A potent storm system lifted northeast from Oklahoma through Arkansas and Missouri on January 24th and 25th, bringing widespread precipitation across the Missouri Ozarks beginning as rain during the late morning and afternoon on January 24th before changing over to snow during the afternoon and evening. This snow continued into the morning hours of January 25th before coming to an end as the storm system exited the region.
Snowfall amounts generally ranged from 1 to 3 inches for areas along and northwest of a Joplin to Stockton to Lake of the Ozarks line. There was a sharp cutoff in heavy snow near Interstate 44, with many locations seeing 6 to 8 inches south of Interstate 44 and up to 12 inches near West Plains. Roads became completely covered and slick across the region for the evening commute of January 24th and also into the morning commute on January 25th due to the ongoing snow. Several slide offs and vehicle accidents occurred as a result of the slick road conditions. Numerous schools were closed across the region on January 25th, with some even doing early dismissals on January 24th. Some schools also remain closed into January 26th in the areas that received higher snow amounts across south central Missouri. Total power outages reached over 50 thousand across southern and south central Missouri from the heavy snow, with numerous power outages continuing in Howell, Shannon and Oregon Counties into January 27th.

Winter Weather in VERNON, MISSOURI
From 24-JAN-23 16:00:00 to 25-JAN-23 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Precipitation started as rain during the afternoon of January 24th before changing over to snow during the late afternoon, with the snow then continuing into the morning of January 25th. Snow amounts between 2 and 2.5 inches fell across the county. A CoCoRaHS report of a measured storm total of 2.5 inches of snow was received from 6.3 miles ESE of Nevada, with a measured 2.0 inches at the COOP site in Nevada. Roads became snow covered and slippery, with a one vehicle injury accident occurring on Highway B east of Sheldon as the vehicle slid off the road, struck an embankment and overturned. Some schools were closed on January 25th.

Winter Storm in WRIGHT, MISSOURI
From 24-JAN-23 14:00:00 to 25-JAN-23 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

Precipitation started as rain during the afternoon of January 24th before changing over to snow during the late afternoon, with the snow then continuing into the morning of January 25th. Widespread snow amounts between 5 and 8 inches fell across the county. A public report of a measured storm total of 8.0 inches of snow was received from 2 miles WNW of Norwood, with a measured 7.0 inches in Mansfield, and 6.5 inches in Hartville. Roads became snow covered and slippery. Around 1500 power outages also occurred across the county due to the heavy snow. Some schools had early release on January 24th, with numerous schools closed on January 25th and January 26th.

Winter Storm in PHELPS, MISSOURI
From 24-JAN-23 15:00:00 to 25-JAN-23 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Precipitation started as rain during the afternoon of January 24th before changing over to snow during the late afternoon, with the snow then continuing into the morning of January 25th. Widespread snow amounts between 3 and around 6 inches fell across the county. A COOP observer report of a measured storm total of 6.2 inches of snow was received from Rolla, with a measured 4.8 inches reported from a CoCoRaHS observer 5 miles NNW of Lecoma. Roads became snow covered and slippery, with a one vehicle injury accident occurring on Interstate 44 westbound near mile marker 194 as a tractor trailer traveled off the right side of the road and overturned. Around 1500 power outages also occurred across the county due to the heavy snow. Some schools had early release on January 24th, with numerous schools closed on January 25th and January 26th.

Winter Storm in OREGON, MISSOURI
From 24-JAN-23 16:00:00 to 25-JAN-23 07:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Precipitation started as rain during the afternoon of January 24th before changing over to snow during the late afternoon, with the snow then continuing into the morning of January 25th. Measured snow amounts around 5 inches fell across the county. A COOP observer report of a measured storm total of 5.0 inches of snow was received from Alton, with a measured 5.0 inches in Thayer from an emergency manager. Roads became snow covered and very slippery. There were several road closures, including Highway 19 between Alton and Winona, Highway 142 between Thayer and Couch, and Highway E between Alton and Couch. Around 3450 power outages also occurred across the county due to the heavy snow, with outages lingering into January 27th. Some schools had early release on January 24th, with numerous schools closed on January 25th and January 26th.

Winter Weather in BARTON, MISSOURI
From 24-JAN-23 15:00:00 to 25-JAN-23 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Precipitation started as rain during the afternoon of January 24th before quickly changing over to snow, with the snow then continuing into the morning of January 25th. The COOP observer 7 miles north of Lamar reported a measured storm total of 2.5 inches of snow. Roads became snow covered and slippery, with schools closed on January 25th across the county.

Winter Storm in PULASKI, MISSOURI
From 24-JAN-23 15:00:00 to 25-JAN-23 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

Precipitation started as rain during the afternoon of January 24th before changing over to snow during the late afternoon, with the snow then continuing into the morning of January 25th. Widespread snow amounts between 3.5 and 6 inches fell across the county. A public report of a measured storm total of 5.8 inches of snow was received from Waynesville, with a measured 3.5 inches in Saint Robert. Roads became snow covered and slippery. Around 400 power outages also occurred across the county due to the heavy snow. Some schools had early release on January 24th, with numerous schools closed on January 25th and January 26th.

Winter Storm in CHRISTIAN, MISSOURI
From 24-JAN-23 13:00:00 to 25-JAN-23 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Precipitation started as rain during the afternoon of January 24th before changing over to snow during the late afternoon, with the snow then continuing into the morning of January 25th. Widespread snow amounts between 5 and 8 inches fell across the county. A public report of a measured storm total of 8.0 inches of snow was received from Nixa, with a measured 7.0 inches in Ozark. Roads became snow covered and slippery, with two separate one vehicle injury accidents occurring on Highway M south of Nixa as the vehicles slid off the road and struck a tree and a ditch, respectively. Around 330 power outages also occurred across the county due to the heavy snow. Some schools had early release on January 24th, with numerous schools closed on January 25th.

Winter Storm in GREENE, MISSOURI
From 24-JAN-23 13:00:00 to 25-JAN-23 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Precipitation started as rain during the early afternoon of January 24th before changing over to snow during the late afternoon, with the snow then continuing into the late morning of January 25th. Widespread snow amounts between 4 and 6 inches fell across the county. A public report of a measured storm total of 6.0 inches of snow was received from Strafford, with a measured 5.7 inches at the NWS Springfield office and 4.5 inches from a public report in Walnut Grove. Roads became snow covered and slippery, with a one vehicle accident resulting in two injuries as a vehicle slid off of Interstate 44 and overturned about 3.5 miles north of Republic. Around 950 power outages also occurred across the county due to the heavy snow. Some schools had early release on January 24th, with numerous schools closed on January 25th.

Winter Storm in BARRY, MISSOURI
From 24-JAN-23 14:00:00 to 25-JAN-23 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Rain changed to snow across the county during the afternoon hours of January 24th, with the snow then continuing into the morning of January 25th. Widespread snow amounts between 4 and 6 inches fell across the county. A CoCoRaHS report of a measured storm total of 6.4 inches of snow was received from 5 miles SSE of Cassville, with a measured 6.0 inches 5 miles NW of Eagle Rock and 5.0 inches in Washburn. Roads became snow covered and slippery, with a one vehicle injury accident occurring on Highway 76 at Lohmer as a car slid off the road into a ditch and overturned. Around 50 power outages also occurred across the county due to the heavy snow. Some schools had early release on January 24th, with numerous schools closed on January 25th.

Winter Storm in OZARK, MISSOURI
From 24-JAN-23 16:00:00 to 25-JAN-23 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

Precipitation started as rain during the afternoon of January 24th before changing over to snow during the late afternoon, with the snow then continuing into the morning of January 25th. A public report of a measured storm total of 5.5 inches of snow was received from Rockbridge. Roads became snow covered and slippery. Around 750 power outages also occurred across the county due to the heavy snow. Some schools had early release on January 24th, with numerous schools closed on January 25th and January 26th.

Winter Weather in CEDAR, MISSOURI
From 24-JAN-23 16:00:00 to 25-JAN-23 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Precipitation started as rain during the afternoon of January 24th before quickly changing over to snow, with the snow then continuing into the morning of January 25th. Snow reports ranged from 1.0 to just over 2 inches across the county. The CoCoRaHS observer 3 miles NNE of Stockton reported a measured storm total of 2.2 inches of snow. Up to around 180 power outages occurred across the county due to snow. Roads became snow covered and slippery, with some schools doing early dismissals on January 24th and numerous schools closed on January 25th across the county.

Winter Weather in DADE, MISSOURI
From 24-JAN-23 12:30:00 to 25-JAN-23 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Precipitation started as rain during the early afternoon of January 24th before changing over to snow during the late afternoon, with the snow then continuing into the morning of January 25th. A COOP Observer reported a measured storm total of 2.6 inches of snow in Lockwood. Roads became snow covered and slippery, resulting in a one vehicle injury accident occurring on Highway 160 four miles east of Greenfield as the vehicle slid off the left side of the road and struck a guardrail. Around 30 power outages also occurred across the county due to the snow. Some schools had early release on January 24th, with numerous schools closed on January 25th.

Winter Weather in NEWTON, MISSOURI
From 24-JAN-23 09:30:00 to 25-JAN-23 06:00:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Public

Precipitation started as rain during the morning of January 24th before changing over to snow during the late afternoon, with the snow then continuing into the morning of January 25th. Widespread snow amounts between 1 to around 3 inches fell across the county. A public report of a measured storm total of 2.8 inches of snow was received from 1 mile NE of Dennis Acres, with a measured 1.5 inches from a CoCoRaHS observer in Shoal Creek Estate. Roads became snow covered and slippery, a one vehicle injury accident occurring on Interstate 49 one mile north of Tipton Ford as the vehicle ran off the road and struck a guard rail. Some schools had early release on January 24th, with numerous schools closed on January 25th.

Winter Weather in BENTON, MISSOURI
From 24-JAN-23 18:30:00 to 25-JAN-23 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Precipitation started as rain during the evening of January 24th before quickly changing over to snow, with the snow then continuing into the morning of January 25th. Snowfall ranged from 1 to 2.5 inches across the county. The COOP observer 3 miles WNW of Cole Camp reported a measured storm total of 2.5 inches of snow. Roads became snow covered and slippery, with schools closed on January 24th and January 25th.

Winter Weather in MCDONALD, MISSOURI
From 24-JAN-23 09:00:00 to 25-JAN-23 04:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

Precipitation started as rain during the morning of January 24th before changing over to snow during the late afternoon, with the snow then continuing into the morning of January 25th. Snow amounts between 2 and 3 inches fell across the county. A public report of a measured storm total of 3.0 inches of snow was received from Anderson, with a measured 2.1 inches 4 miles west of Anderson from a CoCoRaHS observer. Roads became snow covered and slippery. Some schools had early release on January 24th, with numerous schools closed on January 25th.

Winter Weather in MORGAN, MISSOURI
From 24-JAN-23 18:30:00 to 25-JAN-23 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Snow started on the evening of January 24th, with the snow then continuing into the morning of January 25th. A CoCoRaHS report of a measured storm total of 2.3 inches of snow was received from 2.3 miles NW of Stover. Roads became snow covered and slippery. Some schools had early release on January 24th, with several schools closed on January 25th.

Winter Weather in POLK, MISSOURI
From 24-JAN-23 15:00:00 to 25-JAN-23 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Precipitation started as rain during the afternoon of January 24th before changing over to snow during the late afternoon, with the snow then continuing into the morning of January 25th. Snow amounts between 2.5 and 5.3 inches fell across the county. A trained spotter reported a measured storm total of 5.3 inches of snow in Bolivar, with a measured 4.5 inches of snow in Morrisville. Roads became snow covered and slippery. Around 200 power outages also occurred across the county due to the heavy snow. Some schools had early release on January 24th, with numerous schools closed on January 25th.

Winter Storm in STONE, MISSOURI
From 24-JAN-23 15:00:00 to 25-JAN-23 05:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

Precipitation started as rain during the afternoon of January 24th before changing over to snow during the late afternoon, with the snow then continuing into the morning of January 25th. Snow amounts between 3 and 7.8 inches fell across the county. A public report of a measured storm total of 7.8 inches of snow was received from 2 SW of Galena, with a measured 6.0 inches in Galena and 5.0 inches in West Branson. Roads became snow covered and slippery. Around 300 power outages also occurred across the county due to the heavy snow. Some schools had early release on January 24th, with numerous schools closed on January 25th.

Winter Weather in ST. CLAIR, MISSOURI
From 24-JAN-23 17:00:00 to 25-JAN-23 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Snow started during the late afternoon of January 24th, with the snow then continuing into the morning of January 25th. Snow amounts between 1 and 1.7 inches fell across the county. A CoCoRaHS report of a measured storm total of 1.7 inches of snow was received from Appleton City, with a measured 1.0 inches 7.9 miles east of Rockville. Roads became snow covered and slippery.  Several schools closed on January 25th due to the snow.

Winter Weather in DALLAS, MISSOURI
From 24-JAN-23 15:00:00 to 25-JAN-23 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

Precipitation started as rain during the afternoon of January 24th before changing over to snow during the late afternoon, with the snow then continuing into the morning of January 25th. Widespread snow amounts between 3 to just over 5 inches fell across the county. A public report of a measured storm total of 5.3 inches of snow was received from Buffalo. Roads became snow covered and slippery. Around 860 power outages also occurred across the county due to the snow. Some schools had early release on January 24th, with numerous schools closed on January 25th.

Winter Weather in JASPER, MISSOURI
From 24-JAN-23 11:00:00 to 25-JAN-23 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Precipitation started as rain during the late morning of January 24th before changing over to snow during the late afternoon, with the snow then continuing into the morning of January 25th. Widespread snow amounts between 1.5 to 3.7 inches fell across the county. A CoCoRaHS report of a measured storm total of 3.7 inches of snow was received from 5 miles east of Carthage. Roads became snow covered and slippery. Some schools had early release on January 24th, with numerous schools closed on January 25th.

Winter Weather in LAWRENCE, MISSOURI
From 24-JAN-23 12:00:00 to 25-JAN-23 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Precipitation started as rain around midday on January 24th before changing over to snow during the late afternoon, with the snow then continuing into the morning of January 25th. Widespread snow amounts between 3 and 4.5 inches fell across the county. A CoCoRaHS report of a measured storm total of 4.5 inches of snow was received from 4 miles WNW of Verona, with a measured 4.0 inches in Aurora. Roads became snow covered and slippery. Around 70 power outages also occurred across the county due to the snow. Some schools had early release on January 24th, with numerous schools closed on January 25th.

Winter Storm in TANEY, MISSOURI
From 24-JAN-23 15:00:00 to 25-JAN-23 05:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

Precipitation started as rain during the afternoon of January 24th before changing over to snow during the late afternoon, with the snow then continuing into the morning of January 25th. Snow amounts ranged from 3 to 8 inches across the county. A public report of a measured storm total of 8.0 inches of snow was received from Hollister, with a measured 6.0 inches in Ridgedale and 3.0 inches in Branson. Roads became snow covered and slippery. Around 330 power outages also occurred across the county due to the heavy snow. Some schools had early release on January 24th, with numerous schools closed on January 25th.

Winter Weather in DOUGLAS, MISSOURI
From 24-JAN-23 16:00:00 to 25-JAN-23 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

Precipitation started as rain during the afternoon of January 24th before changing over to snow during the late afternoon, with the snow then continuing into the morning of January 25th. Widespread snow amounts between 3.5 and 4.5 inches fell across the county. A public report of a measured storm total of 4.5 inches of snow was received from Ava, with a measured 3.7 inches from a CoCoRaHS observer 3.7 miles SSE of Mansfield. Roads became snow covered and slippery. Around 390 power outages also occurred across the county due to the heavy snow. Some schools had early release on January 24th, with numerous schools closed on January 25th.

Winter Weather in HICKORY, MISSOURI
From 24-JAN-23 16:00:00 to 25-JAN-23 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

Precipitation started as rain during the afternoon of January 24th before changing over to snow during the late afternoon, with the snow then continuing into the morning of January 25th. A public report of a measured storm total of 2.5 inches of snow was received from Hermitage. Some schools had early release on January 24th, with numerous schools closed on January 25th.

Winter Storm in HOWELL, MISSOURI
From 24-JAN-23 16:00:00 to 25-JAN-23 06:30:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

Precipitation started as rain during the afternoon of January 24th before changing over to snow during the late afternoon, with the snow then continuing into the morning of January 25th. Widespread snow amounts between 6 and 12 inches fell across the county. A public report of a measured storm total of 12.0 inches of snow was received from 3 miles NE of Lanton, with a measured 11.0 inches in West Plains relayed via broadcast media. These were the highest snow reports in the entire NWS Springfield County Warning Area throughout this event. Roads became snow covered and slippery. Up to over 6500 power outages also occurred across the county due to the heavy snow, with power outages lingering into January 27th. Some schools had early release on January 24th, with numerous schools closed on January 25th and January 26th.

Winter Storm in LACLEDE, MISSOURI
From 24-JAN-23 15:00:00 to 25-JAN-23 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

Precipitation started as rain during the afternoon of January 24th before changing over to snow during the late afternoon, with the snow then continuing into the morning of January 25th. Widespread snow amounts between 3 and 7 inches fell across the county. A public report of a measured storm total of 7.0 inches of snow was received from Lebanon, with a measured 6.0 inches in Conway. Roads became snow covered and slippery. Up to around 4800 power outages also occurred across the county due to the heavy snow. Some schools had early release on January 24th, with numerous schools closed on January 25th.

Winter Weather in MARIES, MISSOURI
From 24-JAN-23 16:30:00 to 25-JAN-23 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

Precipitation started as rain during the afternoon of January 24th before changing over to snow during the late afternoon, with the snow then continuing into the morning of January 25th. An estimated 1 to 2 inches of snow fell across the county. Roads became partly snow covered and slippery. Around 25 power outages also occurred across the county due to the snow. Some schools had early release on January 24th, with several closed on January 25th.

Winter Storm in DENT, MISSOURI
From 24-JAN-23 15:00:00 to 25-JAN-23 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: CoCoRaHS

Precipitation started as rain during the afternoon of January 24th before changing over to snow during the late afternoon, with the snow then continuing into the morning of January 25th. Widespread snow amounts around 5 to 6 inches fell across the county. A CoCoRaHS report from 3.5 miles east of Salem measured a storm total of 6.0 inches of snow, with a measured 5.0 inches 4 miles NW of Salem from a public report. Roads became snow covered and slippery. Up to around 2400 power outages also occurred across the county due to the heavy snow. Some schools had early release on January 24th, with numerous schools closed on January 25th and some schools also closed on January 26th.

Winter Storm in WEBSTER, MISSOURI
From 24-JAN-23 14:00:00 to 25-JAN-23 10:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Precipitation started as rain during the afternoon of January 24th before changing over to snow during the late afternoon, with the snow then continuing into the morning of January 25th. Widespread snow amounts between 5.7 and 8 inches fell across the county. A trained spotter report of a measured storm total of 8.0 inches of snow was received from 5 miles ESE of Seymour, with a measured 7.5 inches in Rogersville, 7.0 inches in Diggins, and a COOP report of 5.7 inches northwest of Marshfield. Roads became snow covered and slippery. Around 1000 power outages also occurred across the county due to the heavy snow. Some schools had early release on January 24th, with numerous schools closed on January 25th.

Winter Weather in MILLER, MISSOURI
From 24-JAN-23 18:00:00 to 25-JAN-23 09:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

Snow began in the evening on January 24th, with the snow then continuing into the morning of January 25th. Estimated snow amounts between 1 and 2 inches fell across the county. Roads became partly snow covered and slippery. Several schools were closed on January 25th.

Winter Storm in TEXAS, MISSOURI
From 24-JAN-23 15:00:00 to 25-JAN-23 08:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

Precipitation started as rain during the afternoon of January 24th before changing over to snow during the late afternoon, with the snow then continuing into the morning of January 25th. Widespread snow amounts between 5 and 8 inches fell across the county. A public report of a measured storm total of 8.0 inches of snow was received from Roby, with a measured 7.0 inches in Success and 6.5 inches in Houston. Roads became snow covered and slippery. Around 2700 power outages also occurred across the county due to the heavy snow. Some schools had early release on January 24th, with numerous schools closed on January 25th and January 26th.

Winter Storm in SHANNON, MISSOURI
From 24-JAN-23 16:00:00 to 25-JAN-23 07:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: COOP Observer

Precipitation started as rain during the afternoon of January 24th before changing over to snow during the late afternoon, with the snow then continuing into the morning of January 25th. Widespread snow amounts between 5 and 8 inches fell across the county. A COOP observer report of a measured storm total of 8.0 inches of snow was received from 3 miles SSE of Summersville, with a measured 6.5 inches 4 miles WSW of Winona. Roads became snow covered and slippery, with a road closure on Highway 19 between Winona and Alton due to the heavy snow. Around 2600 power outages also occurred across the county due to the heavy snow, with power outages lingering into January 27th. Some schools had early release on January 24th, with numerous schools closed on January 25th and January 26th.

Winter Weather in CAMDEN, MISSOURI
From 24-JAN-23 16:00:00 to 25-JAN-23 11:00:00 (CST-6)
Reported by: Public

Precipitation started as rain during the afternoon of January 24th before quickly changing over to snow, with the snow then continuing into the late morning of January 25th. Snow reports ranged from around 1.5 to 2.0 inches across the county. A public report one mile southwest of Osage Beach reported a measured storm total of 2.0 inches of snow. Up to around 60 power outages were reported across the county due to the snow. Roads became snow covered and slippery, with some schools doing early releases on January 24th and numerous schools closed on January 25th across the county.