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Event Details
| Event | Blizzard |
| State | MISSOURI |
| County/Area | DAVIESS |
| WFO | EAX |
| Begin Date | 02/01/2011 12:00:00 CST-6 |
| End Date | 02/01/2011 20:30:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect | 0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect | 0/0 |
| Property Damage | 0.00K |
| Crop Damage | 0.00K |
| Episode Narrative | A historic winter storm impacted a wide swath of the central and eastern United|States on Tuesday, February 1st into Wednesday, February 2nd. This was one of the|strongest blizzards ever to impact the region. Locally, cooperative and community|weather observers in Warrensburg, Clinton, Sedalia, Calhoun, Boonville, and|Brookfield, Missouri, each reported daily record snowfall totals near or exceeding 20|inches. Nearby, an equally impressive snowfall of 12-18 inches fell along the Interstate 70|corridor, causing the first ever state-wide closure of Interstate 70, from Tuesday|night into early Wednesday. Snowfall rates of 2-3 inches per hour, also resulted in|the temporary closure of Kansas City International Airport, Tuesday afternoon and|evening. These snow rates also brought travel in the Kansas City metropolitan area|to a grinding halt, causing temporary closures of many of the urban expressways.|Some schools were closed for several days. In addition to the heavy snow, this event also brought very rare blizzard conditions|to the region. Strong northwest winds frequently gusted between 35 and 45 mph|across the region, reducing visibilities to near zero at times in white out conditions,|and drifting snow 3 to 4 feet deep in many areas. Outside of the record snowfall of|central Missouri, significant snowfall also was observed across the bulk of western|and northeast Missouri, with 9-12 inches of snow falling across the Kansas City|metropolitan area. Amounts tapered off to 3 to 6 inches in the extreme northwest|corner of Missouri. However, blowing and drifting snow caused very hazardous driving|conditions in that area as well. |
| Event Narrative | Blizzard conditions were observed across the county, with frequent wind gusts up to 45 mph, visibilities less than 1/4 of a mile, and heavy snow of up to 8 inches, measured near Pattonsburg. Travel was nearly impossible, with the blowing and drifting snow, and the very low visibilities. |
All events for this episode:
| Location | County/Zone | St. | Date | Time | T.Z. | Type | Mag | Dth | Inj | PrD | CrD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |||||||
| NODAWAY (ZONE) | NODAWAY (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 02:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ATCHISON (ZONE) | ATCHISON (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 02:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HOLT (ZONE) | HOLT (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 02:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ANDREW (ZONE) | ANDREW (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 04:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| WORTH (ZONE) | WORTH (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 06:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| GENTRY (ZONE) | GENTRY (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 06:00 | CST-6 | Winter Storm | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| COOPER (ZONE) | COOPER (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 08:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HOWARD (ZONE) | HOWARD (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 08:30 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| RANDOLPH (ZONE) | RANDOLPH (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 09:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| PETTIS (ZONE) | PETTIS (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 09:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CASS (ZONE) | CASS (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 09:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HENRY (ZONE) | HENRY (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 09:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SALINE (ZONE) | SALINE (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 09:30 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MACON (ZONE) | MACON (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 09:30 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BATES (ZONE) | BATES (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 10:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CHARITON (ZONE) | CHARITON (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 10:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| ADAIR (ZONE) | ADAIR (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 10:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SCHUYLER (ZONE) | SCHUYLER (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 10:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| JOHNSON (ZONE) | JOHNSON (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 10:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LAFAYETTE (ZONE) | LAFAYETTE (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 10:30 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CARROLL (ZONE) | CARROLL (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 10:30 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| RAY (ZONE) | RAY (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| JACKSON (ZONE) | JACKSON (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| SULLIVAN (ZONE) | SULLIVAN (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CLAY (ZONE) | CLAY (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| PUTNAM (ZONE) | PUTNAM (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LIVINGSTON (ZONE) | LIVINGSTON (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 11:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CALDWELL (ZONE) | CALDWELL (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 11:30 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| CLINTON (ZONE) | CLINTON (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DAVIESS (ZONE) | DAVIESS (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| GRUNDY (ZONE) | GRUNDY (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| MERCER (ZONE) | MERCER (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 12:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| DE KALB (ZONE) | DE KALB (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 13:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| HARRISON (ZONE) | HARRISON (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 13:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| PLATTE (ZONE) | PLATTE (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 13:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| BUCHANAN (ZONE) | BUCHANAN (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 13:00 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| LINN (ZONE) | LINN (ZONE) | MO | 02/01/2011 | 13:30 | CST-6 | Blizzard | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K | |
| Totals: | 0 | 0 | 0.00K | 0.00K |
