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Weather Alert Day: Tracking potential for more severe storms Sunday

SETUP: An upper level disturbance digs into the Upper Plains on Sunday, with its associated low pressure and fronts sweeping through the Midwest today. If a warm front can make it into Mid-Missouri, our severe chances will increase heavy-handedly. South of the warm front will be an environment rich in storm energy and shear. These

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Insider Blog: How past drought conditions have affected agriculture, and what Missouri could see in the future

This summer has been hard for agriculture, with intense drought lasting throughout these past couple of months. Last month alone, almost 99% of Missouri was in a drought, causing farmers to make tough decisions with their livestock and crops. This drought also damaged select crops, creating several problems for the agriculture business as a whole.

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Tracking two rounds of rain Friday

TONIGHT: Thursday night remains quiet, with partly cloudy skies. Temperatures fall into the low 70s/upper 60s by sunrise. TOMORROW: Friday is an ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day. We will have a round of showers and storms early around sunrise, primarily north of I-70, but potentially bringing a few drops as far south as Jefferson

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Tracking more isolated storms late Wednesday

This Afternoon: Isolated storms are possible through the late afternoon, possibly bringing high winds. Today’s severe risk has pushed mostly south, but strong storms are most likely near and south of I-44. All severe hazards are possible with storms this evening. Tonight: Showers and storms push southeast quickly overnight, with lows dropping to the lower

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Mid-MO outperforms global heat trends

The numbers are in, and last month was officially the hottest month ever recorded globally. July saw global temperatures 1.3 degrees Fahrenheit above average, which is over half a degree warmer than the previous record set in July 2019. Mid-Missouri followed this trend over the past month and even outperformed global trends. For Columbia, temperatures

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