Morgan storm history

A prolonged period of precipitation fell across the county, beginning during the early morning hours of January 29th as freezing drizzle and lingering into the very early morning of January 30th. There was an estimated light glaze of ice across the county. Roads became covered an…

Report of half dollar size hail one mile south of Versailles.

Several reports of a funnel cloud were received from areas northeast of Versailles. No touch down occurred.

Route BB at Gabriel Creek was closed due to flooding.

Thunderstorm wind gusts of at least 70 mph downed numerous trees in the Gravois Mills and Laurie areas. Some trees landed on homes.

Thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees and damaged the roof of a home near Rocky Mount.

Multiple trees and power lines were reported to be down. Additionally, a lightning strike caused a house fire, and a nearby machine shop suffered heavy damage.

The MESONET station GW3917 in Versailles recorded a 58 mph wind gust.

Hail to the size of quarters fell between Versailles and Eldon.

A 58 mph non thunderstorm wind gust was measured east of Versailles.

An arctic airmass slid into the Ozarks during the overnight hours of February 19-20, bringing extreme cold and wind chills in the -10 to -30 degree range across most of the region.

Light snowfall began to push into Morgan County during the early morning hours of February 18 before more moderate to heavy snowfall occurred during the afternoon and evening. Between 4.5 to 7 inches of snow was reported across Morgan County, causing multiple schools to close.

An arctic airmass slid into the Ozarks during the overnight hours of January 20-21 bringing extreme cold and windchills in the -5 to -15 degree range across most of the region.

Precipitation started as a light snow during the evening of January 9 with the snow then continuing overnight into the afternoon hours of January 10. Snow amounts between 2 and 4 inches fell across the county. A public report of a measured storm total of 3 inches of snow was rece…

A band of light rain and drizzle lifted into southwest Missouri before turning into freezing drizzle and mixed wintry precipitation between January 4 and January 6. Emergency Management measured 4.0 inches of snowfall over a two-day period in the city of Versailles.

A period of significant rains fell across the region early in the month with 3 to 5 inches of rainfall measured at some locations. This allowed for drought improvements to Moderate (D1) drought by the end of the month despite little or no rain fall through the last three weeks of…

Extreme (D3) Drought condition expanded back into the southern half of the county with Severe (D2) and Moderate (D1) Drought in the remainder of the county. Impacts across the region were primarily felt in larger scale agriculture. Farm and stock ponds saw continuing impacts with…

Report of ping pong ball size hail.

Report of tennis ball size hail.

Report of quarter size hail.

Report of trees and a power line down off of Forest Drive.

Abundance of small tree debris on Highway 52 from Versailles to Eldon. A large tree was down west of Barnett and was removed off the road.

Report of quarter size hail.

Report of half dollar size hail.

Report of quarter size hail.

Emergency management reported Highway FF was flooded.

Emergency management reported Highway 52 and Highway 135 was flooded.

MODOT reported Highway BB southeast of Florence was closed due to flooding.

Report of tree limbs broken and shingles blown off.

Report of tree limbs broken and shingles blown off.

Report of tree limbs broken and shingles blown off.

Report of tree limbs broken and shingles blown off.

Report of tree limbs broken and shingles blown off.

Mesonet station GW3917 in Versailles measured a 50 knot wind gust.

Route BB closed due to flooding of Gabriel Creek.

Route BB closed due to flooding of Gabriel Creek.

Route BB at Gabriel Creek was flooded and impassable.

Quarter sized hail was reported.

Highway W near Hollow Drive was flooded and impassable at a low water crossing across a normally dry creek.

Hillpoint Road was flooded and impassable at a low water crossing of a tributary of Indian Creek. Law enforcement indicated that the fast flowing water washed out or damaged the bridge across the creek.

A building sustained heavy roof damage off of Highway C north of Barnett.

A broad area of precipitation overspread a below freezing airmass over the Missouri Ozarks. The combination of cold temperatures and precipitation produced widespread reports of a glaze to a tenth of an inch of ice. Roads were impacted and schools closed.

An arctic airmass slid into the Ozarks during the overnight hours of January 13-14 bringing extreme cold and windchills in the -20 to -25 degree range across most of the region. The AWOS at KRAW recorded a minimum wind chill reading of -24 degrees during the overnight and morning…

Enough rain fell towards the middle to end of the month to improve conditions back to Abnormally Dry (D0) conditions. Farm and stock ponds continued to see impacts along with ground water levels and reservoirs. Crop loss estimates notated are for limited loses this month.

No change to the Severe (D2) Drought conditions were noted in December. Farm and stock ponds continued to see impacts along with ground water levels and reservoirs. Monetary crop losses for 2023 beginning January first will be included in future reports when the drought ends and …