WEATHER ALERT DAY: Severe weather threatening this afternoon
MORNING UPDATE: Confidence has increased enough that we’ll see strong to severe storms developing that we’ve issued a Weather Alert Day. Timing will…
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Weather Alert Day: Tracking possible severe storms with damaging winds, hail
The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather team has issued a Weather Alert Day for the potential of strong to severe storms by this evening into late Saturday…
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What to know about tomorrow’s penumbral lunar eclipse
Tomorrow, a penumbral lunar eclipse will take place in the night sky. Now, this is a little bit different from a total or partial lunar eclipse that…
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Severe weather was at a record-low nationwide in June
Getting good news in 2020 is probably similar to the feeling that the guy from Cast Away had when the ship pulled up while he baked in the sun on the…
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A look back at June and what’s ahead for July
June was a fairly quiet month of weather across mid-Missouri, but a few notable events gave the month some extra kick. We started off with Cristobal,…
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Weather Alert Day: Flooding rainfall, summer heat to affect mid-Missouri this week
Monday Morning Update:It’s starting to look like we may have avoided the worst of the flooding threat so far. We’ll continue to monitor trends on…
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Humidity versus Dew Point: What’s the difference?
The next couple of days are going to feature air that feels a bit more muggy! It’s a classic sign that we’re turning the corner out of cold, wintry…
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Tracking return of stifling heat and repeat storm chances
After a pleasant start to the week, the return of summer-like weather is looming with heat, humidity, and storms all in the forecast for the weekend…
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Lightning Safety Week: How to stay safe from lightning this summer
This week is Lightning Safety Week. It’s we head into the most active months for daily lightning across the United States which falls between late…
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Saharan dust expected to impact mid-Missouri: What will it look like?
Saharan dust is a phenomenon that occurs yearly, but in much a 2020 fashion, the one this year had to be the worst in… 50 years? That’s according…
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Satellite data being used to improve hurricane forecasts
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Massive Saharan Dust Cloud to impact the United States next week
Ahh yes, 2020… The year of apocalyptic headlines! Although, there is some good news that may come out of this weather phenomenon. A look at…
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UV Index explained and how to stay sun-safe this summer
Precipitation chances are expected to remain low over the next week with plenty of sunshine to go around. As we get further into the spring and…
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Stormtrack Insider Blog: Monday’s mid-Missouri Sun Halo
A sun halo (sometimes called sundog) shined bright around the sun Monday afternoon. This was actually due to moisture streaming in from tropical…
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WEATHER ALERT DAY: Tropical rain causes flooding, severe storms possible this afternoon
MONDAY MORNING UPDATE:The heaviest of the rain appears to be moving to our north, which may be coming a touch too late. Some folks have picked up…
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The Science Behind Shelf Clouds
Jake Spencer sent us this photo of an amazing looking cloud structure as storms rolled through mid-Missouri this morning. This was taken near a Rolla…
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Stormtrack Insider Blog – “When Weather Imitates… Art?”
Thunderstorms roared loud and proud across mid-Missouri last night in a direction to don’t usually travel… from the east to the west. They were…
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Near triple-digit heat and a few more strong storms to close the week
After two swaths of storms soaked Mid-Missouri on Wednesday, we got a but of a break with much cooler temperatures on Thursday. The heat and humidity…
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Weather Alert Day: Overnight storms bring flash flooding, wind threat
The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for the threat of severe storms through Thursday morning. MIDNIGHT UPDATE: Strong…
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A look back to the month of May – Stormtrack Insider Blog
May was a fairly tame month of weather across mid-Missouri. Temperatures were about a degree below normal (that came at the cost of the polar vortex…
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