Tips for helping your home stay cooler for less
With dangerous heat making another return to much of the Midwest, the cost of keeping cool has skyrocketed. Forecasted highs are expected into the…
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Tracking Europe’s dangerous heat
Temperatures across the Midwest and Western United States have remind above average throughout the majority of June and July. Columbia Missouri has…
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University of Missouri research connects severe weather with the tropics
Dr. Anthony Lupo and Joseph Renken lead the way along with Caleb Brown, Grace Kennedy, Jacques Mainguy, Nicholas Wergelas into research connecting…
Continue Reading NASA’s James Webb telescope images released
President Joe Biden unveiled the first images from the James Webb telescope Monday afternoon depicting the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723. The collection…
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Weather Alert Day: Heat subsiding, but severe storms possible tonight
BLOG: The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day through late tonight as the threat for severe storms increases this evening.…
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Weather Alert Day: Dangerous heat and humidity continues through tomorrow
UPDATE: Wednesday Evening Update: This blog has an updated forecast video and heat index tracker through Friday. BLOG: The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather…
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Tracking the 2022 hurricane and tropical storm season
Although weather in Central Missouri has been calm and pleasant this past week, people will be looking ahead to their vacations away. Many people…
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Insider Blog: Tracking chances for storms and high heat indices over the holiday weekend
After a gorgeous few days across Mid-Missouri this week, we’re tracking some changes just in time for the holiday weekend. Much more humid air starts…
Continue Reading Tracking drought-like conditions across Central Missouri
One of the main stories throughout the month of June has been the warmer than average high temperatures. The heat index has reached and surpassed 100…
Continue Reading Understanding major heat illnesses symptoms
Dangerous heat has made a return back to Central Missouri as temperatures top out near record highs held since 1988. The heat index has surpassed 100…
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Weather Alert Day: Damaging winds, hail, and heavy rain possible
The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather team has issued a Weather Alert Day for the potential of a few strong to severe storms for areas north of I-70 tonight.…
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Weather Alert Day: Dangerous heat continues through Tuesday with heat indices in the triple digits
The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day through Tuesday as dangerous heat is expected to plague the area. Heat index values…
Continue Reading How to keep your pet safe during dangerous heat
Temperatures across the Midwest have been well above average this past week with the heat index surpassing 100 degrees the past few days with one…
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Weather Alert Day: Strong storms possible Sunday
The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for the potential of strong storms on Sunday. A complex of storms moving out of…
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Columbia heat index mapping project
With a cooler start to June, conditions are soon expected to change. A high-pressure ridge is expected to build overhead Central Missouri next week…
Continue Reading 2022 summer seasonal outlook
June 1st begins the start of meteorological Summer for the northern hemisphere. To explore what to expect this upcoming summer for Central Missouri,…
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Weather Alert Day: Tracking storms with potential hail and damaging winds tonight
UPDATE: TUESDAY EVENING A Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued until 3:00 a.m. for Saline, Pettis, Benton, Morgan, Howard, and Cooper counties…
Continue Reading A look into instability and how it drives storms
There are many things that impact the growth and strength of a thunderstorm. The three main areas are lift, moisture, and instability. One of the…
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Weather Alert Day: Severe threat diminishing tonight
WEDNESDAY LATE AFTERNOON UPDATE: The severe weather threat continues to wane this afternoon with scattered showers and storms showing weak rotation…
Continue Reading Unseasonable snowstorm hits Denver
While it’s storming and mid-80’s here in Central Missouri, it’s snowing and into the lower 30’s along the Rocky Mountains in Denver, Colorado. Large…
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