Photo Taken by Brenda Cunningham from Mena, AR.

An upper level wave of low pressure moved across SE OK and SW AR today, creating accumulating snowfall in the upper elevations of SW AR. Most locations above 1500 feet received the snow as the wave moved overhead. The key to the snow was the cold core of temperatures aloft. The path of the wave really dictated where the snow fell opposed to rain.



This photo shows the snow accumulating just north of Ozark around 1650 feet. That same snow turned back to rain around 1300 feet. What a difference in just a few hundred feet!


Photo Taken by 40/29 Storm Chaser Brian Emfinger north of Ozark, AR.