Winter Weather, Newton
- When
- January 15, 9:16 AM CST to 9:21 PM CST
- Where
- Newton forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
The CO-OP observer 1 WSW Compton measured 0.8 inches of snow at approximately 2100 feet in elevation.
Winter Weather in Arkansas, January 15, 2021
Showers moved across the state on the 16th which produced some light snow showers across the higher elevations of the Ozarks. Snowfall amounts of less than one inch were observed.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 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 LZK wrote it up.
Showers moved across the state on the 16th which produced some light snow showers across the higher elevations of the Ozarks. Snowfall amounts of less than one inch were observed.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Searcy
- When
- January 15, 9:30 AM CST to 11:13 PM CST
- Where
- Searcy forecast zone
- Reported by
- Social Media
An estimated 0.3 inches of snow was observed in Witt Springs.
Winter Weather, Marion
- When
- January 15, 11:15 AM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Marion forecast zone
- Reported by
- CoCoRaHS
- Coordinates
- 36.268, -92.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The CoCoRaHS station 3 SSE Bruno measured 0.5 inches of snow.
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
- Sneakerwave in Oregon, January 15, 2021
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New York, January 15 to 16, 2021
- Wildfire in Texas, January 15, 2021
- Winter Weather in Tennessee, January 15 to 16, 2021
- Dense Fog in Virginia, January 15 to 16, 2021
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New York, January 15 to 17, 2021
- High Wind in Texas, January 15, 2021
- Blizzard in Iowa, January 15, 2021
- High Wind in Oklahoma, January 15, 2021
- Dense Fog in West Virginia, January 15 to 16, 2021
- Blizzard in Nebraska, January 15, 2021
- Dust Storm in Texas, January 15, 2021
More
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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: 934247, 934248, 934246.