Winter Storm — Garland, Arkansas

2026-01-23 to 2026-01-25 · Garland, Arkansas

Event narrative

Mainly sleet, with some snow mixed in, accumulated to 2.5 inches in Royal. Additionally, the Hot Springs ASOS measured 0.20 inches of freezing rain accretion.

Wider weather episode

A significant winter storm moved across the state between January 23rd and January 25th. Mixed precipitation was observed with significant accumulations of sleet and snow over the northern two-thirds of the state and freezing rain mixed with sleet over the southern third of the state. A very cold air mass followed this event prolonging accumulations to well beyond a weeks time.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1312280. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.