December 14 - 16, 2008 - Winter Weather in Arkansas
During the day on Sunday, December 14, 2008 temperatures across across Arkansas ranged from the 60's into the low 70's. By late Sunday a intense cold front began to cross from NW to SE through Arkanas. Temperatures fell nearly 30 degrees in a hour as the front passed. Within just a few hours the temperatures fell below freezing at most locations and some locations in NW Arkansas began to get freezing rain and sleet. The heaviest freezing rain/sleet fell later on the next day (Monday, December 15, 2008) into early Tusday (December 16) and most all of Arkansas recieved at least a trace of some form of wintry precipitation. Some storm reports/totals from the event are at the bottom of this page.
Here are some freezing rain accumulations from last night and this morning based on our weather watchers and Super Doppler Estimates:
Rogers…………….0?
Fayetteville……..Trace
Fort Smith (Downtown)………Trace
Heavener………….0.10?
Mena……………….0.10?
Fort Smith (south & east sides of city)….0.10?
Poteau……..0.10?
Greenwood…..0.10?
Paris…….0.25?
Ozark……0.25?
Booneville….0.25?
Charleston….0.25?
Waldron……0.25?
Cedar Creek….0.50?
Mt. Magazine…0.50?
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
REPORTS FOR DECEMBER 16 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 AM SLEET WOOSTER 35.20N 92.45W
12/16/2008 M1.50 INCH FAULKNER AR CO-OP OBSERVER
ACCUMULATION SINCE MONDAY.
0700 AM SLEET PINE RIDGE 34.58N 93.88W
12/16/2008 M0.50 INCH MONTGOMERY AR CO-OP OBSERVER
ONE HALF INCH OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACCUMULATED
SINCE MONDAY.
0700 AM SLEET NORTH LITTLE ROCK AIRPO 34.83N 92.27W
12/16/2008 M0.30 INCH PULASKI AR OFFICIAL NWS OBS
THE MEASUREMENT WAS A 24 HOUR ACCUMULATION.
0700 AM SLEET HARRISON 36.24N 93.12W
12/16/2008 E0.00 INCH BOONE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
A TRACE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WAS NOTED SINCE
MONDAY.
0700 AM SLEET BOGG SPRINGS 34.32N 94.42W
12/16/2008 M0.50 INCH POLK AR CO-OP OBSERVER
THE ONE HALF INCH MEASUREMENT IS A 24 HOUR ACCUMULATION.
0705 AM SLEET SALEM 36.37N 91.82W
12/16/2008 E1.00 INCH FULTON AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
GENERALLY LESS THAN AN INCH OF SLEET...FREEZING
RAIN...AND SNOW FELL IN FULTON COUNTY SINCE YESTERDAY.
0705 AM SLEET YELLVILLE 36.23N 92.69W
12/16/2008 E0.00 INCH MARION AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
A TRACE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WAS NOTED SINCE
YESTERDAY.
0705 AM SLEET MOUNTAIN HOME 36.34N 92.38W
12/16/2008 E0.00 INCH BAXTER AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
A TRACE OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WAS NOTED SINCE
MONDAY. MOST MAIN ROADS ARE PASSABLE...WITH ICE MAINLY
AFFECTING SIDE ROADS.
0710 AM SLEET MELBOURNE 36.06N 91.90W
12/16/2008 E0.50 INCH IZARD AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
ACCUMULATION SINCE MONDAY.
0710 AM SLEET ASH FLAT 36.23N 91.61W
12/16/2008 E1.00 INCH SHARP AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
ACCUMULATED SINCE MONDAY.
0710 AM SLEET MOUNTAIN VIEW 35.87N 92.11W
12/16/2008 E1.00 INCH STONE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
ONE INCH OR LESS OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATED
SINCE YESTERDAY.
0710 AM SLEET MARSHALL 35.91N 92.64W
12/16/2008 E0.25 INCH SEARCY AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
ONE QUARTER INCH OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN SINCE MONDAY.
0715 AM SLEET JASPER 36.01N 93.19W
12/16/2008 E0.00 INCH NEWTON AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
GENERALLY A TRACE OF SLEET AND ICE SINCE MONDAY.
0715 AM SLEET CLARKSVILLE 35.46N 93.47W
12/16/2008 E0.25 INCH JOHNSON AR EMERGENCY MNGR
GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE IN
JOHNSON COUNTY SINCE MONDAY.
0720 AM SLEET HEBER SPRINGS 35.50N 92.04W
12/16/2008 E0.75 INCH CLEBURNE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
AROUND ONE HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF FREEZING
RAIN AND SLEET ACCUMULATED SINCE MONDAY.
0720 AM SLEET NEWPORT 35.63N 91.24W
12/16/2008 E0.75 INCH JACKSON AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
AROUND THREE QUARTERS OF AN INCH OF FREEZING RAIN AND
SLEET FELL SINCE MONDAY.
0720 AM SLEET BATESVILLE 35.77N 91.62W
12/16/2008 E0.50 INCH INDEPENDENCE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
GENERALLY A HALF INCH OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET FELL
SINCE MONDAY.
0720 AM SLEET CLINTON 35.58N 92.45W
12/16/2008 E0.50 INCH VAN BUREN AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
ONE HALF INCH OF FREEZING RAIN FELL...AND ONE HALF INCH
OF SLEET FELL ON TOP OF THAT.
0720 AM SLEET RUSSELLVILLE 35.27N 93.14W
12/16/2008 E0.50 INCH POPE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
A HALF INCH OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACCUMULATED SINCE
MONDAY.
0730 AM SLEET MORRILTON 35.16N 92.74W
12/16/2008 E0.25 INCH CONWAY AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
ONE QUARTER INCH OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACCUMULATED
SINCE MONDAY.
0730 AM SLEET AUGUSTA 35.29N 91.36W
12/16/2008 E1.50 INCH WOODRUFF AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
1.5 INCHES OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACCUMULATED SINCE
YESTERDAY.
0730 AM SLEET CONWAY 35.09N 92.45W
12/16/2008 E3.00 INCH FAULKNER AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
AROUND THREE INCHES OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET
ACCUMULATED SINCE YESTERDAY.
0730 AM SLEET SEARCY 35.24N 91.73W
12/16/2008 E2.00 INCH WHITE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
AROUND TWO INCHES OF FREEZING RAN AND SLEET ACCUMULATED
SINCE MONDAY.
0745 AM SLEET DES ARC 34.98N 91.51W
12/16/2008 E0.25 INCH PRAIRIE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
GENERALLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH OF FREEZING
RAIN AND SLEET OCCURRED SINCE MONDAY.
0745 AM SLEET WALDRON 34.90N 94.09W
12/16/2008 E1.00 INCH SCOTT AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
AROUND ONE INCH OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET ACCUMULATED
SINCE MONDAY.
0745 AM SLEET BENTON 34.57N 92.58W
12/16/2008 E0.50 INCH SALINE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0745 AM SLEET PERRYVILLE 35.01N 92.80W
12/16/2008 E1.00 INCH PERRY AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
GENERALLY ONE INCH OF ACCUMULATION OF FREEZING RAIN AND
SLEET OCCURRED SINCE MONDAY.
0745 AM SLEET PARIS 35.29N 93.72W
12/16/2008 E0.25 INCH LOGAN AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
AROUND ONE QUARTER INCH OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET
OCCURRED SINCE YESTERDAY.
0745 AM SLEET DANVILLE 35.05N 93.39W
12/16/2008 E1.00 INCH YELL AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
AROUND ONE INCH OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATED
SINCE MONDAY.
0745 AM SLEET PARON 34.77N 92.75W
12/16/2008 E0.75 INCH SALINE AR LAW ENFORCEMENT
0830 AM SLEET SOUTH SIDE 35.70N 91.62W
12/16/2008 M3.00 INCH INDEPENDENCE AR PUBLIC
KAIT-TV IN JONESBORO RELAYED A PUBLIC REPORT OF A
MEASURMENT OF THREE INCHES OF SLEET...WITH ONE QUARTER TO
ONE HALF INCH OF ICE UNDER THE SLEET.