A late season cold snap brought freezing temperatures down into the 20s to southern and Central Missouri on both the mornings of April 21 and April 22.  As a result of an unusually warm period in green up and bloom of area fruit trees and early emergence of specialty crops such as strawberries, grapes, blueberries, pawpaws, peaches, apples, walnuts and pecans, varying degrees of damage and bloom kill from the frost and hard freeze occurred. Row crops such as wheat, corn and soybeans saw little impacts in southwestern Missouri. No losses to livestock were reported.
Information provided by University of Missouri Extension, USDA and FSA agents indicated that in some areas, losses of some of the specialty crops were as high as 90 percent or more, while others suffered little or not at all. Across southwestern Missouri, reports were received of losses to peaches of 75 percent or more and apples of 50 percent or greater in Webster County. In Phelps County, a vineyard reported a loss of 90 percent or more of their crop. A report from Barry County indicated that pecans and walnuts saw a nearly 50 percent reduction due to the freeze.The losses are estimates based on average acreage, production and yield and from the USDA, and commodity price data from 2011 to 2020 yield average prices for the 34 counties in southwestern Missouri covered by NWS Springfield.

Frost/Freeze in MILLER, MISSOURI
From 20-APR-21 22:00:00 to 21-APR-21 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Low temperatures dipped into the middle to upper 20s both the morning of April 21 and April 22. The Cooperative Observer in Iberia reported a low of 29 degrees on April 21 and 28 degrees in April 22, Osage Beach reaching a low of 24 on April 22.

Frost/Freeze in MORGAN, MISSOURI
From 21-APR-21 22:00:00 to 22-APR-21 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Low temperatures dipped into the lower to middle middle 20s the morning of April 21 and April 22.  The coldest temperatures occurred on the morning of April 22, with lows of 23 degrees 1.9 miles west of Syracuse and 26 degrees in Versailles.

Frost/Freeze in ST. CLAIR, MISSOURI
From 20-APR-21 22:00:00 to 21-APR-21 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Low temperatures dipped into the middle to upper 20s the morning of April 21 and April 22. The Cooperative Observer in Appleton City reprted lows  of 29 degrees both mornings. Elsewhere a low of 27 was reported on April 22 2 miles southwest of Taberville.

Frost/Freeze in NEWTON, MISSOURI
From 20-APR-21 23:00:00 to 21-APR-21 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Widespread sub freezing temperatures occurred on the mornings of April 21 and April 22. Low temperatures each day around the county were around 30 degrees. The Cooperative Observer in Neosho reported a low of 32 degrees both mornings, with Seneca reporting a low of 30 degrees.

Frost/Freeze in STONE, MISSOURI
From 20-APR-21 23:00:00 to 21-APR-21 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Widespread sub freezing temperatures occurred on the mornings of April 21 and April 22. Low temperatures each day around the county were in the upper 20s to the lower 30s. Low temperatures dropped to 28 degrees at Branson West the morning of April 21 and 32 degrees the morning of April 22.

Frost/Freeze in TANEY, MISSOURI
From 20-APR-21 23:00:00 to 21-APR-21 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Widespread sub freezing temperatures occurred on the mornings of April 21 and April 22. Low temperatures each day around the county were in the upper 20s to the lower 30s. The AWOS unit at Branson reported lows of 28 degrees both mornings.

Frost/Freeze in TEXAS, MISSOURI
From 20-APR-21 23:00:00 to 21-APR-21 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Widespread sub freezing temperatures occurred on the mornings of April 21 and April 22. Low temperatures each day around the county were in the middle to upper 20s. The Cooperative Observer in Houston reported a low of 25 degrees on April 21 and 26 degrees on April 22.

Frost/Freeze in VERNON, MISSOURI
From 20-APR-21 22:00:00 to 21-APR-21 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Widespread sub freezing temperatures occurred on the mornings of April 21 and April 22. Low temperatures each day around the county were in the upper 20s to lower 30s. The Cooperative Observer site in Nevada reported a low of 32 degrees on April 21 and 31 degrees on April 22.

Frost/Freeze in BENTON, MISSOURI
From 22-APR-21 01:30:00 to 22-APR-21 14:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Low temperatures dipped into the upper 20s and lower 30s the morning of April 21, then into the mid and upper 20s on the morning of April 22. The Mesonet site 3 miles east southeast of Ionia reported a low of 25 degrees on April 22, while the Warsaw reported a low of 26 degree.

Frost/Freeze in BARRY, MISSOURI
From 21-APR-21 01:00:00 to 21-APR-21 09:30:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 1.00M
Reported by: AWOS

Widespread low temperatures between 28 and 30 degrees were reported around the county the morning of April 21, 2021, with lower  30s reported on the morning of April 22.
Pecans and walnuts were heavily impacted.

Frost/Freeze in WEBSTER, MISSOURI
From 20-APR-21 23:00:00 to 21-APR-21 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 1.50M
Reported by: COOP Observer

Widespread sub freezing temperatures occurred on the mornings of April 21 and April 22. Low temperatures each day around the county were in the middle and upper 20s. The Cooperative Observer site 4 miles west northwest of Marshfield reported a morning low 24 degrees on April 21 and 26 degrees the morning of April 22.  Fruit loses varied, though some peach orchards saw 75% and apples 50% loss.

Frost/Freeze in CAMDEN, MISSOURI
From 21-APR-21 23:00:00 to 22-APR-21 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Widespread low temperatures around 30 degrees occurred the morning of April 21, while the coldest lows occurred the morning of April 22, with Camdenton reporting a low of 27, and the mesonet station 3 miles southwest of Sunrise Beach reported a low of 28.

Frost/Freeze in WRIGHT, MISSOURI
From 20-APR-21 23:00:00 to 21-APR-21 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Widespread sub freezing temperatures occurred on the mornings of April 21 and April 22. Low temperatures each day around the county were in the middle and upper 20s. The Cooperative Observer site in Mansfield reported a morning low of 27 degrees on April 21 and 29 degrees April 22.

Frost/Freeze in GREENE, MISSOURI
From 20-APR-21 23:45:00 to 21-APR-21 07:45:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Temperatures fell below freezing both the morning of April 21 and April 22, with lows both days in the middle and upper 20s.  The ASOS at the Branson Springfield airport reported a low of 26 degrees the morning of April 21 and 29 on April 27. Other low temperatures were 25 degrees 3 miles southwest of Strafford.

Frost/Freeze in MARIES, MISSOURI
From 20-APR-21 22:00:00 to 21-APR-21 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Low temperatures dipped into the middle 20s the morning of April 21 and the  upper 20s to lower 30s the morning of April 22. The Rolla-Vichy ASOS unit reported a low of 24 degrees the morning of April 21.

Frost/Freeze in JASPER, MISSOURI
From 20-APR-21 23:00:00 to 21-APR-21 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Widespread sub freezing temperatures occurred on the mornings of April 21 and April 22. Low temperatures each day around the county were in the upper 20s to the lower 30s. The Joplin ASOS site reported a low of 28 degrees April 21.

Frost/Freeze in LACLEDE, MISSOURI
From 20-APR-21 23:00:00 to 21-APR-21 07:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Widespread sub freezing temperatures were reported across the county on the mornings of April 21 and April 22. Lows both nights were in the upper 20s to lower 30s. Lebanon reported a low of 30 degrees the morning of April 21, with Phillipsburg reporting a low of 28.

Frost/Freeze in LAWRENCE, MISSOURI
From 21-APR-21 01:00:00 to 21-APR-21 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Widespread low temperatures between 26 and 30 degrees were reported around the county the mornings of April 21 and April , 2021. Reports from area orchards indicated a near complete freeze out of the Peach crop and significant damage to the apple and strawberry crops.

Frost/Freeze in PHELPS, MISSOURI
From 20-APR-21 22:00:00 to 21-APR-21 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 1.00M
Reported by: Mesonet

Low temperatures dipped into the lower to middle middle 20s the morning of April 21 and the middle 20s to lower 30s the morning of April 22.  Several sites reported lows of 23 and 24 degrees in the Newburg and Rolla areas. Vineyards in the St. James area reported significant losses (some growers 90% or more) to the grape crop.

Frost/Freeze in BARTON, MISSOURI
From 20-APR-21 23:00:00 to 21-APR-21 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Low temperatures dipped into the upper 20s to lower 30s both mornings of April 21 and April 22.

Frost/Freeze in CEDAR, MISSOURI
From 20-APR-21 23:00:00 to 21-APR-21 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Low temperatures dipped into the upper 20s to lower 30s both mornings of April 21 and April 22.

Frost/Freeze in CHRISTIAN, MISSOURI
From 21-APR-21 00:00:00 to 21-APR-21 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Temperatures fell below freezing both the morning of April 21 and April 22, with lows both days in the middle and upper 20s.  The mesonet site 3 miles southwest of Rogersville reported a low of 26 degrees.

Frost/Freeze in DENT, MISSOURI
From 20-APR-21 22:00:00 to 21-APR-21 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Low temperatures dipped into the lower to middle middle 20s the morning of April 21 and Aprril 22. Salem and Jadwin both reported lows of 25 degrees.

Frost/Freeze in DOUGLAS, MISSOURI
From 20-APR-21 23:00:00 to 21-APR-21 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Widespread low temperatures in the middle 20s to lower 30s occurred both the morning of April 21 and April 22. The Cooperative observer 12 miles southwest of Ava reported a low of 25 degrees the morning of April 21 and 28 the morning of April 22.

Frost/Freeze in DADE, MISSOURI
From 20-APR-21 23:00:00 to 21-APR-21 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Temperatures fell below freezing both the morning of April 21 and April 22, with lows both days in the middle and upper 20s.

Frost/Freeze in DALLAS, MISSOURI
From 20-APR-21 23:00:00 to 21-APR-21 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Temperatures fell below freezing both the morning of April 21 and April 22, with lows both days in the middle and upper 20s. The Cooperative Observer at Buffalo reported a low of 23 degrees the morning of April 21 and 24 degrees the morning of April 22.

Frost/Freeze in HOWELL, MISSOURI
From 20-APR-21 23:00:00 to 21-APR-21 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Temperatures fell below freezing both the morning of April 21 and April 22, with lows both days in the middle and upper 20s. The West Plains ASOS reported a low temperature of 26 degrees the morning of April 21 and 29 degrees the morning of April 22.

Frost/Freeze in POLK, MISSOURI
From 20-APR-21 23:00:00 to 21-APR-21 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Temperatures fell below freezing both the morning of April 21 and April 22, with lows both days in the middle and upper 20s.  The Cooperative Observer 1 mile northeast of Bolivar reported a low of 25 degrees the morning of April 21 and 26 degrees the morning of April 22.

Frost/Freeze in PULASKI, MISSOURI
From 20-APR-21 23:00:00 to 21-APR-21 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Temperatures fell below freezing both the morning of April 21 and April 22, with lows both days in the middle and upper 20s. The Fort Leonard Wood AWOS site reported a low of 27 degrees in the morning of April 21 and 28 degrees the morning of April 22.

Frost/Freeze in SHANNON, MISSOURI
From 20-APR-21 22:00:00 to 21-APR-21 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Low temperatures dipped into the lower to middle middle 20s the morning of April 21 and April 22. The Cooperative Observer 2 miles southwest of Round Spring reported a low of 22 degrees the morning of April 21 and 23 degrees the morning of April 22.

Frost/Freeze in OZARK, MISSOURI
From 20-APR-21 23:00:00 to 21-APR-21 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Low temperatures in the middle 20s occurred the morning of April 21 and upper 20s to lower 30s on the morning of April 22. The Cooperative Observer 5 miles north of Wasola reported a low of 27 degrees the morning of April 21 and 29 degrees the morning of April 22.

Frost/Freeze in MCDONALD, MISSOURI
From 21-APR-21 00:00:00 to 21-APR-21 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Low temperatures dropped into the middle and upper 20s the morning of April 21 and the upper 20s to lower 30s the morning of April 22. The Cooperative Observer 3 miles west of Anderson reported a low of 25 degrees the morning of April 21, and 29 degrees the morning of April 22.