Winter Storm, Shelby
- When
- January 3, 4:00 PM CST to January 4, 11:24 AM CST
- Where
- Shelby forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.798, -92.077 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Missouri, January 3 to 4, 1996
A snowstorm with moderate to occasional heavy snow moved across central, northeast, and east central Missouri the night of the 3rd and morning of the 4th. Heavier snow fell in western Missouri but the storm weakened slightly as it moved east.
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
- None recorded
- 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 LSX wrote it up.
A snowstorm with moderate to occasional heavy snow moved across central, northeast, and east central Missouri the night of the 3rd and morning of the 4th. Heavier snow fell in western Missouri but the storm weakened slightly as it moved east. Two to four inches of snow fell across the area with the greatest amounts along the Mississippi river in eastern Marion and Ralls counties. Many schools were closed in the St. Louis metro area on the 4th. More than 40 flights were cancelled at Lambert Airport on the 3rd.
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, Marion
- When
- January 3, 4:00 PM CST to January 4, 11:24 AM CST
- Where
- Marion forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.806, -91.622 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Monroe
- When
- January 3, 4:00 PM CST to January 4, 11:24 AM CST
- Where
- Monroe forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.496, -92.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Ralls
- When
- January 3, 4:00 PM CST to January 4, 11:24 AM CST
- Where
- Ralls forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.528, -91.522 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Pike
- When
- January 3, 4:00 PM CST to January 4, 11:24 AM CST
- Where
- Pike forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.344, -91.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Boone
- When
- January 3, 4:00 PM CST to January 4, 11:24 AM CST
- Where
- Boone forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.991, -92.310 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Callaway
- When
- January 3, 4:00 PM CST to January 4, 11:24 AM CST
- Where
- Callaway forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.836, -91.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lincoln
- When
- January 3, 4:00 PM CST to January 4, 11:24 AM CST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.058, -90.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Warren
- When
- January 3, 4:00 PM CST to January 4, 11:24 AM 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 3, 4:00 PM CST to January 4, 11:24 AM 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 3, 4:00 PM CST to January 4, 11:24 AM 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 3, 4:00 PM CST to January 4, 11:24 AM 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 3, 4:00 PM CST to January 4, 11:24 AM CST
- Where
- St. Louis (C) forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.627, -90.198 (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
- Tornado in Florida, January 3, 1996
- High Wind in Colorado, January 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, January 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, January 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, January 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, January 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, January 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, January 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, January 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, January 3, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, January 3, 1996
More
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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: 5537825, 5537826, 5537827, 5537828, 5537829, 5537830, 5537831, 5537832, 5537833, 5537834, 5537835, 5537836, 5537837.