NewsMarch 4, 2008
Snowstorm dumps up to 8 inches in Springfield area
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- Snow snarled roads in the Springfield area and closed schools after an overnight storm dumped up to 8 inches in parts of southwest Missouri. The Tuesday morning commute was slowed to a crawl in the state's third-largest city...
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- Snow snarled roads in the Springfield area and closed schools after an overnight storm dumped up to 8 inches in parts of southwest Missouri.
The Tuesday morning commute was slowed to a crawl in the state's third-largest city.
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The Missouri Department of Transportation said the Springfield area got the worst of the snow storm.
Packed snow on the roads also slowed traffic on some major highways, including Interstate 44 between Springfield and Lebanon.
The National Weather Service said snow fell in a long band from Barry County southwest of Springfield up to the Lake of the Ozarks area. The snow was petering out Tuesday morning.
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