Winter Weather in Scott, Arkansas

Arctic air remained in place over Arkansas on the 7th. An area of low pressure aloft approached from the west during the day, setting off snow in the western part of the state during the late afternoon. The snow quickly spread to most other parts of the state during the evening. At times, snow fell at the rate of an inch per hour. Hundreds of traffic accidents occurred. At one time during the evening, there was a 10 mile traffic backup on Interstates 430 and 40 in the Little Rock metropolitan area. The snow continued into the wee hours of the 8th but had tapered off by that time. Most snowfall amounts were in the 1 to 3 inch range, however, Star City reported 4 inches and Danville reported 5 inches. Over the southern half of Arkansas, there was brief freezing rain or freezing drizzle before the precipitation ended.

One indirect fatality occurred at 10:12 PM on U.S. 71 north of Y City in Scott County. A 3-year-old boy was killed when the van in which he was riding went off the highway and struck a tree.