A typical March snowstorm rolled across Northwest Arkansas on Sunday, said Peter Snyder, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Tulsa, Okla.

"It's not unusual," Snyder said. "This kind of thing can happen."

Snow started falling about 11 a.m. and continued to fall throughout the afternoon. The Weather Service expected 1 to 2 inches of snow accumulation Sunday, but no counts from specific Northwest Arkansas locations were available early Sunday evening.

Half an inch of precipitation or more fell for the time period of 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, according to the Weather Service.

The Weather Service issued a winter advisory about 11:30 a.m. Sunday. The advisory warned that roads could become slick, but the snow did not stick to main roads or cause a significant number of traffic accidents, police said.

At about 5 p.m. Sunday, Tom Pagnozzi of Fayetteville watched his 17-year-old son, Andy Pagnozzi, and friend Braden Jordan, 15, fill a back tire of their SUV with air at the Kum & Go at 2388 N. College Ave. Andy Pagnozzi was driving back from pitching practice at Fayetteville High School when another vehicle slid through a stop sign and struck his vehicle.

Tom Pagnozzi said a woman driver was cited by police. The weather might have played a role in the accident, he said.

Slush accumulated midmorning on some roads, but as the snowfall lessened, the slush melted and roadways cleared. Roads remained wet.

In Springdale, traffic lights became coated in snow that blew across streets in gusts Sunday afternoon. The lights were temporarily set to flash red or yellow so drivers could better see them, police Lt. Frank Gamble said.

Police in the four largest cities -- Rogers, Bentonville, Fayetteville and Springdale -- responded to few accidents Sunday and most were not related to snow, spokesmen said. By Sunday evening, the weather service did not expect the weather to impact travel, Snyder said.

Snow accumulations were mostly on grassy surfaces, he said.

The snow isn't expected to stay long. The high temperature today is forecast to be in the 50s. By Tuesday, Northwest Arkansas is expected to see temperatures in the mid-60s, according to the weather service.

On Sunday, temperatures hovered around freezing starting about 9 a.m. and throughout the afternoon, but Snyder said those temperatures didn't get cold enough to damage agriculture.

Northwest Arkansas has seen snow into May in previous years, Snyder said. Nine March snow incidents reported in previous years exceeded 5 inches of snow. In March 1970, Fayetteville received about 10 inches of snow, Snyder said.

Even so, Pagnozzi said he has had enough of the winter weather. It was blistering cold waiting for police to respond to the vehicle accident, he said. The Pagnozzis are ready for spring, he said.

"We're tired of it," Pagnozzi said about the snow. "It's supposed to be baseball (season)."

NW News on 03/17/2014