Mississippi, 2021

Winter Weather in Mississippi, February 12, 2021

February 12, 2021 · NWS JAN · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Light icing occurred in the early morning hours of February 12th. Shallow cold air seeped into the region and combined with light precipitation to result in some light freezing rain and drizzle.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$3,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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.

Light icing occurred in the early morning hours of February 12th. Shallow cold air seeped into the region and combined with light precipitation to result in some light freezing rain and drizzle. This resulted in some light icing of bridges and overpasses across portions of central 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 Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 11, 11:43 PM CST, 4 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 11, 11:43 PM CST, 4 hours 17 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Holmes

When
February 12, 4:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where
Holmes forecast zone
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
33.124, -90.092 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light freezing rain resulted in light icing on bridges around Tchula.

Winter Weather, Leflore

When
February 12, 4:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where
Leflore forecast zone
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
33.551, -90.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light freezing rain resulted in light icing on overpasses around the county.

Winter Weather, Warren

When
February 12, 4:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where
Warren forecast zone
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
Emergency Manager
Coordinates
32.357, -90.852 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light freezing rain resulted in light icing on bridges and overpasses around the county.

What these are

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: 968596, 968597, 968598.