ST. LOUIS — A powerful winter storm dumped up to several inches of snow across the St. Louis metropolitan area Sunday and Monday, with western suburbs seeing the heaviest accumulation. Weldon Spring recorded the highest total at 12.5 inches, while Kirkwood measured 6 inches.
The official snowfall at St. Louis was 5.6 inches for Sunday, contributing to a record-breaking 1.87 inches of melted precipitation for the date. Areas across the Mississippi River saw significant amounts, with Edwardsville, Illinois reporting 11 inches.
Storm Total Snowfall
Weldon Spring, MO – 12.5 inches
Orchard Farm, MO – 11.5 inches
Lake St. Louis, MO – 11.5 inches
St. Charles, MO – 11.0 inches
Wood River, IL – 11.0 inches
Edwardsville, IL – 11.0 inches
O’Fallon, MO – 10.5 inches
Wentzville, MO – 10.0 inches
Silex, MO – 10.0 inches
St. John, MO – 9.0 inches
St. Louis Lambert Airport – 8.5 inches
Spanish Lake, MO – 8.0 inches
Truxton, MO – 8.0 inches
Hazelwood, MO – 8.0 inches
Glen Carbon, IL – 8.0 inches
Centralia, IL – 7.8 inches
Wildwood, MO – 7.5 inches
Belleville, IL – 7.1 inches
Pacific, MO – 7.0 inches
Shrewsberry, MO – 7.0 inches
Carlinville, IL – 6.8 inches
Kirkwood, MO – 6.0 inches
Union, MO – 4.5 inches
Marissa, IL – 4.0 inches
Ste. Genevieve, MO – 2.3 inches
Rolla, MO – 2.1 inches
Southeastern Missouri faced additional challenges, with communities near Farmington dealing with power outages after receiving an inch of snow on top of a layer of ice from Sunday’s freezing rain.
Dangerous cold will persist through Thursday, with daytime highs only reaching the low to mid-20s. Wind chills could plunge to -15 degrees during morning hours. Another storm system approaching Friday may bring additional light snow to the region.