Winter Weather, Searcy
- When
- January 2, 11:00 PM CST to January 4, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Searcy forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Arkansas, January 2 to 4, 2010
An area of low pressure aloft, moving down from the northwest, triggered light snow across much of the northern half of Arkansas. The snow began in the extreme north late on the evening of the 2nd and spread as far south as the central part of the state during the day of the 3rd.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 23 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
- 33
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.
An area of low pressure aloft, moving down from the northwest, triggered light snow across much of the northern half of Arkansas. The snow began in the extreme north late on the evening of the 2nd and spread as far south as the central part of the state during the day of the 3rd. Patchy snow then continued through the morning of the 4th. Over the northern third of the state, most accumulations were in the range of 1 to 3 inches. In central Arkansas, accumulations ranged from a trace to around an inch. The snow ushered in a period of bitter cold. Reinforcements of Arctic air over the next week made it the coldest spell of weather in about a decade.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
30 winter weather, 3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Newton
- When
- January 2, 11:00 PM CST to January 4, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Newton forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
Heavy Snow, Baxter
- When
- January 2, 11:00 PM CST to January 4, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Baxter forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 36.287, -92.337 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Mountain Home area received 5 inches of snow.
Heavy Snow, Marion
- When
- January 2, 11:00 PM CST to January 4, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Marion forecast zone
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 36.268, -92.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Up to 6 inches of snow fell in Marion County.
Heavy Snow, Boone
- When
- January 2, 11:00 PM CST to January 4, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Boone forecast zone
- Reported by
- Newspaper
Four to five inches of snow fell across much of Boone County.
Winter Weather, Van Buren
- When
- January 3, 2:00 AM CST to January 4, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Van Buren forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
Winter Weather, Cleburne
- When
- January 3, 2:00 AM CST to January 4, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cleburne forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 35.538, -92.027 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, White
- When
- January 3, 2:00 AM CST to January 4, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- White forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWSS
- Coordinates
- 35.256, -91.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Woodruff
- When
- January 3, 2:00 AM CST to January 4, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Woodruff forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 35.186, -91.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Fulton
- When
- January 3, 3:00 AM CST to January 4, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Fulton forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 36.382, -91.818 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Sharp
- When
- January 3, 3:00 AM CST to January 4, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Sharp forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 36.161, -91.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Izard
- When
- January 3, 3:00 AM CST to January 4, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Izard forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 36.095, -91.913 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Stone
- When
- January 3, 3:00 AM CST to January 4, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Stone forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 35.860, -92.157 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Johnson
- When
- January 3, 3:00 AM CST to January 4, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Johnson forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
Winter Weather, Pope
- When
- January 3, 3:00 AM CST to January 4, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pope forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
Icy roads following the snow led to the deaths of an elderly couple in a traffic accident on the afternoon of the 4th. Their car encountered an icy curve on Mill Creek Road west of Russellville, went off the road, and overturned in Lake Dardanelle.
Winter Weather, Independence
- When
- January 3, 3:00 AM CST to January 4, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Independence forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 35.742, -91.570 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Jackson
- When
- January 3, 3:00 AM CST to January 4, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWSS
- Coordinates
- 35.599, -91.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Logan
- When
- January 3, 3:00 AM CST to January 4, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Logan forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
Winter Weather, Conway
- When
- January 3, 3:00 AM CST to January 4, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Conway forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 35.262, -92.701 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Faulkner
- When
- January 3, 3:00 AM CST to January 4, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Faulkner forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 35.147, -92.332 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Monroe
- When
- January 3, 2:00 PM CST to January 4, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Monroe forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 34.678, -91.204 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Yell
- When
- January 3, 11:00 PM CST to January 4, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Yell forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
Winter Weather, Perry
- When
- January 3, 11:00 PM CST to January 4, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Perry forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 34.947, -92.931 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Scott
- When
- January 4, 1:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
Winter Weather, Montgomery
- When
- January 4, 4:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
Winter Weather, Garland
- When
- January 4, 4:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Garland forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 34.577, -93.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Icy road conditions led to numerous accidents and vehicles sliding off the road.
Winter Weather, Saline
- When
- January 4, 4:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Saline forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 34.647, -92.677 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Pulaski
- When
- January 4, 4:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pulaski forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Numerous accidents occurred during the morning rush hour.
Winter Weather, Lonoke
- When
- January 4, 4:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lonoke forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 34.754, -91.889 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Prairie
- When
- January 4, 4:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Prairie forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 34.830, -91.553 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Hot Spring
- When
- January 4, 4:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hot Spring forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 34.318, -92.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Grant
- When
- January 4, 4:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Grant forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 34.290, -92.424 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Jefferson
- When
- January 4, 4:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 34.269, -91.931 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
- 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
- Cold in Tennessee, January 2 to 15, 2010
- Frost and Freeze in Florida, January 2 to 13, 2010
- Avalanche in Oregon, January 2, 2010
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Vermont, January 2 to 3, 2010
- Cold in Louisiana, January 2 to 11, 2010
- High Wind and Strong Wind in New Jersey, January 2 to 3, 2010
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New York, January 2 to 3, 2010
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Pennsylvania, January 2 to 3, 2010
- Strong Wind in Delaware, January 2 to 3, 2010
- Flash Flood and Winter Storm in Maine, January 2 to 3, 2010
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in North Carolina, January 2, 2010
- Winter Weather in New York, January 2 to 4, 2010
More
Every storm in Arkansas in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, January 2010
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: 205644, 205645, 205696, 206381, 206382, 205649, 205650, 205657, 205658, 205640, 205641, 205642, 205643, 205647, 205648, 205651, 205652, 205653, 205655, 205656, 205677, 205679, 205680, 205678, 205681, 205682, 205683, 205684, 205685, 205686, 205687, 205688, 205689.