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Hurricane Helene brought historic and extensive flooding to the Southeast and parts of Appalachia, as trillions of gallons of water fell in a few short days. Just over a week later, Hurricane Milton rapidly became one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes in recent history over record-warm Gulf waters. While these rare events resulted from several coinciding features

A strong G3 geomagnetic storm watch is in effect this weekend which could bring the auroras back to the lower Midwest. This display will likely not be as brilliant as the gorgeous auroras we saw months ago, but some glow may be visible on the northern horizon the next few nights. The geomagnetic storm this

Hurricane Helene slammed into the Florida Big Bend as a Category 4 major hurricane, while less than a day before it was sitting in the southern Gulf of Mexico. Helene’s quick pace through the Gulf was aided by another weather system over the eastern U.S., and the interaction between the two is fairly rare. This

Among the pumpkin spice and spooky decorations, the namesake of the fall season may be getting duller. The vibrant colors of fall foliage could be harder to see as an unstable climate stresses trees and keeps temperatures hotter for longer. Historically leaves start to change in Missouri in late September, peaking about a month later

While weatherpeople begin counting fall at the start of September, the seasons have official starts based on astronomy as well. The Autumnal Equinox this weekend marks a day of equal daylight and nighttime. The equinox occurs when the Earth’s tilt is neither facing toward nor away from the sun. This is what brings equal day

Fall allergens are out in full swing and ragweed and other pollen producers may stick around longer in a changing climate. Spring thaw arrives earlier, and fall frosts later, allowing plants to thrive and produce pollen for days or weeks longer than before. Central Missouri is already seeing an increase in growing days or days

Hurricane Francine has made landfall in South Louisiana this afternoon as a category two hurricane. Winds have raced into the triple digits as the storm has gained strength and speed throughout the last several hours. Strong damaging winds, life-threatening storm surges, and flooding remain the primary threats for this system as it moves to the

Tropical Storm Francinehas upgraded to a category one hurricane this evening. Hurricane Francine continues to eye the southern coast of Louisiana as we head towards Wednesday mid-day. The center of low pressure continues to drop as the warm surface waters of the Gulf of Mexico fuel energy into the tropical storm. Winds currently have spiked

Tropical Storm Francine continues to surge just southeast of Texas growing in strength as the winds are now sustained at 60 mph. This storm is eventually predicted to travel northeast towards the coast of Louisiana. This slow moving storm will continue to feed off of the warm Gulf Coast waters giving energy into the storm.

Although things are looking quiet going into the next week for weather conditions, thats not always the case for Mid-Missouri going into the months of September and October. A secondary severe weather season can occur due to the changing of the seasons. April and May have the highest average of tornadoes seen over the past