[PBARC] pecial Weather Statement

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR
1120 PM CST MON FEB 24 2003

..WINTER STORM ARRIVES IN ARKANSAS...

WINTRY PRECIPITATION BEGAN TO SPREAD INTO WESTERN ARKANSAS MONDAY 
AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION BEGAN AS MOSTLY RAIN IN SOUTHERN SECTIONS 
OF THE STATE...WITH A MIX OF RAIN...SLEET...FREEZING RAIN...AND SNOW 
AS OF 11 PM. FARTHER NORTH...AFTER A BRIEF PERIOD OF SLEET...IT WAS 
ALL SNOW IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ARKANSAS. HEAVY SNOW WAS BEING 
REPORTED AS OF 11 PM. 

THE HEAVIEST SNOW HAS OCCURRED FROM WEST CENTRAL INTO PORTIONS OF 
CENTRAL ARKANSAS...OR FROM MENA AND MOUNT IDA NORTHEAST TO AROUND 
PERRYVILLE. IN THESE AREAS...8 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW HAD FALLEN AS OF 
11 PM...WITH MORE SNOW ON THE WAY. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE CENTRAL 
THIRD OF THE STATE...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW WAS COMMON. 

SNOW AMOUNTS AS OF 11 PM INCLUDED...

NORTHERN POLK COUNTY          UP TO 10 INCHES
EASTERN PERRY COUNTY          UP TO 10 INCHES
WESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY     8 TO 10 INCHES
NORTHERN GARLAND COUNTY       6 TO 8 INCHES
WESTERN PULASKI COUNTY        5 TO 6 INCHES
FAULKNER COUNTY               3 TO 5 INCHES
CENTRAL YELL COUNTY           3 TO 5 INCHES 
WHITE COUNTY                  1 TO 3 INCHES

ACROSS THE CENTRAL THIRD OF THE STATE...ROADS WERE SNOW COVERED 
AND HAZARDOUS WITH TRAVEL STRONGLY DISCOURAGED.

ACROSS NORTHERN ARKANSAS...OR IN AREAS NORTH OF RUSSELLVILLE AND 
NEWPORT...SNOW HAS BEEN LIGHT WITH LESS THAN AN INCH OF SNOW IN MOST 
AREAS AS OF 11 PM.

OVERNIGHT...MIXED PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO ALL SNOW IN 
SOUTHERN ARKANSAS WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. ACROSS THE 
CENTRAL THIRD OF THE STATE...AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE 5 TO 10 
INCHES...WITH LOCALLY MORE IN SOME AREAS. ACROSS CENTRAL AND 
SOUTHERN ARKANSAS...WINTER STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT INTO 
TUESDAY MORNING.

IN THE NORTH...LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH 1 TO 3 INCH 
ACCUMULATIONS BY MORNING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN 
EFFECT ACROSS THE NORTH INTO TUESDAY MORNING. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO 
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER 
STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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