Chances are if you were out around 7:00am this morning, you were greeted by a beautiful, color-filled sky. Red, orange, purple, blue… It was a cornucopia of colors! Now, if you were in the right spot in mid-Missouri, you got a double dose! Many in Boone County saw a large double rainbow as this morning’s
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After a quick hit of snow to close out October, mid-Missouri hasn’t seen much winter weather since. We also managed to get to 70 almost twice this week, too. Snow lovers… I feel your pain. However, any latest-snowfall records are still quite a ways off. When was our latest snowfall (of 1″ or more)? The
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First, our Northern Light chances… A powerful geomagnetic storm is headed to Earth due to a coronal mass ejection let out by the Sun which was detected early on Monday. It sounds a lot scarier than it is… but it does have the potential to produce a vivid display of the Northern Lights across the
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Yeah… we usually pin our warm ups as a result of warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico. This time, things are a bit different. Our warm air will be coming from a place that may seem a bit counter-intuitive… The Rocky Mountains. It will be an impressive round of warmth taking over the
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It’s a pretty rare occurrence but can happen every now and then. It’s exactly what it sounds like: fog that has developed in freezing temperatures. Fog sweeps through Jefferson City early Tuesday morning. Dense Fog Advisory in effect until 10:00 am Fog is bad enough to deal with on the roadways, reducing how far in
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It’s a rare sight that hasn’t been been seen from Earth since March 4th, 1226. No that isn’t a typo. It’s been nearly 800 years! While NASA is calling this a “Christmas Star” it’s technically not a star… however, from Earth, it will look similar with the naked eye. It’s actually two planets, Jupiter and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) You can now watch the complete 2020 ABC 17 Stormtrack Winter Weather Special to find out what to expect and how to prepare for the season ahead.
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There’s a lot of watches, warnings, and advisories to keep track of throughout a year. Even just in the winter months, it can get a little confusing. While things like an Ice Storm Warning might sound pretty self-explanatory, we get a lot of questions about what is a blizzard, and the differences between a Winter
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Winter weather brings a lot of changes to daily life, and one major change is in the way we drive. Snow causes many issues for drivers and brings many more responsibilities on how to be safe on the road. As with any road hazard, snow can increase the danger of car accidents. This is why
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The 2020 ABC 17 Stormtrack Winter Weather Special will air on Tuesday, December 1 at 6:30 p.m. on ABC 17, KMIZ with an encore airing on FOX 22, KQFX at 9:30 p.m. The special will cover a variety of topics about what you can expect for the winter season ahead, including how
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Winter can bring just about every type of weather to Mid-Missouri’s 23 counties, highlighting the need to be informed about what’s heading our way. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team issue Weather Alert Days for inconvenient and dangerous weather all year round to keep viewers ahead of the storm. In winter, a Weather Alert Day
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Philip Klotzbach is an EXCELLENT follow on Twitter if you’re looking for up to the date info on hurricane records! Only 2 Category 5 Atlantic #hurricanes on record have made landfall in Nicaragua: Edith (1971) and Felix (2007). #Iota is currently bearing down on Nicaragua as a Category 5 hurricane. pic.twitter.com/a3ej3bFXKv— Philip Klotzbach (@philklotzbach) November
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Pictures of the damage Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F posted this picture Saturday evening after a severe thunderstorm came crashing through Osage Beach. The King’s Plaza shopping center sustained major damage to a commercial complex. A large roof from the southwestern flank of the building was lofted into the air, and slammed down onto
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We’re wrapping up a fairly variable fall after coming warmer and wetter than average in September, and finishing October cool and drier. November has had more above average days than normal or cooler than normal. Temperature and precipitation swings can be blamed on La Nina, a global cycle marked by cooler than average ocean temperatures
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team continues a Weather Alert Day through 9:30 Sunday morning as potentially damaging, non-thunderstorm winds push through the area. The core of the strongest winds will arrive between 3-6 am, with winds slowly subsiding through the morning. Winds could gust in excess of 50 mph at times! Stay with ABC
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team is tracking the potential for a few strong storms by late Saturday afternoon across parts of Mid-Missouri. The Storm Prediction Center has placed areas south of I-70 in a marginal risk (category 1) and areas along I-44 in a slight risk (category 2) for severe weather on Saturday afternoon
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Pinch phone screen to view graphics https://www.facebook.com/LukeVictorWx/posts/814762252636914 Flooding washed out a bridge in Iredell County, North Carolina Thursday (11/12). pic.twitter.com/RR4YvUjgKg— CBS Newspath (@cbsnewspath) November 12, 2020 Heavy rainfall caused flooding in Charlotte, North Carolina on Thursday (11/12). A drone captured footage of what used to be a baseball field covered in water. pic.twitter.com/KKziPlsxmv— CBS Newspath
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Our warm start to November After late-October brought snow to mid-Missouri, Mother Nature has treated us pretty well. Several top 5 records have already been broken across the state of Missouri for warm November weather. In fact, when we break down the numbers from Columbia Regional Airport, high temperatures averaged their fourth warmest on record
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