Heavy Snow, Butler
- When
- January 28, 2:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Butler forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.716, -90.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Missouri, January 28, 2000
Two to three inches of snow fell over extreme southeast Missouri during the early morning hours. Many schools were closed due to slippery highways.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- 6
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.
Two to three inches of snow fell over extreme southeast Missouri during the early morning hours. Many schools were closed due to slippery highways. State police reported the usual increase in minor traffic mishaps when snow falls.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Carter
- When
- January 28, 2:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Carter forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.941, -90.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, New Madrid
- When
- January 28, 2:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- New Madrid forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.595, -89.652 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Ripley
- When
- January 28, 2:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Ripley forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.653, -90.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Stoddard
- When
- January 28, 2:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Stoddard forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.856, -89.944 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Wayne
- When
- January 28, 2:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.113, -90.461 (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
- Ice Storm in Georgia, January 28 to 30, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Oklahoma, January 28, 2000
- Ice Storm in Alabama, January 28 to 29, 2000
- Winter Storm in Alabama, January 28 to 29, 2000
- Winter Storm in Alabama, January 28 to 29, 2000
- Extreme Cold in West Virginia, January 28, 2000
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 28 to 30, 2000
- Winter Storm in Missouri, January 28 to 29, 2000
- Extreme Cold in New Hampshire, January 28, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Missouri, January 28, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Ohio, January 28, 2000
- Winter Storm in Illinois, January 28 to 29, 2000
More
Every storm in Missouri in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, January 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5133337, 5133338, 5133339, 5133340, 5133341, 5133342.