Arkansas, 2014

Winter Weather in Arkansas, February 11 to 12, 2014

February 11 to 12, 2014 · NWS LZK · 10 events in 10 counties and zones

An area of low pressure passing by to the south of Arkansas triggered one round of wintry precipitation in southern Arkansas on the evening of the 11th. A second round occurred in southern and eastern Arkansas on the morning of the 12th.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 10 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Wind
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  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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 passing by to the south of Arkansas triggered one round of wintry precipitation in southern Arkansas on the evening of the 11th. A second round occurred in southern and eastern Arkansas on the morning of the 12th. In both cases, freezing rain, sleet, and snow were all reported. Although amounts were small, hazardous driving conditions and dozens of accidents resulted.

What forecasters said that day

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 Feb 11, 2:33 PM CST, 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 11, 2:33 PM CST, 27 minutes before
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In the hours before

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Event by event

10 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Ouachita

When
February 11, 3:00 PM CST to February 12, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Ouachita forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
33.593, -92.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Calhoun

When
February 11, 4:00 PM CST to February 12, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Calhoun forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
33.558, -92.503 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Bradley

When
February 11, 4:00 PM CST to February 12, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Bradley forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
33.466, -92.162 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Drew

When
February 11, 5:00 PM CST to February 12, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Drew forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
33.589, -91.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Desha

When
February 11, 6:00 PM CST to February 12, 11:00 AM CST
Where
Desha forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
33.833, -91.254 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Lincoln

When
February 11, 6:00 PM CST to February 12, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Lincoln forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
33.958, -91.733 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Cleveland

When
February 12, 12:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where
Cleveland forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
33.898, -92.185 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Jefferson

When
February 12, 1:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where
Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
34.269, -91.931 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Monroe

When
February 12, 6:00 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where
Monroe forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
34.678, -91.204 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Grant

When
February 12, 7:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where
Grant forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
34.290, -92.424 (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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Arkansas in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, February 2014

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 487949, 487952, 487953, 487955, 487951, 487957, 487959, 487960, 487964, 487962.