June 6th is D-Day, the anniversary of the largest seaborne invasion in history that almost didn’t happen. But meteorologists on the Allies’ side made a weather forecast that would prove successful. A lot of factors had to come together for a successful invasion. The Allies needed low tides, light winds, and little cloud cover to
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THIS AFTERNOON: Temperatures remain warm in the 70s with added mugginess. Rain slowly tracks east by the evening, making way for a drier dinner hour. TONIGHT: Skies clear out overnight as temperatures drop to the 70s. EXTENDED: Saturday is an ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day for possible severe storms in the afternoon and early
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TODAY: Friday begins dry early, but showers and storms are already working in before sunrise. Showers and thunderstorms will continue to lift north from the south where they have been ongoing this morning. Rain will be greatest along and south of a line from Warsaw to Montgomery City. Showers are spottier to the north and
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The United States is on the cusp of another above-average hurricane season while NOAA continues to work through federal funding cuts and loss of staffing. Nearly 600 employees have been let go from the National Weather Service, but the agency is now reversing course and looking to fill over 100 critical vacant positions as hurricane
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TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the mid-60s as skies remain partly cloudy. TOMORROW: Friday welcomes chances of scattered showers and storms with highs into the mid to upper 70s. EXTENDED: Saturday welcomes more chances of scattered showers and storms with highs into the upper 70s. Isolated chances of showers and storms remain possible Sunday, but
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THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly cloudy but also mostly dry as highs reach the upper 70s. A spot shower is still possible today. TONIGHT: Clouds fill in overnight, and conditions remain dry through the early morning on Friday. Lows in the 60s. EXTENDED: Showers and thunderstorms roll in early Friday with stronger storms remaining south of the
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Rain has continued into the summer and is bringing the spring floods with it. Recent showers and storms dropped 2 to 3 or more inches of rain across a wide swath of Mid-MO in under a day, quickly inundating local creeks and rivers. The rain is connected to a slow-moving front that has stalled right
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TODAY: Thursday is more welcomed dry time, despite some persistent clouds. A spot shower may come this afternoon, especially to those in the northwest. Highs reach mid-to-upper 70s amid a light northeast breeze. TONIGHT: Clouds are broken this evening, becoming increasingly cloudy overnight into Friday morning. Lows settle in the 60s. Storms approach by sunrise
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TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the lower 60s with winds out of the northeast at 4-8 mph. TOMORROW: Thursday welcomes partly cloudy skies with isolated chances of spotty showers. Highs rise into the upper 70s. EXTENDED: Friday welcomes scattered showers and storms throughout the day. Highs rise into the upper 70s. Saturday welcomes more isolated
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TODAY: Wednesday morning is wet, with ongoing showers after flooding concerns the night prior. Be mindful of streams and waterways that flood easily this morning as light rainfall continues to keep flooding a concern across the region. Rain will continue in waves from southwest to northeast along a similarly oriented cold front that will slowly
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FINAL UPDATE: The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day is over as our severe threat has come to an end. No severe watches or warnings are in effect. Flood alerts do remain in effect as rain continues to fall early this morning. There have been reports of tree damage and downed power lines across Pettis,
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TONIGHT: A line of storms will bring the potential of damaging winds and heavy rain with flash flooding. Lows fall into the mid-60s. TOMORROW: Morning showers exit with partly cloudy skies remaining. Highs in the lower 70s. EXTENDED: Severe storms have moved into Mid-Missouri ahead of a cold front that will sweep across the region
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TODAY: Scattered showers and storms remain possible throughout the early afternoon hours with heavy downpours and lightning being the main threats. Highs climb into the lower 80s. Chances of strong to severe storms begin around 4 pm lasting through midnight. Winds up to 60+ mph, hail up to 1″+, and potential for flooding remains the
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TODAY: Scattered showers and storms remain possible throughout the morning and early afternoon with heavy downpours and lightning being the main threats. Highs climb into the lower 80s. Chances of strong to severe storms begin around 4 pm lasting through midnight. Winds up to 60+ mph, hail up to 1″+, and potential for flooding remains
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds, rain and a few storms by early tomorrow morning. Lows falling into the upper 60s. TOMORROW: Scattered showers and a few storms early, highs reaching in the lower 80s. Strong storms possible by early evening with damaging winds and heavy rain into the night. EXTENDED: Wildfire smoke will finally drift east as
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TODAY: Highs climb into the upper 80s with some areas close to 90 degrees. Skies remain hazy thanks to wildfire smoke from Central Canada. Winds remain out of the southwest at 5-10 mph and gusts up to 20 mph. TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the upper 80s with a slight haze remain blocking chances of
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking clear and quiet conditions as temperatures drop into the low 60s by the end of the night. Winds will be shifting into the south at 5-8 mph. TOMORROW: I’m tracking hazy sky conditions persisting through the day as temperatures warm into the upper 80s by the afternoon hours. This will be with
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking isolated showers becoming possible as the sun sets, with these chances lasting throughout midnight. Temperatures will fall into the low 60s as winds are out of the north at 5-10 mph. TOMORROW: I’m tracking a hazy sky throughout the day as temperatures warm into the mid 80s by the afternoon hours. Winds
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TODAY: Sunny with a light haze from wildfire smoke in the upper atmosphere. Temperatures cross into the 80s, and air quality remains healthy at the ground. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny with hazy skies and temperatures warming to the mid to upper 80s. EXTENDED: Dry and hot weather persists through Monday and very early Tuesday before a
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TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the upper 50s with mostly clear skies. Winds remain out of the northwest at 5-10 mph with gusts up to 13 mph possible. TOMORROW: Saturday welcomes mostly sunny skies with highs into the mid-80s. Winds remain out of the west/ northwest at 8-12 mph and gusts up to 20 mph.
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