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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

As the summer solstice pass by this past June, the amount of daylight has decreased each day and the sun has set earlier each evening. As of this afternoon, there are just short of 13 hours of daylight seen across the northern hemisphere. The sun will also look to set at 7:37 pm. As the

Heat continues to remain a problem following much of the Midwest into the end of August. This has resulted in a multi-day stretch of triple digit heat indices across mid-Missouri that looks to last through Thursday. Heat remains the deadliest weather related causation over the past ten years with flooding coming in a distant second

With an ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day issued for both Monday and Tuesday due to dangerously high heat indices, many people across the region have felt caught off guard. Highs have reached into the mid-90s with the heat index surpassing the triple digit threshold this afternoon. This puts as well above average considering our