Winter Storm — Sunflower, Mississippi

2024-01-14 to 2024-01-15 · Sunflower, Mississippi

Event narrative

Mainly sleet fell across the county, with 1.5 inches of sleet measured near Drew. Light snow and freezing rain also fell. Area roads were covered by sleet. A fatality resulted from a car wreck on the slick roads.

Wider weather episode

As an Arctic air mass moved south through Mississippi, light to moderate precipitation was quick to freeze as it fell through the cold surface air. Although light accumulations of freezing rain, and sleet fell across much of the state of Mississippi, more significant accumulations of sleet over one half inch fell primarily north and west of the Natchez Trace corridor. Accumulations of 2 to 3 inches of sleet were measured in the Greenville to Cleveland areas. Area roads were impacted by slick conditions due to the glaze of ice and accumulated sleet.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1159817. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.