Winter Storm, Audrain
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Audrain forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.216, -91.842 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Missouri, March 8 to 9, 1998
A late season snow storm dropped from 1 to 6 inches of snow across central, northeast, east central and parts of south central Missouri. The heaviest snow fell from central into northeast Missouri where amounts averaged from 4 to 6 inches.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 27 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
- 27
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 late season snow storm dropped from 1 to 6 inches of snow across central, northeast, east central and parts of south central Missouri. The heaviest snow fell from central into northeast Missouri where amounts averaged from 4 to 6 inches. Traffic on many of the major highways, including Interstate 70 from Columbia to St. Louis and Highway 61 from St. Louis to Hannibal, slowed to a crawl the morning of the 9th. Several deaths occurred in traffic accidents blamed on icy roads. An 84 year old woman in Columbia died of a heart attack on the 9th while shovelling snow.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
27 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Boone
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Boone forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.991, -92.310 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Callaway
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Callaway forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.836, -91.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Clark
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Clark forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.410, -91.738 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Cole
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cole forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.505, -92.282 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Crawford
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Crawford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.976, -91.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Franklin
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.411, -91.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Gasconade
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Gasconade forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.441, -91.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Iron
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Iron forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.504, -90.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jefferson
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.261, -90.538 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Knox
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.128, -92.148 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lewis
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lewis forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.097, -91.722 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lincoln
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.058, -90.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Marion
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Marion forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.806, -91.622 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Moniteau
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Moniteau forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.633, -92.583 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Monroe
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Monroe forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.496, -92.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Montgomery
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.942, -91.470 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Osage
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Osage forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.460, -91.862 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Pike
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Pike forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.344, -91.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Ralls
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Ralls forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.528, -91.522 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, St. Charles
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Charles forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.782, -90.675 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, St. Louis
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM 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
- March 8, 10:00 PM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- St. Louis (C) forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.627, -90.198 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Scotland
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Scotland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.453, -92.147 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Shelby
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Shelby forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.798, -92.077 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Warren
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Warren forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.765, -91.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Washington
- When
- March 8, 10:00 PM CST to March 9, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.962, -90.877 (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
- Flash Flood in Alabama, March 8, 1998
- Flooding in Georgia, March 8 to 21, 1998
- Winter Storm in Illinois, March 8 to 9, 1998
- Flooding in Alabama, March 8 to 17, 1998
- Tornadoes in South Carolina, March 8, 1998
- Avalanche in Colorado, March 8, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Alabama, March 8, 1998
- Tornado in North Carolina, March 8, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Massachusetts, March 8 to 13, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Florida, March 8, 1998
- Flooding in Georgia, March 8 to 14, 1998
- Tornado in North Carolina, March 8, 1998
More
Every storm in Missouri in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, March 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5632093, 5632094, 5632095, 5632096, 5632097, 5632098, 5632099, 5632100, 5632101, 5632102, 5632103, 5632104, 5632105, 5632106, 5632107, 5632108, 5632109, 5632110, 5632111, 5632112, 5632113, 5632114, 5632115, 5632116, 5632117, 5632118, 5632119.