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Tracking a cool start to a wet week ahead

Tonight: Scattered showers remain with us in Mid-Missouri throughout Sunday evening. We will see cooler than average lows bottoming out at 64.Tomorrow: The low-pressure system located in Northern Missouri will continue to slowly push northeast throughout the duration of Monday leading to more scattered showers enabling us to stay well below the average high of

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Tracking rain to kick off the week

Today: Scattered showers are possible today with no severe weather expected. Skies are cloudy all day and highs are cooler in the mid to upper 70s. Tomorrow: Rain chances continue for Monday with a possible rumble of thunder in the afternoon. Highs stick to the upper 70s. Extended: Clouds and rain exit quickly Monday night

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Tracking strong to severe storms overnight

Tonight: Scattered strong to severe storms have developed along the southwestern part of Central Missouri. The biggest threats with these storms will be flooding, strong winds, large hail, and possible weak tornadoes. As the night continues, these storms will push east. Past 10:30 another round of storms will pass through much of the Northern and

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Missouri Department of Conservation reports floodwaters caused natural fish kill along the Missouri River near Columbia

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) investigated reports of a large fish kill event just west of Columbia, along Interstate 70 and the Missouri River floodplain. MDC determined receding floodwaters caused the large fish kill of mostly nonnative, invasive silver carp. “As floodwaters receded, many fish did not return to the river,

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Tracking strong storms this evening

FRIDAY: A quiet start to the day. A warm front is lifting northward, dragging us back into the muggy air. Highs will push towards 90 with a mix of sun and clouds with humid conditions making things a little uncomfortable. TONIGHT: Storms look to fire along that warm front this evening. They’ll ignite in Iowa and slide

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How soil saturation can aid in flooding

Obviously, the number one issue that causes flooding is rainfall. Whether we see a long period of rain or a short period of intense rainfall, it can overwhelm the ground and waterways leading to overflow.  Saturated soils can also account for flooding issues as the soil is unable to absorb the excess moisture brought on

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Hot end to the week, storms possible this weekend

THURSDAY: Some leftover cloud cover looks to be a little slow to clear out this morning. We’ll be able to break it up by this evening, but it’ll hold highs in the low to mid 80’s this afternoon. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy skies will stick around tonight, with overnight lows falling into the upper 60’s. EXTENDED: We’re going to

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Tracking afternoon showers and storms

WEDNESDAY: We’ll be tracking some sunshine to start, but a cold front is on the way this afternoon. Temperatures ahead of that boundary look to top out in the upper 80’s. As the front pushes in it looks to fire up some scattered storms between 5-10 PM. TONIGHT: Those will fizzle shortly after sunset, leaving the rest

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