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Friday, March 29, 2024

River Valley Snowfall Closes Area Schools

It has seemed to many residents of the River Valley that for the past few years, winter snowfall has occurred in the time period of late January to mid-February. This year has proven to be no exception.

After a period of bitterly cold temperatures in late November to early December, residents were treated to unseasonably mild temperatures to start 2023. But that all changed last week when both cold and moisture hit the area to produce the first measurable snowfall of the winter season.

Although the snowfall that hit most of western Arkansas and the River Valley was a beautiful, large, flaky snowfall, the winter precipitation did not come without causing problems. Power outages were reported for thousands of customers ranging from just a few hours to days until power was able to be restored. Area schools closed, utilizing AMI (alternative methods of instruction) days on Wednesday and Thursday of last week. Area basketball games were also postponed.

At press time for this story, the Weather Bug forecast for this week was predicting high temperatures ranging from 36-46 degrees to low temperatures ranging from 28-33 degrees. A chance of freezing rain was forecasted on Wednesday, February 1.

If history holds true again this year, we may be in store for one more round of wintry mix weather before schools are out for spring break. But, who knows?

We shall see.

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Jim Best
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Jim Best is a man of many talents. His storied career in Arkansas education led him to a new passion, and hidden gifts in sports journalism.
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