Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Maries, Missouri

2024-01-13 to 2024-01-14 · Maries, Missouri

Event narrative

An arctic airmass slid into the Ozarks during the overnight hours of January 13-14 bringing extreme cold and windchills in the -20 to -25 degree range across most of the region.

Wider weather episode

An anomalously cold airmass moved into the Ozarks on January 13th bringing high temperatures around Zero degrees with wind chills in -20 to -25 degree range for some locations. As precipitation overspread the cold air in place over the region on the 14th, accumulating snow fell across much of southern Missouri. Multiple snow amounts from 1 to 4 inches occurred across the Ozarks. Roads became snow covered to partially covered and slippery. Schools were closed due to winter weather.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1157175. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.