Ice Storm in Jasper, Mississippi

Ice Storm February 3, 2011 – February 4, 2011 · Jasper, Mississippi

Death

$600K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

A quarter inch of ice accumulated across the county with many bridges iced over. Numerous accidents were reported. One indirect fatality occurred due to a vehicle accident.

The wider storm

An ice storm developed across the area on February 3rd into the early morning hours of the 4th. While this icing event was not devastating, the impact to travel was a major issue across the region. Thousands of accidents occurred from slick roads. As a result of the accidents, three fatalities occurred along with a handful of injuries. Overall, most areas received 0.25 to 0.5 inches of ice accumulation from freezing rain. Additionally, some areas had a mix of precipitation with sleet accumulating. Some snow did occur, but those were just across select areas and the accumulation was mainly one inch or less.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 291087. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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