Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
0
Property damage
$25K
Area
Newton
Event narrative (NOAA)
A major winter storm produced heavy snow and blizzard conditions at times across southwest Missouri. Heavy snow accumulations of 14 to 20 inches were observed. Significant accumulations of sleet preceded the snow with accumulations up to 1 inch. Northwest winds of 20 to 40 mph resulted in drifts up to few feet and visibilities less than one quarter mile. Travel was extremely treacherous with some roads impassable. The heavy snow caused the roof of a school bus barn to collapse and damaging three buses.
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.