Winter Storm — Western and Northern Logan County, Arkansas

2023-01-30 to 2023-01-31 · Western and Northern Logan County, Arkansas

Event narrative

An estimated 1.0 inch of sleet fell in Dublin.

Wider weather episode

Near the end of the month a cold, shallow Arctic airmass spread south across much of the southern United States. A stationary front was in position south of the state and an upper level storm system was located across the southwest US. A steady stream of moisture lifted northeast across the state toward the Ohio Valley and interacted with the cold air in place at the surface. Precipitation was observed for a few days with mainly sleet falling across northern Arkansas with widespread freezing rain observed across portions of central, eastern and southern Arkansas. Southwest Arkansas remained above freezing throughout the event with little to no winter weather seen there.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1079299. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.