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⚡ PEAK OUTAGES 1,022,331 10 STATES

💧 WATER SYSTEMS 155 Down 170k RESIDENTS

⏱️ FREEZE DURATION 150 hrs CONTINUOUS

🕒 TIMEFRAME & DUAL-MONTH CALENDAR

JAN 18 – JAN 31 (2 WEEKS)

SMTWTFS

FEB 01 – FEB 14 (2 WEEKS)

SMTWTFS

🚦 ESF-12 SECTOR VECTORS

🌦️ MAP FORECAST OVERLAYS

JURISDICTION:

DATASET:

Jan 22, 2026 - 12:00 PM Milestone 1 of 15 FERN Pre-Read

ELEVATED

Mississippi State of Emergency Declared

📍 Mississippi Statewide 32.2988°N, 90.1848°W

STORM CENTER DESK

🚨 SEVERE ICE ACCRETION ONSET

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28°F 0 hrs sub-freeze | Low: 18°F

Heavy Freezing Rain & Radial Glaze 1.10" Ice Glaze | 1.85" Liquid Equivalent

🎙️ METEOROLOGIST SYNOPSIS:

Arctic frontal boundary undercuts warm subtropical moisture plume, driving severe freezing rain with catastrophic radial glaze accretion across northern Mississippi and middle Tennessee.

🧊 ICE ACCRETION

1.10" Glaze

Extreme Line-Shearing & Timber Snap

🥶 ARCTIC SOAK

150 hrs < 32°F

Continuous Municipal Wellhead Freeze

🌧️ PRECIP & WIND

25-35 MPH Gusts

Compound Weight Multiplier

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GLAZE RISK 1.10" Accretion

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SLEET / SNOW 3-5" Accum

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MIN LOW 18°F Deep Freeze

CRITICAL IMPACT GAUGES LIVE TELEMETRY

⚡ Active Synchronous Outages 0

0 Peak: 1,022,331 1.1M

💧 Failed Water Systems 0

0 170,000 Affected 155

⏱️ Consecutive Sub-Freezing Hours 0 hrs

0h Max Consecutive 150h

STATE JURISDICTION VECTORS MS • TN • KY

Mississippi Nominal

Tennessee Nominal

Kentucky Nominal

ESF-12 SECTOR STOPLIGHT MATRIX CLICK (i) FOR AI

Electric Grid & TVA Bulk

NOMINAL / STABILIZED

Municipal Water (150+ Failed)

NOMINAL / STABILIZED

Roadways & MDOT Freight

NOMINAL / STABILIZED

Emergency 911 & Telecom

NOMINAL / STABILIZED

Hospitals & Healthcare (19)

NOMINAL / STABILIZED

State Logistics & Guard

NOMINAL / STABILIZED

Remote

State	Peak	Day 1	Day 3	Day 5	Day 9	Day 14
Mississippi (MS)	189,000	160,650	92,610 (51%)	51,030	22,680	3,780
Tennessee (TN)	345,000	220,800	103,500	34,500	0	0
Louisiana (LA)	143,000	114,400	48,620	12,870	0	0
Texas (TX)	142,000	68,160	21,300	4,260	0	0
Kentucky (KY)	72,000	45,360	9,360	0	0	0
Georgia (GA)	108,000	24,840	1,080	0	0	0
South Carolina (SC)	49,000	13,230	0	0	0	0
West Virginia (WV)	36,000	11,160	0	0	0	0
North Carolina (NC)	36,000	2,880	0	0	0	0
Virginia (VA)	27,000	8,910	0	0	0	0

Coverage: 90.59% Tracked: 1,449,787 Total: 1,600,347

✦ GEMINI ASSISTANCE ACTIVE

ACTIVE TIMELINE CONTEXT Mississippi Statewide // Milestone 1 (Jan 22, 2026)

GEMINI ASSISTANCE ACTIVE

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