Platte storm history

An accident along I-635 just north of the Missouri River was fatal for one motorist. Icy roads have not been determined officially as the cause, but with 2 to 4 inches of snow on the roads causing slick conditions that morning it's strongly plausible as a contributor to the accid…

A 51 year old male was killed around 7:30 am on January 18 when his car slid across a slick roadway and collided with another oncoming vehicle. The driver was eastbound on HWY 92 near Bethel Road, when his 1987 Chevrolet El Camino slid across the roadway and collided with a 2000 …

There was some minor icing on Friday night in advance of a more significant freezing rain event a couple days later. This event is not considered part of the bigger event due to almost 30 hours between observations of freezing rain late Friday January 13 until early Sunday mornin…

Light snow on December 8, 2013 left icy patches on the KC Metro roads. On the morning of December 9 a college student lost control of her car on a icy spot on the road, and collided with the center barricade and an 18-wheeler. She passed away as a result of the incident.

Platte County was highlighted within D2 (Severe) Drought from Nov 1 through Nov 25, 2025.

Precipitation deficits over the past few months created drought (D2) conditions in much of Platte County by the Oct 14, 2025 issuance of the US Drought Monitor. This would continue through the end of October 2025.

KSHB-TV viewer showed picture of quarter sized hail near Parkville.

Quarter size reported between Riverside and Parkville.

Downed tree limb and wires from thunderstorm outflow near Parkville.

Measured gust of 66 mph at Kansas City International Airport (MCI).

Multiple reports of tree limbs and wires down near the Platte City area.

Social media report of several large trees snapped west of KCI Airport from a microburst.

Several reports of downed limbs and wires near Ode Road.

Social media report of downed trees and limbs at a residence in Ferrelview.

Multiple reports of downed wires near Green Hills Road.

Downed wires and power outages east of Platte City.

Downed tree limbs and wires near 66th Street near Platte Woods.

Downed wires near Robinhood Lane.

Social media report of 1.25 hail near MCI.

Social media report of quarter sized hail NE of Parkville.

Estimated peak gusts of 65 mph in Platte Woods near Zona Rosa.

Kansas City International Airport ASOS measured a peak gust of 54 knots.

Tree fell on top of a house in Platte Woods.

Downed tree on a house on the west side of Lake Waukomis.

Downed tree limbs and wires in Parkville.

Downed trees and wires near North Shore Drive.

Downed wires and power outages in Platte City.

Social media report of an uprooted tree near 64th Street.

Downed wires near Route 273.

Social media report of downed tree limbs at a property in Dearborn.

The ASOS at Kansas City International Airport reported a minimum wind chill of 26 degrees below zero at 13z on Feb 20th (temp of minus 9). Wind chills of -18 or colder were reported for multiple time frames between Feb 18 and Feb 20.

The ASOS at Kansas City International Airport began reporting quarter mile or worse visibility with wind gusts up to 35 mph and snow/blowing snow at the 7:53 am observation on Jan 5th. By the 10 am observation, the visibility had improved to half a mile. However, quarter mile or …

The ASOS at Kansas City International Airport began reporting quarter mile or worse visibility with wind gusts up to 35 mph and snow/blowing snow at the 7:53 am observation on Jan 5th. By the 10 am observation, the visibility had improved to half a mile. However, quarter mile or …

D2 drought carried over from October in Platte County, but drought improved to better than D2 with the Nov 5th issuance of the drought monitor.

Quarter sized hail was reported in Platte City.

Social media report of a downed tree on Route P northeast of Route 45.

Social media report of downed tree limbs on 45 Highway Spur near Farley.

Social media report of downed tree limbs in the Parkville area.