A storm system brought a prolonged 24 to 30 hour period of freezing drizzle across the area, beginning during the early overnight hours of January 29th and continuing throughout the day on January 29th before ending in the early morning hours of January 30th. An additional wintry mix of mainly heavy sleet as well as light snow and light freezing rain impacted areas mainly along and south of the Interstate 44 corridor, starting in the mid to late morning and ending from west to east across the area during the afternoon into early evening.
Ice accretions were a widespread glaze, with ASOS measured flat ice accumulations ranging from 0.05 inches in West Plains to a max of 0.33 inches in Springfield. Sleet and snow accumulations, which were mainly in the form of sleet, ranged from around 0.25 inches in locations near Interstate 44 to between 1.0 to 1.5 inches near the southern Missouri border.
There were numerous crashes and slide offs across the area on January 29th and 30th, with the Missouri Department of Transportation showing covered and slick roadways throughout the event. One of the crashes in Morgan County also resulted in a fatality. Some roads south of Interstate 44 even remained covered into the day on January 31st. Numerous schools and businesses across the area were closed on January 30th due to the winter road impacts, with numerous schools remaining closed on January 31st along and south of Interstate 44 where roads remained covered and slick.

Winter Weather in VERNON, MISSOURI
From 29-JAN-23 02:00:00 to 30-JAN-23 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

A prolonged period of precipitation fell across the county, beginning during the very early morning hours of January 29th as freezing drizzle and lingering into the very early morning of January 30th. There was an estimated light glaze of ice across the county. Roads became covered and slick with several schools also closed on January 30th.

Winter Weather in DENT, MISSOURI
From 29-JAN-23 06:00:00 to 30-JAN-23 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

Two rounds of wintry precipitation fell across the county. The first round began during the very early morning hours of January 29th as freezing drizzle and lingered into the early morning of January 30th. The second round fell during the afternoon into early evening of January 30th and was mainly sleet mixed with some light snow. Estimated ice accretions of a light glaze of ice fell across the county. No sleet accumulation reports were available for the county. Roads became covered and slick with numerous schools closed on January 30th and January 31st.

Winter Weather in DALLAS, MISSOURI
From 29-JAN-23 03:00:00 to 30-JAN-23 15:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

Two rounds of wintry precipitation fell across the county. The first round began during the very early morning hours of January 29th as freezing drizzle and lingered into the early morning of January 30th. The second round fell briefly during the afternoon of January 30th and was mainly sleet. A public report 1 mile south of Buffalo measured 0.1 inches of flat ice accretion. No reports of sleet accumulations were received. Roads became covered and slick with numerous schools closed on January 30th.

Winter Storm in CHRISTIAN, MISSOURI
From 29-JAN-23 02:00:00 to 30-JAN-23 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

Two rounds of wintry precipitation fell across the county. The first round began during the very early morning hours of January 29th as freezing drizzle and lingered into the early morning of January 30th. The second round fell during the late morning through afternoon of January 30th and was mainly sleet. A public report in Ozark measured 1.0 inches of sleet accumulation, and an Amateur Radio report in Nixa reported a glaze of ice accretion with 0.5 inches of sleet on top of the ice. Roads became covered and slick with numerous schools closed on January 30th and January 31st.

Winter Storm in DOUGLAS, MISSOURI
From 29-JAN-23 04:00:00 to 30-JAN-23 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

Two rounds of wintry precipitation fell across the county. The first round began during the very early morning hours of January 29th as freezing drizzle and lingered into the early morning of January 30th. The second round fell during the afternoon through early evening of January 30th and was mainly sleet mixed with some light snow. A public report 3 miles south of Mansfield measured 0.8 inches of sleet and snow accumulation, mainly in the form of sleet. A CoCoRaHS report 4 miles SSE of Mansfield measured total sleet accumulations of 0.3 inches. A light glaze of ice accretions also occurred across the county. Roads became covered and slick with numerous schools closed on January 30th and January 31st.

Winter Weather in BENTON, MISSOURI
From 29-JAN-23 04:00:00 to 30-JAN-23 01:30:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

A prolonged period of precipitation fell across the county, beginning during the early morning hours of January 29th as freezing drizzle and lingering into the very early morning of January 30th before briefly tapering off as sleet for around an hour. No sleet accumulations were reported in the county. There was also an estimated light glaze of ice across the county. Roads became covered with numerous schools closed on January 30th.

Winter Weather in CEDAR, MISSOURI
From 29-JAN-23 03:00:00 to 30-JAN-23 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

A prolonged period of precipitation fell across the county, beginning during the early morning hours of January 29th as freezing drizzle and lingering into the very early morning of January 30th. There was an estimated light glaze of ice across the county. Roads became covered and slick with numerous schools also closed on January 30th.

Winter Storm in BARRY, MISSOURI
From 29-JAN-23 03:00:00 to 30-JAN-23 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Two rounds of wintry precipitation fell across the county. The first round began during the very early morning hours of January 29th as freezing drizzle and lingered into the early morning of January 30th. The second round fell during the mid morning into afternoon hours of January 30th and was mainly sleet, mixed with some light snow and freezing rain. The CoCoRaHS station 5 miles SSE of Cassville reported 1.5 inches of sleet and snow, mainly in the form of sleet. There was also an estimated light glaze of ice across the county. Roads became covered with numerous schools closed on January 30th and January 31st.

Winter Weather in HICKORY, MISSOURI
From 29-JAN-23 03:00:00 to 30-JAN-23 01:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

A prolonged period of precipitation fell across the county, beginning during the early morning hours of January 29th as freezing drizzle and lingering into the very early morning of January 30th. No sleet accumulations were reported in the county. There was also an estimated light glaze of ice across the county. Roads became covered and slick with numerous schools also closed on January 30th.

Winter Weather in PULASKI, MISSOURI
From 29-JAN-23 04:50:00 to 30-JAN-23 14:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

A prolonged period of precipitation fell across the county, beginning during the early morning hours of January 29th as freezing drizzle and lingering into the very early morning of January 30th before transitioning to intermittent sleet showers through the morning and early afternoon of January 30th. No sleet accumulation reports were available in the county. There was also an estimated light glaze of ice across the county. Roads became covered and slick with numerous schools also closed on January 30th.

Winter Storm in SHANNON, MISSOURI
From 29-JAN-23 06:00:00 to 30-JAN-23 20:30:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Two rounds of wintry precipitation fell across the county. The first round began during the early morning hours of January 29th as freezing drizzle and lingered into the early morning of January 30th. The second round fell during the afternoon through early evening of January 30th and was mainly sleet. A CoCoRaHS report 4 miles southwest of Winona measured 0.8 inches of sleet accumulation, and a report 5 miles ESE of Eminence reported 0.6 inches of sleet. There was also an estimated light glaze of ice across the county. Roads became covered and slick with numerous schools closed on January 30th and January 31st.

Winter Weather in MARIES, MISSOURI
From 29-JAN-23 03:00:00 to 30-JAN-23 05:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: ASOS

A prolonged period of precipitation fell across the county, beginning during the early morning hours of January 29th as freezing drizzle and lingering into the very early morning of January 30th before briefly tapering off as sleet during the early morning of January 30th. No sleet accumulations were reported in the county. The Vichy ASOS reported a 30 hour flat ice accretion of 0.26 inches due to the prolonged freezing drizzle. Roads became covered and slick with numerous schools also closed on January 30th.

Winter Storm in TEXAS, MISSOURI
From 29-JAN-23 05:00:00 to 30-JAN-23 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

Two rounds of wintry precipitation fell across the county. The first round began during the early morning hours of January 29th as freezing drizzle and lingered into the early morning of January 30th. The second round fell during the afternoon through early evening of January 30th and was mainly sleet. Estimated sleet accumulation around a half of an inch and an estimated light glaze of ice occurred across the county. Roads became covered and slick with numerous schools closed on January 30th and January 31st.

Winter Storm in STONE, MISSOURI
From 29-JAN-23 06:00:00 to 30-JAN-23 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

Two rounds of wintry precipitation fell across the county. The first round began during the early morning hours of January 29th as freezing drizzle and lingered into the morning of January 30th. The second round fell from midday through early evening of January 30th and was mainly sleet. A public report in Kimberling City measured 0.6 inches of sleet accumulation, and a report 4 miles SSE of Boaz reported 0.5 inches of sleet. There was also an estimated light glaze of ice across the county. Roads became covered and slick with numerous schools closed on January 30th and January 31st.

Winter Storm in TANEY, MISSOURI
From 29-JAN-23 06:00:00 to 30-JAN-23 19:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

Two rounds of wintry precipitation fell across the county. The first round began during the early morning hours of January 29th as freezing drizzle and lingered into the morning of January 30th. The second round fell during the afternoon through early evening of January 30th and was mainly sleet. A public report 3 miles northeast of Table Rock measured 1.5 inches of sleet accumulation, as well as 1.5 inches of sleet being measured at the Forsyth COOP site. Overall, sleet reports across the county ranged from 1.0 to 1.5 inches across the county. A light glaze of ice from the freezing drizzle preceded the sleet. Roads became covered and slick with numerous schools closed on January 30th and January 31st.

Winter Storm in OREGON, MISSOURI
From 29-JAN-23 07:00:00 to 30-JAN-23 21:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Two rounds of wintry precipitation fell across the county. The first round began during the morning hours of January 29th as freezing drizzle and lingered into the early morning of January 30th. The second round fell during the afternoon and evening of January 30th and was mainly sleet. A COOP report in Alton measured 1.0 inches of sleet accumulation. There was also an estimated light glaze of ice accretion across the county. Roads became covered and slick with numerous schools closed on January 30th and January 31st. The Missouri Department of Transportation reported that Highway 19 between Alton and Winona was closed due to winter weather.

Winter Storm in OZARK, MISSOURI
From 29-JAN-23 06:00:00 to 30-JAN-23 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

Two rounds of wintry precipitation fell across the county. The first round began during the morning hours of January 29th as freezing drizzle and lingered into the early morning of January 30th. The second round fell during the afternoon through early evening of January 30th and was mainly sleet. An estimated light glaze of ice accretions and around 0.5 to 1.0 inches of sleet occurred in the county. Roads became covered and slick with numerous schools closed on January 30th and 31st.

Winter Storm in WRIGHT, MISSOURI
From 29-JAN-23 02:00:00 to 30-JAN-23 18:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Two rounds of wintry precipitation fell across the county. The first round began during the very early morning hours of January 29th as freezing drizzle and lingered into the early morning of January 30th. The second round fell during from midday through the afternoon of January 30th and was almost all sleet with a small amount of freezing rain. A CoCoRaHS report 2 miles east of Odin measured 0.7 inches of sleet accumulation. There was also an estimated light glaze of ice across the county. Roads became covered and slick with numerous schools closed on January 30th and January 31st.

Winter Storm in GREENE, MISSOURI
From 29-JAN-23 00:00:00 to 30-JAN-23 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Two rounds of wintry precipitation fell across the county. The first round began during the very early morning hours of January 29th as freezing drizzle and lingered into the early morning of January 30th. The second round fell during the mid morning through afternoon of January 30th and was mainly sleet mixed with some light snow. A CoCoRaHS report 1 mile southeast of Republic measured 0.4 inches of sleet and snow accumulation, mainly in the form of sleet. The NWS Springfield observation reported 0.33 inches of flat ice accretion from the 28 hours of freezing drizzle and 0.3 inches of sleet. Roads became covered and slick with numerous schools closed on January 30th and January 31st. Multiple crashes and slide offs occurred across the county, mainly occurring prior to the second round of precipitation. 17 separate crashes were reported across the county, involving 17 total vehicles and 10 total injuries.

Winter Weather in LAWRENCE, MISSOURI
From 29-JAN-23 01:00:00 to 30-JAN-23 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Two rounds of wintry precipitation fell across the county. The first round began during the very early morning hours of January 29th as freezing drizzle and lingered into the early morning of January 30th. The second round fell during the mid morning through afternoon of January 30th and was mainly sleet. An estimated light glaze of ice accretions and around quarter inch of sleet occurred in the county. Roads became covered and slick with numerous schools closed on January 30th. Two crashes occurred as a result of slick conditions. The first was on January 29th when a vehicle on Highway 60 two miles west of Aurora slid on the icy road, crossed the center line, and struck another vehicle. The second was on Highway 97 during the morning of January 30th, when a vehicle slid on the icy road, crossed the center line, and struck another vehicle head on.

Winter Storm in NEWTON, MISSOURI
From 29-JAN-23 01:00:00 to 30-JAN-23 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Two rounds of wintry precipitation fell across the county. The first round began during the very early morning hours of January 29th as freezing drizzle and lingered into the early morning of January 30th. The second round fell during the morning through afternoon of January 30th and was mainly sleet, but mixed with some snow pellets and flurries. A CoCoRaHS report in Shoal Creek Estate measured 0.5 inches of sleet accumulation. There was also an estimated glaze of ice across the county. Roads became covered and slick with numerous schools closed on January 30th and January 31st. A crash on Highway 60 eastbound also closed both lanes of traffic, but details on number of vehicles and any injuries is unknown.

Winter Weather in JASPER, MISSOURI
From 29-JAN-23 01:00:00 to 30-JAN-23 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Two rounds of wintry precipitation fell across the county. The first round began during the very early morning hours of January 29th as freezing drizzle and lingered into the early morning of January 30th. The second round fell briefly during the morning of January 30th and was mainly sleet. A public report 1 mile ENE of Airport Drive in Joplin measured a 30 hour radial ice accretion of 0.05 inches, which converts to a flat ice accretion of 0.13 inches. The Joplin ASOS measured a trace accumulation of sleet. Roads became covered and slick with numerous schools closed on January 30th. Two crashes occurred during the late evening of January 29th. The first crash was on Highway P just west of Joplin when a westbound vehicle slide into the eastbound lane and struck another vehicle, resulting in one injury. The second crash was a tractor trailer eastbound on Interstate 44 ran into a guard rail, which also closed off the left lane of traffic and resulted in one injury.

Winter Weather in POLK, MISSOURI
From 29-JAN-23 00:00:00 to 30-JAN-23 14:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Two rounds of wintry precipitation fell across the county. The first round began during the very early morning hours of January 29th as freezing drizzle and lingered into the early morning of January 30th. The second round fell during the late morning through early afternoon of January 30th and was mainly sleet. No sleet accumulation reports were available in the county. There was also an estimated light glaze of ice across the county. Roads became covered and slick with numerous schools closed on January 30th. A one vehicle accident occurred during the morning of January 30th as the vehicle traveled off an ice covered road, struck two signs, and overturned, causing an injury to the occupant.

Winter Storm in HOWELL, MISSOURI
From 29-JAN-23 07:00:00 to 30-JAN-23 20:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Two rounds of wintry precipitation fell across the county. The first round began during the early morning hours of January 29th as freezing drizzle and lingered into the early morning of January 30th. The second round fell during the afternoon into early evening of January 30th and was mainly sleet mixed with some light snow. The West Plains ASOS measured 0.05 inches of flat ice accretion due to the freezing drizzle. Estimated sleet accumulations were around half an inch. Roads became covered and slick with numerous schools closed on January 30th and January 31st. A one vehicle injury accident occurred during the late morning of January 29th 3 miles west of Willow Springs on Highway 60 as the vehicle went off the right side of the road and overturned.

Winter Weather in MORGAN, MISSOURI
From 29-JAN-23 04:00:00 to 30-JAN-23 01:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A prolonged period of precipitation fell across the county, beginning during the early morning hours of January 29th as freezing drizzle and lingering into the very early morning of January 30th. There was an estimated light glaze of ice across the county. Roads became covered and slick with numerous schools also closed on January 30th. During the evening of January 29th, a vehicle on Highway 50 near Old Highway 50 lost control on a slick road and spun out into the path of another vehicle. This resulted in one injury and one fatality.

Winter Weather in BARTON, MISSOURI
From 29-JAN-23 01:00:00 to 30-JAN-23 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

Two rounds of wintry precipitation fell across the county. The first round began during the very early morning hours of January 29th as freezing drizzle and lingered into the early morning of January 30th. The second round fell during the mid to late morning of January 30th and was mainly sleet. No sleet accumulations were reported in the county. There was also an estimated light glaze of ice across the county. Roads became covered with numerous schools closed on January 30th.

Winter Weather in DADE, MISSOURI
From 29-JAN-23 01:00:00 to 30-JAN-23 16:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

Two rounds of wintry precipitation fell across the county. The first round began during the very early morning hours of January 29th as freezing drizzle and lingered into the early morning of January 30th. The second round fell during the late morning through afternoon of January 30th and was mainly sleet. Estimated ice accretions of a light glaze of ice fell across the county. There were not any reports of sleet accumulations available. Roads became covered and slick with numerous schools closed on January 30th.

Winter Weather in WEBSTER, MISSOURI
From 29-JAN-23 01:00:00 to 30-JAN-23 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Two rounds of wintry precipitation fell across the county. The first round began during the very early morning hours of January 29th as freezing drizzle and lingered into the early morning of January 30th. The second round fell during the late morning through afternoon of January 30th and was mainly sleet. A COOP report 3 miles NNE of Northview measured 0.3 inches of sleet accumulation. There was also an estimated light glaze of ice across the county. Roads became covered and slick with numerous schools closed on January 30th.

Winter Weather in CAMDEN, MISSOURI
From 29-JAN-23 02:00:00 to 30-JAN-23 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A prolonged period of precipitation fell across the county, beginning during the early morning hours of January 29th as freezing drizzle and lingering into the very early morning of January 30th before briefly tapering off as sleet during the early morning of January 30th. No sleet accumulations were reported in the county. There was also an estimated light glaze of ice across the county. Roads became covered and slick with numerous schools also closed on January 30th. A one vehicle injury accident occurred during the morning of January 29th on Highway 5 as the vehicle slid off of the right side of the road, collided with an embankment, overturned, and ejected the two people in the vehicle, resulting in two injuries.

Winter Weather in ST. CLAIR, MISSOURI
From 29-JAN-23 03:00:00 to 30-JAN-23 00:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A prolonged period of precipitation fell across the county, beginning during the early morning hours of January 29th as freezing drizzle and lingering until around midnight early on January 30th. No sleet accumulation reports were available in the county. There was also an estimated light glaze of ice across the county. Roads became covered and slick with numerous schools also closed on January 30th. A one vehicle crash also occurred during the morning of January 29th on Highway 54 two miles west of Collins as a vehicle ran off the slick roadway and overturned, resulting in one injury.

Winter Weather in PHELPS, MISSOURI
From 29-JAN-23 04:00:00 to 30-JAN-23 05:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

A prolonged round of wintry precipitation fell across the county, beginning during the early morning hours of January 29th as freezing drizzle and lingered into the early morning of January 30th. Some sleet mixed in during the last few hours of the freezing drizzle before precipitation ended during the early morning of January 30th. No sleet accumulation reports were available in the county. There was also an estimated tenth to quarter inch of ice accretion from the prolonged freezing drizzle across the county. Numerous schools also closed on January 30th.

Winter Weather in MILLER, MISSOURI
From 29-JAN-23 03:00:00 to 30-JAN-23 02:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

A prolonged period of precipitation fell across the county, beginning during the early morning hours of January 29th as freezing drizzle and lingering into the very early morning of January 30th. There was also an estimated light glaze of ice across the county. Roads became covered and slick with numerous schools also closed on January 30th. During the evening of January 29th, a vehicle on Highway U near Highway EE was driving too fast for the road conditions and traveled off the road, overturned, and then struck a fence, resulting in two injuries to the occupants of the vehicle.

Winter Weather in LACLEDE, MISSOURI
From 29-JAN-23 03:00:00 to 30-JAN-23 13:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Two rounds of wintry precipitation fell across the county. The first round began during the very early morning hours of January 29th as freezing drizzle and lingered into the early morning of January 30th. The second round fell during the mid morning through early afternoon of January 30th and was mainly sleet. There was an estimated light glaze of ice accretion across the county. No reports of sleet were reported across the county. Roads became covered and slick with numerous schools closed on January 30th. The slick roads on January 29th also resulted in an eastbound tractor trailer on Interstate 44 jack knifing, which closed off both lanes of traffic.

Winter Storm in MCDONALD, MISSOURI
From 29-JAN-23 02:00:00 to 30-JAN-23 17:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Two rounds of wintry precipitation fell across the county. The first round began during the very early morning hours of January 29th as freezing drizzle and lingered into the early morning of January 30th. The second round fell during the morning through late afternoon of January 30th and was mainly sleet. A public report 4 miles west of Anderson measured 0.5 inches of sleet accumulation. There was also an estimated light glaze of ice accretion across the county. Roads became covered and slick with numerous schools closed on January 30th and January 31st. There were two separate one vehicle injury accidents that occurred on the afternoon of January 29th; one on Interstate 49 near mile marker 18 and another on Interstate 49 one mile north of Goodman. Each vehicle lost control on an ice bridge, ran off the side of the road, and then collided with a ditch and bridge, respectively.