Wildfire smoke out west turned blue skies grey in mid-Missouri this weekend
Smoke from wildfires out west has plumed towards the Midwest. This can happen from time to time as wildfire season gears up across the United States.…
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Isolated flash flooding possible late tonight
Light rain and gloomy skies have been plaguing Mid-Missouri for most of Friday, but storms increase in coverage overnight into Saturday morning along…
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The leaves are changing, when it will arrive to Mid-Missouri
Fall foliage has already begun to pop across the upper Midwest and Rockies, likely aided by the big-time cooldown experienced in that part of the…
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La Niña Advisory issued for the upcoming winter: What it means for Mid-Missouri
The Climate Prediction Center issued a La Niña Advisory on Thursday for the upcoming winter after a noticeable trend of cooling waters in the…
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Smoke turned Wednesday’s skies apocalyptic on the west coast: Here’s why
Northbound on the #GoldenGateBridge at noon today. "Is this normal?" asked a tourist from Texas. And then another from Michigan. No.…
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FALL BLAST: Next week to bring jacket-weather back to mid-Missouri
2020 continues to zip right on by… Yeah, pretty crazy to think we’re already talking about truly fall-like air. It’s looking more and more likely…
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Inside the Storm: How hurricane hunters stay safe flying through storms
Follow @TheAstroNick and @NHC_Atlantic on Twitter for lots of cool Hurricane Hunter updates! Today I installed a Turbulence Indicator (it's a…
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VIDEO: Stormtrack Weather Team explains how hurricanes form
NOAA article on hurricane formation and how they’re…
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Two tropical systems to strike at once? Historic tropical event possible next week
What we know now Tropical depression 13 and 14 continue to churn in the Atlantic basin Thursday afternoon. Both are expected to become named storms…
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VIDEO: Nearly 30,000 Iowans still without power two weeks after derecho
⬇️Help our neighbors to the north⬇️ Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation GoFundMe for Individual Families…
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Hottest weather ever? Death Valley hits 130º this weekend
This past Sunday Furnace Creek, CA hit a scorching 130º. If this is confirmed, it will be the third-hottest temperature ever recorded on earth. The…
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Wildfires are blazing across western Colorado– what would that look like here?
→You can view an interactive map of United States wildfires…
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No, you haven’t been imagining it– The last 30 days have been extremely wet.
From this morning… Folks this rain is NO JOKE flooding already occurring on Lindell at Vandeventer. #STLwx #TurnAroundDontDrown…
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VIDEO: What made yesterday’s wind storm a ‘derecho’
What makes a “derecho”? Monday’s historic wind event brought damage to several major cities from Iowa through north-central Illinois. This storm is…
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WEATHER ALERT DAY: Severe storms likely through this evening
SYNOPSIS A cold front continues to track south across northern Missouri Monday afternoon. Instability values are expected to be very high due to the…
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VIDEO: What to know about the Perseid meteor shower
NASA’s in-depth article on the 2020 Perseid meteor…
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