Crawford storm history

Between 5 and 8 inches of rain fell across Crawford County during a 2 day period. All of this rain caused the creeks and rivers to rise. The Meramec River rose above flood stage at Steelville on December 27th. On December 30th, an 81 year old man drove into the flood waters of th…

A microburst caused extensive damage in Cuba. The damage area started less than a quarter of a mile southwest of the intersection of Interstate 44 and Highway 19. In this location, several medium sized trees and large tree limbs fell to the southwest and west. A little further to…

Hot and extremely humid conditions led to heat index values over 105 degrees for a week. The heat index values peaked around 115 degrees.

Thunderstorm winds downed a powerline on the south side of Cuba. To the southwest, thunderstorm winds damaged and uprooted numerous large trees in Davisville.

Thunderstorm winds downed a large tree across a road in town.

Up to 7 inches of snow was reported in Cuba with the storm.

A mix of freezing rain and sleet fell through the morning of the 5th. After a brief break in the afternoon, more snow fell in the evening. A total of 2 to 4 inches of snow and sleet fell across the county. About 1 to 2 inches of this fell in the form of sleet along with one quart…

Heavy rain caused water over Highways 19 and 8 on the east side of Steelville. A trooper also reported that the Meramec River was 4 feet over the road at Campbell Bridge on Highway N.

A CoCoRaHS station measured 9.95 inches of storm total rain.

Multiple large trees were reported to be downed due to thunderstorm winds. This includes multiple trees snapped along the upper portion of the trunk and uprooted near Cuba, a tree over the roadway near Roadside Park, a tree over the roadway at the 1200 block of Highway 19, a tree…

Wind chill values dropped to as low as 25 below zero with the coldest values during the nighttime hours.

A period of very hot and extremely humid weather began on Sunday, August 20 and lasted through Friday, August 25. The combination of heat and humidity led to heat index values at the nearby Sullivan Airport reaching as high as 117.

Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees onto roads across Cuba.

Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous tree limbs.

Numerous reports of trees and tree limbs blown down between Cherryville and Leasburg. Some of the fallen trees blocked roadways.

Several posts on Facebook with pictures.

A number of trees were blown down between Steelville and Anthonies Mill. One tree was blown down onto Highway M southwest of Steelville. Just east of Steelville, three trees were blown down along Long Spring Road. About two miles west of Anthonies Mill, a large tree was blown dow…

Heavy snow fell across Crawford County. Between 3 and 7 inches fell with the heaviest snow across the far southern portions of the county.

Between 1 and 2 inches of snow fell. The snow combined with gusty northwest winds (35-45 mph gusts) created extremely hazardous travel with sporadic near-blizzard conditions during the heaviest snowfall. Road conditions deteriorated rapidly during this event. A couple of accident…

Thunderstorm winds uprooted a large tree.

Up to half an inch of sleet was reported in Crawford County.

There were two rounds of precipitation with this system. The first round was rain changing to a mix of sleet and snow, then another round of heavy snow. Up to half an inch of sleet was reported in parts of the county during the morning hours of February 2nd. With the second round…

Thunderstorm winds either uprooted or blew down several trees in Cuba as well as numerous tree limbs. One tree was two feet in diameter. In Leasburg, the winds damaged a fence and tore some vinyl siding off of a structure.