Heavy Snow in Missouri, January 8 to 9, 1997

Name: Heavy Snow in Missouri, January 8 to 9, 1997
Start: 1997-01-08T12:00
End: 1997-01-09T12:00
Location: Missouri

January 8 to 9, 1997 · NWS SGF · 30 events in 30 counties and zones

Six inches or more of snow fell over much southwest, south central and central Missouri from noon on the eighth to noon on the ninth. The heaviest snow fell in a band from Cassville to Springfield north to Hermitage where up to ten inches was recorded.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 30 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $670,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 30

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.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

30 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, McDonald

When: January 8, 12:00 PM CST to January 9, 12:00 PM CST
Where: McDonald forecast zone
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.629, -94.348 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Newton

When: January 8, 12:00 PM CST to January 9, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Newton forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 36.906, -94.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Jasper

When: January 8, 12:00 PM CST to January 9, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Jasper forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 37.204, -94.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Barton

When: January 8, 12:00 PM CST to January 9, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Barton forecast zone
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.502, -94.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Vernon

When: January 8, 12:00 PM CST to January 9, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Vernon forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 37.851, -94.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, St. Clair

When: January 8, 12:00 PM CST to January 9, 12:00 PM CST
Where: St. Clair forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 38.037, -93.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Cedar

When: January 8, 12:00 PM CST to January 9, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Cedar forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 37.724, -93.857 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Dade

When: January 8, 12:00 PM CST to January 9, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Dade forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 37.432, -93.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Lawrence

When: January 8, 12:00 PM CST to January 9, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Lawrence forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 37.106, -93.833 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Barry

When: January 8, 12:00 PM CST to January 9, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Barry forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 36.710, -93.829 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Benton

When: January 8, 12:00 PM CST to January 9, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Benton forecast zone
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.295, -93.288 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Hickory

When: January 8, 12:00 PM CST to January 9, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Hickory forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 37.941, -93.321 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Polk

When: January 8, 12:00 PM CST to January 9, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Polk forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 37.617, -93.400 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Greene

When: January 8, 12:00 PM CST to January 9, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Greene forecast zone
Property damage: $100,000
Coordinates: 37.258, -93.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Christian

When: January 8, 12:00 PM CST to January 9, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Christian forecast zone
Property damage: $25,000
Coordinates: 36.970, -93.189 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Stone

When: January 8, 12:00 PM CST to January 9, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Stone forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 36.747, -93.456 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Taney

When: January 8, 12:00 PM CST to January 9, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Taney forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 36.655, -93.041 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Morgan

When: January 8, 12:00 PM CST to January 9, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Morgan forecast zone
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.424, -92.886 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Camden

When: January 8, 12:00 PM CST to January 9, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Camden forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 38.027, -92.766 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Dallas

When: January 8, 12:00 PM CST to January 9, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Dallas forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 37.680, -93.024 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Laclede

When: January 8, 12:00 PM CST to January 9, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Laclede forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 37.658, -92.590 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Webster

When: January 8, 12:00 PM CST to January 9, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Webster forecast zone
Property damage: $50,000
Coordinates: 37.281, -92.876 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Wright

When: January 8, 12:00 PM CST to January 9, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Wright forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 37.270, -92.469 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Douglas

When: January 8, 12:00 PM CST to January 9, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Douglas forecast zone
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 36.933, -92.499 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Texas

When: January 8, 12:00 PM CST to January 9, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Texas forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Coordinates: 37.317, -91.965 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Dent

When: January 8, 12:00 PM CST to January 9, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Dent forecast zone
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 37.607, -91.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Pulaski

When: January 8, 12:00 PM CST to January 9, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Pulaski forecast zone
Property damage: $20,000
Coordinates: 37.825, -92.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Phelps

When: January 8, 12:00 PM CST to January 9, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Phelps forecast zone
Property damage: $35,000
Coordinates: 37.877, -91.792 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Miller

When: January 8, 12:00 PM CST to January 9, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Miller forecast zone
Property damage: $10,000
Coordinates: 38.215, -92.428 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Maries

When: January 8, 12:00 PM CST to January 9, 12:00 PM CST
Where: Maries forecast zone
Property damage: $5,000
Coordinates: 38.162, -91.925 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heavy Snow: Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Missouri in 1997 Every state in 1997 This day in weather history Warnings in Missouri, January 1997

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: 5585095, 5585096, 5585097, 5585098, 5585099, 5585100, 5585101, 5585102, 5585103, 5585104, 5585105, 5585106, 5585107, 5585108, 5585109, 5585110, 5585111, 5585112, 5585113, 5585114, 5585115, 5585116, 5585117, 5585118, 5585119, 5585120, 5585121, 5585122, 5585123, 5585124.