| Overview |
An arctic airmass moved into the region during the week of January 31-February 4, 2011. High temperatures on February 1 and February 2 struggled to get above freezing across most of the region, and each night the temperatures dropped into the teens in most locations.
A large upper level system moved across Texas, tapping into moisture from the Gulf of Mexico and the Eastern Pacific Ocean, and streaming it up and over the cold air in place. As a result, the area received the full gammit of winter weather from significant ice accumulations to heavy snows. Significant ice was reported across the southeastern parishes in Louisiana with a mixed bag across the central portion. Heavy snow fell across northwest portions of the area with amounts ranging from 3 inches to as much as 8 inches in a few locations along the Interstate 30 corridor.
Some impacts from the winter weather included:
- All schools were closed across the entire 48 county/parish area.
- Power outages were reported across Natchitoches, Grant, Winn, Caldwell, LaSalle, Jackson, and Ouachita Parishes due to ice on trees and power lines.
- Numerous auto accidents occurred across the Four State Region. Several highways and overpasses were closed due to icing including the I-220 and I-49 overpasses in Shreveport, the I-30 interchange in Texarkana, and I-20 ramps in Monroe.
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| Snow and Ice Accumulations from February 3-4, 2011 |
| ARKANSAS |
| LOCATION |
AMOUNT |
| Ashdown |
4 inches of snow |
| Athens |
4 inches of snow |
| Bradley |
3 inches of snow |
| De Queen |
4.5 inches of snow |
| 3 miles SW of El Dorado |
2.5 inches of snow |
| Fouke |
2 inches of snow |
| Hope |
4 inches of snow |
| 6 miles N of Lewisville |
5 inches of snow |
| Magnolia |
3 inches of snow |
| Nashvile |
4.5 inches of snow |
| Prescott |
3 inches of snow |
| Stamps |
3 inches of snow |
| Texarkana Airport |
4 inches of snow |
| Texarkana |
6.5 inches of snow |
| LOUISIANA |
| Bienville |
0.25 inch of ice/
1.5 inches of sleet |
| Blanchard |
4 inches of snow |
| Colfax |
0.5 inch of ice |
| Coushatta |
1 inch of sleet/snow mix |
| Grayson |
0.30 inch of ice |
| Homer |
0.75 inch of ice |
| Jena |
0.90 inch of ice |
| Jonesboro |
0.5 inch of ice |
| Marion |
0.20 inch of ice |
| Monroe |
0.25 inch of ice |
| Natchitoches |
0.60 inch of ice |
| Oil City |
2 inches of snow |
| Ruston |
0.5 inch of ice |
| Shongaloo |
3 inches of snow |
| Winnfield |
0.5 inch of ice |
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| Snow and Ice Accumulations from February 3-4, 2011 |
| OKLAHOMA |
| LOCATION |
AMOUNT |
| Broken Bow |
3 inches of snow |
| Valliant |
6 inches of snow |
| TEXAS |
| Atlanta |
2 inches of snow |
| Big Sandy |
2.5 inches of snow |
| Bogota |
5 inches of snow |
| Carthage |
3.5 inches of snow |
| Center |
0.25-1 inch of ice |
| Daingerfield |
5.5 inches of snow |
| De Kalb |
5 inches of snow |
| Hemphill |
0.25 inch of ice |
| Henderson |
2 inches of snow |
| Gilmer |
3 inches of snow |
| 7 miles NW of Jacksonville |
2 inches of snow |
| Jefferson |
2 inches of snow |
| Longview |
1.5 inches snow |
| Lufkin |
0.25 inch of ice |
| Marshall |
2 inches of snow |
| Mineola |
2 inches of snow |
| Mount Pleasant |
7 inches of snow |
| Mount Vernon |
6 inches of snow |
| 5 miles E of Mount Vernon |
6 inches of snow |
| 9 miles SSE of Mount Vernon |
7 inches of snow |
| New Boston |
4 inches of snow |
| Pittsburg |
5 inches of snow |
| Quitman |
4 inches of snow |
| Tyler |
5 inches of snow |
| 2 miles N of Tyler |
3 inches of snow |
| Wake Village |
2 inches of snow |
| Winnsboro |
6 inches of snow |
| Yantis |
8 inches of snow |
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| Reported ice and snowfall accumulations from across the region. Snow is in purple, mix of sleet and snow is yellow, and ice is in blue. |
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| Ice accumulations in the Natchitoches, LA, area. Photo courtesy of the Emergency Manager. |
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Snow accumulations in the Yantis, TX, area in
Wood County. Total snow accumulations of 6"-8" were reported. Photo courtesy of John Adams, CBS19. |
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| Photo of the depth of the snow in the Yantis, TX, area. Photo courtesy of John Adams, CBS19.. |
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| Snow covered roads in Bullard, TX. 3"-4" of snow was reported in this region of Smith County. Photo taken by Ross Hays. |
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| Snow covered roads were common across the area with temperatures in the mid 20s for 48 hours leading up to the event. Snow, sleet, and freezing rain stuck to everything. |
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| Snow in Pittsburg, TX. Amounts ranged from 4"-6" in this area. Photo is from Mark Disman. |
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| Heavy snows in the De Kalb, TX, area in Bowie County where 4 to as much as 7 inches was reported. 5.1" was reported in the city of De Kalb. Photo courtesy of Richard Engle. |
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| 2"-3" of snow was reported in Cass County. This photo was taken in Atlanta, TX, by Jason Patterson. |
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