When
- January 7, 4:00 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 33.494, -89.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Light freezing rain and sleet had resulted in a light glaze of ice on trees. An estimated one quarter inch of ice was observed around Winona.
Winter Storm, Oktibbeha
- When
- January 7, 5:00 AM CST to 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- Oktibbeha forecast zone
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 33.425, -88.879 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Some freezing rain was observed with a glaze of ice from one tenth to one quarter inch thick. Some limbs had a glaze of ice on them around Starkville.
Winter Storm, Attala
- When
- January 7, 5:10 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Attala forecast zone
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 33.086, -89.581 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Light accumulations of freezing rain and sleet had resulted in a light glaze of ice around Hesterville. One tenth to one quarter inch thick layer of ice, from freezing rain and sleet, occurred around Ethel and McCool.
Winter Storm, Clay
- When
- January 7, 6:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Property damage
- $3,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 33.656, -88.782 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Light freezing rain accumulated near one quarter inch around West Point. The light freezing rain had changed to light snow with accumulations on grassy surfaces. Some light accumulations of ice was reported on Highway 45 near West Point.
Winter Storm, Lowndes
- When
- January 7, 6:30 AM CST to 12:30 PM CST
- Where
- Lowndes forecast zone
- Property damage
- $15,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 33.473, -88.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The combination of freezing rain and sleet had resulted in one tenth to one quarter inch of ice accumulations. It then changed to light and moderate snow with accumulation of around one half inch in the Columbus area. Light freezing rain occurred around Gold Triangle Airport. This resulted in a light glaze on cars and elevated surfaces. Accumulation was around a tenth of an inch. There was one quarter to one half inch snow accumulations around Crawford as well.
Winter Storm, Winston
- When
- January 7, 7:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Winston forecast zone
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 33.089, -89.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The combination of freezing rain and sleet had resulted in a quarter to one half inch glaze of ice on bridges around Louisiville.
Winter Weather, Lauderdale
- When
- January 7, 7:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lauderdale forecast zone
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 32.404, -88.662 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A mixture of light freezing rain and sleet was reported around Meridian. This resulted in light icing of bridges and highways.
Winter Storm, Noxubee
- When
- January 7, 8:00 AM CST to 12:50 PM CST
- Where
- Noxubee forecast zone
- Property damage
- $2,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 33.110, -88.570 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The combination of freezing rain and sleet had caused one quarter inch ice accumulation in parts of the county.
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Winter Weather in Georgia, January 7 to 8, 20103 deaths · 37 injured · 37 events
- Winter Weather in Texas, January 7, 201049 injured · $1.6 million · 8 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Indiana, January 7, 20102 deaths · 12 injured · $60,000 · 10 events
- Winter Weather in Alabama, January 7, 20102 deaths · 1 injured · 10 events
- Cold in Louisiana, January 7 to 10, 20101 death · $3.0 million · 17 events
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, January 7, 20101 death · 1 event
- Cold in Texas, January 7 to 10, 2010$2.1 million · 21 events
- Cold in Arkansas, January 7 to 10, 2010$1.2 million · 9 events
- Winter Weather in Tennessee, January 7, 2010$450,000 · 22 events
- Lake-Effect Snow in Pennsylvania, January 7 to 8, 2010$250,000 · 1 event
- Blizzard in Iowa, January 7, 2010$120,000 · 3 events
- Cold in Oklahoma, January 7 to 10, 2010$100,000 · 1 event
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: 214683, 209504, 209516, 209457, 209466, 209482, 209492, 214687, 214688, 214690, 214686, 214691, 214700, 214699, 214689, 214705, 214703.