A cold front moved into North Mississippi during the late afternoon and evening hours of February 1, 2012. Showers and thunderstorms developed out ahead of the front. Some of these storms became severe producing damaging winds, large hail and an isolated tornado.

Hail in PANOLA, MISSISSIPPI
From 01-FEB-12 17:31:00 to 01-FEB-12 17:36:00 (CST-6)
Location: CURTIS STATION
Magnitude: 1.00 
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Hail in PANOLA, MISSISSIPPI
From 01-FEB-12 17:44:00 to 01-FEB-12 17:49:00 (CST-6)
Location: BATESVILLE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Hail in DE SOTO, MISSISSIPPI
From 01-FEB-12 17:25:00 to 01-FEB-12 17:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: MILLER
Magnitude: 0.88 
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Nickel size hail fell near Hacks Cross Road and U.S. Highway 78 in Olive Branch.

Thunderstorm Wind in LAFAYETTE, MISSISSIPPI
From 01-FEB-12 18:22:00 to 01-FEB-12 18:27:00 (CST-6)
Location: TAYLOR
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Utility Company

Straight line winds knocked down some trees and power lines near Taylor.

Thunderstorm Wind in LAFAYETTE, MISSISSIPPI
From 01-FEB-12 18:20:00 to 01-FEB-12 18:25:00 (CST-6)
Location: BURGESS
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Utility Company

Straight line winds knocked a few trees and power lines down on County Road 158, west of Oxford.

Thunderstorm Wind in PONTOTOC, MISSISSIPPI
From 01-FEB-12 18:25:00 to 01-FEB-12 18:30:00 (CST-6)
Location: CHERRY CREEK
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Straight line winds knocked down several trees down along Highway 345 from near Cherry Creek to 1 mile south of Cherry Creek.

Thunderstorm Wind in MONROE, MISSISSIPPI
From 01-FEB-12 19:46:00 to 01-FEB-12 19:51:00 (CST-6)
Location: ABERDEEN
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Straight line winds damaged and blew off an awning from a gas station along Highway 145 northwest of Aberdeen.

Thunderstorm Wind in MONROE, MISSISSIPPI
From 01-FEB-12 19:55:00 to 01-FEB-12 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Location: BECKER
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Straight line winds knocked down several trees across Highway 25 near Becker.

Thunderstorm Wind in MONROE, MISSISSIPPI
From 01-FEB-12 20:00:00 to 01-FEB-12 20:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: ABERDEEN MNROE CO AR
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Straight line winds knocked down power lines between Athens and Quincy.

Thunderstorm Wind in COAHOMA, MISSISSIPPI
From 01-FEB-12 17:00:00 to 01-FEB-12 17:05:00 (CST-6)
Location: CLARKSDALE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Straight line winds knocked a tree down on Reno Street in Clarksdale. In addition, a couple other trees were knocked down in a mobile home park.

Tornado in MONROE, MISSISSIPPI
From 01-FEB-12 20:14:00 to 01-FEB-12 20:15:00 (CST-6)
Location: SPLUNGE
Tornado F-scale: EF0
Property damage: 25.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A tornado briefly touched down along Sipsey-Detroit Road near Sipsey Fork, just west of the Mississippi-Alabama Border. The tornado moved northeast for approximately 200 yards. A single family home sustained minor damage which included the collapse of a carport. An awning of a mobile home was blown off. The mobile home also sustained damage from a shed that was lifted up by the tornado and thrown into the mobile home. The shed was destroyed as well as a nearby chicken coop. Several cedar trees were blown over or snapped.

Thunderstorm Wind in COAHOMA, MISSISSIPPI
From 01-FEB-12 16:44:00 to 01-FEB-12 16:49:00 (CST-6)
Location: FRIARS PT
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Straight line winds knocked down trees in Friars Point. A shed was also destroyed.

Thunderstorm Wind in TUNICA, MISSISSIPPI
From 01-FEB-12 17:05:00 to 01-FEB-12 17:10:00 (CST-6)
Location: DUNDEE
Magnitude: 50.00 EG
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

Straight line winds knocked down trees in Dundee.