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New Year Brings Ice and Snow
to Southeast Mississippi and Southwest Alabama
As a developing surface low pressure system moved slowly across the southern Gulf of Mexico during the late evening of January 1 st, a rain and sleet mix changed to snow over inland portions of our area, while a mixture of rain, sleet and freezing rain fell over coastal counties of Alabama. A cold rain fell over the northwest Florida panhandle overnight.
Ending at 8 a.m. CST on January 2nd, National Weather Service Cooperative observer reports along with numerous emergency management and law enforcement agencies reported that snow fell roughly north of a line from Wiggins, Mississippi to Deer Park, Alabama to Chrysler, Alabama and then to Evergreen and Luverne, Alabama.
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| graphic courtesy of Doug Butts, NWS Jackson, Mississppi | |
The following snowfall reports were received by the
National Weather Service in Mobile, Alabama:
In southeast Mississippi, (ending at 8 a.m. CST)
| Location | Amount |
| Beaumont | 1 inch |
| State Line | 2 inches |
| Waynesboro | 1-2 inches |
| Northern Perry County | 2-3 inches |
| Southern Perry County | 1-2 inches |
In southwest Alabama,
| Location | Amount |
| Andalusia | None |
| Butler | 1 inch |
| Camden | 2 inches |
| Chatom | 1 inch |
| Chilton (near Grove Hill) | 2 inches |
| Evergreen | Trace |
| Greenville | 1.5 inches |
| Highland Home | 2 inches |
| Jackson | 3 inches |
| Luverne | 1/4 inch |
| Peterman | 2 inches |
| Thomasville | 1 inch |
| Whatley | 3 inches |
Additionally, rain and sleet fell overnight south of the above mentioned snowfall line. By sunrise, the precipitation had changed to a mixture of light freezing rain and freezing drizzle. The southern extent of the significant icing appears to have been from Saucier, Mississippi to west Mobile, Alabama to Brewton, Alabama to Andalusia, Alabama.
The following reports of mixed precipitation were received by the National Weather Service in Mobile, Alabama:
In southeast Mississippi,
| Location | Amount |
| Northern Stone and George Counties | 1/10 to 1/4 inch of sleet and freezing rain with dusting of snow on rooftops |
| Southern Stone and George Counties | > 1/4 inch of sleet and
freezing rain with dusting of snow on rooftops |
In southwest Alabama,
| Location | Amount |
| Bates Field, Mobile | approx. 1/10 inch freezing rain |
| Seven Hills | approx. 1/10 inch freezing rain |
| Mount Vernon | 1/10 to 1/4 inch sleet and freezing rain |
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Radar Derived
Precipitation Totals Jan 1-3, 2002 |
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Text prepared by Jeff Medlin and Alan Campbell, NWS Mobile, Alabama
National Weather Service
Mobile/Pensacola Weather Forecast Office
(251) 633-6443
sr-mob.webmaster@noaa.gov
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