Winter Weather, Boone
- When
- March 12, 5:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Boone forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
Sleet and snow fell on roads in the area.
Winter Weather in Arkansas, March 12, 2009
During the overnight hours of the 11th, moisture built back to the north as temperatures dipped into the 30s. A wintry mix of precipitation ended up developing across the northern half of the state by the morning of the 12th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
During the overnight hours of the 11th, moisture built back to the north as temperatures dipped into the 30s. A wintry mix of precipitation ended up developing across the northern half of the state by the morning of the 12th. There was freezing rain toward central sections of the state. From around Searcy to Newport and Jonesboro, temperatures managed to dip just below freezing and there were small amounts of freezing rain and sleet, followed by a little snow.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
5 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Newton
- When
- March 12, 5:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Newton forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
Sleet and snow fell on roads in the area.
Winter Weather, Jackson
- When
- March 12, 8:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 35.599, -91.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Slush occurred on roads in the area.
Winter Weather, White
- When
- March 12, 8:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- White forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 35.256, -91.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Slush occurred on roads in the area.
Winter Weather, Independence
- When
- March 12, 8:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Independence forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 35.742, -91.570 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Slush occurred on roads in the area.
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Tennessee, March 12 to 13, 2009
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Kentucky, March 12 to 13, 2009
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Arkansas, March 12, 2009
- Heavy Snow in New Mexico, March 12 to 13, 2009
- Winter Weather in Virginia, March 12 to 13, 2009
- Winter Weather in Colorado, March 12 to 13, 2009
- Winter Weather in West Virginia, March 12 to 13, 2009
More
Every storm in Arkansas in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, March 2009
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 158138, 158139, 158140, 158141, 158142.