Mississippi, 2024

Drought in Mississippi, November 1 to 30, 2024

November 1 to 30, 2024 · NWS LIX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Cumulative rainfall for 2024 from the start of the year through mid September was generally above average with just a few times dropping down to average. However, from mid September through the entire month of October, virtually no appreciable rain fell.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 LIX wrote it up.

Cumulative rainfall for 2024 from the start of the year through mid September was generally above average with just a few times dropping down to average. However, from mid September through the entire month of October, virtually no appreciable rain fell. Although October is typically one of the driest local months, usually a few inches of rain fall. This short-term dry spell resulted in the development of severe drought conditions across coastal Mississippi that continued through November. Although a few inches of rain fell with various events, it wasn't enough to improve D2 drought conditions.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

2 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Northern Jackson County

When
November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Northern Jackson County forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
30.463, -88.623 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D2 drought conditions began in October continued through the end of the month.

Drought, Southern Jackson County

When
November 1, 12:00 AM CST to November 30, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Southern Jackson County forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
30.463, -88.623 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

D2 drought conditions began in October continued through the end of the month.

What these are

Drought
A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.

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: 1225229, 1225230.