Poultry growers were particularly hard hit by this storm. Many other structures, such as awnings, sheds, metal buildings, hangers, marinas, greenhouses collapsed, damaging or destroying their contents. Cattle growers had problems because feed supplies could not be delivered to the animals. Many calves were lost due to stress from the heavy snow and harsh conditions. Significant damage also occurred to power lines and exposed cabling.
Clay County is part of the northeastern Arkansas economy and infrastructure.
These storms brought loss of life, property damage, and commerce interruption to this area and Clay County. The average number of severe winter weather events per county in Arkansas over this period was 17. These numbers indicate that Clay County can expect an average of 0.8 severe winter weather events each year. It is possible for there to be multiple storms in different months in one calendar year. The average Arkansas county suffered just over five winter storm events over the past 20 years for a recurrence interval of approximately one event every four years.