HARRISON, Ark. -- While the Missouri Ozarks will be seeing a mix of sleet and snow, the southern region could see some icy conditions.
An Ice Storm Warning is in effect from midnight Wednesday until 4 p.m. Thursday for the following Arkansas counties: Baxter, Boone, Cleburne, Conway, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Johnson, Logan, Marion, Newton, Pope, Searcy, Sharp, Stone, Van Buren, and Yell.
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A mixture of light snow, sleet and freezing rain is expected this evening across northern Arkansas. In general, less than an inch of snow is expected with ice accruals less than a tenth of an inch.
After midnight and continuing through Thursday, precipitation will become more widespread, and in the form of freezing rain and sleet.
A significant ice storm is likely with ice accruals of one quarter to one half inch, with locally up to three quarters of an inch.
When people in Arkansas hear ice storm, they're thinking back to 2009. Of course, this isn't supposed to be as bad.
Shoppers in Harrison, Arkansas were buying flashlights and other gear. The Home Depot sold out of generators and has another load of them scheduled to come in Thursday.
Customers are also hitting the grocery stores. The Arkansas Transportation Department District for the Harrison area has been pre-treating roads with salt brine. It has crews working and more coming in late Wednesday.
"I work tomorrow, so I'm going to stay in town," says shopper Chris Sullivan. "I live two miles out on a hill."
"We've got our generator, got gas. We're ready," says shopper Dan Lancaster.
A spokesperson for Carroll Electric, which covers several counties in northern Arkansas, says crews have assignments. The company is ready to call in back-ups if needed. The company has also been trimming trees ahead of the season, however there are concerns that some trees may have been weakened in 2009, making them easier to damage with new storms.
The National Weather Service says up to 350,000 customers were without power back in '09, so power companies are watching out for ice.
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