WINTER STORM UPDATES: City of Columbia reminds drivers to move vehicles
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
The City of Columbia reminded drivers to move their vehicles that are parked along heavily trafficked roads as snow continued to build up on the ground Saturday evening.
Columbia Public Works wrote in a social media post that a 26-person snow-removal crew reported to work at 7 p.m. and will work overnight on priority routes. The city reminded drivers that vehicles must be removed from first- and second-priority routes or be towed once snow accumulation reaches 2 inches.
The Columbia Regional Airport measured 1.2 inches of snowfall at 6 p.m. Saturday, the National Weather Service reported. Snow continued to fall and was expected to keep falling into Sunday.
Most of Mid-Missouri remained under a winter storm warning until 6 p.m. Sunday.
Roads south of Interstate 70 remained mostly covered in snow after sunset Saturday, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation's traveler information map. The map showed I-70 itself was partially covered.
Interstate 44 reopened after tractor-trailers jackknife
Interstate 44 eastbound reopened in the St. Robert area in Pulaski County at about 4:30 p.m.
The highway closed several hours earlier, with the Missouri State Highway Patrol saying "multiple" tractor-trailers had jackknifed on the snow-covered road.
State highways south of Interstate 70 were listed as covered in snow on the Missouri Department of Transportation's traveler information map. Most of Mid-Missouri remained under a winter weather warning Saturday afternoon as snow continued to fall. Temperatures were in the single digits around the area, with negative wind chills.
The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team forecasts several more inches of snow to fall before the storm exits the area on Sunday.
Interstate 44 closed in Pulaski County as snowfall continues
The highway patrol closed one side of Interstate 44 in Pulaski County on Saturday afternoon after a pileup involving multiple tractor-trailers.
Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop I posted on social media that eastbound I-44 was closed at mile marker 163 in the St. Robert area after "multiple tractor-trailers jackknifed." The patrol did not provide other details.
The Missouri Department of Transportation's traveler information map showed the closure would likely last several hours.
The map lists I-44 in the area of the crash as snow-covered. The map also showed Highway 63 covered from the Lake of the Ozarks area to the northern border of Boone County. Most smaller state highways were also listed as covered.
Interstate 70 was partially covered throughout the state.
A public observer in Rolla reported about an inch of snowfall just before 1 p.m.
