Winter Storm, Phillips
- When
- February 25, 12:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Phillips forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 34.428, -90.848 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Between two and six inches of snow fell.
Winter Storm in Arkansas, February 25, 2015
A low pressure system tracked from the Gulf of Mexico into Northern Florida on February 25th, 2015. Precipitation with the system spread northward into North Mississippi, East-Central Arkansas and Southwest Tennessee.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 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
- 2
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 MEG wrote it up.
A low pressure system tracked from the Gulf of Mexico into Northern Florida on February 25th, 2015. Precipitation with the system spread northward into North Mississippi, East-Central Arkansas and Southwest Tennessee. Due to arctic air already in place, the precipitation fell in the form of snow. Total snow amounts ranged from trace amounts to six inches across East-Central Arkansas. Roads became hazardous and numerous accidents occurred. The snow tapered off during the evening hours.
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 Memphis, TN wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 25, 5:42 AM CST, 6 hours 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 25, 5:42 AM CST, 6 hours 18 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN
542 AM CST WED FEB 25 2015
.DISCUSSION...
UPDATED FOR 12Z AVIATION DISCUSSION
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 316 AM CST WED FEB 25 2015/
SKIES ARE CLEAR ACROSS MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA EARLY THIS
MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER
30S. LOW PRESSURE IS FORMING OVER THE TEXAS GULF COAST AND IS
FORECAST NORTHEAST TODAY REACHING JUST SOUTH OF THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE BY THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION HAS ALREADY FORMED OVER
MUCH OF NORTHEAST TEXAS AND IS MOVING NORTHEAST TOWARD THE
FORECAST AREA. THIS PRECIPITATION WILL REACH THE FORECAST AREA
LATER THIS MORNING MAINLY IN THE FORM OF SNOW ALTHOUGH THERE MAY
BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET WHEN IT STARTS. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO
6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI AND
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED
OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE...EAST ARKANSAS AND THE
REMAINDER OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ON THE
COLD SIDE TODAY WITH HIGHS IN THE LOW TO MID 30S.
AS THE SURFACE LOW MOVES ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA THIS EVENING SNOW
WILL END FOR A FEW HOURS. HOWEVER...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE REGION OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND
OF LIGHT SNOW TO THE FORECAST AREA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WITH THIS
SYSTEM WILL BE VERY LIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL START TO BUILD INTO
THE REGION BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON BRINGING A PERIOD OF DRY WEATHER.
THE DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE FOR THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE QUITE COLD FROM THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT. BY SATURDAY WINDS WILL SLOWLY SHIFT TO A MORE SOUTHERLY
DIRECTION BRINGING THE START OF A WARMING TREND.
BY SATURDAY NIGHT...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE PLAINS STATES
WITH PRECIPITATION FOUND AHEAD OF IT. SOME OF THIS PRECIPITATION
MAY MOVE INTO THE FORECAST AREA WITH SOME RAIN IN THE EVENING
HOURS AND A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW POSSIBLE OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS
DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. BY SUNDAY AS THE FRONT MOVES CLOSER TO
THE FORECAST AREA THE CHANCE OF RAIN WILL INCREASE BUT TEMPERATURES
WILL ALSO BE WARMER SO NO WINTER PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED. THE
COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING INTO NORTH MISSISSIPPI BY MONDAY MORNING
SO EXPECT MORE RAIN FOR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.
BY MONDAY NIGHT THE COLD FRONT WILL LIFT BACK NORTH AS A WARM
FRONT WHICH WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES ON THE MILD SIDE FOR MONDAY
NIGHT AND TUESDAY WITH MORE RAIN EXPECTED.
ARS
&&
.AVIATION...
12Z TAF CYCLE
WINTER STORM TO IMPACT MAINLY SOUTHERN 2/3RDS OF THE MIDSOUTH.
PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD INTO THE MIDSOUTH THIS MORNING. VFR
CONDS WILL DETERIORATE TO MVFR AND EVENTUALLY IFR AT KTUP...KMEM
AND KMKL IN THAT ORDER. PRECIPITATION MAY START OUT BRIEFLY AS
SLEET...PERHAPS EVEN SOME RAIN AT KTUP...BEFORE CHANGING TO ALL
SNOW EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH AT KTUP/KMEM
TO RESULT IN LIFR CONDS FOR A PERIOD LATER THIS AFTERNOON. KJBR
SHOULD REMAIN VFR THROUGHOUT. CONDS WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING.
RIGHT NOW HAVE KMKL AND KMEM SLATED TO RETURN TO VFR AROUND
26/06Z BUT THAT COULD EASILY BE TOO OPTIMISTIC. KEPT LOW CLOUDS AT
KTUP THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT
THROUGH THIS EVENT. LIGHT E/SE TODAY BECOMING LIGHT N/NW TONIGHT.
SJM
&&
.MEG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AR...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR LEE AR-
PHILLIPS.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR
CRITTENDEN-CROSS-ST. FRANCIS.
MO...NONE.
MS...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR ALCORN-
BENTON MS-CALHOUN-CHICKASAW-COAHOMA-DESOTO-ITAWAMBA-
LAFAYETTE-LEE MS-MARSHALL-MONROE-PANOLA-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-
QUITMAN-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-UNION-
YALOBUSHA.
TN...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR HARDIN-
MCNAIRY.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR CHESTER-
DECATUR-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-HAYWOOD-HENDERSON-MADISON-SHELBY-
TIPTON.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 25, 11:44 AM CST, 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 1144 AM CST WED FEB 25 2015 ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115- MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ001>004-019>022-048>055-088>092-261945- ALCORN-BENTON MS-BENTON TN-CALHOUN-CARROLL-CHESTER-CHICKASAW-CLAY- COAHOMA-CRAIGHEAD-CRITTENDEN-CROCKETT-CROSS-DESOTO-DECATUR- DUNKLIN-DYER-FAYETTE-GIBSON-GREENE-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-HAYWOOD- HENDERSON-HENRY-ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LAKE-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE- LEE AR-LEE MS-MADISON-MARSHALL-MCNAIRY-MISSISSIPPI-MONROE-OBION- PANOLA-PEMISCOT-PHILLIPS-POINSETT-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-QUITMAN- RANDOLPH-SHELBY-ST. FRANCIS-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TIPTON- TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-UNION-WEAKLEY-YALOBUSHA- 1144 AM CST WED FEB 25 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST ARKANSAS... THE MISSOURI BOOTHEEL...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND WEST TENNESSEE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING ACROSS EAST CENTRAL ARKANSAS...NORTH MISSISSIPPI...AND THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF WEST TENNESSEE NEAR THE TENNESSEE RIVER. A WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AREA. LIGHT ICE ACCUMULATIONS FROM SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL ALSO OCCUR ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH MISSISSIPPI THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON UNTIL THE PRECIPITATION CHANGES TO ALL SNOW. LESSER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED FURTHER NORTH ALONG THE INTERSTATE 40 CORRIDOR. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WINTER WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTS ARE REQUESTED FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. JCL
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Lee
- When
- February 25, 12:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lee forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 34.781, -90.782 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Between two and four inches of snow fell.
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, February 25, 2015
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, February 25 to 26, 2015
- Heavy Snow in Tennessee, February 25 to 26, 2015
- Damaging Winds in Florida, February 25 to 26, 2015
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Mexico, February 25 to 28, 2015
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Tennessee, February 25 to 26, 2015
- Winter Storm in Virginia, February 25 to 26, 2015
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, February 25 to 26, 2015
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Arkansas, February 25, 2015
- Winter Storm in Mississippi, February 25, 2015
- Winter Weather in Texas, February 25 to 27, 2015
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, February 25 to 26, 2015
More
Every storm in Arkansas in 2015Every state in 2015This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, February 2015
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: 561151, 561152.