Arkansas, 2000Ice Storm in Arkansas, December 24 to 26, 2000
December 24 to 26, 2000 · NWS SHV · 9 events in 9 counties and zones
9 ice storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $165 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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.
Ice Storm, Sevier
- When
- December 24, 11:00 PM CST to December 26, 9:55 PM CST
- Where
- Sevier forecast zone
- Property damage
- $165 million
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.997, -94.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
After trying to recover from an ice storm two week earlier in the month, another even more devastating ice storm struck all of southwest Arkansas. Freezing rain resulted in ice accumulations ranging from 1/4 inch to as much as 6 inches. After taking a tour of the state, the Governor of Arkansas used words such as apocalyptic and cataclysmic to describe the damage. Power was knocked out across all of southwest Arkansas with nearly 300,000 homes and business without power due to thousands of trees and 2500 power poles either broken or toppled. Utility crews from 23 different states were summoned to help repair lines. Some residents were without power as late as the middle of January 2001.
Ice Storm, Howard
- When
- December 24, 11:00 PM CST to December 26, 9:55 PM CST
- Where
- Howard forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 34.089, -93.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
After trying to recover from an ice storm two week earlier in the month, another even more devastating ice storm struck all of southwest Arkansas. Freezing rain resulted in ice accumulations ranging from 1/4 inch to as much as 6 inches. After taking a tour of the state, the Governor of Arkansas used words such as apocalyptic and cataclysmic to describe the damage. Power was knocked out across all of southwest Arkansas with nearly 300,000 homes and business without power due to thousands of trees and 2500 power poles either broken or toppled. Utility crews from 23 different states were summoned to help repair lines. Some residents were without power as late as the middle of January 2001.
Ice Storm, Little River
- When
- December 24, 11:00 PM CST to December 26, 9:55 PM CST
- Where
- Little River forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.701, -94.234 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
After trying to recover from an ice storm two week earlier in the month, another even more devastating ice storm struck all of southwest Arkansas. Freezing rain resulted in ice accumulations ranging from 1/4 inch to as much as 6 inches. After taking a tour of the state, the Governor of Arkansas used words such as apocalyptic and cataclysmic to describe the damage. Power was knocked out across all of southwest Arkansas with nearly 300,000 homes and business without power due to thousands of trees and 2500 power poles either broken or toppled. Utility crews from 23 different states were summoned to help repair lines. Some residents were without power as late as the middle of January 2001.
Ice Storm, Hempstead
- When
- December 24, 11:00 PM CST to December 26, 9:55 PM CST
- Where
- Hempstead forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.735, -93.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
After trying to recover from an ice storm two week earlier in the month, another even more devastating ice storm struck all of southwest Arkansas. Freezing rain resulted in ice accumulations ranging from 1/4 inch to as much as 6 inches. After taking a tour of the state, the Governor of Arkansas used words such as apocalyptic and cataclysmic to describe the damage. Power was knocked out across all of southwest Arkansas with nearly 300,000 homes and business without power due to thousands of trees and 2500 power poles either broken or toppled. Utility crews from 23 different states were summoned to help repair lines. Some residents were without power as late as the middle of January 2001.
Ice Storm, Miller
- When
- December 24, 11:00 PM CST to December 26, 9:55 PM CST
- Where
- Miller forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.312, -93.892 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
After trying to recover from an ice storm two week earlier in the month, another even more devastating ice storm struck all of southwest Arkansas. Freezing rain resulted in ice accumulations ranging from 1/4 inch to as much as 6 inches. After taking a tour of the state, the Governor of Arkansas used words such as apocalyptic and cataclysmic to describe the damage. Power was knocked out across all of southwest Arkansas with nearly 300,000 homes and business without power due to thousands of trees and 2500 power poles either broken or toppled. Utility crews from 23 different states were summoned to help repair lines. Some residents were without power as late as the middle of January 2001.
Ice Storm, Lafayette
- When
- December 24, 11:00 PM CST to December 26, 9:55 PM CST
- Where
- Lafayette forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.241, -93.607 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
After trying to recover from an ice storm two week earlier in the month, another even more devastating ice storm struck all of southwest Arkansas. Freezing rain resulted in ice accumulations ranging from 1/4 inch to as much as 6 inches. After taking a tour of the state, the Governor of Arkansas used words such as apocalyptic and cataclysmic to describe the damage. Power was knocked out across all of southwest Arkansas with nearly 300,000 homes and business without power due to thousands of trees and 2500 power poles either broken or toppled. Utility crews from 23 different states were summoned to help repair lines. Some residents were without power as late as the middle of January 2001.
Ice Storm, Columbia
- When
- December 24, 11:00 PM CST to December 26, 9:55 PM CST
- Where
- Columbia forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.214, -93.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
After trying to recover from an ice storm two week earlier in the month, another even more devastating ice storm struck all of southwest Arkansas. Freezing rain resulted in ice accumulations ranging from 1/4 inch to as much as 6 inches. After taking a tour of the state, the Governor of Arkansas used words such as apocalyptic and cataclysmic to describe the damage. Power was knocked out across all of southwest Arkansas with nearly 300,000 homes and business without power due to thousands of trees and 2500 power poles either broken or toppled. Utility crews from 23 different states were summoned to help repair lines. Some residents were without power as late as the middle of January 2001.
Ice Storm, Nevada
- When
- December 24, 11:00 PM CST to December 26, 9:55 PM CST
- Where
- Nevada forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.664, -93.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
After trying to recover from an ice storm two week earlier in the month, another even more devastating ice storm struck all of southwest Arkansas. Freezing rain resulted in ice accumulations ranging from 1/4 inch to as much as 6 inches. After taking a tour of the state, the Governor of Arkansas used words such as apocalyptic and cataclysmic to describe the damage. Power was knocked out across all of southwest Arkansas with nearly 300,000 homes and business without power due to thousands of trees and 2500 power poles either broken or toppled. Utility crews from 23 different states were summoned to help repair lines. Some residents were without power as late as the middle of January 2001.
Ice Storm, Union
- When
- December 24, 11:00 PM CST to December 26, 9:55 PM CST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.171, -92.597 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
After trying to recover from an ice storm two week earlier in the month, another even more devastating ice storm struck all of southwest Arkansas. Freezing rain resulted in ice accumulations ranging from 1/4 inch to as much as 6 inches. After taking a tour of the state, the Governor of Arkansas used words such as apocalyptic and cataclysmic to describe the damage. Power was knocked out across all of southwest Arkansas with nearly 300,000 homes and business without power due to thousands of trees and 2500 power poles either broken or toppled. Utility crews from 23 different states were summoned to help repair lines. Some residents were without power as late as the middle of January 2001.
- Ice Storm
- Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, December 24 to 26, 2000$106 million · 9 events
- Ice Storm in Texas, December 24 to 26, 2000$32 million · 8 events
- Ice Storm in Oklahoma, December 24 to 26, 2000$1.2 million · 1 event
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, December 24 to 25, 2000$145,000 · 4 events
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 24 to 25, 2000$130,000 · 3 events
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 24 to 27, 2000$95,000 · 7 events
- Dense Fog in California, December 24 to 27, 20004 events
- Heavy Snow in Utah, December 24 to 25, 20004 events
- Heavy Snow in Utah, December 24 to 25, 20002 events
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, December 24, 20001 event
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 24 to 25, 20001 event
- Winter Storm in Maine, December 24 to 25, 20001 event
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: 5165452, 5165453, 5165519, 5165520, 5165898, 5165899, 5165900, 5166129, 5177071.