We, Missourians, have experienced our fair share of snow over the years. However, a few blizzards stand out for the sheer volume of snow they dumped across the state. One of the largest snowstorms, in the 21st century, hit much of the United States in the opening days of February 2011. It also brought some of Missouri to a standstill and created a rare natural phenomenon.

February of 2011 started with a forecast for snow and a lot of it. The historic blizzard, in fact, targeted Missouri as well as many of the states in the central and the eastern parts of the United States.
Flickr/KOMU News
The morning of that first day in February began with a cold rain in the Missouri Ozarks. Eventually, however, the rain in Central Missouri turned into a consistent snowfall.
Flickr/Jo Naylor
That snowfall continued through February 2, causing the shutdown of Interstate 77 across Missouri and Interstate 44 from the border of Oklahoma to past Springfield.
Flickr/KOMU News
Snowfalls tallied between two and three inches an hour, which paralyzed much of metro Kansas City and triggered the brief shutdown of Kansas City International Airport.
Flickr/KOMU News

Related Stories

13 Photos Of Missouri In The Winter That Will Make You Long For The Good Old Days

13 Photos Of Missouri In The Winter That Will Make You Long For The Good Old Days

 11 Historic Photos That Show Us What It Was Like Living In Missouri In The Early 1900s

11 Historic Photos That Show Us What It Was Like Living In Missouri In The Early 1900s

 7 Weird Things That Happened When Missouri Hosted The Olympics

7 Weird Things That Happened When Missouri Hosted The Olympics
Those in Joplin and in some parts of mid-Missouri may have been fortunate enough to catch a rare natural phenomenon: thundersnow.
Flickr/KOMU News
By the time the snow tapered off on February 2, 2011, snow totals started to pour in from around the state. Warrensburg led the state with 23 inches of snow, shattering the record 20 inches that was set in February of 1938.
Flickr/KOMU News
Windsor and Calhoun totaled 22 inches; Sedalia measured 21 inches while Brookfield rounded out the top five with 20 inches of snow.
Flickr/KOMU News
Between nine and 12 inches fell in Kansas City, which saw its largest snowfall of 20 inches in March 1912.
Flickr/mtfrazier

Do you remember where you were during the blizzard of 2011 in Missouri? How much snow did your corner of Missouri get? Share your experience in the comments! For another trip down Memory Lane, read more about the blizzard of 1982 in Missouri.

OnlyInYourState may earn compensation through affiliate links in this article. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.

Related Articles

Explore Missouri

Featured Addresses
Missouri, USA