Ice Storm, Boone
- When
- November 25, 12:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Boone forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.991, -92.310 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm in Missouri, November 25, 1996
Freezing rain began in central Missouri around midday and spread east into the afternoon and evening hours. Roads quickly became ice covrered resulting in numerous traffic accidents across the region.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 17 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
- 17
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.
Freezing rain began in central Missouri around midday and spread east into the afternoon and evening hours. Roads quickly became ice covrered resulting in numerous traffic accidents across the region. At least 2 deaths resulted from the accidents. Schools in Jefferson City were released early as the freezing rain began to accumulate. Washington County was particularly hard hit, with at least 8000 customers left without electricity.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
17 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Ice Storm, Moniteau
- When
- November 25, 12:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Moniteau forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.633, -92.583 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Cole
- When
- November 25, 12:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cole forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.505, -92.282 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Osage
- When
- November 25, 12:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Osage forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.460, -91.862 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Callaway
- When
- November 25, 12:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Callaway forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.836, -91.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Montgomery
- When
- November 25, 12:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.942, -91.470 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Lincoln
- When
- November 25, 12:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.058, -90.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Gasconade
- When
- November 25, 12:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gasconade forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.441, -91.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Warren
- When
- November 25, 12:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Warren forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.765, -91.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, St. Charles
- When
- November 25, 12:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Charles forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.782, -90.675 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Franklin
- When
- November 25, 12:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.411, -91.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, St. Louis
- When
- November 25, 12:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.641, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, St. Louis (C)
- When
- November 25, 12:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis (C) forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.627, -90.198 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Jefferson
- When
- November 25, 12:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.261, -90.538 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Crawford
- When
- November 25, 12:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Crawford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.976, -91.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Washington
- When
- November 25, 12:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.962, -90.877 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ice Storm, Iron
- When
- November 25, 12:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Iron forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.504, -90.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Ice Storm
- Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Cold in Oklahoma, November 25, 1996
- Cold in Minnesota, November 25 to 26, 1996
- Cold in North Dakota, November 25 to 26, 1996
- High Wind in California, November 25 to 27, 1996
- Winter Storm in Illinois, November 25, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, November 25 to 26, 1996
- Ice Storm in Maine, November 25 to 26, 1996
- Winter Storm in Illinois, November 25, 1996
- Flash Flood in Texas, November 25, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Montana, November 25, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Florida, November 25, 1996
- Dense Fog in California, November 25, 1996
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, November 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: 5581449, 5581450, 5581451, 5581452, 5581453, 5581454, 5581455, 5581456, 5581457, 5581458, 5581459, 5581460, 5581461, 5581462, 5581463, 5581464, 5581465.