Winter Storm, Benton
- When
- January 15, 3:00 AM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Benton forecast zone
- Reported by
- Official NWS Observations
- Coordinates
- 36.339, -94.256 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A strong upper level storm system moved into the Southern Plains on the 15th. Precipitation overspread northwestern Arkansas during the early morning hours, with the approach of the system.
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS TSA wrote it up.
A strong upper level storm system moved into the Southern Plains on the 15th. Precipitation overspread northwestern Arkansas during the early morning hours, with the approach of the system. The air mass became cold enough to support snow within a few hours of the precipitation beginning, which resulted in a change over to snow later in the morning. The snow, which was occasionally heavy at times, continued through the evening, before tapering off, as the system moved away from the region. Widespread two to three inches of snow occurred across northwestern Arkansas, with heavier snow of four to eight inches occurring across portions of Carroll, Madison, Benton, Washington, Sebastian, and Franklin Counties.
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 Tulsa, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 14, 10:21 PM CST, 4 hours 39 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Tulsa OK 455 PM CST Fri Jan 14 2022 ARZ001-002-010-011-019-020-029-OKZ049-053>076-151145- Adair OK-Benton AR-Carroll AR-Cherokee OK-Choctaw OK-Craig OK- Crawford AR-Creek OK-Delaware OK-Franklin AR-Haskell OK-Latimer OK- Le Flore OK-Madison AR-Mayes OK-McIntosh OK-Muskogee OK-Nowata OK- Okfuskee OK-Okmulgee OK-Osage OK-Ottawa OK-Pawnee OK-Pittsburg OK- Pushmataha OK-Rogers OK-Sebastian AR-Sequoyah OK-Tulsa OK-Wagoner OK- Washington OK-Washington AR- 455 PM CST Fri Jan 14 2022 ...WINTER WEATHER AND WIND IMPACTS SATURDAY... This Outlook is for Northwest and West Central Arkansas as well as much of Eastern Oklahoma. .DAY ONE...Through Tonight. WINTER WEATHER. SNOW ACCUMULATION. RISK...Limited. AREA...Northeast Oklahoma into Northwest Arkansas. ONSET...Late Tonight. SIGNIFICANT WINDS. RISK...Limited. AREA...Eastern Oklahoma. ONSET...Late Tonight. DISCUSSION... A cold front will move into eastern Oklahoma late tonight bringing gusty northerly winds. Wind gusts near 40 mph will be likely across most of eastern Oklahoma behind the front. Precipitation will also develop near and behind the front, and will initially be rain. A transition to a rain/snow mix will take place as cooler air filters in behind the front. A changeover to mostly or all snow is expected across northeast Oklahoma towards sunrise, though marginal low level temperatures may delay the transition some. SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTION STATEMENT... Spotter Activation Not Expected. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday. SATURDAY...Winter Weather Potential...High Wind Potential. SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...No Hazards. WEDNESDAY...High Wind Potential. THURSDAY...No Hazards. EXTENDED DISCUSSION... Accumulating snowfall is likely through the day Saturday across much of eastern Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas. A Winter Weather Advisory will be in effect from 3 am Saturday to 12 am Sunday for far northeast Oklahoma into far northwest Arkansas, as well as parts of southeast Oklahoma and west central Arkansas. One to three inch accumulations are possible, with locally higher amounts within the higher terrain of Carroll and Madison counties. Gusty winds near or in excess of 40 miles per hour combined with the expected snowfall may create brief whiteout conditions. Travel may be hazardous at times across parts of eastern Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANNING STATEMENT... Light accumulations of snowfall are also expected across much of eastern Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas in addition to the aforementioned winter weather advisory. Slick spots are expected to develop across many area roadways with some blowing and drifting of snow across east-west roadways. weather.gov/tulsa contains additional information.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
6 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arkansas in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in Arkansas, January 2022
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: 996742, 996743, 996739, 996740, 996745, 996746.