ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - KMOX's meteorologists were predicting between 8-10 inches of snow for much of the St. Louis area when this two-part storm came through. And despite popular belief about weather men and woman, the reports were accurate.
The preliminary snowfall totals are in and it's a new record for St. Louis, measured at Lambert International Airport. The 6.7 inches recorded is the highest we've seen in the month of February in 29 years, says the National Weather Service.
But some areas nearby saw double that amount. The biggest snowfall happened mostly in northeast Missouri and some parts of St. Charles County.
Here were areas with some of the highest amounts (inches):
Hannibal, Mo. - 12.5
Lake St. Louis, Mo. - 12
Pontoon Beach, Ill. - 11.5
Clarksville, Mo. - 11.5
Harvester, Mo. - 11
Union, Mo. - 11
Bland, Mo. - 11
It will definitely still feel like winter in St. Louis for a while and the snow isn't going away soon.
Meteorologist Dave Murray's Forecast:
THURSDAY AFTERNOON:
SNOW SLOWLY ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST…GOING TO FLURRIES BY SUNSET OR EARLY EVENING…STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND COLD…BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
TEMPS IN THE TEENS…WIND CHILLS NEAR TO BELOW ZERO
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THURSDAY NIGHT:
EARLY FLURRIES…WINDY AND VERY COLD
LOW: 5 DEGREES…WIND CHILLS -10 TO -15 DEGREES
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FRIDAY:
PARTLY SUNNY…BREEZY AND COLD
HIGH: 25 DEGREES…WIND CHILLS IN THE SINGLE NUMBERS
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FRIDAY NIGHT:
CLEAR…BITTER COLD
LOW: 2 DEGREES…WIND CHILLS BELOW ZERO
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SATURDAY:
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES…STILL COLD…LIGHT WINDS
HIGH: 34 DEGREES
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SUNDAY:
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES…A LITTLE BETTER TEMPS…BUT STILL COLD
HIGH: 38 DEGREES
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