Ice dam risk in Mountain Home, AR
Will your roof get ice dams in Mountain Home, AR?
0.2 dam days a winter
Almost never. An ordinary house in Mountain Home sees 0.2 days a winter when an ice dam can form, because snow rarely stays on a roof long enough below freezing.
Mountain Home averages 8 inches of snow a year and about 1 day with snow on the ground. Too little lies on the roof for long. The conditions that make a dam need all three at once: snow, cold at the eave and heat above it.
Do you need to do anything in Mountain Home?
- Nothing for ice dams. If you are buying here and an inspector mentions water at the eaves, ask what they saw: it is far more likely a gutter, flashing or drip-edge problem than ice.
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Mountain Home winter, month by month
| Month | Snow (in) | Days on ground | Dam days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| February | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| March | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| October | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Mountain Home next to nearby towns
Mountain Home ranks 29 of 39 Arkansas cities here for ice-dam days, behind Springdale at 1.2 days.
- West Plains, MO 40 mi, 1.8 days
- Harrison, AR 41 mi, 0.3 days
- Branson, MO 54 mi, 1.5 days
- Batesville, AR 58 mi, 0.2 days
- Ozark, MO 67 mi, 3.9 days
Where these numbers come from
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from Mtn Home 1 NNW, 0.9 miles from Mountain Home. A dam day is a day with snow on the roof and freezing at the eave while heat or sun melts the snow above it. This describes a normal winter, not this one.