SYNOPSIS A cold front continues to track south across northern Missouri Monday afternoon. Instability values are expected to be very high due to the heat and humidity expected. Wind shear looks relatively low, so a tornado threat looks low at the moment. Damaging wind, flash flooding and hail look like greater threats. TIMING Storms have
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NASA’s in-depth article on the 2020 Perseid meteor shower
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We’ve gotten a break from the 90s this week but the humid, muggy weather has held on strong. That’s set to change as a strong cold front is set to burst south through mid-Missouri Sunday night. Much drier air will help us cool off into the 70s for highs with lows into the mid-to-upper 50s–
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A heat advisory goes into effect tomorrow afternoon and lasts through Sunday evening. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather team opted to not issue a Weather Alert Day due to heat index values remaining below 105º. We typically begin having internal Weather Alert Day discussions if heat index values are expected to be at least 100
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FULL PHOTO GALLERY
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A line of severe thunderstorms blossomed across the Highway 50 corridor this evening. It brought extremely heavy rainfall to Moniteau and Cole Counties. Flooding was reported on several roadways near creeks and streams in Jefferson City. A flash flood warning remains in effect until 11:15pm for Moniteau, Cole and Southern Callaway Counties. Radar indicated rainfall
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day in effect today through tonight for the potential of dangerous heat. A Heat Advisory is in effect for the entire viewing area for heat indices between 105-107 on Sunday. The jet stream will continue to lift north this week, with high pressure building
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You the NASA teleconference that has more information on viewing NEOWISE by clicking here.
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather team has issued a Weather Alert Day for the potential of strong to severe storms by this evening into late Saturday night. Storms diminished to our west early this morning, leaving the environment in better shape for ingredients to come together by afternoon. Plenty of instability is available for storms
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Tomorrow, a penumbral lunar eclipse will take place in the night sky. Now, this is a little bit different from a total or partial lunar eclipse that you usually might think of. When the sun shines on the earth, a shadow is cast. Because of the way shadows work, one direct shadow is formed– this
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Getting good news in 2020 is probably similar to the feeling that the guy from Cast Away had when the ship pulled up while he baked in the sun on the middle of a raft in the in the Pacific Ocean. Our good news comes in the form of severe weather records. No, you didn’t
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June was a fairly quiet month of weather across mid-Missouri, but a few notable events gave the month some extra kick. We started off with Cristobal, the earliest “C-Named” tropical system on record in the Atlantic. The storm carved a path from Louisana, up into Wisconsin dumping several inches of rainfall across the Mississippi. Those
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Monday Morning Update:It’s starting to look like we may have avoided the worst of the flooding threat so far. We’ll continue to monitor trends on radar, but the area of concern has shifted more into Illinois this morning. There’s still a chance we pick up some afternoon showers & storms, east of HWY 63. A
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The next couple of days are going to feature air that feels a bit more muggy! It’s a classic sign that we’re turning the corner out of cold, wintry weather. However, many times we confuse humidity with a “humid” atmosphere. (I know, that makes no sense– Blame the guy who came up with the calculation
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After a pleasant start to the week, the return of summer-like weather is looming with heat, humidity, and storms all in the forecast for the weekend and beyond. Moisture is beginning to creep back into the region as high pressure builds to our south in the upper levels of the atmosphere. This will allow southwesterly
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This week is Lightning Safety Week. It’s we head into the most active months for daily lightning across the United States which falls between late June and August. One of the things that makes lightning so dangerous is because of the misinformation and myths which surround the phenomenon. One popular myth is that if the
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Saharan dust is a phenomenon that occurs yearly, but in much a 2020 fashion, the one this year had to be the worst in… 50 years? That’s according to several meteorological sources on the island of Puerto Rico who experienced the brunt of this dust event over the past 3 days. 💨 Saharan Dust is
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Link to the full report–> https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/content/hurricane-forecast-models-get-boost-new-satellite-data
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