Unusual winter storm drops surprising amount of snow across South MS. Did we set a record?
South Mississippi residents peered through their windows in disbelief Tuesday as a rare snow coated the ground and continued to fall for hours.
By 10 a.m., National Weather Service Meteorologist David Schlotzhauer said about 2.5 inches of snow had been recorded north of Interstate 10 in D’Iberville.
“That’s pretty much on track for the 3-to-5-inch forecast,” he said Tuesday afternoon. “It’s easing off in Coastal Mississippi. I don’t think we will hit a record.”
By 4 p.m., the NWS confirmed a total of 8.3 inches of snow in St. Martin. The number in St. Martin does not officially break that record because St. Martin does not have a long enough history of measurements to compare to, the National Weather Service said.
The snow was expected to continue to fall until Tuesday evening, he said, with some melting predicted during the day Wednesday before temperatures dip back down below freezing at nightfall.
“We’ll probably see some snow on the ground until Thursday,” he said.
The NWS service tracks record snowfall showing the following for South Mississippi:
- 7 inches on Dec. 3, 1963
- 6.3 inches in February 1895
- 2 inches on March 1993
- 1 inch on December 1996
“Gulfport data is the best we’ve got for snowfall totals because of the airport,” Schlotzhauer said. “Be safe out there. That’s the big thing..”
This story was originally published January 21, 2025 at 1:24 PM.
