A powerful cold front swept through the region, with wind chills dropping to 20 to 30 below zero. These were the coldest wind chills observed in over 25 years across the region. Paducah, KY dropped down to a -21 wind chill, which was the coldest since February 3, 1996. The most extreme wind chills were from the evening of the 22nd to the morning of the 23rd, but wind chills as late as the morning of December 24th were often below minus 10. Actual air temperatures only reached the single digits above zero on the 23rd, which followed morning lows around 5 below. Peak wind gusts of 35 to 50 mph were observed during this event as well. The peak gust at Cape Girardeau was 44 mph on the evening of the 22nd. Some power outages were reported in Cape Girardeau, where a power line was down and a substation transformer caught fire. The extreme cold was indirectly responsible for a number of structure fires caused by supplemental heating sources, such as space heaters. There were numerous reports of frozen water pipes that burst and flooded homes and other buildings. In Cape Girardeau, an underground 6-inch water main burst, causing a loss of water pressure to a neighborhood. Another water main break occurred in Jackson. There were reports of frozen water meters in Cape Girardeau. On top of the extreme cold, one to three inches of snow fell. The highest amounts were generally along and south of a line from Van Buren in Carter County through Greenville in Wayne County to Benton in Scott County, where around 3 inches fell. Snowfall amounts elsewhere were from 1 to 2 inches. This snow and the accompanying flash freeze heavily impacted travel across the region. Despite relatively light traffic, there were numerous traffic mishaps. The Missouri Highway Patrol in southeast Missouri responded to 80 stranded motorists, 33 non-injury crashes, and 4 injury crashes during the winter storm.

Winter Storm in CARTER, MISSOURI
From 22-DEC-22 14:00:00 to 22-DEC-22 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in STODDARD, MISSOURI
From 22-DEC-22 18:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Winter Storm in MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI
From 22-DEC-22 15:00:00 to 22-DEC-22 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in WAYNE, MISSOURI
From 22-DEC-22 18:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Winter Storm in NEW MADRID, MISSOURI
From 22-DEC-22 15:00:00 to 22-DEC-22 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Storm in RIPLEY, MISSOURI
From 22-DEC-22 14:00:00 to 22-DEC-22 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Storm in SCOTT, MISSOURI
From 22-DEC-22 15:00:00 to 22-DEC-22 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Storm in STODDARD, MISSOURI
From 22-DEC-22 14:00:00 to 22-DEC-22 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Storm in WAYNE, MISSOURI
From 22-DEC-22 14:00:00 to 22-DEC-22 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in BOLLINGER, MISSOURI
From 22-DEC-22 14:00:00 to 22-DEC-22 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI
From 22-DEC-22 15:00:00 to 22-DEC-22 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Winter Weather in PERRY, MISSOURI
From 22-DEC-22 15:00:00 to 22-DEC-22 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in BOLLINGER, MISSOURI
From 22-DEC-22 18:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in CARTER, MISSOURI
From 22-DEC-22 18:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI
From 22-DEC-22 18:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI
From 22-DEC-22 18:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in BUTLER, MISSOURI
From 22-DEC-22 18:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in NEW MADRID, MISSOURI
From 22-DEC-22 18:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in SCOTT, MISSOURI
From 22-DEC-22 18:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in PERRY, MISSOURI
From 22-DEC-22 18:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in RIPLEY, MISSOURI
From 22-DEC-22 18:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS

Winter Storm in BUTLER, MISSOURI
From 22-DEC-22 14:00:00 to 22-DEC-22 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter