Mississippi, 2024

Strong Wind in Mississippi, January 8 to 9, 2024

January 8 to 9, 2024 · NWS MEG · 1 event in 1 county or zone

An upper-level low and concurrent surface low-pressure system tracked from the Ozarks into the lower Ohio River Valley. Steep low and mid-level lapse rates aided in the mixing of stronger winds aloft and to the surface with gusts up to 50 mph across parts of north Mississippi.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$10,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 upper-level low and concurrent surface low-pressure system tracked from the Ozarks into the lower Ohio River Valley. Steep low and mid-level lapse rates aided in the mixing of stronger winds aloft and to the surface with gusts up to 50 mph across parts of north Mississippi.

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Event by event

1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Strong Wind, Lee

When
January 8, 10:00 PM CST to January 9, 12:00 AM CST
Where
Lee forecast zone
Measured
43 kt (49 mph) estimated gust
Property damage
$10,000
Reported by
Storm Chaser
Coordinates
34.290, -88.680 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Powerlines and trees down around Lake Piomingo.

What these are

Strong Wind
Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.

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: 1157782.