TODAY: Wednesday is a warm start with temperatures starting the day in the 60s and falling into the 40s by the afternoon. Wind will be a focus of today’s forecast as Wednesday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day. These high winds may result in isolated damage, but will yield an areawide fire risk. Get
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On March 18, 1925, the Tri-State tornado spanned 219 miles, averaging a width of 3/4 of a mile, injuring 2,027 people and killing 695 as it barreled from Missouri to southern Illinois.
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TODAY: Tuesday is a warm and breezy day, besting highs on Monday by a margin of 5 degrees or more. We expect highs today to reach low 80s near Columbia to Jefferson City. Winds will be a near replica of Monday’s winds, raising another red flag warning across most of the region. Southwest winds will
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The ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day on Wednesday for wind gusts upwards of 50-55 mph at times through early Thursday morning. A Wind Advisory is in effect area-wide, with a High Wind Warning to our northwest. Winds have gusted to 50-55 mph area wide, with the strongest reported
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TODAY: Tuesday is a warm and breezy day, besting highs on Monday by a margin of 5 degrees or more. We expect highs today to reach low 80s near Columbia to Jefferson City. Winds will be a near replica of Monday’s winds, raising another red flag warning across most of the region. Southwest winds will
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Friday the 14th saw widespread damages caused by tornadoes that swept across the state, leaving some communities left to pick up the pieces in the aftermath of this outbreak. The National Weather Service is still out and about doing survey for damage, so we’re still gonna be seeing a little bit of influx and reports
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and breezy with lows in the lower to mid-50s. TOMORROW: Increasing clouds, warm, and breezy with highs in the upper 70s to low 80s. EXTENDED: The Red Flag Warning was extended to Tuesday area wide as winds could ramp up to 30-35 mph in the afternoon with low humidity and warm temperatures
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TODAY: Monday will be a breezy and dry day. With a red flag warning areawide, burning is discouraged. Temperatures reach low 70s with southwest winds sustained from 10-20 mph and gusting up to 35 mph. We’ll be partly cloudy. TONIGHT: Temperatures stay mild overnight with continued south winds continuing. Lows fall into the 50s Tuesday
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TODAY: Monday will be a breezy and dry day. With a red flag warning areawide, burning is discouraged. Temperatures reach low 70s with southwest winds sustained from 10-20 mph and gusting up to 35 mph. We’ll be partly cloudy. TONIGHT: Temperatures stay mild overnight with continued south winds continuing. Lows fall into the 50s Tuesday
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and breezy with lows in the lower 30s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and windy with an elevated fire danger. Avoid any outdoor burning or tossing cigarettes. Highs in the lower to mid-70s. EXTENDED: I’m tracking strong gusty winds as warmer air quickly works back into Mid-Missouri following a chilly weekend. With low humidity
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking a round of light, mixed precipitation this evening, but it will be largely unimpactful for central Missouri. Temperatures will cool into the low 30s as winds blow out of the northwest at 10-15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. TOMORROW: I’m tracking plenty of sunshine throughout the day with temperatures only
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TODAY: Temperatures will be cooler but still mild in the 50s and low 60s. Clouds will increase by late morning as scattered showers track across southeastern Missouri through the evening. Otherwise, it is still very dry and winds up to 20 mph may also kick up dust that blew in behind recent storms. TOMORROW: Sunday
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Watch live coverage in the media player. An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day has expired after a line of severe thunderstorms rolled through and continues to track through St. Louis and Illinois. A confirmed tornado hit Rolla shortly before 8:00 with reports of damage streaming in Friday night. Power outages continue to increase area-wide
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TONIGHT: Gusty winds remain as a line of severe storms works east across Mid-Missouri. Wind damage and power outages are possible. Mostly cloudy with lows in the lower 50s. TOMORROW: Decreasing clouds and breezy with highs in the lower 60s. EXTENDED: Severe thunderstorms will develop into a line that could bring damaging 80-85 mph winds
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THIS AFTERNOON: Friday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day for severe storms. Read our latest blog for more details. Today will be sunny and warm ahead of the storms with a high near 80. A line of severe storms tracks through Mid-Missouri between 4 to 8 pm with all severe hazards possible. TONIGHT: Isolated showers may
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TODAY: Friday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day. Read our latest blog for more details. Today will be sunny and warm, with a high near 80 before a line of storms brings all types of severe weather between 4-8 p.m. TONIGHT: We will have a chance for showers overnight, but the severe threat will
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds and mild with lows in the mid-50s. TOMORROW: Partly sunny and breezy with strong wind gusts between 50-55 mph. A line of severe storms develop by late afternoon and moves east into the evening. Damaging winds between 70-80 mph are the main concern along with a few tornadoes. Highs tomorrow reach near
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Spring has sprung quickly as temperatures warmed double digits above average into early March but this swift change of seasons has its consequences. An earlier spring affects the growing season and brings more bugs and allergies as people head outdoors. The growing season doesn’t typically begin in Central Missouri until mid-April, but the climate has
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TODAY: Thursday is another sunny and warm day with highs expected to near 80 by the afternoon, if not remaining in the upper 70s. A shower or weak thunderstorm may be possible from 4-10 p.m. but this will be very isolated and most will be dry. TONIGHT: There will be an increase in cloud cover
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TODAY: Thursday is another sunny and warm day with highs expected to near 80 by the afternoon, if not remaining in the upper 70s. A shower or weak thunderstorm may be possible from 4-10 p.m. but this will be very isolated and most will be dry. TONIGHT: There will be an increase in cloud cover
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