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Tracking the impacts of Hurricane Delta through the weekend
Hurricane Delta has made landfall just to the south of Cancun this morning near Puerto Morelos as a category 2 storm. It weakened this morning to 110 mph winds as it bore down on the Yucatan Peninsula. An observation site in Cancun reported 84 mph sustained winds with gusts to 104 mph. As of 4:00
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Severe weather chances actually increase into October and November
Severe chances Sunday Evening Severe Climatology thru November
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Frost chance incoming? Powerful early-season arctic front possible next week
Friday 9/25 – Updated Frost Chances next Friday morning (10/2) A powerful early-season arctic cold front is expected to carve a path across the United States by mid-to-late next week. Now, just because this is an arctic front, doesn’t mean we’ll see January-type bitter cold. But temperatures 10-20 degrees below average could be possible! For
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35-Day Forecasts??? NOAA overhauls long-range forecasting system
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has announced a major overhaul of its Global Ensemble Forecasting System, or GEFS for short. Several upgrades, including data production up to 35 days in advance are a part of the list of improvements. What is “Ensemble Forecasting”? Normally, when we show you FutureTrack on TV, we’re showing you
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Insider Blog: Hurricane Teddy producing huge waves along the East Coast, in the Atlantic
As Hurricane Teddy exits warm, tropical waters and moves pole-ward to the north, the storm has grown immensely. Winds near the center of this storm continue to range between 90 to 100 mph. Due to Teddy’s immense size, it has a huge influence on the ocean around it. Wave data this morning indicated wave heights
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Great spots to go leaf-watching in Missouri this year
Whether you’re a long-time resident of Missouri or a new transplant, an exciting time of year is ahead. The Fall foliage season is upon us with dots of color already popping up in many communities. As we head into the next couple of weeks, these beautiful views will only get more vibrant. Missouri’s wide variety
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Peak of the season, already out of names… How the NHC will solve this tropical trouble
2020 is on pace to be the most active hurricane season ever recorded. As of this afternoon, Wilfred is the last name on the list of official 2020 tropical systems. We’re only 7 days past the typical peak, too. The NHC has had to bust out the Greek alphabet before, back in 2005. That hurricane
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Dry weather ahead, minor drought grows toward mid-Missouri
LINK TO THE NATIONAL DROUGHT MONITOR: https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?Midwest
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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. This weekend, smoke was particularly thick and left mid-MO skies a hazy, milky grey, versus a typical clear-day blue sky. Below is a map of where smoke has spread
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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 a pre-frontal boundary draped north to south across the state. The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch from 7PM through 10AM Saturday for the potential of isolated flash flooding
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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 nation this past week. Our foliage tracker has mid-Missouri hitting peak color by late October and early November. For those with a keen eye, there have already been some leaves
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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 eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean over the past several months.
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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. It's new. And definitely not normal. #abc7now #SanFrancisco pic.twitter.com/Pc4JL5rRsq— Wayne Freedman (@WayneFreedman) September 9, 2020 People really don’t know what to do right now. Everyone on the Embarcadero is stopping to record the sky
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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 we’re be in the thick of it by this time next week! And if we’re going to talk technicalities, the fall season has already begun! Meteorologists use September 1st to
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