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Cold/Wind Chill — Rankin, Mississippi

January 14, 2024 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
—
Area
Rankin

Event narrative (NOAA)

A continuous period of below-freezing temperatures in the area began on the evening of January 14th and did not end until the afternoon of January 17th, and temperatures fell below freezing again the night of January 17th. Wind chills as low as 9 degrees were measured by the ASOS site KJAN at Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers Airport. A 67-year old woman in the Cleary Heights area was found to have died of hypothermia.

Other notable cold/wind chill events in Mississippi

Lauderdale · January 1, 20102 killedLafayette · January 31, 20261 killedHinds · January 1, 20101 killedMonroe · January 24, 20031 killedItawamba · December 25, 20041 killedYalobusha · February 1, 19961 killed

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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