Missouri, 2020

Heavy Snow in Missouri, February 5, 2020

February 5, 2020 · NWS LSX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A quasi-stationary baroclinic zone served as the focus for the strongest low-level moisture advection for this event. Also, model guidance suggested that there could be heavier bands of precipitation.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

A quasi-stationary baroclinic zone served as the focus for the strongest low-level moisture advection for this event. Also, model guidance suggested that there could be heavier bands of precipitation. However, it did not materialize, thus the snowfall amounts were less than expected for majority of forecast area that was under a Winter Storm Warning. We did have several areas of 3 to 5 inches of snow, especially over portions of central Missouri. Osage County was the only area that received pockets of snow of at least 6 inches with this event.

The radar

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Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Osage

When
February 5, 9:00 AM CST to 1:00 PM CST
Where
Osage forecast zone
Reported by
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Coordinates
38.460, -91.862 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Up to 6 inches of snow fell across Osage County. Numerous roads were snow covered and slick.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 875882.