Winter Storm in Bates, Missouri

A major winter storm impacted the region Saturday Jan 4th through late night Sunday Jan 5th/early morning Monday Jan 6th. For Bates County, the primary impacts were due to freezing drizzle/rain accumulation, where a half inch of ice was reported. This ice shut down roads across Bates County and also led to a few power outages. Bates County did receive some snow before the system exited the region, with up to 2 of snow reported in the Butler and Montrose areas.

On January 4, 2025, a potent mid latitude extratropical cyclone began impacting the region. First, this brought freezing drizzle to the area on the afternoon and evening hours of Jan 4th, with major impacts to roadways across the KC metro. Freezing rain transitioned to sleet, and then finally snow late evening on the 4th and into the morning hours of the 5th. Heavy snow paired with wind gusts up to 35 to 40 mph yielded blizzard conditions across the region. Snow finally came to an end from west to east late Sunday (Jan 5th) night into early Monday (Jan 6th) morning.