Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in Sharkey, Mississippi

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill January 31, 2026 · Sharkey, Mississippi

Death

Injury

What the National Weather Service wrote

Wind chills across the county fell as low as 0 degrees during the early morning of January 31st. One female died due to cold exposure, and another individual was hospitalized due to hypothermia.

The wider storm

Cold 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.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1315603. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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