A front pushed through Arkansas on the 5th and stalled along the Gulf Coast. Several storm systems formed along the front, and sent moisture northward into colder air across Arkansas.
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The episode as NWS LZK wrote it up.
A front pushed through Arkansas on the 5th and stalled along the Gulf Coast. Several storm systems formed along the front, and sent moisture northward into colder air across Arkansas. The moisture built into northern and western sections of the state during the late morning and afternoon of the 6th, with snow developing.
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 Little Rock, AR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 6, 5:32 AM CST, 5 hours 28 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 532 AM CST THU MAR 6 2008 .AVIATION... CEILINGS NEAR 1000 FEET WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH THROUGH AROUND 16Z. THEN LIFT TO NEAR 3000 FEET OR HIGHER BEFORE LOWERING AGAIN TO NEAR 2500 AROUND 21Z. ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTH...CEILINGS WILL CONTINUE NEAR 8000 FEET THEN LOWER TO NEAR 2500 AFTER 21Z. (38) && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 301 AM CST THU MAR 6 2008/ DISCUSSION... WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM LATER TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY WITH EXPECTED WINTER WEATHER. MAIN CONCERN THIS FORECAST CYCLE IS THE IMPACT THE SOUTHERN STORM WILL HAVE ON ARKANSAS... ESPECIALLY IN THE THURSDAY EVENING UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW. FRONTAL BOUNDARY MAKING PROGRESS ACROSS AR THIS MORNING...HAVING PUSHED THROUGH KTXK...KHOT...KLIT...AND NEAR KSRC AND KJBR. STRONG COLD ADVECTION WITH THIS COLD CANADIAN AIRMASS CENTERED OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS...AND WILL SET THE STAGE FOR WINTRY WEATHER OVER ARKANSAS THE NEXT 36 HOURS. THE UPPER TROUGH WAS DEEPENING OVER NORTHERN NM TO WEST TEXAS. NOT MUCH PRECIP SEEN WITH IT YET. STRATUS CLOUDS HAD SPREAD OVER MUCH OF THE AREA...WITH MILD TEMPS MAINLY ABOVE FREEZING...WITH 30S NORTH...40S ELSEWHERE. 00Z KLZK SOUNDING HAD A PRECIP WATER VALUE OF 0.37 INCHES...WITH THE WARM ADVECTION WE SAW ON WEDNESDAY WITH A SOUTH WIND FLOW. SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THIS MORNING...THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO SAG SOUTH AND GRADUALLY LOWER TEMPS TO THE 30S AND 40S STATEWIDE...WITH A NW-N WIND FLOW. NO PRECIP IS EXPECTED WITH THE FRONT. MODELS ARE QUICK TO DEVELOP UPPER LEVEL ENERGY PUSHING INTO WEST AR BY NOON...AND HAVE SMALL CHANCES OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE WEST CENTRAL TO SOUTHWEST...AND RAIN/SNOW MIXED OVER THE NORTHWEST. BY 18Z THE UPPER LOW WILL DEEPEN OVER N TX...AND CONTINUE TO SPREAD DYNAMICS EAST ACROSS WEST AND CENTRAL AR. TEMPS DO WARM ENOUGH ABOVE FREEZING TO BE ALL RAIN MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. BUT NEAR SUNSET AND OVERNIGHT TO FRIDAY MID-MORNING...THE FREEZING LINE GRADUALLY COMES SOUTH...CHANGING RAIN BACK TO SNOW. THE UPPER LIFT SURGES ACROSS AR THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING...AND WITH A SECONDARY LIFT SEGMENT WITH THE UPPER LOW ITSELF. LOW TO MID LEVEL INSTABILITY WILL BE PRESENT AND SOME THUNDER STORM COULD BE SEEN...THUS ADDING TO SNOW AMOUNTS. PRECIP WATER VALUES REACH AROUND ONE INCH OVER SOUTHERN AR AREAS...0.75 TO ONE INCH OVER CENTRAL AREAS...WHILE AROUND HALF AN INCH OVER NORTHERN AREAS. DUE TO THE IN PLACE AT OR BELOW FREEZING TEMPS...STRONG DYNAMICAL LIFT AND PRECIP WATER VALUES...HAVE A 2-4 INCH SNOW FALL BAND OVER MOST OF THE STATE...EXCEPT THE FAR SE PARTS OF AR. ALSO A HEAVY BAND OF SNOW...4-8 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS HIGHER AT HIGHER OZARK LOCATIONS...FROM AROUND WALTON IN SCOTT COUNTY...TO RUSSELLVILLE IN POPE...TO BATESVILLE IN INDEPENDENCE. AREAS CLOSE TO THIS BAND WILL RECEIVE A POSSIBLE 3-5 INCHES OF SNOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE AREA. FRIDAY AFTERNOON LIGHT SNOW MAY LINGER OVER THE NE PART OF THE STATE...AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES NORTHEAST...AND UNTIL THE UPPER TROUGH PUSHES EAST OF AR. ON SATURDAY THE SURFACE HAS MOVED SOUTH OF AR...AND A WARMING TREND WILL BE SEEN...AND AS SOME UPPER RIDGING MOVES IN FROM THE WEST. OF COURSE TEMPS WILL BE COOLER THAN GUIDANCE WITH THE SNOW COVER...BUT PLENTY OF MELTING WILL BE SEEN. ON SUNDAY...THE SURFACE RIDGE MOVES MORE EAST...AND A SOUTH FLOW RETURNS TO THE STATE. ALTHOUGH...SOME UPPER CLOUDS WILL BE SEEN WITH WEAK UPPER LEVEL ENERGY AND MOISTURE. NOT READY TO PUT ANY PRECIP IN THE FORECAST FOR MONDAY. GFS IS SPITTING OUT SOME SMALL QPF WITH THE UPPER SHORTWAVE IT IS SHOWING. LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THERE WILL BE A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NATURAL STATE ON MONDAY...BUT THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL ONLY BRING SOMEWHAT OF AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS AND NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF ANY PRECIPITATION. THE MEAN RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN LOW. WILL THEREFORE KEEP A DRY FORECAST MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY FOR NOW. BELIEVE MOISTURE RETURN IF ANY...WILL BE SLOW MAKING IT INTO THE NATURAL STATE. WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL...WITH ONLY A FEW MINOR EXCEPTIONS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... BATESVILLE AR 46 30 33 22 / 30 80 70 30 CAMDEN AR 54 36 39 28 / 30 90 80 30 HARRISON AR 40 25 35 17 / 50 70 60 20 HOT SPRINGS AR 48 33 35 25 / 50 90 80 30 LITTLE ROCK AR 49 34 36 25 / 30 90 80 30 MONTICELLO AR 56 38 40 28 / 20 90 80 40 MOUNT IDA AR 47 33 35 25 / 50 90 80 20 MOUNTAIN HOME AR 41 26 35 18 / 50 70 60 20 NEWPORT AR 48 31 33 24 / 30 80 70 40 PINE BLUFF AR 52 36 39 27 / 20 90 80 40 RUSSELLVILLE AR 45 31 33 22 / 50 80 70 20 SEARCY AR 48 32 34 25 / 30 90 80 40 STUTTGART AR 51 35 37 26 / 20 90 80 40 && .LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY FOR BAXTER-BOONE-CLARK-CLEBURNE-CONWAY-FAULKNER-FULTON-GARLAND- HOT SPRING-INDEPENDENCE-IZARD-JACKSON-JOHNSON-LOGAN-LONOKE- MARION-MONTGOMERY-NEWTON-PERRY-PIKE-POLK-POPE-PRAIRIE-PULASKI- SALINE-SCOTT-SEARCY-SHARP-STONE-VAN BUREN-WHITE-WOODRUFF-YELL. && AVIATION...38
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 500 AM CST THU MAR 6 2008 ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-071100- ARKANSAS-BAXTER-BOONE-BRADLEY-CALHOUN-CLARK-CLEBURNE-CLEVELAND- CONWAY-DALLAS-DESHA-DREW-FAULKNER-FULTON-GARLAND-GRANT-HOT SPRING- INDEPENDENCE-IZARD-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-JOHNSON-LINCOLN-LOGAN-LONOKE- MARION-MONROE-MONTGOMERY-NEWTON-OUACHITA-PERRY-PIKE-POLK-POPE- PRAIRIE-PULASKI-SALINE-SCOTT-SEARCY-SHARP-STONE-VAN BUREN-WHITE-WOODRUFF-YELL- 500 AM CST THU MAR 6 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY FOR PARTS OF NORTH AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS. A COLD FRONT WILL STALL JUST SOUTH OF THE SOUTHERN ARKANSAS BORDER TODAY. THE FRONT WILL BECOME A WARM FRONT AND WILL THEN MOVE BACK NORTH THIS EVENING AS AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE WARM FRONT...BRINGING GULF OF MEXICO MOISTURE BACK INTO THE REGION. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN FALLING AS RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. AS TEMPERATURES APPROACH FREEZING LATER THIS EVENING ACROSS THE NORTH...THE RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW ACROSS NORTHERN ARKANSAS. IN ADDITION...THERE WILL BE LARGE AMOUNTS OF LIFT IN THE ATMOSPHERE WITH STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND UNSTABLE AIR. THIS WILL AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE SNOW AMOUNTS INCLUDING POSSIBLE THUNDER SNOW. A WINTER WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING. THE WARNING AREA IS FOR ROUGHLY THE NORTHERN HALF OF ARKANSAS PLUS PARTS OF THE WEST. THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM CST FRIDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. THE HEAVIER SNOW IS LIKELY TO START AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE UPPER LEVEL PORTION OF THE STORM WILL MOVE INTO ARKANSAS ON FRIDAY. CONSIDERABLY COLDER AIR WILL THEN SWEEP INTO THE STATE WITH RAIN MIXING WITH AND CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW BY THE END OF FRIDAY ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. IN AREAS ALONG A LINE FROM NEAR WALDRON...TO MORRILTON...TO BATESVILLE...FOUR TO EIGHT INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM EARLY FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY AFTERNOON. LOCALIZED SNOW AMOUNTS COULD APPROACH A FOOT IN SPOTS IF THUNDER SNOW DOES DEVELOP. IN LOCATIONS SURROUNDING THIS AREA TO THE NORTH...INCLUDING THE HARRISON...MOUNTAIN HOME...JASPER AND SALEM AREAS...TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE EXPECTED. AROUND CENTRAL ARKANSAS...INCLUDING HOT SPRINGS...LITTLE ROCK...AND AUGUSTA...TWO TO FOUR INCHES ARE ALSO EXPECTED. JUST SOUTH OF THIS AREA... INCLUDING PINE BLUFF AND SHERIDAN...UP TO ONE INCH OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED. AS THE STORM PULLS OUT...THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST FRIDAY EVENING. ALL THE WINTER WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO END NO LATER THAN MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS SITUATION IS STILL DEVELOPING...AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY. STAY TUNED FOR LATER FORECASTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. && VISIT NWS LITTLE ROCK ON THE WEB. GO TO HTTP://WEATHER.GOV AND CLICK ON CENTRAL ARKANSAS. 38
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
39 winter storm, 6 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
A coop observation in Lead Hill reported 2.5 inches of snow. Law enforcement reported 3 inches of snow in Bellefonte. The media reported 4 inches of snow in Gaither. The public reported 1.5 inch in Omaha. Law enforcement reported 4.0 inches in Harrison. There was a report of 8.0 inches in Western Grove. There was a report of 3.5 inches in Bergman.
A report of 8.0 inches was received from Clarksville. A report of 9.0 inches was received from Ozone by a coop observer.
A report of 13.0 inches was received from Ratcliff. A report of 10.0 inches was received from Subiaco. A report of 10.0 inches was received from Booneville. A report of 9.0 inches was received from Paris. Power outages were reported throughout the county. The heavy snow snapped power lines and caused trees and limbs to crash into power lines. Damage to numerous structures including building awnings and poultry houses was reported. One tree was reported down on Bryan Street in Paris. A severed power line snapped at the Paris-Subiaco Municipal Airport.
A report of 12.0 inches was received from Deer by the media. A report of 13.0 inches was received from Vendor by the media. A report of 12.0 inches was received from Jasper by the media. A report of 11.0 inches was received from Mount Judea by the media. A report of 3.0 inches was received from Marble Falls by the public. A report of 7.0 inches was received from 5 miles south of Jasper by the media. A report of 8.0 inches was received from Western Grove by the media.
A report of 8.0 inches was received from Mena by the public. A report of 6.0 inches was received from Bogg Springs. A report of 5.0 inches was received from Cove.
A report of 8.5 inches was received from Waldron by the media. Widespread power outages were reported across the county. Numerous trees were reported down, and the county also had swollen steams and wash-out bridges.
A coop observation of 4 inches was received. Three inches were reported in Gamaliel. Law enforcement reported 6.0 inches in Mountain Home. The media reported 4.2 inches of snow in Clarkridge.
Law enforcement reported 8.0 inches in Viola. Law enforcement reported 4.0 inches in Salem.
Snow covered the roads north and west of Batesville.
A trained spotter reported 5 inches in Myron. Four to five inches were reported on area roads across the county. A trained spotter reported 8.2 inches in Mount Pleasant. A trained spotter reported 5 inches at Calico Rock.
A report was received of 10.0 inches from Yellville. A report of 7.0 inches was received from Flippin by the public.
A report was received of 4.5 inches from Russellville by the media.
A report was received of 11.5 inches from Snowball. A report was received of 10.0 inches from Leslie. A report was received of 10.0 inches from Oxley. A report was received of 10.0 inches from Marshall. A report was received of 9.0 inches from Gilbert.
A report of 10.0 inches was received from Evening Shade. A report of 5.0 inches was received from Ash Flat.
A report of 18.0 inches was received from Fox by a trained spotter. A report of 14.0 inches was received from Dodd Mountain by the media. A report of 7.5 inches was received from Mountain View by the media. The emergency manager reported that their was 7800 people without power.
A report was received of 5.0 inches from Centerville by a Coop Observer. A report was received of 14.5 inches from Mt George by the media. A report of 10.0 inches was received from Danville. A report of 1.5 inches was received from Dardanelle by law enforcement. Trees were reported down on East 6th Street, West 9th Street, and also at the City Park. A tree fell on the side of a house on Grant Street. Utility lines and a large tree were blown down on the old Danville Cemetery and power lines were down throughout the city.
A report of 2.5 inches was received from Royal. Law enforcement reported 1.0 inch in Hot Springs.
Law enforcement reported 0.5 inch in Amity.
Heavy snow fell across the county.
A report was received of 7.0 inches from Pine Ridge. A report of 5.0 inches was received from Hopper. A report of 4.0 inches was received from Mount Ida by Law Enforcement. Power failures were reported throughout the county.
A report of 4.0 inches was reported by law enforcement in Murfreesboro.
A report was received of 3.5 inches from Paron by the media.
Law enforcement reported 1.5 inches of snow.
A report of 1.0 inch was received in Hatteville. Law enforcement reported 2.0 inches at Morrilton. A report of 0.5 inch was reported in Menifee.
A coop observer reported 2.0 inches in Conway.
A report of 12.0 inches was received from Botkinburg. A report of 8.0 inches was received from Chimes. A report of 4.0 inches was received from Damascus. A report of 12.0 inches was received from Dennard by the media. A report of 4.0 inches was received from Clinton by law enforcement.
A report of 3.0 inches was received from Perry by law enforcement.
Four inches fell across parts of the county.
A report of 5.5 inches was reported in White Hall. A reported of 7 inches was reported in Pine Bluff. Widespread traffic accidents were reported across the county.
A report of 1.0 inches was received from Crystal Hill. A report of 2.8 inches was received from Little Rock. A report of 2.0 inches was reported from North Little Rock. A report of 2.0 inches was received from Little Rock Airport. A report of 2.8 inches was received from 10 west of downtown Little Rock.
A report of 10 inches of snow was received from McGehee. Traffic accidents and power outages were reported across the county. Major accidents occurred along United States Highway 65, Arkansas Highway 278 and Arkansas Highway 1.
More than 6 inches of snow fell across the county, knocking out power to a large portion of the county and creating hazardous driving conditions. About 2,180 people were without power in the county.
Six inches of snow fell at Brinkley.
Six inches of snow fell at Monticello.
Four inches fell across the county.
Four inches fell across the county.
Four inches fell across the county.
Four inches fell across the county.
Four inches fell across the county.
Four inches fell across parts of the county.
Four inches fell across the county.
Four inches fell across parts of the county.
Four inches fell across parts of the county.
Four inches fell across parts of the county.
Four inches fell across parts of the county.
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