Overview |
A strong winter storm moved into the region on January 9th, 2011. This storm dropped freezing rain, sleet, and snow across areas generally along and north of the Interstate 20 corridor. Ice/sleet accumulations ranged from a trace up to over 1/2" in some locations. Some power outages were reported from not only the ice but also the heavy wet snows, which totals 8 inches across portions of Northeast Texas and Southwest Arkansas.
Several counties and parishes along and either side of Interstate 20 reported accumulations of one-quarter to one-half inch of freezing rain and one-half to one inch of sleet. These ice accumulations resulted in:
- Numerous reports of down power lines and power outages across the region.
- Numerous downed trees and tree branches which were weighed down by ice.
- Numerous auto accidents occurred across the four state region. Several highways and overpasses were also closed due to icing. Two fatalities occurred in North Louisiana from the icy roads, and one injury was reported.
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Snow Accumulations from January 9, 2011 |
ARKANSAS |
LOCATION |
AMOUNT |
Ashdown |
8 inches |
Dierks |
8 inches |
Nashville |
7 inches |
Umpire |
6 inches |
Hope |
6 inches |
6 miles N of Lewisville |
6 inches |
Texarkana, AR |
6 inches |
De Queen |
5 inches |
Tollette |
5 inches |
Lewisville |
4 inches |
Magnolia |
2 inches |
LOUISIANA |
Benton |
1 inch |
Bossier City |
1 inch |
Shreveport |
1 inch |
Springhill |
1 inch |
OKLAHOMA |
Battiest |
6 inches |
Idabel |
6 inches |
3 miles W of Valliant |
5 inches |
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Snow Accumulations from uary 3-4, 2011 |
TEXAS |
LOCATION |
AMOUNT |
Detroit |
8 inches |
New Boston |
7 inches |
Clarksville |
6 inches |
DeKalb |
6 inches |
Mineola |
5 inches |
Mount Pleasant |
5 inches |
Atlanta |
4 inches |
Daingerfield |
4 inches |
Jefferson |
4 inches |
Mount Vernon |
4 inches |
Carthage |
3 inches |
Gilmer |
3 inches |
Longview |
3 inches |
Marshall |
3 inches |
Pittsburg |
3 inches |
Tyler |
3 inches |
Henderson |
2 inches |
Jacksonville |
1 inch |
Rusk |
Less than 0.5 inch |
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Reported ice and snowfall accumulations from across the region. Snow is in red, and ice is in blue. |
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6 to 7 inches of snow fell across portions of Bowie County, including Texarkana. This is a picture of Liberty-Eula Jr. High School during the snow. |
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Picture of the heavy snow falling in the Texarkana area. Photo courtesy of Dave Hall. |
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Another picture of the snow in Texarkana. Photo courtesy of Dave Hall. |
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5 inches of snow was reported in DeKalb. Picture courtesy of Richard Engle. |
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Around 4 inches was reported throughout Cass County. This picture was taken in the Atlanta, TX, area and is courtesy of Jason Patterson. |
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Around 3 inches of snow fell across portions of Camp and Upshur Counties in Northeast Texas. This photo is courtesy of Doyce Winchester. |
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Snow fell along the shores of Lake Palestine in southwest Smith County, TX. This photo is courtesy of Ross Hays. |
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One-quarter to one-half inch of freezing rain fell across the I-20 corridor. This photo was taken in Ruston, LA, and is courtesy of Chris Barber. |
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Freezing rain covers the branches of a Crepe Myrtle bush in Minden, LA. This photo is courtesy of the Parks Family. |
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Ice knocked down trees and tree branches across the Four State Region. Ice took down this branch near Benton, LA. |
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