Winter Weather — Macon, Missouri

2020-12-29 · Macon, Missouri

Event narrative

As a winter storm moved into the general area, Macon County received light snow and freezing rain. Along Highway 63 near Excello - between Macon and Moberly - a box truck used by two males slid off ice covered roadway onto the east side of the roadway, and overturned. Both men were not wearing seat belts. The driver survived with injuries, while the driver did not survive his injuries.

Missouri Highway Patrol crash report: https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/HP68/AccidentDetailsAction?ACC_RPT_NUM=200648868 .

Wider weather episode

A strong system ejected eastward into the central part of the country just after Christmas. Precipitation started out as snow, but as warm air aloft moved in it switched over to liquid rain, freezing on contact with all sub-freezing surfaces at ground level. The worst of the freezing rain formed generally along the HWY 36 corridor, producing numerous power outages and causing several vehicle accidents. One such accident in Macon county proved fatal as a car slid off an icy road and killed one of its occupants.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 932193. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.