Winter Weather, Bollinger
- When
- December 21, 3:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bollinger forecast zone
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 37.322, -90.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Missouri, December 21, 1998
Rain changed to sleet and freezing rain late in the afternoon as a sharp cold front crossed the region. Temperatures plunged from the upper 50s during the early morning hours into the upper 20s by evening.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 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
- 11
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 PAH wrote it up.
Rain changed to sleet and freezing rain late in the afternoon as a sharp cold front crossed the region. Temperatures plunged from the upper 50s during the early morning hours into the upper 20s by evening. The wintry precipitation lasted for a few hours, long enough to cause icy conditions. Numerous skidding accidents were reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Butler
- When
- December 21, 3:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Butler forecast zone
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 36.716, -90.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Cape Girardeau
- When
- December 21, 3:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cape Girardeau forecast zone
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 37.384, -89.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Carter
- When
- December 21, 3:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Carter forecast zone
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 36.941, -90.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Mississippi
- When
- December 21, 3:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mississippi forecast zone
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 36.828, -89.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, New Madrid
- When
- December 21, 3:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- New Madrid forecast zone
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 36.595, -89.652 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Perry
- When
- December 21, 3:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Perry forecast zone
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 37.707, -89.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Ripley
- When
- December 21, 3:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ripley forecast zone
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 36.653, -90.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Scott
- When
- December 21, 3:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 37.053, -89.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Stoddard
- When
- December 21, 3:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Stoddard forecast zone
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 36.856, -89.944 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Wayne
- When
- December 21, 3:00 PM CST to 8:00 PM CST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 37.113, -90.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Frost and Freeze in California, December 21 to 24, 1998
- Cold in Utah, December 21 to 24, 1998
- Winter Storm in Missouri, December 21 to 22, 1998
- Winter Weather in Oklahoma, December 21, 1998
- Lake-Effect Snow in Michigan, December 21 to 22, 1998
- Winter Weather in Illinois, December 21, 1998
- Winter Storm in Illinois, December 21 to 22, 1998
- Winter Weather in Kentucky, December 21, 1998
- Dense Fog in Florida, December 21, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 21 to 22, 1998
- Ice Storm in Texas, December 21, 1998
- Winter Weather in Indiana, December 21, 1998
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, December 1998
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: 5674692, 5674693, 5674694, 5674695, 5674696, 5674697, 5674698, 5674699, 5674700, 5674701, 5674702.