Freezing temps could cause freezing pipes
Temperatures will fall below zero over the weekend with a chance of a couple of inches of snow can cause an issue with water pipes.
Continue ReadingTemperatures will fall below zero over the weekend with a chance of a couple of inches of snow can cause an issue with water pipes.
Continue ReadingTONIGHT: Extreme cold will arrive overnight tonight with lows falling below zero. Wind chill values will feel like we are in the negative teens and twenties. The National Weather Service has issued Wind Chill Warnings for the northwestern portions of the viewing area. The rest of us are under a Wind Chill Advisory. SUNDAY: Another
Continue ReadingAFTERNOON UPDATE: With roads still struggling to improve down south, our Winter Weather Advisory has been extended until 6:00 PM. Slow down on the roads as you head home tonight-Cole, Maries, Phelps, and Pulaski Counties have been in the roughest shape. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day through Wednesday
Continue ReadingWith the extreme cold temperatures and possibility of freezing drizzle in the Cole County area, road crews are gearing up for a late night and early morning.
Continue ReadingThe ABC 17 Stormtrack weather team has issued a Weather Alert Day Saturday through midday Sunday for the potential of accumulating snow through tonight followed by bitterly cold wind chills into Sunday morning.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) MoDOT’s crews have been out all day Saturday pretreating and treating roads throughout the winter weather event. Jason Shafer, the District Maintenance Engineer for MoDot, said the department’s main concern is ensuring enough treatment is applied to roads as they fight the low temperatures. Once temperatures get below the low 20’s the
Continue ReadingPlow crews have been working around the clock in Mid-Missouri in anticipation of snowfall Wednesday morning.
Continue ReadingAFTERNOON UPDATE: Accumulating snow is coming to an end in the early hours of this afternoon. A few flurries look like they’ll hang on but shouldn’t be complicating anything on the roads. Still need to take it slow out there, anything left on the roads could refreeze tonight. LATE MORNING UPDATE: After a cold day
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Continue ReadingAFTERNOON UPDATE (3:15 PM): Snow showers have tapered off quite a bit across the northern portion of the area, with ongoing snow for areas east of Highway 54 and south of Lake of the Ozarks. Clouds stick around tonight along with gusty winds, so travel might be tricky into the evening commute despite the snow
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Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With high winds and snow in the forecast, officials say driving conditions could deteriorate quickly late Thursday into Friday morning. The ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day through early Friday night for the potential of accumulating snow and strong gusty winds. MoDOT issued a warning about travel, saying
Continue ReadingFRIDAY LATE MORNING UPDATE: The worst of the conditions will be in our western counties. That’s in the process of changing over to snow if it hasn’t already and will start to pull east. Most locations east of HWY 65 have replaced freezing rain with near freezing drizzle. Temperatures will play an important role-if we
Continue ReadingThe Columbia Department of Public Works is getting ready for winter weather moving in New Year’s Eve.
Continue ReadingThe ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for Friday morning for the threat of dangerously cold wind chills on Christmas Day. Temperatures have dropped like a rock behind the front that moved through yesterday. Arctic air dropping south from Canada sticks around through tomorrow afternoon before exiting east and winds
Continue ReadingMONDAY EVENING UPDATE Light drizzle is coming down from Columbia to Jefferson City before 7:00 PM with the steadier rainfall south of Highway 54. Another batch of light snow and sleet is moving in from the west, but not much more accumulation is expected for the rest of tonight. However, temperatures will fall a few
Continue ReadingTONIGHT: A Weather Alert Day continues through this evening with light wintry precipitation in the form of sleet, snow, and freezing drizzle will be possible through about midnight. Lows fall to near freezing, allowing for elevated surfaces to remain slick along with side streets and sidewalks. TOMORROW: Clouds hang on for the morning with most
Continue ReadingRain that mixed in with the snow Monday made it impractical to apply anti-freezing treatment to Columbia’s road, an official said.
Continue ReadingThe Missouri Department of Transportation says there are a number of things drivers need to keep in mind as winter weather makes its first push of the year into mid-Missouri.
Continue ReadingA Weather Alert Day has been issued ahead of strong, potentially damaging winds today. Despite expected warmer temperatures this afternoon, it will be tough to spend much time outside with strong gusty winds expected out of the southwest. A deep area of low pressure to our northwest will battle with high pressure to our southeast,
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