ST. LOUIS — The snow arrived early in eastern Missouri this year, forcing hundreds of schools and many businesses to close Thursday and causing numerous traffic accidents. The snowstorm moved into the region Wednesday night and dumped up to 8 inches (20 centimetres) of powder on parts of the St. Louis area before stopping Thursday afternoon, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Hundreds of schools were closed for the day and many businesses also didn’t open due to the treacherous driving conditions. Another weather service meteorologist, Kevin Deitsch, said the good news about this snow is that it is a dry powder. Bob Becker, St. Louis district maintenance engineer for the Missouri Department of Transportation, said 200 snowplows were out all night and were still clearing roads as of mid-morning.

Source: National Post November 15, 2018 15:45 UTC