Blizzard — Ralls, Missouri

2018-11-25 to 2018-11-26 · Ralls, Missouri

Event narrative

Between 2 and 4 inches of snow fell across Ralls County with winds gusting up to 45 mph at times. This caused reduced visibilities of less than a quarter of a mile at times and hazardous driving conditions.

Wider weather episode

A strong area of low pressure tracked east across Kansas, Missouri, and central Illinois on November 25th, bringing heavy snowfall and gusty winds to the region. This caused blizzard conditions across portions of central and northeast Missouri, as well as west central Illinois, with less than a quarter of a mile visibility at times during the afternoon and evening. Strong northwest winds between 25 and 35 mph with gusts near 50 mph at times were reported during the storm. The heaviest snowfall reports were over portions of northeast Missouri and west central Illinois. Before the precipitation changed over to snow, there were a few strong to severe storms, but no reports of severe weather were received.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 796007. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.