A low pressure system moving east through the region brought severe thunderstorms, flash flooding, and strong gradient winds to portions of Mississippi.
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.
A low pressure system moving east through the region brought severe thunderstorms, flash flooding, and strong gradient winds to portions of Mississippi.
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 Jan 8, 11:13 AM CST, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.
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</html>The Columbus AFB radar (KGWX), 73 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:28 UTC.
6 thunderstorm wind, 3 strong wind, 3 hail, 2 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
A tree was blown down near Church Street in Sturgis, and a tree was blown down across Critz Street in Starkville. Nearby observations showed winds to be around 25 mph gusting to 40 mph during this time frame.
Golf ball sized hail fell near Brooklyn.
Hail up to the size of half dollars fell in Yazoo City.
Hail of quarter size or larger fell near Chatham and caused small dents to a car driving along MS Highway 1.
A tree was blown down near Lott Smith Road near Wesson. Nearby observations showed winds to be around 20 mph gusting to 35 mph during this time frame.
A tree was blown down across Cutts Road in the Fentress area. Nearby observations showed winds to be around 25 mph gusting to 40 mph during this time frame.
Two utility poles along Renshaw Road were broken.
Multiple roads flooded in Brookhaven.
The intersection of MS Highways 15 and 18 was flooded.
During a period of continued heavy rain, multiple trees were blown down across Lamar County.
During continued heavy rain across the area, a large tree was blown down onto CR 27 near MS Highway 528.
A tree fell onto a house on Rawls Springs Road.
Trees and power lines were blown down on Tower Road.
A tree was blown on a house on 8th Street.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2024Every state in 2024This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, January 2024
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1163708, 1159455, 1163709, 1159456, 1163710, 1163714, 1163711, 1159461, 1159460, 1163713, 1163712, 1159457, 1159459, 1159458.