Missouri, 2019Winter Weather in Missouri, February 15, 2019
February 15, 2019 · NWS EAX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
Light to moderate snow began falling across the region in the mid to late morning hours on Friday February 15, 2019. By the early afternoon heavy snow had been falling for a couple hours and area roads became impassible.
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- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 5
- Property damage
- $1.5 million
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Light to moderate snow began falling across the region in the mid to late morning hours on Friday February 15, 2019. By the early afternoon heavy snow had been falling for a couple hours and area roads became impassible. Reduced visibility due to the heavy snow prevented vehicles already on local roads from seeing hazards in their path, which resulted in several injury accidents. The worst of these accidents came on Interstate 70 near the Oak Grove exit around 11:30 am when a massive pileup resulted in numerous injuries as well as one fatality. By mid to late afternoon the snow had moved off to the east, leaving behind roughly 3 to 5 inches.
Winter Weather, Jackson
- When
- February 15, 11:30 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Deaths
- 0 direct, 1 indirect
- Injuries
- 0 direct, 2 indirect
- Property damage
- $1.0 million
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 39.009, -94.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
After a couple hours of moderate to heavy snow, around 3 to 4 inches accumulated on local roads, including I-70 just east of Kansas City. The slick roads and highly reduced visibility caused a massive pile up at the Oak Grove exit on WB I-70. Several injuries occurred in this accident and one fatality occurred in the carnage that ensued. The pile up received high profile coverage on national media as a trucker caught up in the wreck took video from inside his cab. That video can be found at the following link.
https://twitter.com/Dantej21/status/1096550488714170368 .
Winter Weather, Cass
- When
- February 15, 11:45 AM CST
- Where
- Cass forecast zone
- Injuries
- 0 direct, 3 indirect
- Property damage
- $500,000
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 38.647, -94.355 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Another pile up occurred on I-49 between Belton and Peculiar. Most injuries in this accident were considered moderate and non-life threatening.
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- 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.
- Winter Weather in Missouri, February 15, 20191 death · 17 injured · 12 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Kentucky, February 15 to 16, 2019$10,000 · 22 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Illinois, February 15, 201919 events
- Winter Weather in Nebraska, February 15, 201914 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Missouri, February 15, 201911 events
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 15, 201966 kt wind · 6 events
- Winter Weather in Indiana, February 15, 20196 events
- Winter Weather in Colorado, February 15 to 16, 20193 events
- Dense Fog in Utah, February 15, 20192 events
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 15, 20192 events
- High Wind in New Mexico, February 15 to 16, 201956 kt wind · 1 event
- Avalanche in Idaho, February 15, 2019$5,000 · 1 event
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: 797740, 797743.