Holt storm history

Quarter sized hail reported in Oregon.

The ASOS at St. Joseph airport reported a minimum wind chill of 23 degrees below zero at 8z on Feb 20th (temp of minus 7). Wind chills of -17 or colder were reported for multiple time frames between Feb 18 and Feb 20.

Northern portions of Holt County received five inches of snow or more. 5.5 of snow was reported in Mound City.

Downed power lines and power outages in the Craig area.

Portions of school building torn off.

Social media photos of multiple buildings damaged on business property in Craig. Portions of buildings and other loose property fell onto or were blown into and damaged farm vehicles and equipment.

Social media report and photos of downed power poles and wires between Craig and Big Lake.

Several reports of downed power poles in northern Holt County, with widespread outages.

Report of a semi overturned on I-29 near Craig.

Power wires downed near Oregon with power outages reported in the area.

Estimated gusts up to 60 mph in Mound City.

Estimated 60 mph wind gusts along Interstate 29 northwest of Mound City. Law enforcement also reports a tractor-trailer was blown over.

Golf ball size hail was reported north of Interstate 29 north of Oregon and southeast of Mound City.

Golf ball sized hail was reported near Maitland.

Half dollar size hail was reported in Corning.

Quarter sized hail was reported along Interstate 29 between Craig and Mound City.

Quarter size hail reported along Hwy 59 near the Holt and Atchison County Line.

A very brief tornado was reported just north of Maitland. No damage was reported, so officially goes down as an EF unknown with no path length or path width.

The nearest ASOS site to Holt County was St. Joseph Airport. The high and low temperatures at St. Joseph airport were as follows: Jan 12: High: 25 Low: 4 Jan 13: High: 5 Low: -11 Jan 14: High: -4 Low: -13 Jan 15: High: 3 Low: -12 Jan 16: High: 11 Low: -7 Jan 19: High: 10 Low: -3 …

Max heat indices during the afternoons of August 19th through August 25th, 2023 primarily ranged from the 110 to 120 degree range.

Trees blown over roadway in Oregon. Estimated wind gusts up to 65 mph.

Estimated 60 mph wind gusts in Mound City.

Quarter sized hail fell in Mound City.

An arctic air mass sent temperatures below zero along with strong winds. Minimum wind chills across the region generally ranged from -30 to -40 degrees between roughly 10 am on 12/22 to noon on 12/23.

Significant precipitation deficits over the previous several months yielding D2 drought conditions continuing into early November before improving to D1 on November 8th.

Significant precipitation deficits over the summer months and continuing into fall led to severe drought developing across southwest Holt County along the Missouri River by October 11th and continuing through the remainder of the month.

Dispatch reported a large tree down in Mound City.

This was a delayed report of damage to a roof of a house and shed. The debris was strewn about the property.

The damage occurred near Forbes (S of Oregon). Several grain bins were destroyed followed by some turned over semis and a destroyed Morton building. Another newer building was also damaged.

Through the afternoon on December 15th strong wind caused sustained winds in the 40 to 50 mph range, with frequent gusts well over 60 mph. While most ASOS and AWOS stations recorded gusts around 65 mph, there were several reports of higher winds and damage representative of aroun…

A large tree was down in Mound City, which caused a street to be closed.

There was a report of 60 mph wind in Oregon, Missouri.

Several large tree limbs were down. Power poles were down. Grain bins were toppled, and an equipment shed collapsed. Several vehicles were also damaged.

Interstate 29 was closed between mile marker 84 and mile marker 92 due to water running over the road.

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 snow moved into far northwest Missouri on the morning of January 25, by mid day roughly 6 inches of snow fell, and by the end of the event roughly 6 to 7 inches of snow fell across the county.

During the day on December 29, a potent winter storm moved into the area. The precipitation started as primarily snow during the morning hours producing a couple inches of accumulation, but switched to freezing rain just before 10 am as warm air aloft moved over the area. Moderat…

This report came via social media.

Heavy spring rains caused ongoing flooding along the Missouri River to Continue through the month. Some locations along the Missouri River experienced major flooding at times during the month. Damage estimates from roads washed out and crop damage are unknown at this time.