Ice Storm, Crawford
- When
- January 22, 8:00 AM CST to January 23, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Crawford forecast zone
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
Ice Storm in Arkansas, January 22 to 23, 2020
Precipitation developed into eastern Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas during the early morning of the 22nd, as a storm system approached the area from the Southern Rockies, drawing warm and moist air over retreating arctic air that was already in place. The precipitation began as snow and sleet, but changed to freezing rain across portions of northwest Arkansas during the morning of the 22nd.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $125,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 TSA wrote it up.
Precipitation developed into eastern Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas during the early morning of the 22nd, as a storm system approached the area from the Southern Rockies, drawing warm and moist air over retreating arctic air that was already in place. The precipitation began as snow and sleet, but changed to freezing rain across portions of northwest Arkansas during the morning of the 22nd. The freezing rain continued through midday of the 23rd, and resulted in one quarter to one half inch accumulation across portions of Washington, Crawford, and Franklin Counties. Hundreds of power outages were reported, as ice accumulated on power lines.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Washington
- When
- January 22, 8:00 AM CST to January 23, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Property damage
- $25,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
- Coordinates
- 35.979, -94.216 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Franklin
- When
- January 22, 12:00 PM CST to January 23, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Property damage
- $50,000
- Reported by
- Emergency Manager
What these are
- Ice Storm
- Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.
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The same day elsewhere
- Winter Weather in Michigan, January 22 to 23, 2020
- Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Arkansas, January 22 to 24, 2020
- Winter Weather in Arkansas, January 22, 2020
- Winter Weather in Texas, January 22, 2020
- High Wind in Wyoming, January 22, 2020
- Marine High Wind in Lake Superior, January 22, 2020
- Winter Weather in Nebraska, January 22, 2020
- Winter Weather in Oklahoma, January 22, 2020
- Dense Fog in California, January 22, 2020
- Heavy Rain in American Samoa, January 22 to 23, 2020
More
Every storm in Arkansas in 2020Every state in 2020This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, January 2020
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: 866110, 866112, 866111.