Winter Weather, Van Buren
- When
- February 16, 10:52 PM CST to 11:55 PM CST
- Where
- Van Buren forecast zone
- Reported by
- Amateur Radio
Freezing drizzle fell in Botkinburg accompanied by freezing fog. A deck was completely covered with ice.
Winter Weather in Arkansas, February 16, 2019
A cold front plowed through Arkansas from the Plains early on the 15th. Temperatures dropped at or just below freezing through much of the afternoon in northern sections of the state.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
A cold front plowed through Arkansas from the Plains early on the 15th. Temperatures dropped at or just below freezing through much of the afternoon in northern sections of the state. A storm system was on the heels of the front, and promised to bring some precipitation. Fortunately, moisture was limited locally, with a period or two of light freezing rain in the far north. Any impacts were minor.
Event by event
1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Avalanche in Colorado, February 16, 2019
- Winter Storm in Iowa, February 16 to 17, 2019
- Winter Weather in Nebraska, February 16 to 17, 2019
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in South Dakota, February 16 to 17, 2019
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, February 16 to 17, 2019
- Heavy Snow in North Dakota, February 16 to 17, 2019
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, February 16 to 17, 2019
- Heavy Snow in Nebraska, February 16 to 17, 2019
- Winter Storm in Montana, February 16 to 17, 2019
- High Wind in New Mexico, February 16, 2019
- Winter Storm in Montana, February 16, 2019
- Heavy Snow in Montana, February 16 to 17, 2019
More
Every storm in Arkansas in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, February 2019
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: 808654.