An arctic front slowly pushed across the Mid-South on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. This front edged south into northeast Mississippi by 12 am Thursday, February 3, 2022, and then stalled. Arctic air poured into the Mid-South with patchy light freezing rain across northeast Arkansas and the Missouri Bootheel overnight. A potent upper-level disturbance moved into the region and interacted with the stalled front starting early Thursday morning. A surface low developed and moved east-northeast along the front along with a shield of heavy wintry precipitation. The cold air deepened quickly across the Delta region of the Missouri Bootheel, eastern Arkansas, and extreme northwest Tennessee. The region experienced mostly sleet from this event with a widespread amount of one to two inches and isolated three-inch amounts. Transportation impacts were extensive. A corridor of heavy freezing rain was located from Phillips County, AR, through extreme northwest Mississippi, and across much of West Tennessee from Memphis to Brownsville to Paris. These areas received from one-quarter inch to three-quarters inch of ice. Significant damage occurred to the power supply infrastructure throughout this region due to widespread trees and power lines being knocked down. Light icing occurred across other parts of northwest Mississippi such as Clarksdale and along I-40 in West Tennessee to the east of Jackson, Tennessee.  Heavy rain fell along and south of the stalled arctic front across much of north Mississippi. Precipitation tapered off from west to east during the evening hours of Thursday, February 3, 2022.

Winter Storm in MISSISSIPPI, ARKANSAS
From 03-FEB-22 00:00:00 to 03-FEB-22 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

One to two inches of sleet resulted in widespread travel disruption.

Winter Storm in POINSETT, ARKANSAS
From 03-FEB-22 00:00:00 to 03-FEB-22 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

One to two inches of sleet resulted in widespread travel disruption.

Winter Storm in CROSS, ARKANSAS
From 03-FEB-22 00:00:00 to 03-FEB-22 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Emergency Manager

One to two inches of sleet resulted in widespread travel disruption.

Winter Storm in ST. FRANCIS, ARKANSAS
From 03-FEB-22 00:00:00 to 03-FEB-22 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

One to three inches of sleet resulted in widespread travel disruption.

Winter Storm in LEE, ARKANSAS
From 03-FEB-22 00:00:00 to 03-FEB-22 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

Around one inch of sleet resulted in widespread travel disruption.

Winter Storm in CRITTENDEN, ARKANSAS
From 03-FEB-22 00:00:00 to 03-FEB-22 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

One to two inches of sleet resulted in widespread travel disruption across northern and western portions of Crittenden County. Up to one-half inch of ice resulted in tree and power line damage along with power outages in southern and eastern Crittenden County.

Ice Storm in PHILLIPS, ARKANSAS
From 03-FEB-22 00:00:00 to 03-FEB-22 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Local Official

Around one-quarter inch of ice resulted in tree and power line damage and power outages.

Winter Storm in CLAY, ARKANSAS
From 03-FEB-22 00:00:00 to 03-FEB-22 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

One to two inches of sleet resulted in widespread travel disruption.

Winter Storm in GREENE, ARKANSAS
From 03-FEB-22 00:00:00 to 03-FEB-22 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Broadcast Media

One to two inches of sleet resulted in widespread travel disruption.

Winter Storm in CRAIGHEAD, ARKANSAS
From 03-FEB-22 00:00:00 to 03-FEB-22 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Social Media

One to two inches of sleet resulted in widespread travel disruption.