January featured multiple precipitation events, including rainfall and a significant winter storm (snow/ice) late in the month, which affected much of the Mid-South. These events contributed to short-term surface moisture gains.
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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 MEG wrote it up.
January featured multiple precipitation events, including rainfall and a significant winter storm (snow/ice) late in the month, which affected much of the Mid-South. These events contributed to short-term surface moisture gains. Despite these events, precipitation was not sufficient or consistent enough to fully eliminate long-term deficits, especially in areas that experienced prolonged dryness during fall 2025.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
7 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted through the entire month of January.
D2 Severe Drought conditions improved by 1 to 2 categories by the end of the month.
D2 Severe Drought conditions improved by 1 to 2 categories by the middle of the month.
D2 Severe Drought conditions persisted through the month of January.
D2 Severe Drought conditions improved by 1 to 2 categories by the end of January.
Abnormally Dry and D1 Moderate Drought conditions worsened to D1 and D2 Severe Drought conditions, respectively by the end of the month. The Drought Monitor first revealed D2 conditions in southern portions of the county on January 13 and persisting for the rest of the month.
D2 Severe Drought conditions emerged in early January and persisted through the month.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Mississippi in 2026Every state in 2026This day in weather historyWarnings in Mississippi, January 2026
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: 1310577, 1310578, 1310579, 1310580, 1310581, 1310583, 1310582.