By Mary Gilbert, Emma Tucker, Taylor Ward, Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A storm that produced a tornado in the St. Louis area Friday afternoon has left at least four people dead and at least ten injured, according to local authorities. St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer confirmed the four deaths at a Friday news conference.
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TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the mid-50s with mostly clear skies. TOMORROW: Saturday welcomes mostly sunny skies as highs climb into the mid-70s. Winds remain out of the west at 10-15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. EXTENDED: An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day has been issued from Sunday at 7 PM through
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A new outdoor warning siren will be installed Monday in Pilot Grove, according to a press release from the Cooper County Emergency Management Agency. A siren last month failed to go off because of a power outage. “The new siren is operated by radio and operates off of batteries and has a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There were nearly 1,700 electricity customers in Phelps and Pulaski counties without power on Friday afternoon after severe storms came through the area. The Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives outage map showed 910 Intercounty Electric Cooperative Association customers in Phelps County without power at 2:33 p.m. Additionally, 750 customers were without power
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Watch live storm coverage in the media player. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for the threat of severe thunderstorms along and just north of the I-44 corridor on early Friday afternoon. Storms are expected to develop ahead of a cold front that will work east through the afternoon.
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TODAY: Friday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day. For the latest details read our Weather Alert Day Blog. Overall, most of the region is expected to stay sunny and dry, however, a warm front will bring instability into the southeastern quadrant of the viewing area. This will increase warmth and humidity for places like
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TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the lower 60s and upper 50s as a dry cold front passes through resulting in partly cloudy skies. TOMORROW: Friday begins dry and mostly sunny as highs top out into the mid-80s. An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day has been issued from Noon-5PM Friday afternoon. A cold front looks
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TODAY: Afternoon highs continue to rise into the mid to upper 80s as skies remain partly cloudy. Winds remain out of the southwest at 12-18 mph with gusts up to 25 mph possible. TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the lower 60s and upper 50s as a dry cold front passes through resulting in partly cloudy
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TODAY: Thursday will start somewhat muggy with dewpoints in the 60s. A cold front arriving by late morning will clear the region by early afternoon. This will lower dewpoints for most before the heat of the day dramatically. We’ll feel more crisp this afternoon and evening, but keep warm air. Highs will peak in the
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Local waterways in Mid-Missouri have been teeming with spawning crappie, with temperatures and rainfall playing a key role in the start and finish of the spawn, and slightly above average rainfall trends can lead to increased production of crappie.
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and mild with lows in the upper 60s to around 70. TOMORROW: Partly sunny and warm with highs in the upper 80s. EXTENDED: We could fall to near record warm low temperatures tomorrow, with 7:00 a.m. temperatures around 70 degrees. Thursday is warm yet ahead, reaching the upper 80s ahead of another
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TODAY: Winds may be breezy at times; sustained around 10-15 mph, and gusting up to 25 mph at times. Temperatures will reach the mid-80s this afternoon, with dew points in the upper 60s. This combination may have us close to feeling like 90 degrees in spots. We’ll have partly cloudy skies, with enough sunshine for
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TODAY: Wednesday is a toasty reminder that we’re getting closer to summer. As a warm front lifts across the region, we can expect an increase in our winds from the southeast, more warmth, and an increase in humidity. Winds may be breezy at times; sustained around 10-15 mph, and gusting up to 25 mph at
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Human activities are responsible for 87% of wildfires in the United States, while increased weather conditions and drought make the risk of wildfires even higher.
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and mild with lows in the lower 60s. Patchy fog in river valleys and low lying areas. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and hot with highs in the upper 80s with south winds gusting to 20 mph. EXTENDED: I’m tracking an even warmer day tomorrow as a warm front lifts through the region, bringing
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TODAY: Highs continue to rise into the lower 80s with an east/ southeast wind at 5-10 mph. Skies remain partly cloudy. TONIGHT: We’ll stay mild overnight, with temperatures in the 60s under mostly clear skies. EXTENDED: Southeasterly winds pick up on Wednesday, leaving us warm and breezy. Highs reach mid-80s under partly cloudy skies. We’ll
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TODAY: Tuesday is starting foggy for some. This will clear and leave us partly cloudy with a high near 80. Winds will be light and generally easterly. TONIGHT: We’ll stay mild overnight, with temperatures in the 60s under mostly clear skies. EXTENDED: Southeasterly winds pick up on Wednesday, leaving us warm and breezy. Highs reach
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There’s many different layers to the Earth’s atmosphere, but 75% of Earth’s mass is actually going to be residing in the troposphere, where we are located. Also, we see all of Earth’s weather occur in this layer of the atmosphere. When looking at the different layers, you can see the thickness really starts to range,
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It’s going to get hot this week. Temperatures are forecast to be in the 80s all week, maybe even coming close to 90 degrees later in the week. And it’s not quite mid-May yet. We’ll get well above the average high, which is in the mid-70s. But we’ll stay well below Monday’s record high of
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TONIGHT: Spot showers exiting, patchy fog develops overnight with lows near 60. TOMORRROW: Partly to mostly sunny and warm with highs near 80. EXTENDED: With light winds and clearing skies, we could see some fog developing tomorrow morning, especially in low lying areas or river valleys. We’ll see more sunshine tomorrow through Thursday as temperatures
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