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- A winter storm hit the St. Louis region on December 1, causing major traffic and accidents.
- Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) officials acknowledged they did not pretreat roads before snowfall.
- The National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory predicting 2–4 inches of snow.
- St. Louis officials deployed 50 snowplow operators to clear major roads first, noting that MoDOT's Bob Becker said crews were mobilized as soon as timing changed.
