Snow

St. Louisans sound off on the difference between “passable” and “clear” roads.

Residents say that people with disabilities are being injured and that it’s been disturbing seeing children standing on icy streets while waiting at bus stops. City officials say lingering ice on side and residential streets has caused a backlog in trash pickup.

St. Louis officials say they’re finally plowing residential streets with the help of other city departments. Missouri Department of Transportation officials say road crews also had several challenges that hindered speedy snow removal in the St. Louis area over the past week.

A St. Louisan has built a makeshift ice rink outside her Tower Grove South home. Her kids have spent the past several days playing hockey on the rink. It comes as the city has faced freezing temperatures following the early January snowstorm.

As of midday Friday, there were reports of an additional two inches of snow falling on top of piles left over from the storm earlier in the week.

St. Louis was only about halfway to breaking the record for inches of snow Sunday, but it did break a record for the amount of water that fell.

The St. Louis region faced weather watches, warnings and closures as a winter storm pummeled the central Plains to the mid-Atlantic. Look at scenes from the storm through the lenses of our photojournalists.

Some areas north of Interstate 70 could see a foot of snow by the time the storm moves out Monday morning.

Missouri meteorologists expect a winter storm to impact the St. Louis area and other parts of Missouri. St. Louis could see a mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow.

Millions of people will hit the road this Thanksgiving. Drivers in the St. Louis region may see rain in the next two days, and there’s a chance of snow in Illinois.