Winter Storm, Boone
- When
- January 2, 3:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Boone forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.991, -92.310 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Missouri, January 2, 1996
A winter snowstorm moved northeast into central and eastern Missouri, dropping 6 to 9 inches of snow over the area. Two persons were killed in an automobile crash on a snowy road near Mexico MO in Audrain County.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 22 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
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 22
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 LSX wrote it up.
A winter snowstorm moved northeast into central and eastern Missouri, dropping 6 to 9 inches of snow over the area. Two persons were killed in an automobile crash on a snowy road near Mexico MO in Audrain County. Numerous minor accidents also occurred. More than 160 airline flights were cancelled out of Lambert airport in St. Louis. Most schools scheduled to resume classes January 2nd after the Christmas holiday were closed for another day, while some schools in rural areas remained closed for several days.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
22 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Audrain
- When
- January 2, 3:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Audrain forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.216, -91.842 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Moniteau
- When
- January 2, 3:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Moniteau forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.633, -92.583 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Cole
- When
- January 2, 3:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cole forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.505, -92.282 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Osage
- When
- January 2, 3:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Osage forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.460, -91.862 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Callaway
- When
- January 2, 3:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Callaway forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.836, -91.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Montgomery
- When
- January 2, 3:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.942, -91.470 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lincoln
- When
- January 2, 3:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.058, -90.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Gasconade
- When
- January 2, 3:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gasconade forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.441, -91.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Warren
- When
- January 2, 3:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Warren forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.765, -91.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, St. Charles
- When
- January 2, 3:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Charles forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.782, -90.675 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Franklin
- When
- January 2, 3:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.411, -91.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, St. Louis
- When
- January 2, 3:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.641, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, St. Louis (C)
- When
- January 2, 3:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis (C) forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.627, -90.198 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jefferson
- When
- January 2, 3:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.261, -90.538 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Crawford
- When
- January 2, 3:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Crawford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.976, -91.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Ste. Genevieve
- When
- January 2, 3:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ste. Genevieve forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.894, -90.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Iron
- When
- January 2, 3:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Iron forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.504, -90.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Washington
- When
- January 2, 3:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.962, -90.877 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, St. Francois
- When
- January 2, 3:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Francois forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.810, -90.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Madison
- When
- January 2, 3:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.478, -90.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Reynolds
- When
- January 2, 3:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Reynolds forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.362, -90.969 (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
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in Kansas, January 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in Ohio, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in Indiana, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in Illinois, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in Indiana, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, January 2, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Florida, January 2, 1996
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 2 to 3, 1996
- Tornado in South Carolina, January 2, 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5537803, 5537804, 5537805, 5537806, 5537807, 5537808, 5537809, 5537810, 5537811, 5537812, 5537813, 5537814, 5537815, 5537816, 5537817, 5537818, 5537819, 5537820, 5537821, 5537822, 5537823, 5537824.