A low pressure system tracked northeastward from the Gulf Coast into Northeast Mississippi during the day on January 31, 2008. Snow and sleet fell across portions of Northeast Arkansas as a result.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS MEG wrote it up.
A low pressure system tracked northeastward from the Gulf Coast into Northeast Mississippi during the day on January 31, 2008. Snow and sleet fell across portions of Northeast Arkansas as a result. Some accumulations occurred.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 30, 3:57 PM CST, 8 hours 3 minutes earlier.
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3 winter weather, 2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Three inches of snow fell across Clay County by the early afternoon hours. Numerous accidents occurred on very slick roads.
Three inches of snow fell across Greene County by the early afternoon hours. The snow mixed with sleet at times. No sleet accumulations were reported. Numerous accidents occurred on very slick roads.
Four inches of snow fell across Randolph County by the early afternoon hours. The snow was heavy at times. Numerous accidents occurred on very slick roads.
Four inches of snow fell across Lawrence County by the early afternoon hours. Numerous accidents occurred on very slick roads.
One inch of snow fell across Craighead County by the early afternoon hours. The snow mixed with sleet at times. Numerous accidents occurred on very slick roads.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arkansas in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, January 2008
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: 72390, 72392, 72393, 72394, 72395.