Ahh yes, 2020… The year of apocalyptic headlines! Although, there is some good news that may come out of this weather phenomenon. A look at satellite today shows a large cloud of dust streaming off the west coast of Africa from the Sahara Desert. It can be a little hard to pick out the dust
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Precipitation chances are expected to remain low over the next week with plenty of sunshine to go around. As we get further into the spring and summer season, this means practicing heat safety becomes more important every day! UV or Ultra violet light is the main form of harmful radiation that we receive from the
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A sun halo (sometimes called sundog) shined bright around the sun Monday afternoon. This was actually due to moisture streaming in from tropical depression Cristobal which brought us all the rain Tuesday morning. These halos, which in some cases look like rainbows around the sun are formed when light from the sun shines through clouds
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MONDAY MORNING UPDATE:The heaviest of the rain appears to be moving to our north, which may be coming a touch too late. Some folks have picked up enough rain to cause ponding and flooding on area roadways. We’ll begin to transition to whether or not we’ll pick up strong to severe storms this afternoon. This
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Jake Spencer sent us this photo of an amazing looking cloud structure as storms rolled through mid-Missouri this morning. This was taken near a Rolla Walmart in Phelps county. The clouds were a part of a mesoscale convective system that brought the morning storms. That type of cloud in particular is referred to as a
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Thunderstorms roared loud and proud across mid-Missouri last night in a direction to don’t usually travel… from the east to the west. They were apart of a mesoscale convective system (MCS) which blossomed from a single storm that spawned near Quincy, Illinois Wednesday afternoon. That storm complex continueed to grow and spread westward through mid-Missouri
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After two swaths of storms soaked Mid-Missouri on Wednesday, we got a but of a break with much cooler temperatures on Thursday. The heat and humidity are expected to make a comeback Friday with a cold front to our north, drawing in warm, moist, southerly winds. There could be a few storms early Friday due
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for the threat of severe storms through Thursday morning. MIDNIGHT UPDATE: Strong storms have been training across the eastern half of Mid-Missouri this evening, bringing anywhere from 2-4″+ rainfall to parts of Audrain, Callaway, Boone, Monroe, and Randolph counties. These storms will continue
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May was a fairly tame month of weather across mid-Missouri. Temperatures were about a degree below normal (that came at the cost of the polar vortex which brought cold air the first week of the month). Precipitation was about as close to average as you can get. May is typically our wettest month. Several days
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Yesterday’s launch scrubbed due to thunderstorms… Shelf Cloud approaching Cape Canaveral Thursday afternoon Launching a large metal tube into space is already difficult enough on it’s own. It becomes extremely dangerous if weather conditions are inclement. This was the case this past Thursday as SpaceX had to postpone its launch that was planned for the
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⬆️HIGH PRESSURE EXPLAINED⬆️ Summer takes over next week! A strong ridge of high pressure is expected to develop across the central United States by the middle of next week. We’re expecting our first round of extended summer-like heat to push into mid-Missouri. The week will start out in the upper 70s and low 80s and
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Scattered thunderstorms brought heavy rain and flash flooding to parts of Mid-Missouri on Monday night, along with a brief tornado in northern Chariton County. A brief tornado touched down after 6:00 PM on Monday, May 25, 2020. Photos courtesy of Riley Young. Minor structural damage was found near Mendon at the intersection of Mike Rd.
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Just weeks ago on May 4, severe thunderstorms tore across the southern part of the state, leaving behind significant wind damage. Gov. Mike Parson addressed the cleanup.
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As if 2020 wasn’t causing enough problems… This morning, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released their official forecast for the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. Much like 2020… it’s not great news. They’re forecasting an above average hurricane season this year and if that comes to pass, it will be the fifth year in a
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Stubborn clouds have plagued Mid-Missouri over the last several days thanks to slow moving low pressure that has drifted to our southeast. We begin to see a change in our weather pattern by Friday with this low affecting us less as we approach the weekend. Our upper level pattern with shift with southwest wind flow,
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Why have we been so gloomy? A persistent area of low pressure across central Tennessee has spun clouds and light drizzle across mid-Missouri over the past week. This is the SAME storm system that brought the loud round of thunderstorms LAST Friday morning. So what’s cause this storm to only move a few hundred miles
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The track of the storm on May 22, 2019, was long enough to give Jefferson City a chance to get ready.
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Nocturnal tornadoes, or tornadoes that come at night, make up roughly 38 percent of all tornadoes in the United States.
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Thursday Night Update: A line of strong storms capable of producing damaging winds is pushing into our far northern counties along Highway 36 and will continue to pose a damaging wind and large hail threat into the overnight hours. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 5AM for areas along and west of Highway
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Frost advisories have been issued for all of mid-Missouri this evening. This is as temperatures are expected to drop close to freezing, especially in rural areas. If you have gotten your gardens going, it’s important to take proper precautions for sensitive vegetation! Here’s a look at how frost forms. During the day, the sun heats
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