Severe storms worked across Mid-Missouri Sunday afternoon after the morning round brought heavy rain and power outages. Large hail in Lake Ozark captured by Bill Pittenger. Very large hail was reported near the Lake of the Ozarks, with egg size reported in Osage Beach, and golf ball to baseball size hail around Laurie and Gravois
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A Particularly Dangerous Situation Tornado Watch is in effect until 11:00 PM for areas along and south of the Missouri River. Severe thunderstorms capable of producing up to baseball size hail, 70-75 mph winds, and tornadoes are possible, especially near the Lake of the Ozarks and I-44. The Storm Prediction Center has upgraded areas south
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UPDATES: Friday Afternoon Update: Showers and storms continue to remain focused on southeastern portions of Mid-Missouri this afternoon. Hail has been the primary threat along with stronger winds. There has been some weak rotation embedded within some storms. These showers and storms have prompted a Severe Thunderstorm Watch in effect until 11:00 PM for southwestern
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With nearly 44 million people expected to travel this weekend across the United States and almost 39 million of those expected by auto according to AAA, there is an increased risk of driving through potentially strong to severe storms. There are a lot of dangers when driving through storms that can heighten the risk for
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On May 22, 2019, the National Weather Service in St. Louis issued its first-ever Tornado Emergency as an EF-3 tornado tore through the capital city just before midnight.
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UPDATES: TUESDAY EVENING UPDATE: A few severe storms continue to work east, mainly south of Highway 50. The severe threat is likely to exit Mid-Missouri by around 10:00 PM. Several counties have been removed from the Tornado Watch. Power outages and wind damage has been reported across several areas, including in the Warsaw and Eldon
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It has been a busy start to this year’s severe-weather season. From large hail, widespread wind damage, and even confirmed tornado touchdowns, many people have felt the effects of this years storms so far. On average, April and May sees the highest activity for tornadoes across the state of Missouri with may being the highest
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With more summer-like conditions settling in across Mid-MO another big sign of the warmer season is starting to emerge from the ground. Two cicada broods are waking up as deep soil temperatures have warmed above the 64-degree mark. But with spring storms still in the forecast the environment might not be on the bug’s side.
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The official start of the Atlantic hurricane season is just a few weeks away and several signs are pointing to an extremely active setup this year. Alarm bells have been ringing for months as 2024 started off with record warm ocean temperatures and longer-range weather patterns came into better focus. The most glaring signal of
Continue Reading The spring allergy season continues to push on. Pollen and mold counts have remained into high and very high levels the last month. The current pollen season forecast looks to remain high into Friday with very high levels into the weekend and early next week. Tree pollen season was two to three weeks ahead of
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As we sit in the peak of severe storm season in Mid-Missouri, there are many breath-taking views of the sky. Some of these can seem frightening, but some of these also can be deceiving. A shelf cloud is often most-likely mistaken for a wall cloud. Shelf clouds are long formations that can be see ahead
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In 2023, there were 79 total direct deaths in the United States due to flooding. Flooding is one of the more dangerous weather related natural disasters and occurs often in Mid-Missouri. Just last night, an atmospheric phenomena known as training storms occurred. Training storms happens whenever there are multiple showers or storms going over the
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Quiet weather is finally settling in for the weekend and if conditions are clear enough overnight we may get a view of an aurora in Mid-Missouri. The Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a severe (G4) geomagnetic storm watch this weekend, the first in nearly 20 years. This high-energy event could send the northern lights
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Mid-Missouri is in the peak of severe weather season as May is typically the most active month for tornadoes in the state. This has already played out this year with a confirmed 10 tornadoes in the last week, and more surveys are still ongoing. Missouri sees an average of 14 tornadoes in May, almost double
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UPDATES: WEDNESDAY EVENING UPDATE: Severe storms have started to work southeast with very little new development. Storms that can grow upscale ahead of the cold front will have the potential of up to 1″ hail through about 9-10:00 p.m. Little has changed in the forecast this morning. A new Storm Prediction Center outlook shows higher
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Yet another round of severe storms impacted Mid-Missouri today, with storms tracking through during the daytime. For the late morning commute and afternoon, we had reports of high winds, large hail, and a possible tornado toward I-44. Several roadways were impacted by flooding in the morning hours. In Morgan County flooding was reported on highways
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Eight tornadoes were confirmed following National Weather Service damage surveys today after a line of severe thunderstorms rolled across the state late last night into early this morning. Storms started off as a wide reaching outbreak across the Plains earlier on Monday, developing into a hundreds of miles long squall line that had embedded rotation
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UPDATES: Tuesday Morning Update: The leading edge of storms has cleared mid-Missouri, and so our severe threat has come to an end. Some minor flooding may continue through the early morning. Monday Evening Update: A Tornado Watch is in effect until 4:00 a.m. for counties in yellow above, west of Highway 63. Severe thunderstorms continue
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Things are shaping up for a very active severe weather day across portions of the Midwest this afternoon lasting throughout the overnight hours.
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It has been an active spring and severe weather season for Missouri this year with high winds and hail and several tornadoes reported across the state. Storms also produced a rare landspout yesterday afternoon near Joplin with minor damage reported. Landspouts are a weak type of tornado produced by a specific atmospheric setup that differentiates
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