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Winter Storm in Pemiscot, Missouri

Winter Storm March 1, 2009 · Pemiscot, Missouri

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What the National Weather Service wrote

An additional inch of snow fell across Pemiscot County during the early morning hours of March 1st. Total snow accumulation during the February 28th-March 1st, 2009 snow storm was around 6 inches.

The wider storm

A strong upper level low pressure system moved through Arkansas during the night of February 28th, 2009. The upper level low produced bands of snow across the Missouri Bootheel during the evening hours which continued into the early morning hours of March 1st, 2009. Six inches of snow fell across Dunklin and Pemiscot Counties. Roads were hazardous as a result of the snow and many accidents occurred. One person died as a result of hypothermia after her car became stuck in the snow.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 155557. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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