NWS
St. Louis, Missouri

March 3rd - 4th, 2008 Winter Storm Event
Heavy Snow and Ice Affect Areas of the Bi-State Region
Radar and Storm Total Analysis:
Winter Accumulation Map for March 3rd and 4th 2008
Storm Total Snowfall:
St. Louis - Lambert International Airport observed 10.0 inches of snowfall on March 4th, 2008. This is a new daily snowfall record for March 4th, surpassing the old record of 3.7 inches set in 1965. Of the 10.0 inches of snow that fell, 4.7 inches occurred in just two hours. The storm total ties for the third heaviest March snowfall in St. Louis history.
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2.
3.


6.
7.
8.
9.
10.		 20.4
12.1
10.0


9.1
8.6
8.3
7.8
7.3		 03/30-31/1890
03/24/1912
03/04/2008
03/06/1989
03/09/1958
03/19/1906
03/20/1924
03/26/1913
03/02/1912
03/13/1937
This snowfall brings the seasonal total to 30.1 inches which is the most since the 1992-1993 season when a total of 30.3 inches fell.

...COOPERATIVE OBSERVATIONS....

MISSOURI...
ARCM7
BLV
ELLM7
FARM7
FESM7
HRVM7
HVSM7
FMDM7
LSX
MELM7
OATM7
OFLM7
PCFM7
PTSM7
SCHM7
SLLM7
SPEM7
UCTM7
UNNM7		 ARCADIA
BELLEVILLE/SCOTT
ELLINGTON
FARMINGTON
FESTUS
HARVESTER I
HARVESTER II
LAKE ST. LOUIS 2SW
WELDON SPRING NWS
MEHLVILLE 1E
OATES
O FALLON
PACIFIC
POTOSI
ST. CHARLES ELM PT
SULLIVAN
ST. PETERS 2SSE
UNIVERSITY CITY
UNION		 3.2
1.5
8.0 (7.0 SNOW/1.0 SLEET)
3.0
4.5
3.2
4.6
3.3
2.8
7.5
2.0
1.9
6.0
7.2
3.5
6.0
2.6
7.6
6.2
...ILLINOIS...
ABRI2
CNTI2
CLVI2
GRVI2
HGHI2
HLBI2
JVLI2
KNLI2
KNMI2
LBNI2
MTOI2
MEDI2
NSHI2
NAHI2
PTKI2
PRDI2
RAMI2
REDI2
SIEI2
SLOI2
STBI2
VNDI2
VRDI2
WHLI2		 ALBERS
CENTRALIA
CARLINVILLE
GREENVILLE 2 NE
HIGHLAND
HILLSBORO
JERSEYVILLE 2SW
KASKASKIA L/D
KINMUNDY
LEBANON
MOUNT OLIVE 1E
MEDORA
NASHVILLE 1E
NEW ATHENS
PATOKA
PRAIRIE DU ROCHER
RAMSEY
RED BUD
SIU EDWARDSVILLE
SALEM
ST. LIBORY
VANDALIA
VIRDEN
WHITE HALL 1E		 1.5
0.5 (MINOR GLAZING OF ICE)
3.0
1.0 (0.25 INCH OF ICE)
0.2
1.3
4.5
2.0
0.6
4.0
3.0
6.8
0.7
0.8 (0.1 SNOW/0.7 SLEET/0.25 ICE)
1.5 (0.5 SNOW/1.0 SLEET/0.50 ICE)
3.0 (2.5 SNOW/0.5 SLEET/0.25 ICE)
1.9
1.3 (1.0 SNOW/0.3 SLEET/0.50 ICE)
2.8
0.3 (0.25 TO 0.50 INCH OF ICE)
0.7
1.5 (0.5 SLEET)
7.0
0.4
...LAW ENFORCEMENT...TRAINED SPOTTERS AND PUBLIC REPORTS...

...MISSOURI...
  BELLEVIEW
BOURBON
CENTERVILLE
CREVE COEUR
ELLISVILLE
FENTON
FESTUS
FRENCH VILLAGE
GARWOOD
HAZELWOOD
HILLSBORO
JENNINGS
KIRKWOOD
MANCHESTER
MARYLAND HEIGHTS
MINERAL POINT
OVERLAND
ST. LOUIS CITY
WASHINGTON
WEBSTER GROVES
WOODSON TERRACE		 5.4
6.5
4.5
12.8
11.0
9.8
4.5
3.5 (ALSO 0.25 OF ICE)
12.0
10.5
5.8
9.5
8.0
11.5
8.0
7.5 (ALSO 0.25 OF ICE)
13.2
6.5
5.4
8.0
11.0
...ILLINOIS...
  ALTON
BRIGHTON
DU BOIS
ELSAH
GLEN CARBON
GODFREY
GREENFIELD
LITCHFIELD
WATERLOO		 7.0
9.5
0.5 (0.50 INCH OF ICE)
7.0
4.5
11.0
4.0
4.0
3.0

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