Power Outage in Kirksville, MO

A carwash awning was damaged; power poles and large tree limbs were downed in Kirksville.

Light to moderate freezing rain formed early morning on New Year's Day. This freezing rain quickly accreted between a quarter to half inch before sunrise. Shortly after sunrise the freezing rain switched to light snow, which persisted for the bulk of the remaining day time hours. The snow did not accumulate more than 1 to 3 inches, but on top of the ice accretion created winter storm conditions. Mostly scattered power outages and vehicle accidents were the impacts, but being a holiday, road traffic was likely light.

A few power lines were down and a roof was blown off of a home in Millard.

Power poles and power lines were down near Kirksville.

Law enforcement reported a couple power lines down in town from strong winds.

Some 60 to 70 mph winds went through Kirksville and caused several trees and powerlines to go down.

Trees and power lines were down in Kirksville due to strong winds.

During the overnight hours, a quickly moving storm complex produced a tornado in Adair County, which caused some rural tree damage as well as some structure damage in Kirksville. Several power poles were also snapped as a result of this weak tornado.

During the overnight hours, a quickly moving storm complex produced a tornado in Adair County, which caused some rural tree damage as well as some structure damage in Kirksville. Several power poles were also snapped as a result of this weak tornado.

Power poles and roof damage were reported across the south side of Kirksville. Numerous trees were also reported down, and a mobile home was blown onto Highway H. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 70 mph.

Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 70 mph. Powerlines were reported down.

Several large trees were blown down, along Highway E, with damage reported to cars and a home. Powerlines were also down on Highway 63 north of La Plata. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 60 mph.

Multiple reports of power lines down in the city. Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated up to 70 mph.

An EF1 tornado touched down around 5 miles west of Novinger at 16:43 CST, and paralled Highway 6 as it moved east. The tornado lifted around 2 miles east of Novinger at 16:55 CST. The tornado destroyed a house and out building west of Novinger. On the south side of Novinger, a mobile home was destroyed and power poles and lines were downed. Additional power poles and trees were damaged, before the tornado lifted.

One quarter to one half inch of ice was reported across the county. Many tree limbs and power lines were reported down.

Trailer damaged and power poles are down on northwest side of Kirksville.

Law enforcement reported power line down near Kirksville on route P and a door torn off shed.

Storm spotters reported power lines down and the hood torn off of a car.

Power lines were downed in Kirksville.

A severe storm produced some severe winds across northeast Missouri. Power lines and phone poles were down, but otherwise mostly minor damage reported with this storm.

After nearly two years without a significant winter weather event in the local area, a major winter storm impacted the region from the evening of Wednesday December 19th through the morning on Thursday, December 20th. Despite temperatures in the upper 30s to lower 40s, warm and moist air streamed in aloft just after sundown, ingiting showers and thunderstorms across the region. The lightning was prolific at times and a few of the stronger thunderstorms even produced small hail. ||A powerful cold front then began to sweep across the region after midnight, resulting in a brief period of sleet (and more thunder) before the precipitation changed to snow. As temperatures fell into the 20s, northwest winds increased dramatically, reaching sustained speeds of 20 to 35 mph with frequent gusts of 40 to 50+ mph during the early morning hours. The wind was the greatest impact with this storm, resulting in blizzard conditions as visibilities dropped to near zero for several hours early this morning due to significant blowing snow. Periods of snow fell heaviest across western Missouri during the pre-dawn hours and then shifted toward northeast and mid Missouri by mid to late morning. Strong winds continued throughout the day, with winds chills in the single digits and teens.||Snowfall totals generally ranged from 1 to 3 inches across the area, with localized amounts upwards of 5. The heavy wet snow, coupled with the very strong winds resulted in widespread power outages reaching into the tens of thousands by late Thursday morning, although improvements were noted by afternoon as weather conditions improved. Driving conditions were equally impacted, especially during the morning commute with many interstates, major highways and secondary routes suffering from closures due to numerous vehicle accidents. Rainfall during the overnight hours froze to the surface once temperatures fell below freezing, creating a thin glaze of ice beneath the freshly fallen snowfall. The road and weather conditions led to widespread school closings across the area.

A powerful storm system brought heavy snow, ice and even blizzard conditions, to a large portion of the central plains, on December 7-9, 2009. The greatest impact occurred across north central and northeast Kansas, southeast Nebraska, northwest and north central Missouri,and both southern and eastern Iowa, where strong winds gusting up to 45 mph produced blizzard conditions. The heaviest snowfall also occurred in these areas, where accumulations of 8 to 12 inches were common. The greatest snow total was 14 inches, observed in Rockport, Missouri.||A review of the snow storm archives, found this storm unusual in that it was the first snow storm that blizzard conditions were reported - wind speeds of 35 mph greater and wind-driven snow reducing visibilities to 1/4 mile or less sustained for three hours or more - to affect the forecast domain of the National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill, Missouri since the office opened in the 1992. Though observed snowfall in the 10 to 14 inch range is uncommon, there have been several instances that snow amounts of these magnitudes have been observed in the past 15 years. What is unusual is the combination of heavy snow and wind speeds exceeding 35 mph. Since record keeping began, only five other instances have been recorded in which blizzard or near-blizzard conditions have impacted the forecast area for which the National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has responsibility: February 5, 1924, December 31, 1978-January 1, 1979, December 1-2, 1985, January 18, 1996 and January 27, 1996.