1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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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.
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 Kansas City, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 5, 11:40 AM CST, 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1140 AM CST WED JAN 5 2005 .DISCUSSION... UPDATED FORECASTS AND WARNINGS THIS MORNING TO REFLECT EVOLUTION OF SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM. PRECIPITATION HAS CHANGED OVER TO A SLEET/SNOW MIX IN THE METRO AREA...WITH SNOW TO THE NORTH OF THE CITY. OLATHE CENTER WEATHER SERVICE UNIT REPORTED VISIBILITIES AROUND A HALF MILE IN HEAVY SLEET WITHIN THE PAST HOUR. EXPECT THIS NEXT BATCH OF PRECIPITATION TO REMAIN A MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW BEFORE TURNING OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON IN FAR WESTERN MISSOURI. POINTS TO THE EAST WILL SEE A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. AFTER THIS ROUND...A FINAL BLAST OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION APPEARS POSSIBLE PER THE 12Z ETA/GFS MODELS...AS MAIN SHORTWAVE EJECTS INTO THE PLAINS. CONSERVATIVE FORECASTS FROM MODEL/HPC QPF INDICATE A BAND OF 2-4 INCHES OF SNOW MAY FALL LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING...ROUGHLY ALONG A LINE FROM KANSAS CITY TO KIRKSVILLE. SNOW AND WIND WILL PLAY HAVOC WITH THE EVENING COMMUTE. HAVE ADJUSTED AFTERNOON AND EVENING FORECAST TO REFLECT THIS THINKING...AND ALSO EXTENDED THE ONGOING WINTER STORM WARNINGS ANOTHER FEW HOURS. && .AVIATION DISCUSSION... CEILINGS WILL LIKELY IMPROVE A BIT THIS AFTERNOON...AS STRONGER LIFT MOVES INTO EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI. VISIBILITIES WILL DROP WELL INTO LIFR CONDITIONS THOUGH IN SNOW AND SLEET...AND TAFS REFLECT THIS THINKING. EXPECT SLOW IMPROVEMENT IN CEILINGS LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. HUDSON && .PREV DISCUSSION... 400 AM CST... MAIN CONCERN IS PRECIP TYPE AND AMOUNTS. SO FAR THE ONLY LOCATIONS WHICH HAVE SLEET/SNOW ARE IN EXTREME NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND EXTREME NORTHEAST KANSAS. AN INCH OR TWO OF ACCUMULATION HAS BEEN REPORTED SO FAR. WHERE FREEZING RAIN CONTINUES...GENERALLY AROUND ONE HALF INCH OF ICE HAS ACCUMULATED FROM THE NEARLY ONE INCH OF RAINFALL. THE RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS OUR FAR SOUTH/SOUTHEAST COUNTIES AS WELL...WHERE AROUND AN INCH OF RAIN HAS ALSO FALLEN. RADAR AND SURFACE OBS SHOW A LARGE AREA OF PRECIPITATION MOVING NORTHEAST OUT OF OKLAHOMA ACROSS KANSAS AND INTO MISSOURI. THE LINE BETWEEN THE FREEZING RAIN MIXED WITH SLEET AND THE SNOW/SLEET MIXED WITH FREEZING RAIN CURRENTLY STRETCHES FROM NEAR MOUND CITY MISSOURI TO MARYVILLE AND GRANT CITY. THIS LINE SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY EAST AND A LITTLE SOUTH TODAY AS CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE OOZES DOWN THE PLAINS. THE LONGER IT TAKES TO MOVE EAST...THE LESS SNOW WILL FALL...AND HAVE BACKED OFF ON SNOW AMOUNTS FOR MOST AREAS. EXPECT THE LINE TO BE EAST OF THE KANSAS CITY METRO AREA BY NOON AND BE EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA BY 6PM. THERE MAY BE A BIT OF A BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION ACROSS NORTHWEST MISSOURI THIS MORNING. HOWEVER THINK THAT AREA WILL SEE A ROUND OF MODERATE SNOW THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING AS THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS. TOTAL SNOWFALL SHOULD RANGE FROM 4 TO 6 INCHES IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF MISSOURI AND ALONG THE IOWA BORDER. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL DROP OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST WITH LITTLE MORE THAN AN INCH OF SNOW EXPECTED FROM THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE KANSAS CITY METRO EAST TO MOBERLY. NRR && .EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST FOR ALL BUT LINN COUNTY. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CST FOR LINN COUNTY KS. MO...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM NORTH OF A HARRISONVILLE TO MOBERLY LINE. WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT FOR FAR NORTHEAST MISSOURI. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM FOR WEST CENTRAL INTO CENTRAL MISSOURI FROM CLINTON TO BOONVILLE. WFO EAX
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY-PLEASANT HILL MO ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 808 AM CST WED JAN 5 2005 KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040- 043>046-053-054-061358- ADAIR-ANDREW-ATCHISON-BATES-BUCHANAN-CALDWELL-CARROLL-CASS-CHARITON- CLAY-CLINTON-COOPER-DAVIESS-DE KALB-DONIPHAN-GENTRY-GRUNDY-HARRISON- HENRY-HOLT-HOWARD-JACKSON-JOHNSON-LAFAYETTE-LEAVENWORTH-LINN- LIVINGSTON-MACON-MERCER-MIAMI-NODAWAY-PETTIS-PLATTE-PUTNAM-RANDOLPH- RAY-SALINE-SCHUYLER-SULLIVAN-WORTH-WYANDOTTE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...BETHANY...CHILLICOTHE... CLINTON...KANSAS CITY...KANSAS CITY DOWNTOWN AIRPORT...KIRKSVILLE... LAWSON...LEAVENWORTH...MACON...MARYVILLE...MOBERLY...PAOLA... SEDALIA...ST. JOSEPH AND WARRENSBURG 808 AM CST WED JAN 5 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AS WELL AS EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF THE OUTLOOK AREA TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING. A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET IN NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI THIS MORNING WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW THIS AFTERNOON...WITH AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES BY EVENING. FURTHER SOUTH ACROSS THE KANSAS CITY METRO INTO CENTRAL MISSOURI...FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET THIS MORNING...WILL GIVE WAY TO SLEET AND SNOW THIS AFTERNOON. AMOUNTS OF ICE ACCUMULATION UP TO AN INCH. FURTHER SOUTH FROM PLEASANTON TO CLINTON AND PILOT GROVE ICE AMOUNTS WILL BE LESS GENERALLY IN THE QUARTER INCH RANGE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT THE TYPE OF PRECIPITATION AND ANY ACCUMULATIONS THEY ARE RECEIVING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGE: HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/EAX (ALL LOWER CASE)
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
916 AM CST WED JAN 05 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0850 AM ICE STORM BROOKFIELD 39.79N 93.08W
01/05/2005 LINN MO CO-OP OBSERVER
0.25 INCHES OF ICE ACCUMULATION
0848 AM ICE STORM MILAN 40.20N 93.12W
01/05/2005 SULLIVAN MO CO-OP OBSERVER
0.25 TO 0.50 INCH ICE ACCUMULATION
0848 AM ICE STORM LEAVENWORTH 39.32N 94.92W
01/05/2005 LEAVENWORTH KS EMERGENCY MNGR
0.75 INCHES OF ICE ACCUMULATION
0835 AM ICE STORM TRENTON 40.08N 93.60W
01/05/2005 GRUNDY MO CO-OP OBSERVER
0.75 INCH TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION
0835 AM ICE STORM DOWNING 40.49N 92.37W
01/05/2005 SCHUYLER MO CO-OP OBSERVER
0.40 ICE ACCUMULATION SINCE 7 AM TUESDAY MORNING. TREE
LIMBS DOWN
0600 AM ICE STORM OVERLAND PARK 38.91N 94.68W
01/05/2005 JOHNSON KS NWS EMPLOYEE
1 INCH ICE ACCUMULATION
0445 AM ICE STORM CHILLICOTHE 39.79N 93.55W
01/05/2005 LIVINGSTON MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
0.50 INCHES ICE ACCUMULATION
&&
LVQPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
935 AM CST WED JAN 05 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0900 AM FREEZING RAIN SWEET SPRINGS 38.97N 93.42W
01/05/2005 0.12 INCH SALINE MO CO-OP OBSERVER
COOP OBSERVER REPORTS AROUND AN 1/8 OF AN INCH OF ICE ON
TREES AND POWER LINES.
&&
LVQPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
950 AM CST WED JAN 05 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0930 AM ICE STORM PRINCETON 40.40N 93.59W
01/05/2005 MERCER MO PUBLIC
0.50 INCHES OF TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION
0830 AM ICE STORM SALISBURY 39.42N 92.80W
01/05/2005 CHARITON MO PUBLIC
1 INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION
&&
LVQPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1051 AM CST WED JAN 05 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1038 AM FLASH FLOOD LA TOUR 38.63N 94.10W
01/05/2005 JOHNSON MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
ROUTE 2 FLOODED NEAR LA TOUR.
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STOFLETThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The Lamine River near Otterville crested at 20.70 feet, or 5.70 feet above flood stage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Missouri in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, January 2005
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: 5439006.