Missouri, 2022

Heavy Snow in Missouri, March 10 to 11, 2022

March 10 to 11, 2022 · NWS EAX · 10 events in 10 counties and zones

Light snow picked up early in the morning of March 10 and lasted through the entire day and overnight into early on the morning of March 11. Most of the area had around 4 inches of snow, but parts of Missouri south of I-70 saw roughly 6 to 8 inches of new snow.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 10 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
10

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 EAX wrote it up.

Light snow picked up early in the morning of March 10 and lasted through the entire day and overnight into early on the morning of March 11. Most of the area had around 4 inches of snow, but parts of Missouri south of I-70 saw roughly 6 to 8 inches of new snow.

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 Kansas City, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 9, 5:47 PM CST, 14 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 5:47 PM CST, 14 hours 13 minutes before
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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

10 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Cass

When
March 10, 8:00 AM CST to March 11, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Cass forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
38.647, -94.355 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Most of the area had roughly 6 to 8 inches of snow between the morning of the 10th and the morning of the 11th. No high impacts were felt as a result of this event.

Heavy Snow, Bates

When
March 10, 8:00 AM CST to March 11, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Bates forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
38.257, -94.340 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Most of the area had roughly 6 to 8 inches of snow between the morning of the 10th and the morning of the 11th. No high impacts were felt as a result of this event.

Heavy Snow, Cooper

When
March 10, 8:00 AM CST to March 11, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Cooper forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
38.844, -92.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Most of the area had roughly 6 to 8 inches of snow between the morning of the 10th and the morning of the 11th. No high impacts were felt as a result of this event.

Heavy Snow, Henry

When
March 10, 8:00 AM CST to March 11, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Henry forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
38.385, -93.793 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Most of the area had roughly 6 to 8 inches of snow between the morning of the 10th and the morning of the 11th. No high impacts were felt as a result of this event.

Heavy Snow, Howard

When
March 10, 8:00 AM CST to March 11, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Howard forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
39.143, -92.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Most of the area had roughly 6 to 8 inches of snow between the morning of the 10th and the morning of the 11th. No high impacts were felt as a result of this event.

Heavy Snow, Jackson

When
March 10, 8:00 AM CST to March 11, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Jackson forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
39.009, -94.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Most of the area had roughly 6 to 8 inches of snow between the morning of the 10th and the morning of the 11th. No high impacts were felt as a result of this event.

Heavy Snow, Johnson

When
March 10, 8:00 AM CST to March 11, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Johnson forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
38.744, -93.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Most of the area had roughly 8 to 10 inches of snow between the morning of the 10th and the morning of the 11th. No high impacts were felt as a result of this event.

Heavy Snow, Lafayette

When
March 10, 8:00 AM CST to March 11, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Lafayette forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
39.066, -93.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Most of the area had roughly 6 to 8 inches of snow between the morning of the 10th and the morning of the 11th. No high impacts were felt as a result of this event.

Heavy Snow, Saline

When
March 10, 8:00 AM CST to March 11, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Saline forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
39.137, -93.202 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Most of the area had roughly 6 to 8 inches of snow between the morning of the 10th and the morning of the 11th. No high impacts were felt as a result of this event.

Heavy Snow, Pettis

When
March 10, 8:00 AM CST to March 11, 5:00 AM CST
Where
Pettis forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
38.728, -93.285 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Most of the area had roughly 8 to 10 inches of snow between the morning of the 10th and the morning of the 11th. No high impacts were felt as a result of this event.

What these are

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

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

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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: 1019850, 1019851, 1019852, 1019853, 1019854, 1019855, 1019856, 1019857, 1019858, 1019859.