Winter Storm in Arkansas

Events

1,569

Deaths

10

Injuries

11

Damage

$153 million

• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Arkansas, December 25 to 26, 20121 death · $116 million · 45 eventsEarly on Christmas Day, a stationary front was located to the south of Arkansas. During the day, a low pressure center formed along the front, eventually tracking across southeast Arkansas on the evening of the 25th and on toward Middle Tennessee by midnight on the 26th.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Arkansas, December 5 to 6, 20131 death · 1 injured · $26 million · 45 eventsAfter Arctic air overspread Arkansas, an area of low pressure aloft moved toward the state from the southwestern United States. As the low pressure approached, moisture moved up over the cold air, resulting in wintry precipitation.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Arkansas, March 2 to 3, 20141 death · 2 injured · $3.4 million · 43 eventsA strong Arctic cold front moved through Arkansas on the 2nd and the morning hours of the 3rd. Freezing rain and sleet began to fall in northern Arkansas before dawn on the 2nd, while rain fell over the rest of the state.
• Winter Storm in Arkansas, February 8 to 9, 20112 deaths · 7 eventsA strong upper level disturbance moved from the northwestern United States southeastward into the Southern Plains on the 8th and 9th. Snow developed across the region during the evening hours of the 8th and continued through the 9th.
• Winter Storm in Arkansas, January 27 to 28, 20001 death · 45 eventsA major Winter Storm brought mostly heavy snow to Arkansas on January 27th and early on the 28th. Heavy snow began in southern and western sections of the state during the morning of the 27th, and gradually spread north and east.
• Winter Storm in Arkansas, March 2 to 3, 20141 death · 4 injured · 12 eventsAn arctic cold front pushed into the Mid-South during the day on March 2nd, 2014. Overrunning precipitation fell through a shallow arctic airmass which produced freezing rain, sleet and snow.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Arkansas, February 3 to 4, 20111 death · 1 injured · 9 eventsA cold arctic airmass was in place across the four state region the night of February 3rd as a strong upper level storm system moved quickly out of the southern Great Basin and into the West Texas Hill Country.
• Winter Storm in Arkansas, February 2, 20141 death · 12 eventsCold air spilled into Arkansas on the 1st. Then, on the 2nd, an area of low pressure aloft moved in from the southwest, causing moisture to be pushed up over the cold air. In northern Arkansas, snow fell and totals ranged from 2 to 6 inches.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Arkansas, February 28, 20091 death · 11 eventsA strong upper level low pressure system moved through Arkansas during the night of February 28th, 2009. The upper level low produced bands of snow across East Arkansas during the evening hours which continued into the early morning hours of March 1st, 2009.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Arkansas, December 15 to 16, 20081 death · 6 eventsA strong cold front pushed into Northeast Arkansas during the early morning hours of December 15th, 2008. Very shallow arctic air filtered into the region behind the front. Rain changed over to freezing rain and sleet.
• Winter Storm and Hail in Arkansas, February 1, 2011$740,000 · 1 in hail · 59 eventsA low pressure center tracked across Arkansas on the 1st, taking a path from near Texarkana to the Missouri Bootheel. In the colder air to the northwest of the low, freezing rain and sleet occurred, then precipitation changed over to light snow.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Arkansas, February 15 to 16, 2015$1.4 million · 45 eventsAfter a mild and quiet start to the month and much of the year, a quick change in seasons was provided by Arctic high pressure in the Ohio Valley.
• Winter Storm in Arkansas, December 3 to 4, 2002$3.7 million · 15 eventsA mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain starting falling on the afternoon of the 3rd over parts of north-central Arkansas. The precipitation gradually overspread the rest of the area by that evening and continued through the morning hours of the 4th.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Arkansas, March 4 to 5, 2015$850,000 · 45 eventsAfter springlike conditions were seen across Arkansas on March 3rd, a strong cold front surged southeast across the state on the 4th. Abundant moisture remained in place as the colder air arrived, generating widespread wintry precipitation across the state.
• Winter Storm in Arkansas, December 13, 2000$2.1 million · 12 eventsA mix of snow,sleet and freezing rain fell across much of east Arkansas. The storm produced numerous downed tree limbs and power lines. Thousands of homes were without power for some period of time.
• Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Arkansas, December 5 to 6, 2013$1.9 million · 7 eventsArctic air spread across northwestern Arkansas on the 4th as a strong storm system developed across the western United States.
• Winter Storm and Flooding in Arkansas, February 7 to 20, 2010$415,000 · 37 eventsAs an area of low pressure aloft approached from the west, snow began spreading into western Arkansas very early on the morning of the 8th. Precipitation spread rapidly eastward as the morning progressed. In northern Arkansas, snow fell.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Arkansas, January 28 to 30, 2010$305,000 · 41 eventsColder air began spilling into Arkansas from the northwest on the 28th as Arctic high pressure approached. Then, a low pressure system approached the state from the northwest. This low pressure caused moisture from the Gulf of Mexico to overrun the cold air near the ground.
• Winter Storm in Arkansas, February 16 to 18, 2021$694,000 · 6 eventsOn the heels of the first winter storm and historically cold temperatures observed earlier in the week across all of the Southern Plains and much of the Lower Mississippi Valley, a second significant winter storm developed across much of these areas from February 16th-18th, with…
• Winter Storm in Arkansas, January 24 to 25, 2023$315,000 · 7 eventsA strong upper level disturbance translated from far west Texas through the Southern Plains on the 24th and 25th. Precipitation began as rain across the area during the morning of the 24th, but changed to snow during the afternoon and evening.
• Winter Storm in Arkansas, February 1 to 2, 1996$200,000 · 2 eventsUp to one inch of ice accumulated over Chicot and Ashley counties. Widespread damage occurred to trees and power lines. Almost all roads were ice covered and were totally impassable. There were also widespread power outages.
• Winter Storm in Arkansas, January 12 to 15, 2007$150,000 · 4 eventsAn arctic cold front moved into northwestern Arkansas during the morning hours of the 12th and continued to move through the region during the day.
• Winter Storm in Arkansas, February 16 to 17, 2021$157,000 · 3 eventsOn the heels of the first winter storm and historically cold temperatures observed earlier in the week across all of the Southern Plains and much of the Lower Mississippi Valley, a second significant winter storm developed across much of these areas from February 16th-19th, with…
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Arkansas, February 15, 2021$140,000 · 2 eventsWhile several rounds of winter weather occurred leading up to February 15, 2021, the first major winter precipitation event occurred on this day.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Arkansas, January 23 to 27, 202654 eventsA significant winter storm moved across the state between January 23rd and January 25th.

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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.