The National Weather Service (NWS) says about five inches of snow fell in Columbia during Thursday’s winter storm. NWS St. Louis meteorologist Jared Maples says the freezing rain and ice that fell first limited snow totals. “So whenever you start off like that, you’re really cutting into the amount of moisture that would originally or …
Mid-Missourians stayed off the roads on New Year’s Day, leading to few ice-related crashes
Mid-Missourians followed the advice of the National Weather Service (NWS) and state troopers to stay home during the New Year’s Day winter storm. There was a winter weather advisory for the entire listening area for almost 24 hours, through early Sunday morning. State troopers in the 13-county Troop F area tell 939 the Eagle that …
Few crashes in central Missouri during winter storm; motorists staying off highways
Mid-Missourians have been following the advice of the National Weather Service (NWS) and others to stay off the road during the winter storm. Columbia, Jefferson City, Fulton, Moberly and most of the 939 the Eagle listening area remain under a winter weather advisory until 6 am Sunday, and freezing rain/sleet continues to fall along the …