A potent cold upper area of low pressure aloft plowed through the Lower Mississippi Valley Saturday night into early Sunday morning, producing light to moderate snow across a good portion of the ArkLaMiss region. Most of the region experienced at least some snowfall during this event. The bulk of measured accumulations, greater than a dusting, were generally confined north of I-20, while accumulations of an inch or greater were mainly limited to areas of Central and Northern Mississippi. Most of the heaviest snowfall, between 1 and 3 inches, was measured with this system across the northeast portion of Central Mississippi.

Winter Weather in HINDS, MISSISSIPPI
From 01-MAR-09 01:50:00 to 01-MAR-09 06:40:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Patchy light snow showers moved over the county overnight. Also area
law enforcement estimated around one half inch of light snow on grassy surfaces around the Jackson area.

Winter Weather in ATTALA, MISSISSIPPI
From 01-MAR-09 00:05:00 to 01-MAR-09 06:20:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Patchy light snow showers moved over the county overnight and ended just
after dawn. A half inch of snow was reported on grassy surfaces around
Kosciusko. Bridges along highway 440 and highway 35 were iced over.

Winter Weather in LEFLORE, MISSISSIPPI
From 01-MAR-09 00:10:00 to 01-MAR-09 05:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Law Enforcement

Patchy light to moderate snow showers moved over the county overnight and ended prior to dawn. Greenwood reported around 1.5 inches of snowfall.

Heavy Snow in LOWNDES, MISSISSIPPI
From 01-MAR-09 00:10:00 to 01-MAR-09 07:45:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Areas of light to moderate snow showers moved over the county overnight and ended by mid morning. Air Force Meteorologist and pilots reported 3 inches of snowfall at the Columbus Air Force Base.

Winter Weather in LAUDERDALE, MISSISSIPPI
From 01-MAR-09 00:16:00 to 01-MAR-09 09:25:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

Patchy light snow showers crossed the county overnight and ended around
mid morning. WTOK TV observed around a half inch of snowfall in downtown
Meridian.

Heavy Snow in LEFLORE, MISSISSIPPI
From 01-MAR-09 00:13:00 to 01-MAR-09 05:45:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Unknown

Light to moderate snow showers moved across the county overnight and ended
near dawn. Analysis from area snow fall reports estimated that two inches of snow fell across Northeastern Leflore county.

Heavy Snow in GRENADA, MISSISSIPPI
From 01-MAR-09 00:10:00 to 01-MAR-09 05:35:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Light to moderate snow showers moved over the county and ended prior to dawn. Two inches of snowfall was recorded over portions of the county.

Heavy Snow in OKTIBBEHA, MISSISSIPPI
From 01-MAR-09 00:10:00 to 01-MAR-09 07:45:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Employee

Light to moderate snow fell overnight across the county. There were reports of 1.8 to 2.5 inches of snow around the Starkville area.

Heavy Snow in WEBSTER, MISSISSIPPI
From 01-MAR-09 00:10:00 to 01-MAR-09 06:05:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Patchy light to moderate snow showers moved over the county during the night and ended around dawn. Three inches was measured near Eupora.

Heavy Snow in KEMPER, MISSISSIPPI
From 01-MAR-09 00:16:00 to 01-MAR-09 07:45:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Areas of light to moderate snow showers crossed the county overnight and ended around mid morning. Three inches of snowfall was reported in the northeast portion of the county.

Winter Weather in BOLIVAR, MISSISSIPPI
From 01-MAR-09 00:07:00 to 01-MAR-09 04:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Areas of light to moderate snow showers crossed the county overnight and
ended prior to dawn. An estimated 1.3 inches was observed in Cleveland.

Winter Weather in CARROLL, MISSISSIPPI
From 01-MAR-09 00:10:00 to 01-MAR-09 05:35:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Patchy light snow showers crossed the county overnight and ended prior to dawn. One inch of snow was observed on vehicles in Vaiden.

Heavy Snow in CLAY, MISSISSIPPI
From 01-MAR-09 00:10:00 to 01-MAR-09 07:45:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Light to moderate snow fell across the county overnight. Amounts ranged
from an inch at Montpelier as well as in most areas of the county. An analysis of the snowfall reports estimated that two inches fell across the extreme southeast portion of the county.

Heavy Snow in NOXUBEE, MISSISSIPPI
From 01-MAR-09 00:10:00 to 01-MAR-09 07:45:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Light to moderate snow fell across the county overnight through early this
morning. Macon reported a snow depth of two inches.