Missouri, 2009

Winter Weather in Missouri, January 5 to 6, 2009

January 5 to 6, 2009 · NWS PAH · 11 events in 11 counties and zones

Light accumulations of ice formed on elevated surfaces, including vehicles and highway overpasses. On Interstate 55 near Scott City, a multi-vehicle pileup caused both sides of the highway to be shut down.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 11 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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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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.

Light accumulations of ice formed on elevated surfaces, including vehicles and highway overpasses. On Interstate 55 near Scott City, a multi-vehicle pileup caused both sides of the highway to be shut down. There were some injuries, though their severity was not known. In Cape Girardeau, twelve accidents occurred. Most of the wrecks were on Interstate 55. An accident on the Cape Girardeau side of the Mississippi River bridge resulted in injuries. In Carter County, an icy bridge over Carter Creek on U.S. Highway 60 resulted in serious injuries to an elderly man. A spotter reported one-eighth inch of ice was on trees and power lines several miles northwest of Poplar Bluff. A low pressure system skirted just southeast of the region, bringing a wintry mix of precipitation.

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 Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 5, 6:28 AM CST, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 5, 6:28 AM CST, 1 hour 32 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

11 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Carter

When
January 5, 8:00 AM CST to January 6, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Carter forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
36.941, -90.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Perry

When
January 5, 6:00 PM CST to January 6, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Perry forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
37.707, -89.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Wayne

When
January 5, 6:00 PM CST to January 6, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Wayne forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
37.113, -90.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Bollinger

When
January 5, 7:00 PM CST to January 6, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Bollinger forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
37.322, -90.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Cape Girardeau

When
January 5, 7:00 PM CST to January 6, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Cape Girardeau forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
37.384, -89.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Butler

When
January 5, 8:00 PM CST to January 6, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Butler forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
36.716, -90.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Ripley

When
January 5, 8:00 PM CST to January 6, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Ripley forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
36.653, -90.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Mississippi

When
January 5, 11:00 PM CST to January 6, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Mississippi forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
36.828, -89.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, New Madrid

When
January 5, 11:00 PM CST to January 6, 7:00 AM CST
Where
New Madrid forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
36.595, -89.652 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Scott

When
January 5, 11:00 PM CST to January 6, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Scott forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
37.053, -89.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Stoddard

When
January 5, 11:00 PM CST to January 6, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Stoddard forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
36.856, -89.944 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 149004, 149007, 149011, 149001, 149003, 149002, 149008, 149005, 149006, 149009, 149010.