The snow that fell across the tri-states on Christmas Eve created quite a bit of travel problems. Anywhere from 2-6 inches of the white stuff blanketed the ground by the time the clouds parted. By definition, a white christmas is 1″ of snow on the ground on Christmas. The 4″ reported in Quincy was the first ‘White Christmas’ for the town since 2002 and only the 19th time in past 100 years.

Here are a list of other reports from Christmas Eve snow totals:

IN NORTHEAST MISSOURI…
BOWLING GREEN 1 E……………….5.0
CANTON LD 20……………………4.0
EDINA………………………….4.2
HANNIBAL……………………….4.0
LOUISIANA………………………4.0
MONROE CITY…………………….4.5
NOVELTY………………………..4.0
SAVERTON LD 22………………….5.0
VANDALIA……………………….6.0

WEST CENTRAL ILLINOIS…
GREENFIELD……………………..4.0
JERSEYVILLE 2 SW………………..4.0
MOUNT STERLING………………….4.0
QUINCY LD 21……………………4.0
RIPLEY…………………………4.4
VERSAILLES……………………..4.9
WHITE HALL 1 E………………….3.5

From a meteorological stand point, the main center of low pressure passed well to our south. Keeping deep moisture and therefore higher snowfall totals away. Our trigger for snow was the upper level system which moved directly overhead and typically can cause a secondary area of high snow totals.

Don’t expect this snow to stick around too much longer. By the end of the week it appears much warmer temperatures will round out the 2010 calender year and melt all of the snow.

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