Mississippi, 2018

Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Mississippi, January 15 to 16, 2018

January 15 to 16, 2018 · NWS MEG · 22 events in 22 counties and zones

An arctic front swept through the region during the afternoon and evening hours on January 15th. As cold air deepened snow developed across the region in response to a an upper level disturbance.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 22 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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  • Cold
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
22

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 MEG wrote it up.

An arctic front swept through the region during the afternoon and evening hours on January 15th. As cold air deepened snow developed across the region in response to a an upper level disturbance. Snow continued through the early morning hours on January 16th and eventually tapered off by later in the day. Snowfall amounts were greatest across Northwest Mississippi where up to 5 inches of snow fell. Much lesser amounts were found across Northeast Mississippi.

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 Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 15, 5:35 PM CST, 3 hours 25 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 15, 5:35 PM CST, 3 hours 25 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

17 winter weather, 5 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, De Soto

When
January 15, 9:00 PM CST to January 16, 7:00 AM CST
Where
De Soto forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
34.875, -89.992 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Two to five inches of snow.

Winter Storm, Tunica

When
January 16, 12:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where
Tunica forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
34.652, -90.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Around three inches of snow.

Winter Storm, Tate

When
January 16, 12:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where
Tate forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
34.650, -89.945 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Around three inches of snow.

Winter Weather, Marshall

When
January 16, 12:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Marshall forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
34.762, -89.503 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One to two inches of snow.

Winter Weather, Benton

When
January 16, 12:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Benton forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
34.817, -89.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One to two inches of snow.

Winter Storm, Panola

When
January 16, 4:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Panola forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
34.364, -89.951 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Around two inches of snow.

Winter Storm, Lafayette

When
January 16, 4:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Lafayette forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
34.357, -89.485 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Around two inches of snow.

Winter Weather, Coahoma

When
January 16, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where
Coahoma forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
34.229, -90.603 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Around an inch of snow.

Winter Weather, Quitman

When
January 16, 4:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Quitman forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
34.251, -90.289 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Around an inch of snow.

Winter Weather, Tallahatchie

When
January 16, 4:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Tallahatchie forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
33.951, -90.173 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One to two inches of snow.

Winter Weather, Yalobusha

When
January 16, 4:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Yalobusha forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
34.028, -89.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One to two inches of snow.

Winter Weather, Tippah

When
January 16, 4:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Tippah forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
34.768, -88.909 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One to two inches of snow.

Winter Weather, Alcorn

When
January 16, 4:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Alcorn forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
34.881, -88.580 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One to two inches of snow.

Winter Weather, Tishomingo

When
January 16, 4:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Tishomingo forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
34.740, -88.239 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One to two inches of snow.

Winter Weather, Union

When
January 16, 4:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Union forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
34.491, -89.004 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One to two inches of snow.

Winter Weather, Prentiss

When
January 16, 4:00 AM CST to 5:00 PM CST
Where
Prentiss forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
34.618, -88.520 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One to two inches of snow.

Winter Weather, Calhoun

When
January 16, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Calhoun forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
33.937, -89.336 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One to two inches of snow.

Winter Weather, Pontotoc

When
January 16, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Pontotoc forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
34.225, -89.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

One to two inches of snow.

Winter Weather, Itawamba

When
January 16, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Itawamba forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
34.280, -88.361 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Around one inch of snow.

Winter Weather, Chickasaw

When
January 16, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Chickasaw forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
33.921, -88.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Around one inch of snow.

Winter Weather, Monroe

When
January 16, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Monroe forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
33.892, -88.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Around one inch of snow.

Winter Weather, Lee

When
January 16, 8:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Lee forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
34.290, -88.680 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Around one inch of snow.

What these are

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.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 738136, 738137, 738138, 738156, 738157, 738139, 738140, 738141, 738142, 738143, 738144, 738145, 738146, 738147, 738148, 738149, 738150, 738151, 738152, 738153, 738154, 738155.