Heavy Snow in Missouri, December 13, 2000

Name: Heavy Snow in Missouri, December 13, 2000
Start: 2000-12-13T06:00
End: 2000-12-13T18:00
Location: Missouri

December 13, 2000 · NWS LSX · 27 events in 27 counties and zones

The first major snowfall of the season hit virtually all of the eastern half of Missouri. Snowfall from 6 to 12 inches fell across the area.

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.

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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.

The first major snowfall of the season hit virtually all of the eastern half of Missouri. Snowfall from 6 to 12 inches fell across the area. Some schools in rural areas remained closed into the middle part of the next week as the weather stayed very cold and some minor snowfalls kept traveling conditions poor.

The radar

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

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Event by event

27 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Audrain

When: December 13, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Audrain forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 39.216, -91.842 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Boone

When: December 13, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Boone forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 38.991, -92.310 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Callaway

When: December 13, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Callaway forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 38.836, -91.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Cole

When: December 13, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Cole forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 38.505, -92.282 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Crawford

When: December 13, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Crawford forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 37.976, -91.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Franklin

When: December 13, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Franklin forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 38.411, -91.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Gasconade

When: December 13, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Gasconade forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 38.441, -91.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Iron

When: December 13, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Iron forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 37.504, -90.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Jefferson

When: December 13, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 38.261, -90.538 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Lincoln

When: December 13, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Lincoln forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 39.058, -90.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Madison

When: December 13, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Madison forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 37.478, -90.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Marion

When: December 13, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Marion forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 39.806, -91.622 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Moniteau

When: December 13, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Moniteau forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 38.633, -92.583 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Monroe

When: December 13, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Monroe forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 39.496, -92.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Montgomery

When: December 13, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Montgomery forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 38.942, -91.470 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Osage

When: December 13, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Osage forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 38.460, -91.862 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Pike

When: December 13, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Pike forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 39.344, -91.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Ralls

When: December 13, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Ralls forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 39.528, -91.522 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Reynolds

When: December 13, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Reynolds forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 37.362, -90.969 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Shelby

When: December 13, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Shelby forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 39.798, -92.077 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, St. Charles

When: December 13, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: St. Charles forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 38.782, -90.675 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, St. Francois

When: December 13, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: St. Francois forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 37.810, -90.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, St. Louis

When: December 13, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: St. Louis forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 38.641, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, St. Louis (C)

When: December 13, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: St. Louis (C) forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 38.627, -90.198 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Ste. Genevieve

When: December 13, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Ste. Genevieve forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 37.894, -90.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Warren

When: December 13, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Warren forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 38.765, -91.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Washington

When: December 13, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Washington forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates: 37.962, -90.877 (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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Missouri in 2000 Every state in 2000 This day in weather history Warnings in Missouri, December 2000

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: 5166219, 5166220, 5166221, 5166222, 5166223, 5166224, 5166225, 5166226, 5166227, 5166228, 5166595, 5166596, 5166597, 5166598, 5166599, 5166600, 5166601, 5166602, 5166603, 5166604, 5166605, 5166606, 5166607, 5166608, 5166609, 5166610, 5166611.