Winter Storm — Wilkinson, Mississippi

2026-01-25 · Wilkinson, Mississippi

Event narrative

The emergency manager reported widespread freezing rain across the county with tree branches coming down and power outages. At least 0.25 inches accumulated on trees, powerlines and other elevated surfaces. The greatest accumulations occurred in northwester portions of the county.

Wider weather episode

A strong cold front moved through the region late on January 24th into early January 25th, followed by a surge of very cold Arctic air at the surface. As this shallow cold air mass advanced southward, it undercut lingering moisture and a warm layer aloft associated with departing precipitation. During the early morning hours of January 25th, a brief period of freezing rain developed across portions of southwest Mississippi where surface temperatures fell below freezing while rain continued. This resulted in freezing rain that lasted for a couple to several hours. Estimated peak ice was up to a little over one quarter inch which resulted in some power outages across the county.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1311416. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.