Heavy Snow, Ashley
- When
- January 27, 2:00 AM CST to January 28, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Ashley forecast zone
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.191, -91.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Arkansas, January 27 to 28, 2000
A winter storm brought heavy snow to southeast Arkansas on the 27th. Heavy snow began falling during the early morning of the 27th and did not stop until late that night.
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.
A winter storm brought heavy snow to southeast Arkansas on the 27th. Heavy snow began falling during the early morning of the 27th and did not stop until late that night. The snow was heavy at times. Total snowfall amounts of 6 to 10 inches were common across Ashley and Chicot counties with isolated amounts of 12 inches reported. Damage from the heavy snow was relatively minimal and reports were limited to a few collapsed roofs and downed trees. Power outages were sporadic, but traffic came to a stand-still for several days as the snow was slow to melt.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Chicot
- When
- January 27, 2:00 AM CST to January 28, 12:00 AM CST
- Where
- Chicot forecast zone
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 33.267, -91.294 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Arkansas, January 27 to 28, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Virginia, January 27 to 29, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Mississippi, January 27 to 28, 2000
- Ice Storm in Mississippi, January 27 to 28, 2000
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, January 27, 2000
- Winter Storm in Alabama, January 27 to 29, 2000
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, January 27, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, January 27, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, January 27, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Mississippi, January 27 to 28, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, January 27 to 28, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 27, 2000
More
Every storm in Arkansas in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, January 2000
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5130879, 5130880.