Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in Mississippi
Every extreme cold/wind chill event the National Weather Service has filed in Mississippi, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Temperatures or wind chills at or below the local warning criteria, or cold that caused deaths.
The most significant on the map
The most significant extreme cold/wind chill episodes in Mississippi.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 101
- Deaths
- 10
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- None recorded
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Mississippi, January 24 to 26, 2026A historically damaging ice storm occurred from southwestern Mississippi northeast through the Delta region into North Mississippi.
- Extreme Cold and Cold in Mississippi, January 30 to 31, 2026Cold temperatures and wind chills affected the region on January 30th and 31st. A few individuals died or were hospitalized due to hypothermia or house fires during this cold weather episode.
- Extreme Cold in Mississippi, December 31, 2000.
- Extreme Cold in Mississippi, January 17, 2018Cold Temperatures occurred from January the 16th to January the 18th, with overnight low temperatures ranging from 10-13 degrees each night. During this period there was was one fatality due these cold temperatures in Yazoo County.
- Extreme Cold and Cold in Mississippi, December 23 to 24, 2022The coldest airmass since December of 1989 descended upon the Mid-South right before Christmas.
- Extreme Cold and Cold in Mississippi, January 14 to 17, 2024An arctic air mass brought very cold air temperatures and sub-zero wind chills across north Mississippi during the January 14-17, 2024 timeframe.
- Extreme Cold in Mississippi, January 22, 2025An Arctic airmass infiltrated the region on January 21st, resulting in widespread snowfall accumulations ranging from several inches to nearly one foot across Southeast Louisiana, southwestern Mississippi, and coastal Mississippi.
- Extreme Cold in Mississippi, January 27, 2026An arctic air mass surged into southern Mississippi behind a strong cold front on January 25 26, 2026, resulting in dangerously cold temperatures and wind chills across the region.
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Extreme Cold/Wind Chill everywhereEvery kind of event in Mississippi
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 2026-09-24.