The Pacific hurricane season runs from May 15th through November 30th. Mother Nature, however, has decided to kick things off a little early. Tropical storm Andres has set a new record for the earliest named tropical storm in the Pacific Ocean. The old record was set on May 10th, 2017 with tropical storm Adrian, but
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The week will end on a nice note with high pressure just to our west on Friday, keeping pleasant conditions around Mid-Missouri on Friday night. The ABC 17 Stormtrack weather team has been tracking the potential for rain and storms over the weekend for the last several days, but there has been some uncertainty in
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Meteorologists around the nation work to collaborate every single day. This communication is an essential part to our daily workflow, especially when there’s severe weather inbound. The National Weather Service largely runs our main communication channels between broadcast meteorologists, emergency management, law enforcement and trained storm spotters. We use an NWS-run tool called Weather Chat
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released its new climate normals map but what do these maps mean? Let’s face it, climate change is a hot topic right now. For many people, it’s a triggering topic that has been made political within recent years. This story isn’t meant to be political, it’s meant to
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EVENING UPDATE: Our severe weather threat will wane for the next few hours for much of Mid-Missouri with the front continuing to track to our southeast. We will keep a close eye on a complex of storms that is expected to move into southern Missouri overnight, posing a heavy rain and wind threat for areas
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Mother Nature gave us a little bit of everything this month, from record snowfall, to later than normal frost, to temperatures near 90 degrees. We started off the month chilly, with active weather during the first full week of April. Severe weather rolled through the area on April 7, bringing wind damage to Benton County.
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After a summerlike start to this week as temperatures soared into the 80s, big changes are on the way with an active 36 hours around Mid-Missouri. Upper level high pressure is beginning to move east, taking the unusually warm temperatures and gusty winds with it. A strong low pressure system over the Plains will send
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It wouldn’t be spring in Mid-Missouri without a few curveballs, and that’s exactly what we’re dealing with this week after starting out with temperatures near 70 degrees on Monday with measurable snow less than 24 hours later. An unseasonably cool two weeks can be blamed on the upper air pattern, with cold air masses on
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TUESDAY MORNING UPDATE: Some issues cropped up briefly north of Kansas City earlier this morning on the roadways. However, they also picked up 4.5″ in some spots-that seems to be the number to get to that would lead to problems. That seems less likely at this point and helps that we’re heading into the afternoon
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It’s no secret that cooler weather has been impacting us here in mid-Missouri, but did you know that our cold spell is impacted by weather over the oceans? Dr. Anthony Lupo of the University of Missouri’s Atmospheric Sciences Department told the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team about climate blocking, an atmospheric pattern that can have
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Living in mid-Missouri allows the outdoorsman many opportunities to enjoy what Mother Nature provides us. One of these opportunities is Morel mushroom hunting. Morel mushroom hunting is a hobby that anyone can do as long as they know what they’re looking for. Morel mushrooms grow in the wild here in Missouri and are edible if
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You may recall your tv show being interrupted on Wednesday afternoon due to severe weather. Why do we cut in for severe weather? The minute we get notification that severe weather is in the area, especially potential tornadoes, we make it our top priority to make residents aware that they need to take shelter. For
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather team has issued a Weather Alert Day for the threat of severe storms later today. Showers and thunderstorms are rolling through this morning but will reignite again this afternoon. Watch live coverage when warnings are issued at this link. LATE AFTERNOON UPDATE: Central Boone and parts of northern Cole and
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather team is closely monitoring the threat for thunderstorms on Wednesday as two rounds are expected. Showers and storms ahead of a cold front across eastern Kansas tonight will move into Mid-Missouri by Wednesday morning, bringing rain and frequent lightning from the morning commute through about 9 or 10 AM. This
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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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