Arkansas, 2000

Ice Storm in Arkansas, December 28, 2000

December 28, 2000 · NWS LZK · 11 events in 11 counties and zones

a system aloft moved through southern Arkansas during the early morning hours of the 28th. with additional icing in southern sections of the state.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 11 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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  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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 LZK wrote it up.

Following the Ice Storm on December 25-27, 2000...a system aloft moved through southern Arkansas during the early morning hours of the 28th. With moisture lingering, freezing rain was produced...with additional icing in southern sections of the state. In general, a quarter inch of icing was noted...with locally more.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

11 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Ice Storm, Clark

When
December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where
Clark forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
34.051, -93.176 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Pike

When
December 28, 2:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where
Pike forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
34.164, -93.656 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Dallas

When
December 28, 3:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where
Dallas forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
33.970, -92.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Grant

When
December 28, 3:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where
Grant forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
34.290, -92.424 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Jefferson

When
December 28, 3:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where
Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
34.269, -91.931 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Cleveland

When
December 28, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where
Cleveland forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
33.898, -92.185 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Ouachita

When
December 28, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where
Ouachita forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
33.593, -92.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Bradley

When
December 28, 5:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where
Bradley forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
33.466, -92.162 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Calhoun

When
December 28, 5:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where
Calhoun forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
33.558, -92.503 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Drew

When
December 28, 5:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where
Drew forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
33.589, -91.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Ice Storm, Desha

When
December 28, 6:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where
Desha forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
33.833, -91.254 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

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.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 5177438, 5177874, 5177752, 5177871, 5177872, 5177751, 5177873, 5177436, 5177437, 5177754, 5177753.