Missouri, 2000

Heavy Snow in Missouri, March 11, 2000

March 11, 2000 · NWS EAX · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

A late winter storm tracking across southern sections of Missouri dropped heavy snowfall in portions of west-central and central Missouri. The snow began late on the evening of March 10, with accumulations reaching 6 inches in the pre-dawn hours of the 11th.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 EAX wrote it up.

A late winter storm tracking across southern sections of Missouri dropped heavy snowfall in portions of west-central and central Missouri. The snow began late on the evening of March 10, with accumulations reaching 6 inches in the pre-dawn hours of the 11th. The heavy snow fell along and south of a line from Clinton through Sedalia to Boonville.

The radar

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Event by event

3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Henry

When
March 11, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where
Henry forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.385, -93.793 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Cooper

When
March 11, 5:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where
Cooper forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.844, -92.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heavy Snow, Pettis

When
March 11, 5:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where
Pettis forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates
38.728, -93.285 (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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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: 5137830, 5137831, 5137832.