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Pattern on February 9-13, 2013 |
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Rain and scattered thunderstorms were on the menu late on February 9th and during the morning of the 10th as a cold front pushed through from the Plains. Fortunately, the only severe weather was confined to the far southeast. Trees were downed at Crossett (Ashley County). Marble to quarter size hail was reported at Crossett and Hamburg (both in Ashley County).
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| In the picture: A cold front pushed through the region from the west on 02/10/2013, stalled along the Gulf Coast, and then interacted with a new system from Texas a couple of days later. The result was an unsettled pattern in Arkansas. |
| Severe storms were a much bigger deal in Mississippi. Between 400 pm and 600 pm CST on the 10th, two strong long track tornadoes affected areas south of Columbia, MS (rated EF2/120 mph peak winds) and also the Hattiesburg, MS area (rated EF4/170 mph peak winds). More than 180 homes were destroyed, and close to 400 homes had major damage. At least 85 people were injured. |
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| In the picture: The WSR-88D showed a storm with strong rotation approaching Hattiesburg, MS from the west at 518 pm CST on 02/10/2013. |
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As far as rainfall across the region, most areas received quarter to three quarter inch amounts. One to two inch totals were common in the southeast. Twenty four hour totals through 1200 pm CST on the 10th included 1.50 inches at El Dorado (Union County), 1.31 inches at Monticello (Drew County) and 1.21 inches at Pine Bluff (Jefferson County).
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| In the picture: Twenty four hour rainfall through 1200 pm CST on 02/10/2013. |
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The front eventually stalled along the Gulf Coast on the 11th, and was followed by slightly cooler air and tranquil conditions. After temperatures in the 60s to lower 70s on the 10th, readings were in the 50s to around 60 degrees on the 11th.
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A storm system in Texas interacted with the front on the 12th, and sent moisture northward into Arkansas. As the day progressed, rain overspread the region. In some areas, precipitation started as a brief period of sleet.
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| In the picture: The WSR-88D (Doppler Weather Radar) showed rain overspreading Arkansas from the southwest at 912 am CST on 02/12/2013. Temperatures (dashed white lines) were generally too warm (upper 30s to upper 40s) for anything but liquid precipitation. It was a different story in parts of the southern Plains, with snow building into Oklahoma City, OK. |
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There was not a lot of rain this time, with tenth to quarter inch amounts across the northeast half of the state, and quarter to three quarter inch totals farther southwest.
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While it was raining locally, it was snowing from the Texas panhandle to central Oklahoma. The snow worked toward northwest Arkansas, with some snowflakes in high elevation spots by 300 pm CST. This included Smith Mountain near Deer (Newton County).
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| In the picture: As clouds began clearing out behind a departing storm system, satellite showed snow on the ground from the Texas panhandle to southwest Missouri and northwest Arkansas at 1030 am CST on 02/13/2013. Up to nine inches of snow was reported at Pampa, TX. |
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Snow became more widespread during the overnight hours of the 12th/early on the 13th, but did not amount to much. Half inch to inch accumulations were reported in parts of the Ozark Mountains. There were isolated higher amounts over two inches.
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Up to four inches of snow was measured at Compton (Newton County), with three inches just south of Kingston (Madison County).
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| In the picture: Snow accumulations in the twenty four hour period ending at 600 am CST on 02/13/2013. |
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There were several reports of light snow in northern Arkansas, and sleet in central sections on February 12-13, 2013. For a look at some reports, click here.
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| In the picture: Preliminary reports of light snow and sleet in the Little Rock County Warning Area on February 12-13, 2013 (in red). |
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