Snow blankets region, ushering in frigid temperatures

With numbing low temperatures behind it, a winter storm dumped inches of snow on Southeast Missouri on Tuesday, Feb. 18.

The wintry precipitation began Tuesday afternoon and fell into the evening, with snowfall ending in Cape Girardeau before 10 p.m.

Snowfall totals varied in the region, with National Weather Service stations in Jackson and Chaffee reporting the most snow in the area — 9.3 inches. Other stations reported accumulated inches of:

• Advance — 8.9

• Cape Girardeau — ranging from 2.5 to 6.8

• Delta — 7

• Fruitland — 8

• Gordonville — 6

• Jackson — ranging from 5 to 9.3

• Marble Hill — 9

• Oak Ridge — 6

• Perryville — ranging from 4 to 6

• Sikeston — 4

Behind the snow is extremely cold weather.

The region is under a cold weather advisory through Thursday morning, Feb. 20.

The forecast high temperature for Cape Girardeau on Wednesday, Feb. 19 was 18 degrees, with Thursday's high being 15 before a gradual warming trend begins Friday, Feb. 21, with highs reaching 39 by Sunday, Feb. 23.

Wind chills Wednesday were forecast to be as low as minus 5 in Southeast Missouri. Wednesday night into Thursday morning, the wind chill in Cape Girardeau was expected to be minus 10 to minus 12. Thursday into Friday, the low wind chill will be 3. Wind chills into the weekend evening hours will remain in the teens.