Ice Storm in MILLER, ARKANSAS
From 12-DEC-00 20:00:00 to 13-DEC-00 16:00:00 (CST)
Property damage: 40M
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

An arctic air mass spilled southward out of the central plains and into the lower Mississippi Valley.  This cold, surface air mass was overrun by a warm humid air mass which combined with a strong upper level storm system across west Texas.  the result was widespread freezing rain across all of southwest Arkansas.  The precipitation was a mixture of freezing rain, sleet and some light snow northwest of a Texarkana to Prescott Arkansas line while further east the precipitation was all freezing rain.  Ice accumulations of two to four inches were common.  An estimated 235,000 residents lost electrical power due to ice covered power lines snapping or ice covered trees splitting and falling across the lines.  The was the worst storm in the history of the power companies suppling the power as far as damage but not total ice accumulations.  A total of 29 transmission lines atop "H" shaped steel towers were snapped due to the weight of the ice.  Numerous traffic accidents were also reported and many homes suffered damage from fallen trees and tree limbs.  As a result, the Governor of Arkansas declared a State of Emergency for all of southwest Arkansas. Cleanup costs along reached upwards of 15 million dollars.  Several Pine Plantations throughout southwest Arkansas suffered catastrophic damage from the ice storm with upwards of 25 million dollars worth of young trees destroyed.

Ice Storm in HEMPSTEAD, ARKANSAS
From 12-DEC-00 20:00:00 to 13-DEC-00 16:00:00 (CST)
Property damage: 40M
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

An arctic air mass spilled southward out of the central plains and into the lower Mississippi Valley.  This cold, surface air mass was overrun by a warm humid air mass which combined with a strong upper level storm system across west Texas.  the result was widespread freezing rain across all of southwest Arkansas.  The precipitation was a mixture of freezing rain, sleet and some light snow northwest of a Texarkana to Prescott Arkansas line while further east the precipitation was all freezing rain.  Ice accumulations of two to four inches were common.  An estimated 235,000 residents lost electrical power due to ice covered power lines snapping or ice covered trees splitting and falling across the lines.  The was the worst storm in the history of the power companies suppling the power as far as damage but not total ice accumulations.  A total of 29 transmission lines atop "H" shaped steel towers were snapped due to the weight of the ice.  Numerous traffic accidents were also reported and many homes suffered damage from fallen trees and tree limbs.  As a result, the Governor of Arkansas declared a State of Emergency for all of southwest Arkansas. Cleanup costs along reached upwards of 15 million dollars.  Several Pine Plantations throughout southwest Arkansas suffered catastrophic damage from the ice storm with upwards of 25 million dollars worth of young trees destroyed.

Ice Storm in SEVIER, ARKANSAS
From 12-DEC-00 20:00:00 to 13-DEC-00 16:00:00 (CST)
Property damage: 40M
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

An arctic air mass spilled southward out of the central plains and into the lower Mississippi Valley.  This cold, surface air mass was overrun by a warm humid air mass which combined with a strong upper level storm system across west Texas.  the result was widespread freezing rain across all of southwest Arkansas.  The precipitation was a mixture of freezing rain, sleet and some light snow northwest of a Texarkana to Prescott Arkansas line while further east the precipitation was all freezing rain.  Ice accumulations of two to four inches were common.  An estimated 235,000 residents lost electrical power due to ice covered power lines snapping or ice covered trees splitting and falling across the lines.  The was the worst storm in the history of the power companies suppling the power as far as damage but not total ice accumulations.  A total of 29 transmission lines atop "H" shaped steel towers were snapped due to the weight of the ice.  Numerous traffic accidents were also reported and many homes suffered damage from fallen trees and tree limbs.  As a result, the Governor of Arkansas declared a State of Emergency for all of southwest Arkansas. Cleanup costs along reached upwards of 15 million dollars.  Several Pine Plantations throughout southwest Arkansas suffered catastrophic damage from the ice storm with upwards of 25 million dollars worth of young trees destroyed.

Ice Storm in UNION, ARKANSAS
From 12-DEC-00 20:00:00 to 13-DEC-00 16:00:00 (CST)
Property damage: 40M
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

An arctic air mass spilled southward out of the central plains and into the lower Mississippi Valley.  This cold, surface air mass was overrun by a warm humid air mass which combined with a strong upper level storm system across west Texas.  the result was widespread freezing rain across all of southwest Arkansas.  The precipitation was a mixture of freezing rain, sleet and some light snow northwest of a Texarkana to Prescott Arkansas line while further east the precipitation was all freezing rain.  Ice accumulations of two to four inches were common.  An estimated 235,000 residents lost electrical power due to ice covered power lines snapping or ice covered trees splitting and falling across the lines.  The was the worst storm in the history of the power companies suppling the power as far as damage but not total ice accumulations.  A total of 29 transmission lines atop "H" shaped steel towers were snapped due to the weight of the ice.  Numerous traffic accidents were also reported and many homes suffered damage from fallen trees and tree limbs.  As a result, the Governor of Arkansas declared a State of Emergency for all of southwest Arkansas. Cleanup costs along reached upwards of 15 million dollars.  Several Pine Plantations throughout southwest Arkansas suffered catastrophic damage from the ice storm with upwards of 25 million dollars worth of young trees destroyed.

Ice Storm in COLUMBIA, ARKANSAS
From 12-DEC-00 20:00:00 to 13-DEC-00 16:00:00 (CST)
Property damage: 40M
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

An arctic air mass spilled southward out of the central plains and into the lower Mississippi Valley.  This cold, surface air mass was overrun by a warm humid air mass which combined with a strong upper level storm system across west Texas.  the result was widespread freezing rain across all of southwest Arkansas.  The precipitation was a mixture of freezing rain, sleet and some light snow northwest of a Texarkana to Prescott Arkansas line while further east the precipitation was all freezing rain.  Ice accumulations of two to four inches were common.  An estimated 235,000 residents lost electrical power due to ice covered power lines snapping or ice covered trees splitting and falling across the lines.  The was the worst storm in the history of the power companies suppling the power as far as damage but not total ice accumulations.  A total of 29 transmission lines atop "H" shaped steel towers were snapped due to the weight of the ice.  Numerous traffic accidents were also reported and many homes suffered damage from fallen trees and tree limbs.  As a result, the Governor of Arkansas declared a State of Emergency for all of southwest Arkansas. Cleanup costs along reached upwards of 15 million dollars.  Several Pine Plantations throughout southwest Arkansas suffered catastrophic damage from the ice storm with upwards of 25 million dollars worth of young trees destroyed.

Ice Storm in HOWARD, ARKANSAS
From 12-DEC-00 20:00:00 to 13-DEC-00 16:00:00 (CST)
Property damage: 40M
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

An arctic air mass spilled southward out of the central plains and into the lower Mississippi Valley.  This cold, surface air mass was overrun by a warm humid air mass which combined with a strong upper level storm system across west Texas.  the result was widespread freezing rain across all of southwest Arkansas.  The precipitation was a mixture of freezing rain, sleet and some light snow northwest of a Texarkana to Prescott Arkansas line while further east the precipitation was all freezing rain.  Ice accumulations of two to four inches were common.  An estimated 235,000 residents lost electrical power due to ice covered power lines snapping or ice covered trees splitting and falling across the lines.  The was the worst storm in the history of the power companies suppling the power as far as damage but not total ice accumulations.  A total of 29 transmission lines atop "H" shaped steel towers were snapped due to the weight of the ice.  Numerous traffic accidents were also reported and many homes suffered damage from fallen trees and tree limbs.  As a result, the Governor of Arkansas declared a State of Emergency for all of southwest Arkansas. Cleanup costs along reached upwards of 15 million dollars.  Several Pine Plantations throughout southwest Arkansas suffered catastrophic damage from the ice storm with upwards of 25 million dollars worth of young trees destroyed.

Ice Storm in LAFAYETTE, ARKANSAS
From 12-DEC-00 20:00:00 to 13-DEC-00 16:00:00 (CST)
Property damage: 40M
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

An arctic air mass spilled southward out of the central plains and into the lower Mississippi Valley.  This cold, surface air mass was overrun by a warm humid air mass which combined with a strong upper level storm system across west Texas.  the result was widespread freezing rain across all of southwest Arkansas.  The precipitation was a mixture of freezing rain, sleet and some light snow northwest of a Texarkana to Prescott Arkansas line while further east the precipitation was all freezing rain.  Ice accumulations of two to four inches were common.  An estimated 235,000 residents lost electrical power due to ice covered power lines snapping or ice covered trees splitting and falling across the lines.  The was the worst storm in the history of the power companies suppling the power as far as damage but not total ice accumulations.  A total of 29 transmission lines atop "H" shaped steel towers were snapped due to the weight of the ice.  Numerous traffic accidents were also reported and many homes suffered damage from fallen trees and tree limbs.  As a result, the Governor of Arkansas declared a State of Emergency for all of southwest Arkansas. Cleanup costs along reached upwards of 15 million dollars.  Several Pine Plantations throughout southwest Arkansas suffered catastrophic damage from the ice storm with upwards of 25 million dollars worth of young trees destroyed.

Ice Storm in NEVADA, ARKANSAS
From 12-DEC-00 20:00:00 to 13-DEC-00 16:00:00 (CST)
Property damage: 40M
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

An arctic air mass spilled southward out of the central plains and into the lower Mississippi Valley.  This cold, surface air mass was overrun by a warm humid air mass which combined with a strong upper level storm system across west Texas.  the result was widespread freezing rain across all of southwest Arkansas.  The precipitation was a mixture of freezing rain, sleet and some light snow northwest of a Texarkana to Prescott Arkansas line while further east the precipitation was all freezing rain.  Ice accumulations of two to four inches were common.  An estimated 235,000 residents lost electrical power due to ice covered power lines snapping or ice covered trees splitting and falling across the lines.  The was the worst storm in the history of the power companies suppling the power as far as damage but not total ice accumulations.  A total of 29 transmission lines atop "H" shaped steel towers were snapped due to the weight of the ice.  Numerous traffic accidents were also reported and many homes suffered damage from fallen trees and tree limbs.  As a result, the Governor of Arkansas declared a State of Emergency for all of southwest Arkansas. Cleanup costs along reached upwards of 15 million dollars.  Several Pine Plantations throughout southwest Arkansas suffered catastrophic damage from the ice storm with upwards of 25 million dollars worth of young trees destroyed.

Ice Storm in LITTLE RIVER, ARKANSAS
From 12-DEC-00 20:00:00 to 13-DEC-00 16:00:00 (CST)
Property damage: 40M
Reported by: EMERGENCY MANAGER

An arctic air mass spilled southward out of the central plains and into the lower Mississippi Valley.  This cold, surface air mass was overrun by a warm humid air mass which combined with a strong upper level storm system across west Texas.  the result was widespread freezing rain across all of southwest Arkansas.  The precipitation was a mixture of freezing rain, sleet and some light snow northwest of a Texarkana to Prescott Arkansas line while further east the precipitation was all freezing rain.  Ice accumulations of two to four inches were common.  An estimated 235,000 residents lost electrical power due to ice covered power lines snapping or ice covered trees splitting and falling across the lines.  The was the worst storm in the history of the power companies suppling the power as far as damage but not total ice accumulations.  A total of 29 transmission lines atop "H" shaped steel towers were snapped due to the weight of the ice.  Numerous traffic accidents were also reported and many homes suffered damage from fallen trees and tree limbs.  As a result, the Governor of Arkansas declared a State of Emergency for all of southwest Arkansas. Cleanup costs along reached upwards of 15 million dollars.  Several Pine Plantations throughout southwest Arkansas suffered catastrophic damage from the ice storm with upwards of 25 million dollars worth of young trees destroyed.