Sleet in Missouri
Every sleet event the National Weather Service has filed in Missouri, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Sleet accumulating half an inch or more.
The most significant on the map
The most significant sleet episodes in Missouri.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 49
- Deaths
- 2
- Injuries
- 7
- Damage
- None recorded
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Sleet in Missouri, February 21 to 22, 2008Another winter storm dropped freezing rain, sleet and some light snow across Central, Southeast, and East Central Missouri starting during the early morning hours on the 21st and finally ending shortly after midnight on the 22nd. Enough freezing rain fell across Madison, St.
- Sleet in Missouri, February 24, 2022A strong storm system moved through the region on February 23rd through 24th. The area most affected by the sleet was along and south of a Jefferson City, Missouri to Carlinville, Illinois line.
- Heavy Snow and Sleet in Missouri, February 17, 2022A strong storm system developed with a cold front moving slowly south across the region. A round of sleet and freezing rain developed north of the boundary across portions of central/northeast Missouri and west central Illinois.
- Sleet in Missouri, February 11 to 12, 2008Up to five inches of sleet accumulated across parts of Southeast Missouri. Southern Reynolds and Madison County picked up about 5 inches of sleet with amounts in counties to the north ranging from 2 to 4 inches. There were numerous traffic accidents reported across the area.
- Sleet in Missouri, January 30, 2023Stronger and deeper lift developed with an afternoon event over portions of southeast Missouri on January 30th. Forecast soundings showed saturation in the DGZ with a shallow warm layer introduced. This resulted in mostly snow and sleet with this event.
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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.