MSHP responds to more than 600 calls for service as snow continues through Sunday
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Snow is expected pick back up Sunday morning, adding at least one to two inches to already snow-packed roads.
An ABC 17 News Stormtrack meteorologist reported measuring about 5 inches of snow in Columbia around 5 a.m. Sunday.
Boone County Joint Communications reported several vehicle crashes Saturday evening, including on major roads like Rangeline Road, Providence Road, Highway 63 and the Interstate 70 connector.
According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F post on X, by 9 p.m. Saturday, troopers reported:
- 601 calls for service
- 78 stranded drivers
- 100 non-injury crashes
- 20 injury crashes
- One deadly crash (non-weather related)
MoDOT Central District urged travelers to avoid travel if possible to give MoDOT snowplow crews room to work.
The MoDot Traveler map also reported major roads like Highway 63, U.S. Route 50 and I-70 covered at around 5 a.m. Sunday.
Several churches have called off Sunday service times, and Central Methodist University's campus will be closed on Monday.
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