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Photos: Major winter storm blankets the St. Louis region in ice and snow

St. Louis Public Radio | By Brian Munoz
Published January 6, 2025 at 5:00 AM CST
Updated January 7, 2025 at 7:12 AM CST
Sean Schierbecker clears snow in front of his brother-in-law’s home along Arsenal Street on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in St. Louis’ Tower Grove South neighborhood.
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Sean Schierbecker clears snow in front of his brother-in-law’s home along Arsenal Street on Monday in St. Louis' Tower Grove South neighborhood.

Millions of residents across Missouri — and the country — face weather watches, warnings and closures as a winter storm pummeled the central Plains to the mid-Atlantic.

Heavy snowfall and wind gusts more than 40 mph will lead to blizzard conditions across parts of Missouri and Kansas, according to the National Weather Service.

"The snow will significantly reduce visibilities, and snowfall amounts will surpass 15 inches (the heaviest in a decade), which will make travel extremely hazardous, with impassable roads," the NWS says. "Additionally, a band of 8-14 inches of snow is expected to extend from northeast Missouri through the central Appalachians, with a few inches of sleet likely in southern Illinois and Indiana."

The National Weather Service predicts another chance for light-accumulating snow Thursday evening into Friday morning.

See photos from the winter storm below:

Snow falls on the Gateway Arch National Park during the waning hours of Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, in downtown St. Louis. Snow and ice are expected to pummel the Midwest — and notably Missouri.
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Snow falls on the Gateway Arch National Park during the waning hours of Saturday in downtown St. Louis. Snow and ice are expected to pummel the Midwest — and notably Missouri.
Luciano Vazquez-Riva, left, helps push Fatiha Harris’ car from a snowy embankment on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in St. Louis’ Tower Grove South neighborhood. “There are people who are United States natives who may have not learned how to drive in a big snow storm,” the 46-year-old St. Louis resident originally from Honduras said. “When I go to sleep, I can go to bed happy that I’ve helped someone.”
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Luciano Vazquez-Riva, left, helps push Fatiha Harris’ car from a snowy embankment on Monday in Tower Grove South. “There are people who are United States natives who may have not learned how to drive in a big snowstorm,” the 46-year-old originally from Honduras said. “When I go to sleep, I can go to bed happy that I’ve helped someone.”
Several inches of snow envelop a car on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in St. Louis’ Tower Grove South neighborhood.
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Several inches of snow envelop a car on Monday in south St. Louis.
Asia Jackson, 31, scrapes ice off of her car on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in St. Louis’ Tower Grove South neighborhood. "You're pretty much on your own. Dig yourself out," she said of the city not plowing most residential streets. "But, I'm used to it."
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Asia Jackson, 31, scrapes ice off her car on Monday in Tower Grove South. "You're pretty much on your own. Dig yourself out," she said of the city not plowing most residential streets. "But, I'm used to it."
Keisha Smith walks Bubba, a 3-year-old Goldendoodle, on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in St. Louis’ Tower Grove South neighborhood.
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Keisha Smith walks Bubba, a 3-year-old Goldendoodle, on Monday at Tower Grove Park.
A pedestrian walks their dog on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in St. Louis’ Tower Grove South neighborhood.
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A pedestrian walks a dog on Monday next to Tower Grove Park.
Paul Hubbman, left, and his wife Yvette Hubbman, right, use cross-country skis to get across Tower Grove Park after a major winter storm pulled the region with snow and ice on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in south St. Louis.
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Paul Hubbman, left, and his wife, Yvette Hubbman, use cross-country skis to get across Tower Grove Park after a major winter storm on Monday in south St. Louis.
Euphemia Smith, 69, shovels several inches of snow to create a path from her car to her front door along Arsenal Street on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in St. Louis’ Tower Grove South neighborhood. "It was pretty rough for us, but you just have to do what you got to do," Smith said. "I don't like snow, period. I can do fall all year-round, not wintertime."
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Euphemia Smith, 69, shovels several inches of snow to create a path from her car to her front door along Arsenal Street in south St. Louis. "It was pretty rough for us, but you just have to do what you got to do," Smith said. "I don't like snow, period. I can do fall all year-round, not wintertime."
Ana abandoned car sits stuck in snow and ice on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, along South Kingshighway Boulevard in south St. Louis.
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An abandoned car sits, stuck in snow and ice, on Monday along South Kingshighway in south St. Louis.
A pedestrian walks in St. Louis’ Tower Grove South neighborhood with a shovel in tow on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025.
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A pedestrian walks in St. Louis’ Tower Grove South neighborhood with a shovel on Monday.
A snowy view of Monk’s Mound on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in Collinsville, Ill.
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A snowy view of Monk’s Mound on Monday in Collinsville.
A snowy view of the World’s Largest Catsup Bottle on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025, in Collinsville, Ill.
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A snowy view of the World’s Largest Catsup Bottle on Monday in Collinsville.
Lacy and Tony Vargo, both of Cahokia Heights, shovel the snow in front of one of their rental properties on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in St. Louis’ Tower Grove South neighborhood.
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Lacy and Tony Vargo, both of Cahokia Heights, shovel the snow in front of one of their rental properties on Sunday in St. Louis’ Tower Grove South neighborhood. "We just got back into town to deal with this," said Lacy Vargo, noting they have over 30 properties to clear of snow and ice.
Riley, a 13-year-old Miniature Australian Shepherd, stands guard as her owner Jase Carter clears snow in front of their home along Arsenal Street on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in south St. Louis.
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Riley, a 13-year-old Miniature Australian Shepherd, stands guard as her owner, Jase Carter, clears snow in front of their home along Arsenal Street on Sunday in south St. Louis.
A thick sheet of ice glazes a car’s window on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in St. Louis’ Tower Grove South neighborhood.
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A thick smattering of ice glazes a car’s windows on Sunday in St. Louis’ Tower Grove South neighborhood.
A runner takes advantage of thick and dry snow at Tower Grove Park on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in south St. Louis.
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A runner takes advantage of thick and dry snow at Tower Grove Park on Sunday in south St. Louis.
A brightly colored decorative flower pops out of the snow on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in Maplewood.
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A brightly colored decorative flower pops out of the snow on Sunday in Maplewood.
Sam Jordan-Wood and Madeline Partridge take a stroll through the snowfall at Tower Grove Park on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in south St. Louis.
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Sam Jordan-Wood and Madeline Partridge take a stroll through the snowfall at Tower Grove Park on Sunday.
Frankie Ferrar, 17, launches from a swing into a pile of snow alongside Josie O’Blanc, 14 and in pink, and Allison Dragoo, 13, at Tower Grove Park on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in south St. Louis.
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Frankie Ferrar, 17, launches from a swing into a pile of snow alongside Josie O’Blanc, 14, in pink, and Allison Dragoo, 13, on Sunday at Tower Grove Park in south St. Louis.
Cars drive along Arsenal Street in near white-out conditions on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in south St. Louis.
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Cars drive down Arsenal Street in near-whiteout conditions on Sunday.
A small snowman, adorned with coffee beans as eyes and buttons, sits on a table outside Road Crew Coffee & Cycles along Morganford Road on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in south St. Louis.
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A small snowman, adorned with coffee beans as eyes and buttons, sits on a table outside Road Crew Coffee & Cycles along Morganford Road on Sunday in south St. Louis.
Ryan Henerey, the manager at Ragtime Tattoo, shovels several inches of snow outside the shop and neighboring buildings along Morganford Road on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in south St. Louis.
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Ryan Henerey, the manager at Ragtime Tattoo, shovels several inches of snow outside the shop and neighboring buildings along Morganford Road on Sunday in Tower Grove South.
Bread shelfs sit empty at Aldi’s the day before a major winter storm is expected to pummel the St. Louis region on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, in Swansea.
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Bread shelves sit empty at Aldi’s the day before a major winter storm was expected to pummel the St. Louis region on Friday in Swansea.

St. Louis Public Radio's Chad Davis and NPR's Candelis Duster contributed to this report.
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