A couple of upper-level troughs moved out of the northern states and phased resulting in a cut-off upper low over the Arklatex region that moved across the Mid-South on January 16th. Precipitation out ahead of the system started off as rain.
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The episode as NWS MEG wrote it up.
A couple of upper-level troughs moved out of the northern states and phased resulting in a cut-off upper low over the Arklatex region that moved across the Mid-South on January 16th. Precipitation out ahead of the system started off as rain. As the system moved eastward, colder air filtered in and rain quickly changed over to snow. A deformation zone set up just south of Interstate 40, along the Tennessee and Mississippi border, resulting in four to nine inches of snowfall. Outside of that band, across the rest of the Mid-South, up to 4 inches fell. This resulted in dangerous to impossible travel conditions.
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, 5:36 PM CST, 8 hours 24 minutes earlier.
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9 winter storm, 2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Up to 3.5 inches of snow fell in eastern parts of DeSoto County causing dangerous to impossible travel conditions.
Around 3 inches of snow fell in eastern parts of Tate County causing dangerous to impossible travel conditions.
Around 2 inches of snow fell in Panola County causing dangerous travel conditions.
Up to 5 inches of snow fell in Marshall County causing dangerous to impossible travel conditions.
Up to 9 inches of snow fell in Tippah County creating dangerous travel conditions.
Over 4 inches of snow fell in Benton County creating dangerous travel conditions.
Up to 6 inches of snow fell in Alcorn County causing dangerous to impossible travel conditions.
Up to 5 inches of snow fell in Prentiss County causing dangerous to impossible travel conditions.
One to two inches of snow caused slippery roads.
One to two inches of snow caused slippery roads.
Up to 5 inches of snow fell in Tishomingo County causing dangerous to impossible travel conditions.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, January 2022
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: 1004044, 1004045, 1004046, 1004048, 1004049, 1004050, 1004051, 1004052, 1004076, 1004078, 1004053.