Winter Storm in Missouri, December 8, 2005

Name: Winter Storm in Missouri, December 8, 2005
Start: 2005-12-08T06:00
End: 2005-12-08T18:00
Location: Missouri

December 8, 2005 · NWS LSX · 29 events in 29 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 29 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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Wind
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Heat and drought
Cold
Fire, smoke and dust
Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths: 2
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 29

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 significant winter storm of the season hit the area dropping from 2 to around 6 inches of snow. Most of Central Missouri picked up about 2 inches, East Central and Southeast Missouri saw 2 - 4 inches, and Northeast Missouri received from 2 to near 6 inches. Two men were found dead outside in St. Louis. The St. Louis medical examiner ruled hypothermia the cause of both deaths.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS St. Louis, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 8, 2:53 AM CST, 3 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 8, 2:53 AM CST, 3 hours 7 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
253 AM CST THU DEC 8 2005

.DISCUSSION...
BANDS OR AREAS OF LGT SNOW MOVG NEWD THRU THE WRN AND SRN PTNS OF
THE CWA ATTM. THESE AREAS OF SNOW APR TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH
RELATIVELY STG 800-600 MB WAA ON NOSE OF 25 KT SLY LLJ EXTDG NWD
INTO THE WRN HALF OF MO AHD OF THE 850 MB TROF. SOME OF THE WKR
RADAR RETURNS MAY NOT BE REACHING THE SFC AS THE LOW LVLS STILL
DRY OVR ERN MO. AS THE LLJ TRANSLATES EWD ACRS ERN MO SRN IL
SHOULD CONT TO SEE AREAS OF SNOW PUSH THRU CWA DURING THE MRNG
HRS. BOTH GFS AND NAM DEPICT STG 850-700 MB WAA ACRS MUCH OF ERN
MO AND SRN IL ARND 12Z THU WITH THE HIGHEST MAGNITUDES FM STL S.
MDLS ALSO SHOWING UPR LVL DIVERGENCE OVR SERN MO AT 12Z THU
PUSHING NEWD INTO SRN IL BY 18Z THU. MID LVL LOW OVR NEBRASKA
WILL MOV E-SEWD THRU NRN MO TDA. THIS FEATURE ALNG WITH VORT CNTRS
ROTATING ARND MID-UPR LVL LOW WILL PROVIDE FRCG FOR PCPN TDA
ESPECIALLY OVR THE NRN HALF OF THE CWA WHERE MDLS DEPICT THE STGST
MID-UPR LVL Q CNVG AHD OF THE MID-UPR LVL LOW AND VORT MAX MOVG
NEWD FM SWRN MO THRU E CNTRL MO THIS AFTN. PLAN TO CONT SNOW
ADVSRY TDA OVR ALL BUT THE EXTRM SWRN COUNTIES OF THE CWA WITH
MAINLY 2-4 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED BY EVNG IN THE
ADVSRY WITH 1-3 INCHES OVR THE EXTRM SWRN COUNTIES. PCPN SHOULD
SHUT OFF FAIRLY RAPIDLY FM SW TO NE THIS AFTN AS DRY SLOT PUSHES
NEWD INTO CNTRL MO BY 18Z THU AND SRN IL BY 00Z FRI. AS MOISTURE
PROFILE BCMS SHALLOW THIS AFTN AND THIS EVNG SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF
TO FLURRIES OR POSSIBLY SOME LGT PATCHY FREEZING DRIZZLE...BFR
LOW LVL CLOUD DECK CLRS OUT FM W-SW TO E-NE. PLAN TO GO ON THE
COLD SIDE OF MOS TEMP GUIDANCE TDA WITH CLOUD CVR...PCPN AND
EVAPORATIVE COOLING...THEN CONT ON THE COLD SIDE OF MOS TEMP
GUIDANCE TGT AND FRI WITH NEW SNOW CVR EXPECTED. NAM MDL DEPICTS
A NW FLOW SHRTWV DROPPING SEWD THRU THE AREA ON FRI...GFS IS A LTL
STGR AND SLOWER WITH THIS FEATURE. APRS THAT IT WILL BE TOO DRY
FOR ANY PCPN TO DVLP AHD OF THIS SHRTWV TROF...ALTHOUGH IT SHOULD
BRNG SOME MID-UPR LVL CLOUDINESS.

&&

.LSX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...SNOW ADVISORY FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
     FOR FRANKLIN-JEFFERSON-LINCOLN-ST. CHARLES-ST. LOUIS-ST.
     LOUIS CITY-STE. GENEVIEVE-WARREN.

     SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR AUDRAIN-BOONE-
     CALLAWAY-COLE-GASCONADE-KNOX-LEWIS-MARION-MONITEAU-MONROE-
     MONTGOMERY-OSAGE-PIKE-RALLS-SHELBY.

IL...SNOW ADVISORY FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
     FOR BOND IL-CALHOUN IL-CLINTON IL-FAYETTE IL-GREENE IL-
     JERSEY IL-MACOUPIN IL-MADISON IL-MARION IL-MONROE IL-
     MONTGOMERY IL-RANDOLPH IL-ST. CLAIR IL-WASHINGTON IL.

     SNOW ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR ADAMS IL-BROWN
     IL-PIKE IL.

&&

GKS

Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 8, 5:16 AM CST, 44 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
516 AM CST THU DEC 8 2005

ILZ095-096-MOZ018-019-026-027-034-035-041-042-091200-
ADAMS IL-AUDRAIN-BOONE-BROWN-KNOX-LEWIS-MARION-MONROE-RALLS-SHELBY-
516 AM CST THU DEC 8 2005

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A PORTION OF NORTHEAST AND
CENTRAL MISSOURI AS WELL AS WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY WITH A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4
INCHES BY THE TIME IT ENDS EARLY THIS EVENING.  BITTERLY COLD
WEATHER CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH WIND CHILL READINGS DROPPING TO
AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT.  THE LOW TEMPERATURE
FORECAST FOR TONIGHT WILL BE AROUND ZERO.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

BITTERLY COLD WEATHER WILL CONTINUE FRIDAY MORNING WITH WIND CHILL
READINGS OF AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO IN THE EARLY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO RELAY SNOWFALL REPORTS BY PHONE OR E SPOTTER
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN SAINT LOUIS.

ILZ058>060-064-065-069-070-074-079-097>102-MOZ036-047>052-059>065-
075-091200-
BOND IL-CALHOUN IL-CALLAWAY-CLINTON IL-COLE-FAYETTE IL-FRANKLIN-
GASCONADE-GREENE IL-JEFFERSON-JERSEY IL-LINCOLN-MACOUPIN IL-
MADISON IL-MARION IL-MONITEAU-MONROE IL-MONTGOMERY-MONTGOMERY IL-
OSAGE-PIKE-PIKE IL-RANDOLPH IL-ST CHARLES-ST CLAIR IL-ST LOUIS-
ST LOUIS CITY-STE GENEVIEVE-WARREN-WASHINGTON IL-
516 AM CST THU DEC 8 2005

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A PORTION OF CENTRAL MISSOURI
AND SOUTHWEST ILLINOIS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY WITH A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4
INCHES BY THE TIME IT ENDS EARLY THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO RELAY SNOWFALL REPORTS BY PHONE OR E SPOTTER
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN SAINT LOUIS.

MOZ072>074-084-085-099-091200-
CRAWFORD-IRON-MADISON-REYNOLDS-ST FRANCOIS-WASHINGTON-
516 AM CST THU DEC 8 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR A PORTION OF SOUTHEAST
MISSOURI.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY WITH A TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3
INCHES BY THE TIME IT ENDS EARLY THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO RELAY SNOWFALL REPORTS BY PHONE OR E SPOTTER
TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN SAINT LOUIS.

GKS

The radar

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

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Event by event

29 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Audrain

When: December 8, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Audrain forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 39.216, -91.842 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Boone

When: December 8, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Boone forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.991, -92.310 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Callaway

When: December 8, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Callaway forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.836, -91.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Cole

When: December 8, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Cole forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.505, -92.282 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Crawford

When: December 8, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Crawford forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 37.976, -91.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Franklin

When: December 8, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Franklin forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.411, -91.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Gasconade

When: December 8, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Gasconade forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.441, -91.508 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Iron

When: December 8, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Iron forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 37.504, -90.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Jefferson

When: December 8, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.261, -90.538 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Knox

When: December 8, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Knox forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 40.128, -92.148 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Lewis

When: December 8, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Lewis forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 40.097, -91.722 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Lincoln

When: December 8, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Lincoln forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 39.058, -90.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Madison

When: December 8, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Madison forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 37.478, -90.345 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Marion

When: December 8, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Marion forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 39.806, -91.622 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Moniteau

When: December 8, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Moniteau forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.633, -92.583 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Monroe

When: December 8, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Monroe forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 39.496, -92.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Montgomery

When: December 8, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Montgomery forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.942, -91.470 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Osage

When: December 8, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Osage forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.460, -91.862 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Pike

When: December 8, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Pike forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 39.344, -91.171 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Ralls

When: December 8, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Ralls forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 39.528, -91.522 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Reynolds

When: December 8, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Reynolds forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 37.362, -90.969 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Shelby

When: December 8, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Shelby forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 39.798, -92.077 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, St. Charles

When: December 8, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: St. Charles forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.782, -90.675 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, St. Francois

When: December 8, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: St. Francois forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 37.810, -90.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, St. Louis

When: December 8, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: St. Louis forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.641, -90.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, St. Louis (C)

When: December 8, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: St. Louis (C) forecast zone
Deaths: 2 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.627, -90.198 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Ste. Genevieve

When: December 8, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Ste. Genevieve forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 37.894, -90.194 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Warren

When: December 8, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Warren forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 38.765, -91.161 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Washington

When: December 8, 6:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where: Washington forecast zone
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Coordinates: 37.962, -90.877 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

Event	Date	Age	Sex	Where	Kind
Winter Storm, St. Louis (C)	2005-12-08	54	Male	Outside/Open Areas	Direct
Winter Storm, St. Louis (C)	2005-12-08	42	Male	Outside/Open Areas	Direct

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

Every storm in Missouri in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Missouri, December 2005

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: 5482421, 5482422, 5482423, 5482424, 5482425, 5482426, 5482427, 5482428, 5482429, 5482430, 5482431, 5482432, 5482433, 5482434, 5482435, 5482436, 5482437, 5482438, 5482439, 5482440, 5482441, 5482442, 5482443, 5482444, 5482445, 5482446, 5482447, 5482448, 5482449.