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Columbia crews continue treating roads

January 2, 2021 2:11 PM Sydney Olsen

Crews with the City of Columbia reported in at 7 a.m. to continue to respond to winter weather.

Tracking a chance for snow today

January 2, 2021 5:05 AM Nate Splater

TODAY: Mostly cloudy throughout the morning with highs in the low 30s. Light snow could begin to the west in the early afternoon and move through the area over the evening. Accumulation is expected to be between a dusting and 1/2″. SUNDAY: Clearer skies and warmer temperatures with highs approaching the upper 30s. EXTENDED: Warmer

STORM UPDATES: Ameren reports 56 Boonville residents without power

January 1, 2021 1:42 AM ABC 17 News Team

The Missouri Department of Transportation said crews blocked off the westbound lanes of Highway 54 in Fulton because of power lines across the roadway.

Tracking another round of light snow Saturday

January 1, 2021 4:26 PM Jessica Hafner

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with light snow exiting northeast early. Lows in the low to mid-20s. Untreated areas could become slick overnight. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with a chance for a few snow showers by afternoon. Snow accumulation between a dusting and 1/2″. Highs in the low 30s. EXTENDED: A weak disturbance will bring a chance for

Weather Alert Day: Ice creates dangerous conditions into Friday

December 30, 2020 11:30 AM Kevin Schneider

FRIDAY LATE MORNING UPDATE: The worst of the conditions will be in our western counties. That’s in the process of changing over to snow if it hasn’t already and will start to pull east. Most locations east of HWY 65 have replaced freezing rain with near freezing drizzle. Temperatures will play an important role-if we

Tracking dangerous ice to kick off the new year

January 1, 2021 4:32 AM Kevin Schneider

FRIDAY: Freezing rain will continue to fall through the morning before switching over to snow this afternoon. Power outages will be possible as gusts pick up to 30 mph at times this morning. Roads are going to be treacherous to be on into the afternoon. Temperatures will top out in the low 30’s. TONIGHT: Any

Tracking significant impacts into Friday with wintry mix moving in

December 31, 2020 4:26 PM Jessica Hafner

*A Weather Alert Day is in effect through Friday afternoon for the threat of dangerous road conditions and power outages due to ice accumulation* TONIGHT: Cloudy with temperatures hovering below freezing. Precipitation moves in late, likely after midnight for most areas. Freezing rain continues overnight into Friday morning, causing slick roads and potential power outages.

Officials warn of power outages and dangerous driving conditions for the New Year

December 31, 2020 4:54 PM Connor Hirsch

As road crews across Mid-Missouri are preparing to battle the ice, Boone Electric Cooperative also has crews on the ready to fix any power outages caused by the storm.

What’s the difference between sleet and freezing rain?

December 31, 2020 3:40 PM Maddie Est

When winter forecasts start to get messy, you’ll often hear us meteorologists throwing out terms such as “freezing rain”, “sleet”, “snow”, and “rain”. While we use these terms a lot, it’s not very often that we actually take the time to distinguish the differences between these forms of precipitation. Rain and snow are arguably the

Tracking an icy close to 2020

December 31, 2020 11:38 AM Maddie Est

THURSDAY: The day is going to be misleadingly quiet. Temperatures will struggle to warm up much, only topping out in the middle 30’s. Don’t let the sunshine fool you today, though. TONIGHT: Our next system pushes in tonight and looks to bring a widespread mix of freezing rain and rain to the viewing area. The timing looks

Cole County road crews prepare for icy road conditions

December 31, 2020 12:21 PM Victoria Bragg

Bryan Boyce, Cole County’s road superintendent, said crews will start pretreatment of roads at 10 p.m. and monitor the roads throughout the night.

Tracking ice tonight and snow tomorrow

December 31, 2020 3:24 AM Kevin Schneider

THURSDAY: The day is going to be misleadingly quiet. Temperatures will struggle to warm up much, only topping out in the middle 30’s. Don’t let the sunshine fool you today, though. TONIGHT: Our next system pushes in tonight and looks to bring a widespread mix of freezing rain and rain to the viewing area. The

Public works monitoring conditions ahead of expected winter weather

December 31, 2020 6:12 AM Ben Fein

The Columbia Department of Public Works is getting ready for winter weather moving in New Year’s Eve.

Tracking a chilly New Year’s Eve with an icy night to follow

December 30, 2020 4:23 PM Jessica Hafner

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with lows in the low 20s. TOMORROW: Partly to mostly cloudy and chilly with highs in the mid-30s. EXTENDED: A Weather Alert Day is in effect for New Year’s Eve into New Year’s Day as we’ll be tracking the threat for icy conditions. Another low pressure system tracking in from the south

How do icicles form and why shouldn’t you eat them?

December 30, 2020 5:24 PM Maddie Est

If you’ve ever broken an icicle off of a car, railing, or even roof of a building then you may want to rethink doing it again. For icicles to form, liquid water needs to be present first; whether that comes as rain or as snow that has melted and then will flow off the exterior

Tracking an icy start to the new year

December 30, 2020 12:50 PM Nate Splater

TODAY: Some light flakes may continue to fall throughout the afternoon but dry air will push that out by this evening. Temperatures will stick to just above freezing for most of the afternoon and lows tonight will dip into the mid-20s. THURSDAY: New Year’s Eve will start off chilly but clear as temps hang right around freezing.

Tracking a messy end to 2020

December 28, 2020 8:24 AM Kevin Schneider

WEDNESDAY MORNING UPDATE: We’ve been holding on to rain this morning but the colder air is sneaking back in. Temperatures are expected to fall back to about the freezing mark by 8-9 AM and give us another shot at some flakes. Still not expecting many problems on the roads, with light accumulations. Wet roads will

Tracking another shot at some snow today

December 30, 2020 4:53 AM Kevin Schneider

WEDNESDAY: Rain continues to fall this morning but will start to mix in some more wintry weather. That rain will transition to sleet and snow toward 8-9 AM before all snow takes over by midday. Dry air will kick most of the moisture southeast of us by 3 PM. With such a short window and

MoDOT monitors road conditions as more wintry weather could set in

December 30, 2020 4:38 AM Zola Crowder

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The MoDOT travelers map shows a few counties in Missouri experiencing covered roads Wednesday morning. According to MoDOT, Sullivan county, and Putnam county are reporting covered roads over most of the area. Some counties are seeing partly covered roads, including Macon, Gentry, Buchanan, Knox, and Clark.Audrain, Randolph, Monroe, and Marion Counties are

Tracking rain overnight, followed by brief wintry mix Wednesday

December 29, 2020 4:36 PM Jessica Hafner

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with rain moving in late. Showers continue overnight. Low near 38. TOMORROW: Rain through mid-morning, moving south during the day. Cold air moves in by mid-afternoon, allowing rain to briefly change over to snow south of Highway 50. A dusting of snow will be possible, with precipitation shifting south toward I-44 for