Worth storm history

Flash flooding across eastern portions of Worth County due to widespread 6 plus inches of rain.

EM reports 6.11 inches of rain in Sheridan.

Two day Cocorahs rainfall total from Grant City of 7.55 inches of rain.

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.

Seven inches of snow was reported in Allendale, with 6 inches of snow reported in both Sheridan and Grant City.

A major winter storm impacted the region Saturday Jan 4th through late night Sunday Jan 5th/early morning Monday Jan 6th. For Worth County, major impacts occurred during the morning and afternoon hours of Sunday Jan 5th, when moderate to heavy snow fell. The emergency manager of …

At 1420 CST, emergency management in Worth County Missouri reported 1.25 inch hail in the town of Sheridan.

Power lines downed with power outages west of Worth.

Golf ball sized hail was reported east northeast of Sheridan.

The high and low temperatures at Lamoni airport were as follows: Jan 12: High: 21 Low: 4 Jan 13: High: 4 Low: -16 Jan 14: High: -9 Low: -18 Jan 15: High: 0 Low: -16 Jan 16: High: 6 Low: -9 Jan 17: High: 23 Low: 0 Jan 18: High: 25 Low: 6 Jan 19: High: 6 Low: -9 Jan 20: High: 9 Low…

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

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.

There was a report of 60 mph wind near Grant City.

Public reported 60 mph wind via social media.

On Walnut Street near Sheridan, Missouri a vehicle went off the road due to snow and struck a tree. The vehicle crossed the road again, and struck a concrete walkway and a sign on the other side of the road. The occupants of the vehicle sustained injuries.

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

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…

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…

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.

According to COOP observers counties in northwest Missouri received 5 to 7 inches of snow overnight February 19 into early February 20.

A combination of trained spotters and area automated weather observations indicated 60 to 65 mph winds occurred across Worth County.

Between 8 and 10 inches of snow fell across Worth County, with most of it falling over the course of the first 12 hours. Light snow continued into the next day (January 12), but was fairly light, and only accounted for 1 to 2 inches.

Blizzard conditions started after a few hours of lightly to moderately falling snow. Once the heavy snow arrived winds gusted up to 46 mph for nearly 4 hours, creating whiteout conditions , officially measured by the ASOS at nearby KLWD as sub-quarter mile for that duration. Desp…

Worth County reached or maintained D3 drought status for the entire month. While rain did move into the area through the month, the ground was dry enough from the below normal precipitation and above normal temperatures through the month to warrant D3 status maintenance. The dire…

The abnormally dry summer continued into and through July for Worth County. The Drought Monitor put the county in D3 and maintained it into August. As of yet, the breadth and magnitude of the impacts are unknown.

Power poles were snapped near Worth.

A trained spotter reported a 60-70 mph wind.

To finish off a prolonged freezing rain event across northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri light rain lifted north into far northern Missouri causing ice to accumulate through the day on Sunday and overnight into Monday morning. Several trained weather spotters from across nort…

A few trees were down in Grant City from strong winds.

Several areas across northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri saw ice accumulations approaching a quarter inch as well as sleet ranging from a quarter to a half inch in most locations, with some locations reporting over an inch of sleet. Once the sleet ended another 3 to 4 inches …

A dry line punched through the area on the afternoon of November 11, bringing 50 to 60 mph synoptic straight line winds. Local ASOS observations reported gusts near 60 mph across the area, but the winds also damaged, trees, power lines, and a few outbuildings. This dry line also …

A small tree limb was knocked down.

City streets flooded, with water overrunning ditches and flowing across several roads in Grant City.

Water was flowing over Highway 246, just west of Sheridan.

Multiple tree limbs of 3 to 4 inches in diameter down across Grant City. Power was also reported out in the city.

An estimated 60 mph wind gust caused power outages across Grant City.