Winter Storm, Pulaski
- When
- January 1, 10:00 PM CST to January 2, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pulaski forecast zone
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Coordinates
- 37.825, -92.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Missouri, January 1 to 2, 1996
A winter storm produced heavy snow across much of southwest into central Missouri during the evening of the first into the early morning of the second. Twelve inches of snow fell from Ava to Houston while greater than eigth inches fell from Branson to West Plains northward to Rolla.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 13 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $10,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 13
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS SGF wrote it up.
A winter storm produced heavy snow across much of southwest into central Missouri during the evening of the first into the early morning of the second. Twelve inches of snow fell from Ava to Houston while greater than eigth inches fell from Branson to West Plains northward to Rolla. Damage estimates were due to the cost of snow removal.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
13 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Phelps
- When
- January 1, 10:00 PM CST to January 2, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Phelps forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.877, -91.792 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Laclede
- When
- January 1, 10:00 PM CST to January 2, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Laclede forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.658, -92.590 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Texas
- When
- January 1, 10:00 PM CST to January 2, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Texas forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.317, -91.965 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Dent
- When
- January 1, 10:00 PM CST to January 2, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Dent forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.607, -91.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Webster
- When
- January 1, 10:00 PM CST to January 2, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Webster forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.281, -92.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Wright
- When
- January 1, 10:00 PM CST to January 2, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wright forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.270, -92.469 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Christian
- When
- January 1, 10:00 PM CST to January 2, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Christian forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.970, -93.189 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Douglas
- When
- January 1, 10:00 PM CST to January 2, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Douglas forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.933, -92.499 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Howell
- When
- January 1, 10:00 PM CST to January 2, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Howell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.774, -91.886 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Shannon
- When
- January 1, 10:00 PM CST to January 2, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Shannon forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.157, -91.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Taney
- When
- January 1, 10:00 PM CST to January 2, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Taney forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.655, -93.041 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Ozark
- When
- January 1, 10:00 PM CST to January 2, 5:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ozark forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 36.649, -92.445 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, January 1, 1996
- Tornado in Florida, January 1, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, January 1 to 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Arkansas, January 1 to 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, January 1 to 31, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, January 1, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, January 1 to 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 1, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Arkansas, January 1 to 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New Mexico, January 1, 1996
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, January 1 to 4, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Texas, January 1, 1996
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, January 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5546429, 5546430, 5546431, 5546432, 5546433, 5546434, 5546435, 5546436, 5546437, 5546438, 5546603, 5546604, 5546605.