Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Monroe
- When
- December 16, 8:00 PM CST to December 17, 12:00 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)
Extreme Cold in Missouri, December 16 to 17, 2000
A strong cold front moved across the area the afternoon of December 16 bringing in a blast of Arctic air. Temperatures by 900 pm on the 16th had dropped into the single digits with wind chill values down to 30 below zero.
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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- 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
- 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 LSX wrote it up.
A strong cold front moved across the area the afternoon of December 16 bringing in a blast of Arctic air. Temperatures by 900 pm on the 16th had dropped into the single digits with wind chill values down to 30 below zero. The wind chill remained from 20 below to 40 below zero through Noon on the 17th.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
30 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Montgomery
- When
- December 16, 8:00 PM CST to December 17, 12:00 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Osage
- When
- December 16, 8:00 PM CST to December 17, 12:00 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Pike
- When
- December 16, 8:00 PM CST to December 17, 12:00 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Ralls
- When
- December 16, 8:00 PM CST to December 17, 12:00 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Reynolds
- When
- December 16, 8:00 PM CST to December 17, 12:00 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Shelby
- When
- December 16, 8:00 PM CST to December 17, 12:00 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, St. Charles
- When
- December 16, 8:00 PM CST to December 17, 12:00 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, St. Francois
- When
- December 16, 8:00 PM CST to December 17, 12:00 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, St. Louis
- When
- December 16, 8:00 PM CST to December 17, 12:00 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, St. Louis (C)
- When
- December 16, 8:00 PM CST to December 17, 12:00 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Ste. Genevieve
- When
- December 16, 8:00 PM CST to December 17, 12:00 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Warren
- When
- December 16, 8:00 PM CST to December 17, 12:00 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Washington
- When
- December 16, 8:00 PM CST to December 17, 12:00 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Audrain
- When
- December 16, 8:00 PM CST to December 17, 12:00 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Boone
- When
- December 16, 8:00 PM CST to December 17, 12:00 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Callaway
- When
- December 16, 8:00 PM CST to December 17, 12:00 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Callaway
- When
- December 16, 8:00 PM CST to December 17, 12:00 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Cole
- When
- December 16, 8:00 PM CST to December 17, 12:00 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Crawford
- When
- December 16, 8:00 PM CST to December 17, 12:00 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Franklin
- When
- December 16, 8:00 PM CST to December 17, 12:00 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Gasconade
- When
- December 16, 8:00 PM CST to December 17, 12:00 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Iron
- When
- December 16, 8:00 PM CST to December 17, 12:00 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Jefferson
- When
- December 16, 8:00 PM CST to December 17, 12:00 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Knox
- When
- December 16, 8:00 PM CST to December 17, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.128, -92.148 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Lewis
- When
- December 16, 8:00 PM CST to December 17, 12:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lewis forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.097, -91.722 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Lincoln
- When
- December 16, 8:00 PM CST to December 17, 12:00 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Madison
- When
- December 16, 8:00 PM CST to December 17, 12:00 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Marion
- When
- December 16, 8:00 PM CST to December 17, 12:00 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)
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Moniteau
- When
- December 16, 8:00 PM CST to December 17, 12:00 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)
What these are
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
- Temperatures or wind chills at or below the local warning criteria, or cold that caused deaths.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- High Wind in Louisiana, December 16, 2000
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, December 16, 2000
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Georgia, December 16 to 17, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 2000
- Extreme Cold and Lightning Strike in Tennessee, December 16, 2000
- Tornado in Florida, December 16, 2000
- Tornado in Georgia, December 16, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Illinois, December 16 to 17, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 2000
More
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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: 5165585, 5165586, 5165587, 5165588, 5165589, 5165590, 5165591, 5165592, 5165593, 5165594, 5165595, 5165596, 5166217, 5166218, 5167125, 5167126, 5167127, 5167128, 5167129, 5167130, 5167241, 5167242, 5167243, 5167244, 5167245, 5167246, 5167247, 5167248, 5167249, 5167250.