Winter Storm — Audrain, Missouri

2025-01-05 to 2025-01-06 · Audrain, Missouri

Event narrative

The storm began early in the morning on the 5th with a combination of snow and sleet falling through midday. After a brief break in the afternoon, more snow fell in the evening accompanied by wind gusts as high as 35 mph leading to areas of blowing snow. A total of 5 to 9 inches of snow and sleet fell across the county. As much as 0.5 inch of this fell in the form of sleet. Mexico reported 7.5 inches and Vandalia recorded 9 inches.

Wider weather episode

A potent winter storm brought a mix of wintry precipitation to much of the state. More southerly locations saw significant freezing rain and numerous power outages. Northern locations saw several inches of snow and blowing snow. In between a mix of sleet and snow fell. All areas saw significant travel impacts from the wintry precipitation.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1223381. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.