The combination of abundant moisture, a low pressure system moving through the region, and cold air at the surface caused an ice storm to occur over the Missouri Bootheel. Most of the precipitation fell in the form of freezing rain.
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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 episode as NWS MEG wrote it up.
The combination of abundant moisture, a low pressure system moving through the region, and cold air at the surface caused an ice storm to occur over the Missouri Bootheel. Most of the precipitation fell in the form of freezing rain. Toward the end of the event, precipitation changed briefly to sleet and snow. Significant ice accumulations occurred in Dunklin and Pemiscot Counties. One to two inches of ice fell across the counties in addition to one inch of snow. Numerous trees and power lines were knocked down from the ice storm. The counties lost anywhere from seventy to one hundred percent of their power during the peak of the ice storm. Emergency shelters were opened for storm victims. Roads were very hazardous to travel and many accidents occurred as a result.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
One inch of ice fell over Dunklin County. Widespread power outages occurred. Roads were impassable.
One inch of ice fell over Pemiscot County. Widespread power outages occurred. Roads were impassable.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Missouri in 2009Every state in 2009This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, January 2009
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: 148754, 148755.