Winter Storm — Boone, Arkansas

2022-02-23 to 2022-02-24 · Boone, Arkansas

Event narrative

Sleet was measured at 1.5 inches in Lead Hill. Ice accruals, due to freezing rain, was measured at 0.10 of an inch near Harrison. The Harrison freezing rain report was via the public.

Wider weather episode

An arctic airmass was in place across Arkansas ahead of a storm system that brought several waves of wintry weather to the state. Initially, mainly sleet, mixed with some snow, was seen over western and northern Arkansas, however as more warm air overspread the shallow arctic airmass and decreased its depth, some areas switched over to freezing rain. This storm brought a combination of sleet and freezing rain accumulation to a large portion of the state, but the most significant amounts of freezing rain occurred over eastern sections of the state which lead to downed trees and powerlines. Over the eastern half of the state, precipitation fell mainly in the form of freezing rain.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1009931. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.