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Ice Storm — Independence, Arkansas

January 26, 2009 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$50.0M
Area
Independence

Event narrative (NOAA)

The sheriff's office reported 1 inch of ice across the county by 5:45 AM on the 27th. Ice caused tree limbs to sag and take out power lines in the Cave City and Pleasant Plains areas. A large oak tree split and fell on a roof in Independence County due to ice.

Other notable ice storm events in Arkansas

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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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