A powerful storm will shift from the Pacific Northwest across the Northern Plains to the Great Lakes Wednesday into Thursday. Low elevation rain and mountain/Northern Plains snow will combine with high winds resulting in widespread impacts. Blizzard conditions are expected in the Washington Olympics and Cascades Wednesday and possible in the northern Plains Wednesday night into Thursday. Read More >
Overview
Snow began in southeast Missouri during the early to mid morning hours, before spreading eastward across the rest of the region through the early afternoon. Highest amounts were focused across the Ozark Foothills of southeast Missouri, aided by the earlier start time of the snow and colder air and ground temperatures. Further east, the snow began around midday or early afternoon, when air and ground temperatures had already warmed well above freezing. This made it difficult for snow to accumulate, and what did manage to stick melted rather quickly after the snow ended for areas of western Kentucky, far southern Illinois, and parts of southwest Indiana.Snow
Here are the observed snowfall totals from yesterday's event, based on reports we have received. Courtesy of the warm ground temperatures, snow melted pretty quickly after it stopped in many areas. Highest amounts were focused across the Missouri Ozark Foothills, where 3 to 4 inch amounts were reported in the Poplar Bluff and Van Buren areas. In Paducah we officially observed 0.7” and in Evansville 0.4”. Click here for an interactive map of reported amounts.
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| Ballard County KY courtesy of Michael Copeland | Jackson, MO courtesy of Brian Blankenship | Mount Vernon, IL courtesy of Jordan Ronat | Mount Vernon, IL courtesy of Jordan Ronat |
Storm Reports
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PADUCAH KY 1103 AM CST THU JAN 28 2021 ..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON... ..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE.... ..REMARKS.. 0700 AM SNOW 2 SE PATTERSON 37.17N 90.52W 01/28/2021 M2.5 INCH WAYNE MO COCORAHS COCORAHS STATION MO-WY-1 PATTERSON MO 2.0 SE. 1149 AM SNOW DUDLEY 36.80N 90.09W 01/27/2021 M2.0 INCH STODDARD MO TRAINED SPOTTER 1 TO 1.5 INCHES IN THE PAST 40 MINUTES. 0700 AM SNOW 1 E SCOTT CITY 37.22N 89.52W 01/28/2021 M1.5 INCH SCOTT MO COCORAHS STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. COCORAHS STATION MO-SC-5 SCOTT CITY MO 0.9 E. 0700 AM SNOW 8 WSW GRANDIN 36.80N 90.97W 01/28/2021 M3.7 INCH RIPLEY MO COCORAHS COCORAHS STATION MO-RP-7 DONIPHAN MO 14.5 NW. 0443 PM SNOW DONIPHAN 36.62N 90.82W 01/27/2021 M2.0 INCH RIPLEY MO BROADCAST MEDIA CORRECTS PREVIOUS SNOW REPORT FROM DONIPHAN FOR SOURCE OF REPORT. PUBLIC REPORTED AND RELAYED TO NWS THROUGH MEDIA. 1137 AM SNOW 5 NNW OXLY 36.67N 90.71W 01/27/2021 M3.2 INCH RIPLEY MO TRAINED SPOTTER 0700 AM SNOW 2 WNW PERRYVILLE 37.73N 89.92W 01/28/2021 M1.0 INCH PERRY MO CO-OP OBSERVER STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER STATION PRRM7 PERRYVILLE MO WATER PLANT. 0805 AM SNOW 4 N VAN BUREN 37.07N 91.01W 01/28/2021 M3.5 INCH CARTER MO PUBLIC STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. RELAYED VIA FACEBOOK. 1043 AM SNOW ELLSINORE 36.93N 90.75W 01/27/2021 E3.0 INCH CARTER MO TRAINED SPOTTER ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED. 1015 AM SNOW VAN BUREN 37.00N 91.01W 01/27/2021 M2.8 INCH CARTER MO EMERGENCY MNGR 0731 AM SNOW 2 N CAPE GIRARDEAU 37.34N 89.54W 01/28/2021 M1.3 INCH CAPE GIRARDEAU MO COCORAHS STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. COCORAHS STATION MO-CG-13 CAPE GIRARDEAU MO 2 N. 0133 PM SNOW JACKSON 37.38N 89.65W 01/27/2021 M1.5 INCH CAPE GIRARDEAU MO TRAINED SPOTTER SNOW ENDED. ROADS SNOW COVERED. 0103 PM SNOW 2 W CAPE GIRARDEAU 37.31N 89.58W 01/27/2021 M2.3 INCH CAPE GIRARDEAU MO BROADCAST MEDIA CORRECTS PREVIOUS SNOW REPORT FROM 2 W CAPE GIRARDEAU. 1202 PM SNOW POPLAR BLUFF 36.76N 90.41W 01/27/2021 M3.5 INCH BUTLER MO EMERGENCY MNGR 0402 PM SNOW 2 SE HEATH 37.07N 88.77W 01/27/2021 M0.7 INCH MCCRACKEN KY OFFICIAL NWS OBS MOST SNOW HAS MELTED, STILL SEEING SOME FLURRIES. 0700 AM SNOW HENDERSON 37.83N 87.58W 01/28/2021 M0.2 INCH HENDERSON KY COCORAHS STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. COCORAHS STATION KY-HS-1 HENDERSON KY 0.4 SSW. 0700 AM SNOW 4 N BELL CITY 36.59N 88.51W 01/28/2021 M1.0 INCH GRAVES KY COCORAHS STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. COCORAHS STATION KY-GV-4 FARMINGTON 5.6 S. 0700 AM SNOW 3 NNW CROFTON 37.09N 87.50W 01/28/2021 M0.1 INCH CHRISTIAN KY CO-OP OBSERVER STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER STATION CRFK2 CROFTON 3 N. 0234 PM SNOW MURRAY 36.61N 88.31W 01/27/2021 M0.3 INCH CALLOWAY KY CO-OP OBSERVER ROADS JUST WET. 0700 AM SNOW 1.25 SSE LA CENTER 37.06N 88.97W 01/28/2021 M1.3 INCH BALLARD KY TRAINED SPOTTER RELAYED VIA TWITTER. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. 0700 AM SNOW NEWBURGH 37.94N 87.40W 01/28/2021 M0.5 INCH WARRICK IN COCORAHS STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. COCORAHS STATION IN-WK-25 NEWBURGH 0.3 SE. 0700 AM SNOW 2 SE CHANDLER 38.02N 87.35W 01/28/2021 M1.0 INCH WARRICK IN COCORAHS STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. COCORAHS STATION IN-WK-22 BOONVILLE IN 4.5 WSW. 0715 AM SNOW 3 SW DARMSTADT 38.06N 87.62W 01/28/2021 M1.0 INCH VANDERBURGH IN COCORAHS STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. COCORAHS STATION IN-VN-40 EVANSVILLE 6.7 NW. 0700 AM SNOW 6 W DARMSTADT 38.07N 87.69W 01/28/2021 M0.8 INCH VANDERBURGH IN COCORAHS STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. COCORAHS STATION IN-VN-31 EVANSVILLE IN 10 NW. 0700 AM SNOW 6 WNW EVANSVILLE 38.02N 87.64W 01/28/2021 M0.7 INCH VANDERBURGH IN COCORAHS STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. COCORAHS STATION IN-VN-9 EVANSVILLE IN 5.9 WNW. 1003 PM SNOW 5 SE EVANSVILLE 37.93N 87.48W 01/27/2021 M0.4 INCH VANDERBURGH IN TRAINED SPOTTER 0.4" IN ANGEL MOUNDS, MAINLY ON GRASS, WET ROADS. 0715 AM SNOW 1 SW SANTA CLAUS 38.10N 86.94W 01/28/2021 M1.4 INCH SPENCER IN COCORAHS STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. COCORAHS STATION IN-SP-2 SANTA CLAUS IN 1 WSW. 0700 AM SNOW 4 WNW ROCKPORT 37.90N 87.12W 01/28/2021 M0.6 INCH SPENCER IN COCORAHS STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. COCORAHS STATION IN-SP-4 ROCKPORT 4.0 WNW. 0700 AM SNOW 3 NW POSEYVILLE 38.20N 87.82W 01/28/2021 M1.5 INCH POSEY IN COCORAHS STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. COCORAHS STATION IN-PS-1 POSEYVILLE IN 2.8 NW. 0700 AM SNOW 9 W EVANSVILLE 37.99N 87.72W 01/28/2021 M1.1 INCH POSEY IN COCORAHS STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. COCORAHS STATION IN-PS-6 MOUNT VERNON IN 10.6 ENE. 0700 AM SNOW 1.4 ENE PETERSBURG 38.50N 87.26W 01/28/2021 M1.8 INCH PIKE IN COCORAHS STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AT COCORAHS STATION IN-PK-1. 0800 AM SNOW 1 SW CRAINVILLE 37.74N 89.08W 01/28/2021 M1.5 INCH WILLIAMSON IL COCORAHS STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. COCORAHS STATION IL-WM-14 , IL. 0103 PM SNOW CARTERVILLE 37.76N 89.08W 01/27/2021 E1.0 INCH WILLIAMSON IL PUBLIC 1000 AM SNOW CARMI 38.09N 88.17W 01/28/2021 M2.8 INCH WHITE IL CO-OP OBSERVER STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. 0800 AM SNOW 4 NW MOUNT CARMEL 38.45N 87.83W 01/28/2021 M1.0 INCH WABASH IL COCORAHS STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. COCORAHS STATION IL-WB-3 MOUNT CARMEL 4.2 NW. 0700 AM SNOW MOUNT CARMEL 38.42N 87.77W 01/28/2021 U1.8 INCH WABASH IL TRAINED SPOTTER STORM TOTAL OF 1.75 INCHES. RELAYED VIA TWITTER. 0700 AM SNOW 1 SSE COBDEN 37.52N 89.25W 01/28/2021 M1.8 INCH UNION IL COCORAHS STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. COCORAHS STATION IL-UN-6 COBDEN IL 0.8 SSE. 0155 PM SNOW 2 E WARE 37.45N 89.37W 01/27/2021 M1.8 INCH UNION IL PUBLIC 0700 AM SNOW 2 N PINCKNEYVILLE 38.10N 89.38W 01/28/2021 M1.2 INCH PERRY IL CO-OP OBSERVER STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER STATION PNKI2 PINCKNEYVILLE IL 2 N. 0225 PM SNOW CUTLER 38.03N 89.57W 01/27/2021 M2.5 INCH PERRY IL TRAINED SPOTTER 0117 PM SNOW DU QUOIN 38.01N 89.24W 01/27/2021 E1.0 INCH PERRY IL TRAINED SPOTTER ROADS COVERED. 0700 AM SNOW 3 WNW HAMLETSBURG 37.16N 88.50W 01/28/2021 M0.4 INCH MASSAC IL COCORAHS STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. COCORAHS STATION IL-MC-3 BROOKPORT IL 7 ENE. 0152 PM SNOW METROPOLIS 37.16N 88.72W 01/27/2021 M0.5 INCH MASSAC IL NWS EMPLOYEE ELEVATED SURFACES COVERED, ROADS JUST WET. 0800 AM SNOW 4 NW BONNIE 38.25N 88.95W 01/28/2021 M1.8 INCH JEFFERSON IL COCORAHS STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. COCORAHS STATION IL-JF-10 MOUNT VERNON 5.2 SSW. 0800 AM SNOW 2 SW MOUNT VERNON 38.30N 88.94W 01/28/2021 M2.4 INCH JEFFERSON IL PUBLIC STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. RELAYED VIA FACEBOOK. 0323 PM SNOW MOUNT VERNON 38.32N 88.91W 01/27/2021 M2.0 INCH JEFFERSON IL TRAINED SPOTTER 0700 AM SNOW 1 W CARBONDALE 37.72N 89.24W 01/28/2021 M1.5 INCH JACKSON IL COCORAHS STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. COCORAHS STATION IL-JK-24 CARBONDALE IL 1.2 W. 0800 AM SNOW 2 SW THOMPSONVILLE 37.90N 88.78W 01/28/2021 M2.0 INCH FRANKLIN IL CO-OP OBSERVER STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. CO-OP OBSERVER STATION WFRI2 1.5 SW THOMPSONVILLE. 0730 AM SNOW 1 NNE BENTON 38.02N 88.91W 01/28/2021 M2.0 INCH FRANKLIN IL COCORAHS STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. COCORAHS STATION IL-FK-6 BENTON IL 1 NE. 0800 AM SNOW 1 SW TAMMS 37.23N 89.28W 01/28/2021 E1.1 INCH ALEXANDER IL PUBLIC STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL. RELAYED VIA FACEBOOK.
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