Weather Alert Day: Tracking storms with damaging winds the 4th of July
Isolated storms have started to develop across the Missouri-Iowa border and have quickly become intense
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Weather Alert Day: Severe storms possible overnight into tomorrow morning
A heat advisory is in effect through Tuesday night for almost all of Mid-Missouri as the heat index could reach 105+.
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Weather Alert Day: Large hail and damaging winds possible this evening
Isolated storms have started to develop across the Missouri-Iowa border and have quickly become intense
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Weather Alert Day: Storms expected to bring wind and flooding threat tonight into Sunday morning
BLOG: The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for the potential of severe storms tonight. Storms have begun to form, and there is a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 1 a.m. for our southern counties. These will continue to move east and gradually south throughout the rest of the
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Weather Alert Day: Line of storms brings threat for severe weather Friday
UPDATES: Friday Afternoon Update: Showers and storms continue to remain focused on southeastern portions of Mid-Missouri this afternoon. Hail has been the primary threat along with stronger winds. There has been some weak rotation embedded within some storms. These showers and storms have prompted a Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect until 11:00 PM for southwestern
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Weather Alert Day: Severe threat winding down
UPDATES: TUESDAY EVENING UPDATE: A few severe storms continue to work east, mainly south of Highway 50. The severe threat is likely to exit Mid-Missouri by around 10:00 PM. Several counties have been removed from the Tornado Watch. Power outages and wind damage has been reported across several areas, including in the Warsaw and Eldon
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Weather Alert Day: Severe threat diminishing
UPDATES: WEDNESDAY EVENING UPDATE: Severe storms have started to work southeast with very little new development. Storms that can grow upscale ahead of the cold front will have the potential of up to 1″ hail through about 9-10:00 p.m. Little has changed in the forecast this morning. A new Storm Prediction Center outlook shows higher
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Weather Alert Day: Severe threat has ended
UPDATES: Tuesday Morning Update: The leading edge of storms has cleared mid-Missouri, and so our severe threat has come to an end. Some minor flooding may continue through the early morning. Monday Evening Update: A Tornado Watch is in effect until 4:00 a.m. for counties in yellow above, west of Highway 63. Severe thunderstorms continue
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Weather Alert Day: Severe storm threat continues into this evening
Slight changes have been made to the SPC outlook, which you may notice as a slight shift northward of the greatest risk for severe weather.
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-ALL CLEAR- Weather Alert Day: Large hail, destructive winds, and tornadoes Monday night
UPDATE: FINAL UPDATE – TUESDAY MORNING: As of 2 a.m. our severe threat has come to an end. A tornado watch technically remains in effect for a few of our southern tier counties through 3 a.m. but the storm threat has cleared. Storm reports gathered thus far have largely centered around hail, with up to
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Nashville Police find body of missing University of Missouri student
After almost two weeks since University of Missouri student Riley Strain went missing his body was found in the Cumberland River.
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Mizzou AD Desiree Reed-Francois leaving MU; moving to Arizona
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The search for a new Mizzou Athletic Director begins now. Former AD Desiree Reed-Francois will be leaving Columbia for the same job at the University of Arizona, the school announced on Monday. The move comes about two and a half years after she was first hired, in Aug. of 2021. In her
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Weather Alert Day: Accumulating snow on Friday, road impacts possible
FRIDAY NOON UPDATE: The Winter Weather Advisory has been greatly expanded across the majority of Mid-MO. Rain will continue to transition to snow this afternoon further and further southward. Nearly all of Mid-MO will see snowfall today which could make roads slushy. SETUP: The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day
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Endanger Silver Advisory canceled for Cole County man
The Cole County Sheriff’s Department has issued an Endangered SILVER advisory for Louis Anton Toebben.
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One dies in Tuesday night fire on Scott Boulevard, witness speaks out
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person died in a Tuesday night duplex fire in the 10 block of Scott Boulevard, according to a press release from the Columbia Fire Department. The name and age of the victim was not released. The victim was initially found in the home and was brought to an area hospital while
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Weather Alert Day: Winter threats dwindling as temperatures warm the rest of the week
The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day starting Friday morning for the potential of accumulating snow through Friday night, followed by dangerously cold temperatures lasting into early next week.
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Weather Alert Day: Snow showers exiting, gusty winds remain
TUESDAY LATE AFTERNOON UPDATE: Snow showers are starting to exit the region from west to east, with snow ending east of Highway 63 between 6-7:00 p.m. While snow showers will come to an end, visibility could still be low as winds have gusted past 35 mph in some spots. Slick spots will be possible into
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Weather Alert Day: Limited impacts from recent snow as temperatures drop
An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day expires at noon after recent snow brought slushiness to roadways. Accumulations were mostly confined to grassy surfaces as expected with much of Mid-MO picking up several inches of snow in recent days! SETUP: A sluggish low pressure system is heading east after bringing several rounds of snow to
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Trump charged by Justice Department for efforts to overturn 2020 election loss
A federal prosecutor who has worked on investigations related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol said Tuesday that an indictment has been returned, as former President Donald Trump indicated he was bracing to face charges for his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
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Weather Alert Day: Hail and damaging winds possible with Saturday storms
An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day has been implemented for Saturday afternoon until after midnight on Sunday due to the potential for isolated to widely scattered severe storms. The overall risk is relatively low, but if you have any outdoor plans, you’ll want to stay weather aware and have ways of receiving alerts that
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