Monday snowfall covers Mid-Missouri roads, leads to early school dismissals
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Snowfall began coating some Mid-Missouri roads by 9 a.m. Monday and continued well into the afternoon, leading to dozens of slide-offs and crashes and closing part of Interstate 70 for hours.
After light snowfall over the holiday weekend, a few more inches were expected to accumulate Monday, with high temperatures staying in the low to mid-20s. That snow will likely cause difficulties for commuters on Monday evening and Tuesday morning.
Some areas could see snowfall of 4 to 6 inches.
Officials closed Route UU in western Boone County on Monday morning.
State highways in the western part of Mid-Missouri were at least partially covered in snow by 9 a.m. By noon Monday, most of the region's highways were covered or partially covered in snow, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation's traveler information map.
Interstate 70 was closed Monday morning at the Highway 65 exit for a tractor-trailer crash. Traffic was also slowed by a crash on I-70 westbound at the Boone and Callaway County line after a crash into the median.
The Callaway County Sheriff's Office wrote on social media that several slide-offs happened Monday morning between the Millersburg and Williamsburg exits.
Boone County emergency management wrote in a social media post before 11 a.m. that crashes were picking up as roads became covered. Roads in Columbia had also become slick by late morning, with emergency dispatchers alerting the public to several vehicles stuck near Chapel Hill and Fairview roads.
Columbia Public Works warned residents to move vehicles from priority roads as accumulation approached 2 inches Monday afternoon. Troop F of the Missouri State Highway Patrol wrote on social media a little after noon that troopers were working 45 crash scenes on the area's major highways.
Columbia Public Works Spokesman John Ogan told ABC 17 News via email Monday night that the city planned to have a 22-person crew work overnight to address conditions.
MSHP Sgt. Kyle Green said just before 3 p.m. that Troop F had responded to about 80 crashes and about 80 slide-offs since 10 a.m. Monday.
MSHP Troop A reported since 12 a.m. Monday they had responded to 84 stranded motorists, 80 crashes with no one hurt and 14 crashes with people hurt as a result, in a social media post.
Since 12:00 a.m., 12/1/25, Troop A has handled 216 calls for service including:
— MSHP Troop A (@MSHPTrooperA) December 1, 2025
- 84 Stranded Motorists
- 80 Non-injury Crashes
- 14 Injury Crashes
As the snow continues to fall, avoid travel if possible. If you must drive, remember to take it slow, buckle up, & drive focused! pic.twitter.com/m4YCIbbcrX
Several schools had also called early dismissals. Southern Boone will dismiss at 1 p.m., while Columbia Public Schools let families know that after-school activities were canceled for middle and high school students.
Mexico Public Schools was the first district to call off Tuesday classes.
