Winter Storm, Ashley
- When
- February 1, 3:00 PM CST to February 2, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ashley forecast zone
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 33.191, -91.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Arkansas, February 1 to 2, 1996
Up to one inch of ice accumulated over Chicot and Ashley counties. Widespread damage occurred to trees and power lines.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $200,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS JAN wrote it up.
Up to one inch of ice accumulated over Chicot and Ashley counties. Widespread damage occurred to trees and power lines. Almost all roads were ice covered and were totally impassable. There were also widespread power outages. In addition to the freezing rain, two to three inches of sleet and snow accumulated.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Chicot
- When
- February 1, 3:00 PM CST to February 2, 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Chicot forecast zone
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Coordinates
- 33.267, -91.294 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Cold in Wisconsin, February 1 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Mississippi, February 1 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Wyoming, February 1 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Wisconsin, February 1 to 5, 1996
- Cold in Michigan, February 1 to 6, 1996
- Cold in Wisconsin, February 1 to 4, 1996
- Cold in Montana, February 1, 1996
- Ice Storm in Mississippi, February 1 to 2, 1996
- Cold in Ohio, February 1 to 5, 1996
- Winter Storm in Texas, February 1 to 2, 1996
- Winter Storm in Alabama, February 1 to 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in Mississippi, February 1 to 3, 1996
More
Every storm in Arkansas in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, February 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5536430, 5537136.