Several crashes reported around Columbia, Boone County during winter storm
Emergency responders handled several calls for car crashes amid a Sunday winter storm.
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School districts across central Missouri cancel Monday classes
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dozens of school districts in Central Missouri have called off school for Monday due to the winter storm moving through the area. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team issued a Weather Alert Day for Sunday and Monday. You can find the latest forecast here. Columbia Public Schools and the Jefferson City School
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Mulitple-vehicle crash closes Kansas City highway
The Missouri State Highway Patrol announced that a state highway in Kansas City closed Sunday due to a multi-vehicle crash.
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WEATHER ALERT DAY: Near hurricane force wind gusts slam mid-Missouri Wednesday morning
The ABC 17 StormTrack Weather Team continues a Weather Alert Day until NOON Wednesday. This is as very strong winds continue to pound the region. Max Wind Gusts Wednesday Morning (Hurricane force winds begin at 74 mph) Moberly reported the highest wind gust at 65mph, just 9 mph shy of hurricane force winds. Winds are
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WEATHER ALERT DAY: Isolated damaging winds possible overnight
TUESDAY NIGHT UPDATE (10:30 PM) Showers and thunderstorms have pushed east into Illinois tonight, with much of the severe weather impacting western Illinois and metro east St. Louis after midnight. The main impact overnight will be strong to damaging winds not associated with thunderstorms due to this very powerful system moving across the Midwest. Winds
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Columbia Public Works completes first snow response with new routes
After inches of snow fell across areas of Mid-Missouri, road crews plowed more streets than usual. Columbia Public Works this year added about 50 miles of roadways to their workload in the form of third-priority snow routes. Before the addition, there were only first and second priority streets. “We’re trying to increase efficiency without increasing
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Weather Alert Day: Temperatures plummet again Wednesday morning
The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for late tonight through Wednesday morning for expected wind chills in the single digits.
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Snow and Bitter Temperatures for Monday
SUNDAY NIGHT: Clouds will continue building into the overnight hours. Around midnight, we’ll start to see spotty showers developing across Mid-Missouri. This should remain as rain until Monday morning as temperatures will not reach freezing yet. MONDAY: Early in the morning, the rain showers will begin converting into snow as temperatures continue dropping. As the rain
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WEATHER ALERT DAY BLOG: Tracking the cold and snow for Halloween week
THURSDAY MORNING UPDATE: We’ve been receiving reports of black ice with some road temperatures slipping below freezing. Problems areas will be on bridges and overpasses as well as some on and off ramps. Especially further northwest in Mid-Missouri, where we’re seeing the coldest road temperatures. THE REST OF YOUR HALLOWEEN: Now that the heavier of
Continue Reading Slick spots possible this morning
WEDNESDAY: This system looks to make slow progress across the Midwest this morning into this afternoon, keeping precipitation around for much of the day. Places where we linger at or below freezing this morning could see a few slick spots, especially on elevated roadways. Afternoon highs will only top out in the upper 30s. We’ll
Continue ReadingWEATHER ALERT DAY: Tracking the cold and snow for Halloween week
Major changes are settling in with an arctic air mass settling into Mid-Missouri this week, bringing cold temperatures and chances for rain and snow. VIDEO: Tuesday morning update WEDNESDAY MORNING: We’re tracking ongoing rain across the viewing area, but for the most part is a cold rain, with most of the viewing area above freezing.
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