As April begins, the March weather story has come to an end. You’ll want to take a look back at the weather we saw in March because looking back at a month’s weather can be almost as interesting as looking forward to what’s coming next. You may be familiar with the Climate Prediction Center outlooks
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Severe weather is a threat here in mid-Missouri during the springtime, and having adequate ways to get information about the weather can be the difference in life or death. Cole County’s Emergency Management Office is working to provide weather radios to those who may live in areas that do not have sirens nearby so that
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Living in the Midwest means that we are familiar with tornadoes, and it may mean you’re familiar with the term “Tornado Alley”. Lately, questions have been raised as to whether or not that term is accurate given data from the last 70 years. Tornado Alley covers a large portion of the Great Plains from Texas
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By now, many of us have heard about the Ever Given’s incident, but something that you may have glossed over is the fact that the ship’s new found freedom was aided by a natural cycle caused by the moon. The Ever Given, a trade ship, was stuck in the Suez Canal for nearly six days
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Many of us are excited at the prospect of planting our gardens and our flowers, but is it too early for us to do so? Climate data can be extremely useful in deciding when the best time to plant is. Anytime we’re talking about climate trends, there’s always going to be an asterisk by hard dates
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We’re tracking rainfall here in mid-Missouri, but we are not worried about severe weather for tonight. In states such as Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia, they’re already seeing intense severe weather with more anticipated after nightfall. The south’s atmosphere was the perfect set-up for an event like what is happening currently. Even from early in the
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It’s no secret that the weather can impact agriculture, and Adam Puchta winery in Hermann, Missouri in Gasconade County is a prime example of how a 7th generation family business handles the weather’s impacts on their vineyards. As Parker Puchta, a seventh generation worker for the company explained,“You are at the whim of the weather
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AFTERNOON UPDATE: Clouds have limited the amount of instability for storms to tap into this afternoon, so what we have seen so far has stayed sub severe with scattered lightning and heavy rain. As storms move east, there will be a small window for strong/severe storms through about 5-6PM, but the overall risk is low.
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack weather team has issued a Weather Alert Day for Wednesday with the threat of severe storms returning.
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After a 14-day stretch of below-freezing temperatures last month, we’ve started this spring with several days above average, hinting at a continued La Niña pattern over the next few months.
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Monday Afternoon Update: Scattered storms have developed across Mid-Missouri with the severe storms staying to our west around the Kansas City area as of 5:00. A few strong storms will be possible between now and 9-10:00 PM. Setup The same upper-level low that brought us the rain yesterday is slowly crawling east. It’s taking long
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Daylight Saving Time started yesterday, but why was this time change ever created? Contrary to some thought processes, it’s actually not solely because of the weather! I wanted to dive into why Daylight Saving Time was created and the steps that were taken to get it implemented across the nation. The history of Daylight Saving
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We wrapped up winter with an active February with several winter weather events and a long cold stretch, but we actually ended up with less snow than normal through March 1st.
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On August 10, a powerful storm roared through parts of the Upper Midwest. Some of our neighbors to the north recorded wind gusts as highs as 126 mph with some estimates from damage surveyors beyond 140 mph
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Severe weather is unpredictable and can strike at the worst times. What should you do if you find yourself out on the roads during bad weather? Listen to weather forecasts If severe weather strikes while you’re driving, you should always listen to the radio so you can be aware of what’s going on. This could
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While we’re only tracking rain today, meteorologists were tracking much different conditions on March 12, 2006. Missouri saw a record breaking day that Sunday full of tornadic activity. 38…That’s how many tornadoes we saw across the state of Missouri on march 12, 2006. On a Sunday evening and into the overnight hours, the atmosphere was
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After a warm and windy start to the week, big changes are on the way with soaking rain and a few thunderstorms possible later this week. Upper level wind flow is coming from the southwest, pushing warm and moist air in our direction. This will prime the area for rounds of rainfall that could bring
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) What kind of weather will this season bring? Can we expect floods? How do I prepare? The ABC 17 Stormtrack Severe Weather Special will answer these questions and more when it airs on Tuesday, March 16 at 6:30 p.m. on ABC 17, KMIZ with an encore on FOX 22, KQFX at 9:30
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To close off the National Weather Service’s Severe Weather Preparedness Week, we’re talking about how to stay safe in flooding situations. Mid-Missouri may not have beaches or breezy ocean scenes, but boy do we have rivers! While rivers are great for fishing and boating, they also are dangerous when they reach flood status. It’s not
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Today’s tornado warning test conducted by the National Weather Service was a prompt to get us thinking about our severe weather plans. Here in mid-Missouri we’re no strangers to severe weather. Many of us were impacted by the tornado that tore through Jefferson City just a few years ago, and it won’t be long before
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