Missouri, 2022Winter Weather in Missouri, March 6 to 7, 2022
March 6 to 7, 2022 · NWS EAX · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
A late season system brought widespread light snow to the area, with some pockets of heavier snow. Most of the area saw around 2 to 4 inches of snow, but a few areas approached 6 inches over the course of 12 to 24 hours.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 5
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
A late season system brought widespread light snow to the area, with some pockets of heavier snow. Most of the area saw around 2 to 4 inches of snow, but a few areas approached 6 inches over the course of 12 to 24 hours. A few notable vehicle accidents occurred as a result of the snow covered roadways.
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 6, 5:42 PM CST, 38 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 6, 5:42 PM CST, 38 minutes before
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</html>Winter Weather, Jackson
- When
- March 6, 6:20 PM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Injuries
- 0 direct, 1 indirect
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 39.009, -94.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Just south of Buckner, Missouri, along Route BB and just east of Burgess Road a vehicle slid off the road and into oncoming traffic. One occupant of a vehicle was seriously injured.
Winter Weather, Andrew
- When
- March 6, 6:40 PM CST
- Where
- Andrew forecast zone
- Injuries
- 0 direct, 1 indirect
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 39.984, -94.802 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
On Highway 71, just north of Savannah, Missouri a vehicle slid out of control on the snowy roadway. The driver was ejected and sustained serious injuries.
Winter Weather, Nodaway
- When
- March 6, 7:47 PM CST
- Where
- Nodaway forecast zone
- Injuries
- 0 direct, 1 indirect
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 40.361, -94.883 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Just east of Barnard, along Route M a vehicle slid off the roadway and traveled off the northside of the roadway, where it struck a tree and overturned. The driver sustained serious injury.
Winter Weather, Clay
- When
- March 7, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Injuries
- 0 direct, 2 indirect
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 39.311, -94.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
On US 69, near the Ford Motor Plant a three vehicle accident occurred due to icy roads.
Winter Weather, Worth
- When
- March 7, 4:41 PM CST
- Where
- Worth forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 40.479, -94.422 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
On Walnut Street near Sheridan, Missouri a vehicle went off the road due to snow and struck a tree. The vehicle crossed the road again, and struck a concrete walkway and a sign on the other side of the road. The occupants of the vehicle sustained injuries.
- 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.
- High Wind in New York, March 6, 20221 death · $475,000 · 63 kt wind · 14 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, March 6 to 7, 20225 injured · $990,000 · EF2 · 18 events
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, March 6 to 7, 20221 death · 20 events
- Flood and Damaging Winds in Kentucky, March 6 to 7, 20221 death · 60 kt wind · 3 events
- Rip Current in Florida, March 6, 20221 death · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Indiana, March 6, 2022$205,000 · 65 kt wind · 17 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Ohio, March 6, 2022$251,000 · EF0 · 3 events
- Tornado and Hail in Indiana, March 6, 2022$15,000 · EF0 · 40 events
- Flash Flood and Lightning Strike in Kentucky, March 6, 2022$50,000 · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Ohio, March 6, 2022$30,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Illinois, March 6, 2022$17,000 · 65 kt wind · 2 events
- Flooding and Hail in Missouri, March 6 to 7, 2022$10,000 · 1.25 in hail · 8 events
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1011978, 1011979, 1011980, 1011981, 1011982.