Event narrative (NOAA)
Snow and sleet totaled 10.5 inches 7.3 miles northwest of Yellville (CoCoRaHS), 10 inches at Oakland (social media), 9 inches 3.1 miles south-southeast of Bruno (CoCoRaHS), and 7 inches at Yellville (law enforcement). In Flippin, a mechanic shop and church collapsed from the weight of accumulated ice and snow. Elsewhere in the county, collapses also occurred at an auto sales/repair shop, a large sawmill, and an auction/storage center. About a dozen turkey houses collapsed, killing tens of thousands of birds. All three school districts in the county had damage due to collapsed awnings and ice dams causing roof leaks. Close to 100 businesses and residences also had roof leaks due to ice dams.
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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.