Much of Missouri is under a hazardous weather outlook and state authorities have urged the public to avoid driving in icy and snowy conditions.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol has updated their totals for incidents caused by Winter Storm Blair on Sunday Night.
No fatalities have been reported on Missouri roads, but nearly 300 crashes have occurred during a counting period related to Thursday night’s winter storm, the Missouri State Highway Patrol wrote in a Friday evening social media post.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to more than 3,000 calls for service during a three-day winter storm window. MSHP and other law enforcement agencies kept busy working traffic incidents from the storms impact.
Columbia received roughly 5 inches of snow, which was still within predictions but far less than the potential foot of snow.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol has updated their totals for incidents ... they’ve responded to 2084 calls related to the severe weather. Of those 2084 calls, 1043 were for stranded motorists ...
Blizzard and icy conditions brought by the onslaught of snow and wind during a historic storm have caused over 350 crashes and one fatality in Missouri, the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP ...