![]() The latest that Philadelphia has seen its first snowfall for a season is Feb. With this dearth of snow, New York has fallen more than a month behind its average pace: The city usually sees snow by mid-December. “A lot has to come together right to get snow along the coast,” Mr. Stick with the Arkansas Storm Team for the latest updates on Tuesday’s system.But it’s also true that snowfall varies immensely season to season, and that luck - good or bad, depending on how you feel about snow - has had a hand in this season’s snow drought. The heaviest snow will pile up over northwest & central Arkansas, as well as higher elevations like the Ouachitas. The farther south and east you go, the lesser the totals, with only a dusting to one inch possible in central and northeastern parts of the state. TOTALS: 6-12 inches of snow will be possible across northwest Arkansas, with around 3-6″ possible near the Ouachitas and other higher elevation areas across northwest and northcentral Arkansas. Portions of central Arkansas, including Little Rock, Arkadelphia, and Searcy could see minor accumulations on grassy and elevated surfaces, but warm surface temperatures will limit major accumulations. LOCATION: Similar to snowfall events in December, northwest Arkansas, northcentral Arkansas, and higher elevation areas such as the Ouachita Mountains will see the major impacts from the snowfall. By Wednesday morning, a few areas of light snow will be possible across central Arkansas, however, temperatures look to be too warm to support any major accumulations of impacts. Temperatures are expected to continue to drop Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, setting the stage for more snowfall mainly in northwest and northcentral Arkansas. As temperatures start to cool throughout the day on Tuesday, a changeover from rain to snow is expected in northwest Arkansas and the higher elevation areas. TIMING: A cold rain is expected to move into the state from the west by late morning/ early afternoon on Tuesday. Around 1″-3″ of snow could fall within the advisory and travel could become hazardous. The Winter Weather Advisory includes: Batesville, Heber Springs, Center Ridge, Russellville, Morrilton, De Queen, Danville and Clarksville. If you have not prepared accordingly for the the winter weather already, the deadline to do so in Tuesday morning. Travel will be dangerous for these areas. Mena, Waldron, Booneville, Paris, Harrison, Mountain Home, Mountain View, Jasper, Harrison and all of northwest Arkansas are under the Winter Storm Warning. Areas highlighted in white are under Winter Storm Warning, while purple is the winter weather advisory. ![]() The Ouachitas could also pick up a couple inches. ![]() Northwest and north central Arkansas will see the largest amounts of snow, particularly over the Ozark and Boston Mountains with the highest elevations getting up to a foot of snow. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for the bordering counties. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect from noon Tuesday through 6am Wednesday for portions of northwest, west central and north central Arkansas. Some in Arkansas will see snow falling on Tuesday and Wednesday, and these snowfall totals could start to add up. ![]() – Winter has returned to Arkansas after a very mild start to the month. ![]()
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