Damaging Winds in Mississippi, January 25, 2024

Name: Damaging Winds in Mississippi, January 25, 2024
Start: 2024-01-25T08:53
End: 2024-01-25T11:15
Location: Mississippi

January 25, 2024 · NWS JAN · 10 events in 7 counties and zones

A line of severe storms moved across Mississippi.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.

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Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $37,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 10

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 line of severe storms moved across Mississippi.

The radar

The Jackson/Brandon,MS radar (KDGX), 73 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 14:50 UTC.

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Event by event

10 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Copiah

When: January 25, 8:53 AM CST
Where: Copiah County, 2.38 mi SSW of Martinsville
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 31.750, -90.440

Trees were blown down on Interstate 55 between mile marker 52 and 53.

Thunderstorm Wind, Copiah

When: January 25, 9:04 AM CST
Where: Copiah County, 0.59 mi E of Crystal Spgs
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $20,000
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 31.980, -90.360

A tree was uprooted and fell on a house in Crystal Springs.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lawrence

When: January 25, 9:12 AM CST
Where: Lawrence County, 2.24 mi SE of Lamberts Store
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 31.480, -90.200

A tree was blown down on Forrest Grove Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson Davis

When: January 25, 9:56 AM CST
Where: Jefferson Davis County, Melba
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 31.450, -89.650

Trees and power lines were blown down on Broom Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Jefferson Davis

When: January 25, 9:57 AM CST
Where: Jefferson Davis County, Melba
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 31.450, -89.650

A power line was blown down in Melba.

Thunderstorm Wind, Covington

When: January 25, 10:11 AM CST
Where: Covington County, 2.83 mi SSW of Hot Coffee
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 31.690, -89.460

A tree was blown down on US Highway 84.

Thunderstorm Wind, Lamar

When: January 25, 10:41 AM CST
Where: Lamar County, 0.91 mi NE of Talowah
Measured: 50 kt (58 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $1,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 31.080, -89.420

A tree was blown down on Highway 11.

Thunderstorm Wind, Forrest

When: January 25, 10:48 AM CST
Where: Forrest County, 3.28 mi NNE of Rock Hill
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 31.120, -89.290

Trees were blown down on JC Burt Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Forrest

When: January 25, 10:52 AM CST
Where: Forrest County, 1.37 mi WSW of Brooklyn
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 31.060, -89.200

Power lines were blown down on Rudolph Road.

Thunderstorm Wind, Clarke

When: January 25, 11:15 AM CST
Where: Clarke County, 0.69 mi N of Chancellor
Measured: 55 kt (63 mph) estimated gust
Property damage: $2,000
Reported by: Emergency Manager
Coordinates: 32.030, -88.630

Trees were blown down on Highway 511.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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

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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: 1159483, 1159484, 1159486, 1159489, 1159491, 1159494, 1159501, 1159502, 1159504, 1159506.