The National Weather Service released preliminary reports on last week’s ice storm that paralyzed much of the state and caused school to be closed for three days.
The storm, that began on Monday evening and continued through Thursday, brought freezing rain and sleet to virtually every corner of the state.
Pulaski County was among the hardest hit with a .5 inches of freezing rain reported on Feb. 2, or last Thursday.
Piles of sleet pushed up against the building at Hoxie High School on Saturday. (Gwen Green photo)
Several locations around Arkansas reported matching totals of freezing rain but none exceeded the .5 inches.
The .5 inches was observed at the Weather Service’s office located at the North Little Rock airport.
Other locations reported differing amounts with .4 inches reported in Gibson last Thursday, while .31 inches was reported at Little Rock’s Adams Field on Jan. 31.
Sleet reports around the state were also significant as the Weather Service reported .4 inches of sleet on Jan. 31 but that was just a thimbleful compared to elsewhere in Arkansas.
Mountain Home, in Baxter County, reported 1.8 inches of sleet on Jan. 31, while Cricket, in Boone County, matched that amount on Feb. 1.
The economic impact of the storm was minimal as schools mostly went to remote learning while workers, who were able, simply logged into their home computers and continued as normal.
The storm, and the threat of the forecast, also saw busy crowds at grocery stores as anyone foolish enough to go to the Kroger on Monday saw for themselves.
After the storm
After the storm
After the storm
The National Weather Service released preliminary reports on last week’s ice storm that paralyzed much of the state and caused school to be closed for three days.
The storm, that began on Monday evening and continued through Thursday, brought freezing rain and sleet to virtually every corner of the state.
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Pulaski County was among the hardest hit with a .5 inches of freezing rain reported on Feb. 2, or last Thursday.
Several locations around Arkansas reported matching totals of freezing rain but none exceeded the .5 inches.
The .5 inches was observed at the Weather Service’s office located at the North Little Rock airport.
Other locations reported differing amounts with .4 inches reported in Gibson last Thursday, while .31 inches was reported at Little Rock’s Adams Field on Jan. 31.
Sleet reports around the state were also significant as the Weather Service reported .4 inches of sleet on Jan. 31 but that was just a thimbleful compared to elsewhere in Arkansas.
Mountain Home, in Baxter County, reported 1.8 inches of sleet on Jan. 31, while Cricket, in Boone County, matched that amount on Feb. 1.
The economic impact of the storm was minimal as schools mostly went to remote learning while workers, who were able, simply logged into their home computers and continued as normal.
The storm, and the threat of the forecast, also saw busy crowds at grocery stores as anyone foolish enough to go to the Kroger on Monday saw for themselves.