Clark County residents awoke Friday morning to a light snowfall.
In Arkadelphia, snow began falling in the pre-dawn hours and left a heavy dusting on rooftops and lawns. The snow gave way to slush, however, as by 9:30 a.m. rain began falling.
Snow fell across portions of western and northern Arkansas Friday, with forecasts of up to 1-2 inches of snowfall in the higher elevations of the Ouachita and Ozark mountains. Snow was expected to continue falling in Hot Springs until 11 a.m. before shifting to rain, according to the National Weather Service in Little Rock.
In neighboring Hot Spring County, iDriveArkansas noted slush on Highway 67 and Interstate 30, and on Highway 7 from DeGray Lake north. Local roadways were clear. Sheriff Jason Watson reported seven minor traffic accidents in Clark County associated with Friday morning’s snowy precipitation. Two of those wrecks happened on I-30, three were on state highways, one was on U.S. 67, one on a county road and another in a parking lot, Watson said. There were no injuries associated with the accidents.
Friday will be a wet and chilly one, with highs topping out in the mid-30s to mid-40s across the state.
The dusting marked the first for the 2023-24 winter.
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