Winter Storm — Scotland, Missouri

2020-04-16 to 2020-04-17 · Scotland, Missouri

Event narrative

Snowfall reports ranged from 5.0 inches from the COOP Observer in Memphis to a public report 6.3 inches 3 miles west northwest of Hitt.

Wider weather episode

A late season snow storm brought heavy wet snow to portions of extreme northeast Missouri, southeast Iowa, and northwest Illinois April 16 and 17. With warm ground temperatures, there were not many impacts to travel other than reduced visibility at times, and minor slushy accumulations on roads. 3 to 6 inches of snow was reported across Scotland and Clark Counties. Higher amounts fell across southeast Iowa, where 5 to 8 inches of snow were reported.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 885931. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.