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Winter Weather on January 31, 2008 |
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A storm system formed in the Texas panhandle on the
30th (Wednesday). Clouds increased ahead of the system, with
widespread precipitation on the 31st (Thursday). |
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The pattern at 6 pm CST on 01/31/2008...with an intensifying storm
system in Mississippi and snow falling in northern and western Arkansas.
Precipitation temporarily ended elsewhere with dry slotting
from the southwest. |
| Heavy snow developed in the northern counties, with a mix
in central sections. The mix mostly occurred during the morning/early
afternoon, with a
gradual changeover to rain. The changeover was slowest in northeast
Arkansas. In southern sections of the state, rain and scattered
thunderstorms occurred. |
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Expected precipitation types on 01/31/2008 (before dry slotting from the
southwest). The forecast was made during the evening of
01/30/2008. |
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Heading into the afternoon of the 31st, the system in Texas
tracked along the Gulf Coast and into central Mississippi. The system
pulled drier air in from the southwest...with
precipitation tapering off in most areas. |
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The WSR-88D (Doppler Weather Radar) showed precipitation tapering off
from the west at 1208 pm CST on 01/31/2008. There was additional
moisture in Oklahoma set to move into Arkansas. |
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By evening, colder air and additional moisture wrapped around the
system. The moisture built into Arkansas from Oklahoma, with light snow redeveloping in about the northern
half of the state.
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| Overall, snowfall exceeded 4 inches toward the
Missouri border...with up to an inch of snow as far south as Danville
(Yell County) and Jonesboro (Craighead County). |
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Snowfall on 01/31/2008. Most of this fell during the morning hours, with
dry slotting from the southwest during the afternoon. |
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