Arkansas, 2025

Winter Weather in Arkansas, February 18 to 19, 2025

February 18 to 19, 2025 · NWS SHV · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

Areas of rain developed across much of the Four State Region during the afternoon hours of February 18th through the early morning hours of the 19th, along and behind an arctic cold front that moved into the region ahead of a strong upper trough of low pressure that translated east across the Southern Plains and Ozarks. While the precipitation ended across the northern sections of Southwest…

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 SHV wrote it up.

Areas of rain developed across much of the Four State Region during the afternoon hours of February 18th through the early morning hours of the 19th, along and behind an arctic cold front that moved into the region ahead of a strong upper trough of low pressure that translated east across the Southern Plains and Ozarks. While the precipitation ended across the northern sections of Southwest Arkansas before temperatures fell to or below freezing, areas of standing water quickly froze with the arrival of the subfreezing temperatures during the evening through the early morning hours of the 18th-19th, with portions of Southwest Arkansas observing a thin coat of ice on area roadways.

The following are known reports of ice and snow in Southwest Arkansas:

Little River County: Ashdown recorded a trace of sleet (ice). |Nevada County: Emmet recorded a trace of snow.

The radar

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Event by event

5 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Little River

When
February 18, 12:00 PM CST to February 19, 4:16 AM CST
Where
Little River forecast zone
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
33.701, -94.234 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Sevier

When
February 18, 12:00 PM CST to February 19, 4:16 AM CST
Where
Sevier forecast zone
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
33.997, -94.241 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Howard

When
February 18, 12:00 PM CST to February 19, 4:16 AM CST
Where
Howard forecast zone
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
34.089, -93.993 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Hempstead

When
February 18, 12:00 PM CST to February 19, 4:16 AM CST
Where
Hempstead forecast zone
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
33.735, -93.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Nevada

When
February 18, 12:00 PM CST to February 19, 4:16 AM CST
Where
Nevada forecast zone
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
33.664, -93.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

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

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1233816, 1233817, 1233818, 1233820, 1233821.