Weather

Tell us about the road conditions where you are and what areas drivers should avoid.

Here's a look at what people are sharing on social media around the Columbia area about Thursday's snowfall.

By Thursday afternoon, 11 inches of snow had accumulated downtown, and 9.7 inches were reported at Columbia Regional Airport at 7 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.

At snow club, children take part in snow-themed crafts as well as education activities such as reading, computer games and science experiments. 

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency Thursday. Roads were closed, and flights were canceled at Kansas City and St. Louis airports.

The Missourian's staff is collecting a list of cancellations, updates about the weather and road conditions.

Traffic jams were a problem throughout the day on Interstate 70, U.S. 63 and other roads in the Columbia area.

City crews were focused on priority streets until passable before moving into residential areas, Steve Sapp of Columbia Public Works said.

Treacherous conditions caused many cancelations and delays, especially in Kansas and western Missouri. The storm is expected to ease as it goes Illinois and Indiana, which are expected to get about two inches of snow and some sleet.

Across wide sections of the state, weather conditions dropped visibility to a point that made driving too risky.

The buses are starting with a regular schedule but will switch to an emergency schedule at 10 a.m.

At 6:40 a.m., the storm was generating thunder snow with cloud-to-ground and in-cloud lightning across a broad area from south of Kansas City toward Springfield.

Tell us about the road conditions where you are and what areas drivers should avoid.

Columbia is buckling down to prepare for Thursday's possible snowstorm. Columbia Public Schools cancels classes.

An Oklahoma man died in a storm-related crash Wednesday, and other states in the storm's path could face treacherous conditions with up to a foot of snow in the forecast.

January rains have helped pull parts of Missouri out of drought and hold promise that conditions will ease elsewhere.

About 560,000 homes and businesses remained without power late Saturday night, down from a total of about 650,000, and some could be cold and dark for days.

Margaret Prezioso-Frye shares a poem about Missouri weather based on her experiences living both on the East Coast and in Columbia.

The 1.53 inches of rain on Tuesday put a dent in the ongoing drought, but much more rain is needed before the spring growing season.

Police said high winds toppled a tree onto a shed in Nashville, Tenn., where a man had taken shelter, killing him.