Mid-Missouri schools call off Monday classes amid snow, extreme cold

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A winter storm that buried Mid-Missouri in 5 inches or more of snow, depending on location, has now caused some area schools to call off Monday classes, including the biggest.

Columbia Public Schools called off Monday classes a little before 2 p.m. Sunday. The Jefferson City School District told students they would learn from home on Monday, instead of a regular snow day.

Southern Boone, Centralia and Mexico were among the other schools to cancel by early afternoon Sunday. About 15 districts had already called off classes by 1 p.m. Other cancellations will be posted on the ABC 17 News closings page.

Roads around the area stayed snow-covered into Sunday afternoon, with extremely low temperatures making removal more difficult. The temperature in Columbia was around 10 degrees on Sunday afternoon, with the mercury set to dip below zero overnight.

The MoDOT traveler information map showed most state highways south of Interstate 70 were still covered in snow Sunday afternoon.