text: Snow in MS: Winter storm brings snow levels not seen since 2017
  NWS: Winter storm brings largest snowfall levels since 2017 to Mississippi
  Mississippi's first winter storm of 2021 blanketed the region with snow levels not seen in the state since 2017 and broke a Jackson snowfall record set in 1977, weather officials said Monday.
  Although official snow totals only reached 0.8 inches at the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport on Sunday, that was enough to break the 44-year record for the day, said Latrice Maxie, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Jackson.
  "Before (yesterday's snowfall), we had only recorded trace amounts for that area," she said.
  The storm system, which entered the state late Sunday evening and continued to drop snow in central Mississippi through midday Monday, closed schools and government buildings and made roads hazardous.
  Maxie said one resident reported seeing 5.5 inches of snow in Winston County. In Edinburg, 44 miles east of Canton, residents saw 4.5 inches on the ground. In Vicksburg, where snow showers continued until midday Monday, readings of 3.5 inches were recorded.
  Other people in the Jackson metro area fared slightly better. According to a report from NWS, 0.5 inches was recorded in Madison and only 0.1 inches of snowfall was seen in Ridgeland.
  Maxie said official snow records aren't kept for areas besides Jackson and Meridian in Mississippi, and could not confirm if the totals seen Winston County and other eastern counties were also records for the day.
  The Mississippi Department of Transportation spent much of the day spreading salt, sand and slag on the state's highways to keep drives safe as snowfall continued Monday.
  Despite those efforts, forecasters warned residents to remain cautious. John Moore, a forecaster for the National Weather Service, warned in a Facebook Live video Monday that freezing temperatures will persist overnight, which could lead to ice on roads and bridges Tuesday.
  "Stay cognizant of black ice being an issue tomorrow morning and have that on your mind in your morning commute tomorrow morning as well," he said.