Adair storm history

Light snow fell through the day on January 25. While the heavier snow fell across far northern Missouri into southern and central Iowa, there was enough snow in Adair County to cause a vehicle accident that resulted in injuries and at least two fatalities. In the middle of the ev…

Winter storm oved across the area evening of the 28th, through the overnight hours and exited the region by mid-afternoon on the 29th. Snow reports gathered on the 29th yielded up to around 7 inches in Adair county and as much as 10 inches in the surrounding areas.

Private weather sensor in southwestern Adair County measured a severe wind gust.

The ASOS at Kirksville Airport reported wind chills ranging between -20 and -24 degrees between midnight and 10 am on Feb 18th with sub zero temperatures. Wind chills dropped to -20 degrees or colder again between 3 am and 8 am on Feb 20th, with temperatures between -5 and -7 deg…

A major winter storm impacted the region Saturday Jan 4th through late night Sunday Jan 5th/early morning Monday Jan 6th. For Adair County, 6 of snow was reported in Kirksville. About 8 miles southwest of Kirksville along Route 11, 8 of snow was reported. Per the Kirksville ASOS …

Downed trees and wires near Rolling Hills Road. Time estimated from radar and outage report.

The high and low temperatures at Kirksville airport were as follows: Jan 12: High: 29 Low: 10 Jan 13: High: 10 Low: -13 Jan 14: High: -6 Low: -17 Jan 15: High: 0 Low: -17 Jan 16: High: 6 Low: -9 Jan 19: High: 9 Low: -5 Jan 20: High: 11 Low: -13 Jan 21: High: 30 Low: -6 The coldes…

Northern Adair County began January 2024 within severe drought (D2). Widespread snowfall helped northern Adair County improve to moderate drought (D1) by the January 16th issuance of the US Drought Monitor, with additional precipitation improving northern Adair County to D0 (abno…

Severe drought continued through all of December 2023 for portions of Adair County.

Drought conditions worsened to severe drought (D2) for the eastern half of Adair County by the November 7th US Drought Monitor, and continued through the end of the month.

Adair County experienced severe drought throughout October.

Severe drought impacted portions of Adair County in September 2023.

Max heat index at Kirksville Regional Airport (IRK) were as follows: August 19, 2023: 100 August 20, 2023: 114 August 21, 2023: 105 August 22, 2023: 110 August 23, 2023: 111 August 24, 2023: 112 August 25, 2023: 110.

A house in eastern Adair County had some external wall and roof removal due to strong winds moving through that area.

Heavy rain led to flash flooding and numerous water rescues in Kirksville.

Severe (D2) to Extreme Drought (D3) persisted through the month of August in Adair County.

After another relatively dry month across the area central and northern Missouri saw generally deteriorating drought conditions. By the middle to end of the month almost the entire area was covered in D3 extreme drought conditions.

Measured wind gust of 64 mph at Kirksville Regional Airport.

Kirksville Regional Airport ASOS recorded a 64 mph wind gust.

After 2 months of relatively dry conditions portions of Missouri were brought into severe drought conditions. According to the Advanced Hydrologic Precipitation Service page there was a deficit of 2-5 inches across May and June which led to the declaration of severe drought, and …

By mid to late May conditions had become much drier from the wet early start to early spring. By mid to late spring the area became deficit of normal rainfall by several inches, resulting in a declaration of severe (D2) drought. Impacts from this drought still appear to be minor,…

A carwash awning was damaged; power poles and large tree limbs were downed in Kirksville.

KIRK ASOS measured 3 instances of 52 knot wind gusts between 1625 LST and 1631 LST.

Kirksville ASOS (KIRK) reported a minimum wind chill of -35 degrees at 10 AM on 12/23. Minimum wind chills across the region generally ranged from -30 to -40 degrees.

Significant precipitation deficits yielded D2 drought conditions continuing into November before improving to D1 or better by November 15th.

Significant precipitation deficits over the summer months and continuing into fall led to severe drought developing across north central and northeastern Missouri. On October 4th, the drought monitor showed D2 drought building into eastern Adair County, with this expanding furthe…

Several reports from across the area indicated around 6-8 inches of snow Adair County.

Trained spotters and COOP Observers in the area reported 5-6 inches of snow.

Missouri Department of Transportation reported water over the road along Highway 149.

A storm spotter estimated 60 mph wind.

The ASOS in Kirksville reported 71 mph wind.

In the third night of bitter cold across the area, temperatures dropped well below zero and with winds around 10-20 mph wind chills overnight going into Sunday morning dropped to around 20 to 30 below.

In the second night of bitter cold across the area, temperatures dropped well below zero and with winds around 10-20 mph wind chills overnight going into Monday morning dropped to around 20 to 30 below.

In the first night of bitter cold across the area, temperatures dropped well below zero and with winds around 10-20 mph wind chills overnight going into Sunday morning dropped to around 20 to 30 below.

Light to moderate freezing rain formed early morning on New Year's Day. This freezing rain quickly accreted between a quarter to half inch before sunrise. Shortly after sunrise the freezing rain switched to light snow, which persisted for the bulk of the remaining day time hours.…

This report came via MPing.

A trained spotter reported 70 mph wind along with quarter sized hail.

Light snow fell off and on through the day on Thursday, accumulating about an inch; however, by mid to late afternoon the snow picked up intensity. One to two inch per hour snow rates were reported across the area for periods. Numerous reports of very low visibility due to very h…

Freezing rain occurred through much of the night going into January 11, and caused around a quarter to one-third inch accumulation. This occurred prior to about 2 to 3 inches of snow falling. This resulted in several auto accidents.

Several tree branches were snapped.

Picture received via Twitter of a Burger King sign destroyed in Kirksville.

Estimated 60 mph winds at this location.

Water was running over multiple city streets within Kirksville. Route 11 east of Kirksville was closed.