The National Weather Service in Springfield on Sunday confirmed an EF-0 tornado touched down in far eastern Benton County, near the border with Morgan County on the northwestern side of the Lake of the Ozarks. The severe thunderstorm produced enough rotation for a weak tornado to form at around 3:41 p.m. The tornado developed to
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TODAY: Clouds in the morning with patchy drizzle possible. Sunshine briefly returns in the afternoon. Temperatures reach the 50s for most, while northern Missouri is a tad cooler in the upper 40s. TONIGHT: Light rain is possible across eastern Mid-MO overnight into early Monday. This quickly moves through from roughly 9 p.m. to 3 a.m.,
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking the last of the rainfall exiting the region with one more shot at running into an isolated storm before sundown. Temperatures will drop into the upper 30s by the end of the night and winds will be out of the southwest at 6-8 mph. TOMORROW: I’m tracking a break in cloud cover
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TODAY: Widespread showers last through noon with a few isolated rumbles of thunder. Rain becomes lighter in the afternoon and evening with totals reaching over an inch in many spots. Temperatures reach the 40s despite the rain and clouds. TOMORROW: Sunday dries out with some peeks at sunshine through the afternoon. Temperatures remain cool in
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking rain moving in from the west throughout the evening, with brief showers in Columbia becoming possible by 8-10 pm. Rain will become more consistent throughout the early morning hours as it moves north, with a slight chance to see freezing rain near Macon county. If this does occur, impacts will not last
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As temperatures continue to drop to near or below freezing, several types of winter precipitation have started to appear in forecasts. Predicting different types of precipitation requires a detailed analysis of the atmosphere from top to bottom and a steady process of increasing confidence. Precipitation type is determined by the temperature of the atmosphere at
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THIS AFTERNOON: Temperatures remain cold in the 30s for most of the area with only our far southern counties reaching the low 40s. Cloud cover fills in but rain chances remain low until late this evening. TONIGHT: Light rain may begin in western Missouri by sundown but the better rain chance holds off until midnight
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TODAY: Friday brings more warmth to the region as a warm front slowly moves into the region. Despite this, winds are largely easterly, if not south easterly. The arrival of south winds to the south of the warm front will be later into the overnight. This keeps highs in the low 40s near Columbia, and
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TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool into the lower 20s as skies remain partly cloudy. Winds remain out of the southwest at 8-12 mph and gusts up to 18 mph. TOMORROW: Friday welcomes mostly cloudy skies and late evening rain chances. Highs top out into the mid-40s. EXTENDED: Showers become widespread late Friday night lasting through much
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While wildfires may be far from our minds during the chilly and snowy wintertime, other parts of the country have been dry this season. That has fueled huge fires out west in California with the Franklin Fire threatening the seaside resort city of Malibu in recent days. The forecast is expected to improve, though. Dry
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THIS AFTERNOON: Temperatures will be cold north of I-70 today remaining near or below freezing while those to the south reach the 40s. Clouds will mostly linger in the north today with light snow flurries possible in northern Missouri. TONIGHT: Lows plummet well below freezing areawide with many spots in the teens. The wind chill
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TODAY: Thursday is partly cloudy and cold, at least at first. Temperatures this morning falling into the teens, with wind chills a few degrees cooler amid a light east breeze. A warm front moving in tonight may arrive soon enough to climb temperatures into the 50s along I-44, while highs only reach mid-to-upper 30s in
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As the average highs continue to cool and the chance of snow increases heading deeper into the winter months, coyote sightings might be more typical. Many hunters across the state look to take advantage of this increased activity, and paying attention to the weather can help their chance of a harvest this year. Courtesy of
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear with lows in the teens. Wind chills between 12-15 degrees by daybreak. TOMORROW: Partly sunny with highs in the upper 30s. Temperatures are expected to be a bit warmer in the upper 40s south of Highway 50. EXTENDED: Winds die down a bit tonight, but we can still expect wind chills to
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TODAY: We look for highs to not climb above freezing for many, with wind chills in the 20s most of the day. This will come as winds are forecast from the northwest, sustained up to 20 mph at times with gusts to 30 mph. TONIGHT: Wind chill just gets colder tonight, with less gusts but
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TODAY: Wednesday starts with a chance for snow showers. These are expected to generally be light but a few isolated showers may be more productive bringing a quick dusting to a half inch at most and temporarily limiting visibility. Again, this is the exception, rather than the rule. Most of us will see a flurry
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and cold with lows in the mid-upper 20s. Few snow showers possible before daybreak. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with scattered snow showers through about midday. Accumulation isn’t expected, but there may be a dusting on the grass. Road impacts aren’t likely. Highs hovering near 30 degrees. EXTENDED: I’m tracking a disturbance that will
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TODAY: Tuesday is partly cloudy, so expect a brighter day. Grab the coat, it will be notably cooler today, with temperatures starting in the 30s for many. Winds remain northerly around 10 degrees, keeping temperatures in the 30s, and feels like temperatures in the 20s for much of the day. TONIGHT: Overnight, a shortwave disturbance
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TODAY: Tuesday is partly cloudy, so expect a brighter day. Grab the coat, it will be notably cooler today, with temperatures starting in the 30s for many. Winds remain northerly around 10 degrees, keeping temperatures in the 30s, and feels like temperatures in the 20s for much of the day. TONIGHT: Overnight, a shortwave disturbance
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If you have ever made a snowflake chain, or watched a holiday movie, you might recall a complex snowflake that many would describe as beautiful. This is one of many different shapes that snowflakes can come in. Sometimes they can be very basic to the naked eye, but other times that can seem even more
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