Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Arkansas, January 21 to 22, 2016

Name: Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Arkansas, January 21 to 22, 2016
Start: 2016-01-21T21:00
End: 2016-01-22T09:00
Location: Arkansas

January 21 to 22, 2016 · NWS LZK · 34 events in 34 counties and zones

Late on the 21st into the 22nd, a strong storm system brought some freezing rain, sleet and heavy snow to a large portion of the area. Precipitation fell as rain at first, but changed to a mix of freezing rain and sleet during the evening hours, then switched over to all snow by midnight on the 22nd.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 32 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 34

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.

Snow was heaviest from Little Rock (Pulaski County) to Cabot (Lonoke), where six to eight inches was observed. Ice accumulations of a trace to just under a quarter inch were also seen across the area.

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 Jan 21, 5:50 PM CST, 3 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 5:50 PM CST, 3 hours 10 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
550 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016

.AVIATION...

OBVIOUSLY A TRICKY TAF FORECAST WITH WINTRY PRECIPITATION IN THE
STATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING. CURRENTLY HAVE REMOVED ALL
MENTION OF THUNDER FROM THE TAFS. THAT BEING SAID...THUNDER SNOW
WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE STATE TONIGHT...GENERALLY IN SOUTH AND
EAST...BUT ISOLATED AND VERY DIFFICULT TO PINPOINT WHERE TO
INCLUDE IN THE TAFS. IFR AND LIFR CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN
OVERNIGHT WITH VFR CONDITIONS RETURNING AFTER 18Z FRIDAY. A WINTRY
MIX OF PRECIPITATION WILL BE SEEN BEFORE 06Z THIS EVENING WITH
MOSTLY SNOW SEEN AFTER 06Z. PRECIPITATION WILL END AT ALL TAF
SITES BY 15Z. IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THIS...GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL
BE SEEN OVERNIGHT AND INTO THE FIRST HALF OF FRIDAY.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 308 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016/

SHORT TERM....TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT

SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER EVENT CONTINUES TO UNFOLD ACROSS THE
COUNTY WARNING AREA AT THIS TIME WITH POSSIBLE HIGH SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE ACROSS MAINLY EASTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN AREAS. LIGHT RAIN
CURRENTLY FALLING ACROSS SOUTHERN ARKANSAS WHERE TEMPERATURES ARE
STRUGGLING TO GET OUT OF THE MID 30S. FOG AND FREEZING FOG ALSO
PREVALENT ACROSS THE NORTH AND CENTRAL SECTIONS WITH ONLY WIDELY
SCATTERED...PATCHY DRIZZLE...FREEZING DRIZZLE AND FREEZING FOG
SHOWING UP.

LATEST MOISTURE CHANNEL IMAGERY REVEALS A LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
IN THE NATIONS MID SECTION. EMBEDDED IN THE FEATURE ARE TWO DISTINCT
AREAS OF UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE...THE FIRST A RELATIVELY WEAK ONE
IN CENTRAL KANSAS WITH THE OTHER ONE NEAR THE DALLAS METRO PLEX.
MODELS REMAIN CONSISTENT IN TRANSFERRING THE ENERGY FROM THE KANSAS
LOW TO THE SOUTHERN LOW WITH RAPID DEEPENING TO FOLLOW IN RESPONSE.

SURFACE LOW LOCATED NEAR LUFKIN TEXAS AT THIS TIME AND FORECAST TO
DEEPEN RAPIDLY AND BE LOCATED OVER EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA BY EARLY
FRIDAY. CONFIDENCE CONTINUES TO INCREASE IN A WINTER WEATHER EVENT
VERSUS JUST A FEW DAYS AGO AS SHORT RANGE AND HIGH RES MODELS ALL
BASICALLY ON THE SAME PAGE AT THIS TIME.

AS LOW PASSES TO OUR SOUTH...IT TAKES ON A SLIGHT NEGATIVE TILT AND
PULLS DOWN CONSIDERABLY COLDER AIR. ALL PRECIPITATION TYPES WILL
CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW AND IT WILL BE A RELATIVELY QUICK TRANSITION
AND PROLONGED ICING IS NOT EXPECTED. MODELS ALL PICKING UP ON A
TROWEL FEATURE WHICH WILL ENHANCE SNOWFALL RATES AND AMOUNTS.

QUESTION IS WHERE THIS FEATURE EVENTUALLY SETS UP...THE BEST
THINKING NOW IS IT WILL BE OVER THE EAST OR SOUTHEAST. AS A
RESULT...SNOW FALL AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN INCREASED OVER THE SOUTHEAST
PART OF THE COUNTY WARNING AREA WHERE AS MUCH AS 6 INCHES CAN NOT BE
RULED OUT. LESSER AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO THE NORTH AND WEST BUT
EVEN AROUND FOUR INCHES CAN NOT BE DISCOUNTED IN THE LITTLE ROCK
METROPOLITAN AREA.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS WILL CONTINUE IN ITS CURRENT CONFIGURATION AND
THE AREAS CURRENTLY UNDER A WINTER STORM WATCH WILL BE UPGRADED TO A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW. MODELS ARE ALSO
SHOWING CONVECTIVE POTENTIAL SO HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW CAN NOT BE
DISCOUNTED.

WIND WILL BE ANOTHER STORY WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM AS THE SURFACE LOW
DEEPENS. EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY WARNING AREA MAY EVEN FLIRT
WITH BLIZZARD CRITERIA. WHILE EXPECTING WINDS OF 20 TO OVER 30 MPH
POSSIBLE WITH HIGHER GUSTS...NO NOT BELIEVE THE CRITERIA FOR A
BLIZZARD WILL BE MET AND WILL HOLD OFF ON ANY HEADLINES FOR NOW
CONCERNING THIS.

EXPECT THIS SYSTEM TO DEPART THE CWA BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AT THE
LATEST...WITH PRECIP ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST FRIDAY MORNING. DRIER
CONDITIONS WILL BE SEEN...BUT TEMPERATURES MAY STRUGGLE TO WARM MUCH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH ANY SNOW COVER AND A BREEZY NW WIND. CALMER
CONDITIONS WILL THEN BE SEEN INTO THE FIRST PART OF THE LONG TERM
PERIOD.

LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE UPPER LOW PRESSURE BRINGING THE SNOW TO ARKANSAS TONIGHT WILL BE
ALONG THE EAST COAST BY SATURDAY MORNING AND A LARGE UPPER RIDGE
WILL BE BUILDING OVER THE ROCKIES. THE RIDGE WILL MOVE EAST TO THE
PLAINS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. BY MONDAY A DEEP UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND INTO THE GREAT LAKES AREA. TUESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY...THE TROUGH WILL REMAIN IN THE EAST WITH RIDGING
IN THE WEST.

SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER ARKANSAS SATURDAY WITH CLEAR
TO PARTLY SKIES. MUCH OF THE EXTENDED FORECAST WILL BE DRY. THERE
WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN MONDAY AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES
NORTH OF ARKANSAS AND DRAGS A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE STATE. THE RAIN
WILL TAPER OFF IN THE EAST MONDAY EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE IN
CONTROL FOR TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BATESVILLE AR     29  34  23  37 /  90  50   0   0
CAMDEN AR         33  41  26  43 /  90  20   0   0
HARRISON AR       25  31  20  39 /  40  10   0   0
HOT SPRINGS AR    31  39  26  42 /  90  20   0   0
LITTLE ROCK   AR  31  37  26  39 /  90  50   0   0
MONTICELLO AR     32  37  27  39 /  90  60  10   0
MOUNT IDA AR      30  38  23  43 /  70  20   0   0
MOUNTAIN HOME AR  26  32  21  39 /  60  20   0   0
NEWPORT AR        29  34  23  36 /  90  80  10   0
PINE BLUFF AR     31  36  27  37 /  90  60   0   0
RUSSELLVILLE AR   30  38  23  41 /  70  20   0   0
SEARCY AR         29  35  22  37 /  90  70   0   0
STUTTGART AR      30  35  26  36 /  90  80  10   0
&&

.LZK WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY FOR ARKANSAS-CLEBURNE-
CLEVELAND-DALLAS-DESHA-DREW-FAULKNER-GARLAND-GRANT-HOT SPRING-
INDEPENDENCE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-LINCOLN-LONOKE-MONROE-PERRY-
PRAIRIE-PULASKI-SALINE-SHARP-WHITE-WOODRUFF.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM CST FRIDAY FOR BAXTER-BRADLEY-
CALHOUN-CLARK-CONWAY-FULTON-IZARD-MARION-MONTGOMERY-OUACHITA-
PIKE-POPE-SEARCY-STONE-VAN BUREN-YELL.

&&

AVIATION...65

Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 21, 12:59 PM CST, 8 hours 1 minute before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1259 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016

ARZ003>007-012>016-021>025-030>034-037>047-052>057-062>069-221100-
BOONE-MARION-BAXTER-FULTON-SHARP-NEWTON-SEARCY-STONE-IZARD-
INDEPENDENCE-JOHNSON-POPE-VAN BUREN-CLEBURNE-JACKSON-LOGAN-CONWAY-
FAULKNER-WHITE-WOODRUFF-SCOTT-YELL-PERRY-POLK-MONTGOMERY-GARLAND-
SALINE-PULASKI-LONOKE-PRAIRIE-MONROE-PIKE-CLARK-HOT SPRING-GRANT-
JEFFERSON-ARKANSAS-DALLAS-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-DESHA-OUACHITA-
CALHOUN-BRADLEY-DREW-
1259 PM CST THU JAN 21 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A LARGE PART OF ARKANSAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

LIGHT RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTHERN ARKANSAS THIS AFTERNOON.
LIGHT SLEET WILL MIX IN WITH THE RAIN AT TIMES AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.

THE AREA OF RAIN WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
TONIGHT...A NEW STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING ANOTHER...MORE
SIGNIFICANT...ROUND OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO A LARGER PORTION
OF THE STATE. EXPECT RAINFALL TO TRANSITION TO A WINTRY MIX THIS
EVENING...THEN TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW OVERNIGHT INTO FRIDAY
MORNING. EXPECT THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION TO EXIT THE STATE BY
MIDDAY ON FRIDAY.

EXPECT ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A FEW HUNDREDTHS...UP TO
TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ON
THE ORDER OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...GENERALLY ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE
FROM CHEROKEE VILLAGE...TO CONWAY...TO HOT SPRINGS...TO
MONTICELLO. ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO OVER 6 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
ALONG THE I-40 CORRIDOR EAST OF LITTLE ROCK. LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS MAY BE POSSIBLE.

THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF HEAVIEST SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS MAY
STILL CHANGE...AS WELL AS HOW MUCH WINTRY PRECIPITATION MAY BE
SEEN. AS A RESULT...REFER TO THE LATEST FORECASTS THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THESE DETAILS BECOME MORE CLEAR.

THIS WINTRY PRECIPITATION WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING
CONDITIONS. SOME STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO BE SEEN WITH THIS
EVENT...WITH NORTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO OVER 30 MPH EXPECTED WITH
THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION. GUSTS MAY APPROACH 40 MPH OVER EASTERN
SECTIONS OF THE AREA. THESE WINDS WILL ALSO ADD TO THE HAZARDOUS
DRIVING CONDITIONS...AS WELL AS CAUSE POSSIBLE UTILITY OUTAGES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE EXITING THE AREA FRIDAY
MORNING...WITH PRECIP ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST. DRIER AND CALMER
CONDITIONS WILL THEN BE SEEN INTO THE WEEKEND...WITH THE THREAT
FOR HAZARDOUS WEATHER BECOMING LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. HOWEVER...REPORTS OF
SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE APPRECIATED.

&&

VISIT NWS LITTLE ROCK ON THE WEB. GO TO HTTP://WEATHER.GOV AND
CLICK ON CENTRAL ARKANSAS.

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Event by event

20 winter weather, 14 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Searcy

When: January 21, 9:00 PM CST to January 22, 1:00 AM CST
Where: Searcy forecast zone
Reported by: Public

Light snow up to .5 inch fell across Searcy county.

Winter Weather, Baxter

When: January 21, 9:00 PM CST to January 22, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Baxter forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 36.287, -92.337 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light snow up to 1 inch fell across Baxter county.

Winter Weather, Van Buren

When: January 21, 9:00 PM CST to January 22, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Van Buren forecast zone
Reported by: Public

Snowfall of 1-2 inches fell across Van Buren county.

Winter Weather, Fulton

When: January 21, 10:00 PM CST to January 22, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Fulton forecast zone
Reported by: Broadcast Media
Coordinates: 36.382, -91.818 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 1-2 inches fell across Fulton county.

Winter Weather, Izard

When: January 21, 10:00 PM CST to January 22, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Izard forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 36.095, -91.913 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light snow of 0.5 inch fell across Izard county.

Winter Weather, Stone

When: January 21, 10:00 PM CST to January 22, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Stone forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.860, -92.157 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 1-2 inches fell across Stone county.

Winter Weather, Conway

When: January 21, 10:00 PM CST to January 22, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Conway forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.262, -92.701 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light snow of less than 0.5 inch fell across Conway county.

Winter Weather, Perry

When: January 21, 10:00 PM CST to January 22, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Perry forecast zone
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 34.947, -92.931 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 1-3 inches fell across Perry county.

Winter Weather, Garland

When: January 21, 10:00 PM CST to January 22, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Garland forecast zone
Reported by: Park/Forest Service
Coordinates: 34.577, -93.150 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Less than a half inch of snow fell in eastern Garland county.

Winter Weather, Hot Spring

When: January 21, 10:00 PM CST to January 22, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Hot Spring forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 34.318, -92.946 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 1-2 inches fell in eastern Hot Spring county.

Winter Weather, Clark

When: January 21, 10:00 PM CST to January 22, 5:00 AM CST
Where: Clark forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 34.051, -93.176 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 1-2 inches fell in southern Clark county.

Winter Storm, Lonoke

When: January 21, 11:00 PM CST to January 22, 8:00 AM CST
Where: Lonoke forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 34.754, -91.889 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts ranged from a couple inches in southern Lonoke county, to 8 inches near Cabot.

Winter Storm, Pulaski

When: January 21, 11:00 PM CST to January 22, 8:00 AM CST
Where: Pulaski forecast zone
Reported by: Official NWS Observations
Coordinates: 34.770, -92.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts ranged from 6 to 8 inches across eastern and central Pulaski County with lesser amounts in western Pulaski County.

Winter Storm, Faulkner

When: January 21, 11:00 PM CST to January 22, 8:00 AM CST
Where: Faulkner forecast zone
Reported by: NWS Employee
Coordinates: 35.147, -92.332 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts ranged from 4 to 6 inches across a large portion of Faulkner County.

Winter Storm, White

When: January 21, 11:00 PM CST to January 22, 9:00 AM CST
Where: White forecast zone
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 35.256, -91.745 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts ranged from 5 to 7 inches across a large portion of White County with lesser amounts in the north.

Winter Storm, Saline

When: January 21, 11:00 PM CST to January 22, 7:00 AM CST
Where: Saline forecast zone
Reported by: Social Media
Coordinates: 34.647, -92.677 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts ranged from 3 to 7 inches across parts of eastern Saline County. Lower amounts were in the western part of the county.

Winter Storm, Grant

When: January 21, 11:00 PM CST to January 22, 7:00 AM CST
Where: Grant forecast zone
Reported by: Trained Spotter
Coordinates: 34.290, -92.424 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts of 4 inches fell across a large part of Grant County.

Winter Storm, Dallas

When: January 21, 11:00 PM CST to January 22, 7:00 AM CST
Where: Dallas forecast zone
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 33.970, -92.654 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts of 3-4 inches fell across a large part of Dallas County.

Winter Weather, Sharp

When: January 21, 11:00 PM CST to January 22, 7:00 AM CST
Where: Sharp forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 36.161, -91.480 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 1-2 inches fell across Sharp county.

Winter Weather, Cleburne

When: January 21, 11:00 PM CST to January 22, 7:00 AM CST
Where: Cleburne forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 35.538, -92.027 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 2-3 inches fell across Cleburne county.

Winter Weather, Independence

When: January 21, 11:00 PM CST to January 22, 8:00 AM CST
Where: Independence forecast zone
Reported by: Social Media
Coordinates: 35.742, -91.570 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 1-2 inches fell across Independence county.

Winter Weather, Jackson

When: January 21, 11:00 PM CST to January 22, 9:00 AM CST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 35.599, -91.215 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 1 inch fell across Jackson county. Light freezing rain fell before the snow fell causing traffic problems.

Winter Storm, Jefferson

When: January 22, 12:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 34.269, -91.931 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts of 4-7 inches fell across much of western Jefferson County with lesser amounts in the east.

Winter Storm, Cleveland

When: January 22, 12:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Cleveland forecast zone
Reported by: Post Office
Coordinates: 33.898, -92.185 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts of 2-4 inches fell across a large part of Cleveland County.

Winter Weather, Bradley

When: January 22, 12:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
Where: Bradley forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 33.466, -92.162 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 1 inch fell across much of Bradley county.

Winter Storm, Arkansas

When: January 22, 1:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where: Arkansas forecast zone
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 34.291, -91.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts of 2-5 inches fell across much of Arkansas County.

Winter Storm, Lincoln

When: January 22, 1:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Lincoln forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 33.958, -91.733 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts of 3-4 inches fell across mainly the eastern half of Lincoln County.

Winter Storm, Ouachita

When: January 22, 1:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
Where: Ouachita forecast zone
Reported by: Social Media
Coordinates: 33.593, -92.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts of 3-4 inches fell across Ouachita County.

Winter Storm, Calhoun

When: January 22, 1:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
Where: Calhoun forecast zone
Reported by: Post Office
Coordinates: 33.558, -92.503 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts of 3-4 inches fell across Calhoun County.

Winter Weather, Woodruff

When: January 22, 1:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where: Woodruff forecast zone
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 35.186, -91.243 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 1-3 inches fell across much of Woodruff county.

Winter Weather, Prairie

When: January 22, 1:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where: Prairie forecast zone
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 34.830, -91.553 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 1-3 inches fell across much of Prairie county.

Winter Weather, Monroe

When: January 22, 2:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where: Monroe forecast zone
Reported by: Post Office
Coordinates: 34.678, -91.204 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 1 inch fell across much of Monroe county.

Winter Weather, Drew

When: January 22, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where: Drew forecast zone
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 33.589, -91.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 1-2 inches fell across Drew county.

Winter Storm, Desha

When: January 22, 3:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where: Desha forecast zone
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 33.833, -91.254 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall amounts of 1-4 inches fell across Desha County.

What these are

Winter Weather: Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
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

Every storm in Arkansas in 2016 Every state in 2016 This day in weather history Warnings in Arkansas, January 2016

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: 616336, 616337, 616342, 616338, 616339, 616341, 616354, 616357, 616358, 616361, 616362, 615406, 615572, 616293, 616294, 616295, 616297, 616304, 616340, 616343, 616344, 616345, 616299, 616307, 616349, 616303, 616312, 616319, 616321, 616346, 616347, 616348, 616352, 616318.