Heavy Snow, Pettis
- When
- January 9, 12:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pettis forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.728, -93.285 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Missouri, January 9, 1997
S system produced up to 7 inches of snow in Boonville, Sedalia and Clinton. Snowfall amounts of 4 to 6 inches were measured at Butler, Blairstown and Windsor.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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 EAX wrote it up.
Snow during the overnight and early morning hours on the 9th, several bands of snow with a fast moving Southwestern U.S system produced up to 7 inches of snow in Boonville, Sedalia and Clinton. Snowfall amounts of 4 to 6 inches were measured at Butler, Blairstown and Windsor. Many school districts canceled classes on the 9th and there were several reports of minor traffic accidents.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Cooper
- When
- January 9, 12:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cooper forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.844, -92.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Bates
- When
- January 9, 12:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Bates forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.257, -94.340 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Henry
- When
- January 9, 12:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Henry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.385, -93.793 (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
- Blizzard in North Dakota, January 9 to 11, 1997
- Blizzard in South Dakota, January 9 to 10, 1997
- Winter Weather in New York, January 9, 1997
- Blizzard in Minnesota, January 9 to 10, 1997
- Blizzard in North Dakota, January 9 to 10, 1997
- Cold in Ohio, January 9, 1997
- Blizzard in South Dakota, January 9 to 11, 1997
- Ice Storm in North Carolina, January 9, 1997
- Blizzard in Iowa, January 9 to 11, 1997
- Winter Storm in Vermont, January 9 to 10, 1997
- Ice Storm in South Carolina, January 9, 1997
- Tornado in Florida, January 9, 1997
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings 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: 5587039, 5587040, 5587041, 5587042.