COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With extreme windchills across Missouri and much of the country, there is potential risk of hypothermia. Friday through Wednesday are ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Days for extremely cold temperatures. Per ABC 17 Stormtrack Chief Meteorologist Jessica Hafner, the temperatures Mid-Missouri is experiencing are rare this time of year. On average, the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Temperatures are expected to plummet to as low as negative 9 degrees this week, but that doesn’t stop firefighters from carrying out their duties. As ABC 17 reported Saturday, the Boone County Fire Protection District successfully tackled a house fire in the freezing cold morning. ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team issued Weather
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and bitterly cold with lows around -7 degrees. Wind chills between -20 and 25 by daybreak. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with afternoon snow showers that could bring a dusting of accumulation. Highs near 5 degrees with wind chills around -10. EXTENDED: Dangerously cold wind chills continue into Monday with lows falling to around
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TODAY: Temperatures are even colder today if you can believe it with the wind chill bottoming out below -30 degrees in the morning. Winds continue to gust up to 20 mph or higher today. TOMORROW: Monday is still dangerously cold with the feels-like between -10 to -15 degrees in the morning. Wind chills in the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the brutal cold continues to hit Mid-Missouri, warming centers in Columbia and Jefferson City will be available for people needing to get out of the cold. The city sent a press release Thursday with information on warming centers available in Columbia. Warming centers are open during each location’s business hours and
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking snow moving out of mid-MO throughout the afternoon and evening with accumulations by the end of the event around 1/2″ to 1″. Expect slick roadways while driving tonight. A Weather Alert Day is set for tonight because of low temperatures reaching into the negative single digits and double digits with wind chills
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TODAY: With strong northerly winds, highs will struggle out of the single digits while the wind chill remains around -10 degrees through the day. Light snow is possible from midmorning to the evening. Some areas could pick up a half inch at most. TOMORROW: Sunday is the coldest part of our arctic blast with morning
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A strong low pressure system that brought a quick hit of snow to Mid-Missouri also moved through Kansas City, opening the door to arctic air that sticks around through the weekend. The Kansas City Chiefs will match up with the Dolphins on Saturday night, marking one of the coldest games ever played in the NFL.
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and windy with gusts up to 45 mph. Wind chills between -10 and -15 degrees as lows drop to the single digits. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with some light flurries. Highs in the lower teens with wind chills about -10 during the day. EXTENDED: Strong wind gusts between 35-45 mph are possible through
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Temperatures were plummeting Friday afternoon as another winter storm hit the area and they’re expected to get lower.
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TODAY: Temperatures plummet this afternoon down to the teens by sundown. This will be ushered in via winds that may gust as high as 30-40 mph. Roads will quickly become treacherous as slick spots develop. For details on snow, read our ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day Blog. TONIGHT: Dangerous cold hits quick as temperatures fall
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A live 10 a.m. forecast update.
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TODAY: We’re starting with widespread rain this morning, before switching to a wintry mix, and likely snow for most through the morning into the afternoon. Temperatures are near 40 at sunrise, but fall through the day, to put us near 20 this afternoon. Expect temperatures to fall another 20 degrees or so into the overnight
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MACON, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Electric Cooperative is preparing for a second round of storms beginning Friday that are expected to bring powerful winds and snow. According to CEO of the Missouri Electric Cooperatives, Caleb Jones, storms that hit previously in the week on Tuesday left more than 20,000 people across four cooperatives without power
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This weekend looks to see dangerously low temperatures, but not just for yourself, for pets too. Professionals from the Horton Animal Hospital had important tips for pet owners to remeber this weekend. Some of these tips includes making sure to use pet safe salts, keeping your pet hydrated and make sure the water stays unfrozen,
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with rain and a few thunderstorms late. Temperatures holding steady in the upper 30s. TOMORROW: Rain changes to snow from west to east by mid-late morning. Total snow accumulation around 1-2″. Strong winds will gust up to 45 mph as temperatures fall throughout the day into the low 20s. EXTENDED: We are
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Missouri agriculture is varied like our weather patterns, and it will also change with the warming climate. Shifting precipitation and temperatures will have sweeping effects on the environment and the food we can grow locally. Over recent decades Missouri has seen less extreme winter cold and hotter summers that change what plants can thrive in
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TODAY: Afternoon highs climb to nearly 40 degrees with winds out of the east at 8-12 mph. Skies remain mostly cloudy. TONIGHT: Overnight lows remain steady for much of Mid-Missouri into the upper 30s. Scattered showers move in after 6 pm for far northern portions of Central Missouri in Northern Macon. After 9 pm, the
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TODAY: Thursday is mostly cloudy and dry, with temperatures again approaching 40, but landing in the upper 30s for many. TONIGHT: Rain returns this evening, ahead of a quick moving low pressure system that will move in after the dinner hour. Rain begins as soon as 6-7 p.m. as spotty showers in the southwest, but
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A low pressure system looks to move into the region Friday causing the chance for portions of Mid-Missouri to see 1-3″ of snowfall, but on the back side of the snow we could see wind chills in the -10 to -20 degree range. With extreme cold setting in, hypothermia can set in within a short
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