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Mid-Missouri is getting its first significant snow of the season.
Continue ReadingMid-Missouri is getting its first significant snow of the season.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Public works departments across Mid-Missouri are on the roads Monday night preparing for snowfall. Crews are first going to start salting all roads that are most susceptible to slickness. “We’ll have crews in overnight and they’ll react to conditions as they develop,” Columbia Public Works spokesman John Ogan said. “They are going
Continue ReadingThe ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for the potential of accumulating snow between Monday night and early Tuesday morning. Watch live weather cameras and get weather updates in the player. A Winter Weather Advisory has been issued for counties north of I-70 as these areas have the greatest chance
Continue ReadingPrecipitation had started falling in parts of Mid-Missouri by nightfall on Monday as the region was expected to see its first significant snowfall of the season.
Continue ReadingTONIGHT: Light rain showers quickly turn over to snow showers after sunset as temperatures drop. Expect snow showers to continue overnight into early Tuesday morning. Accumulation between 1-3″. Lows around 30. TOMORROW: Snow showers coming to an end early, but clouds and flurries stick around. Roads may be slick through mid-late morning. Highs reaching the
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City of Columbia Public Works crews will be start responding to an anticipated snow storm at 7 p.m. Their initial focus will be on pretreating bridges, curves and intersections, which are areas more susceptible to slickness.The city’s primary concern will be slushy conditions for the Tuesday morning commute. Residents are advised to
Continue ReadingTODAY: A Weather Alert Day goes into effect Monday evening as the first snow of the season approaches. Get the latest details on that here. Ahead of this system, temperatures reach the lower 40s as clouds fill out throughout Monday. TONIGHT: Precip has slowed slightly and will move in by 8-10 p.m. tonight. There may
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) By the end of Monday night, Mid-Missouri could see its first snowfall accumulations. The ABC 17 Stormtrack is tracking the potential for 1 to 3 inches of snow for parts of the area from Monday night into Tuesday morning. Drivers will want to consider preparing their vehicles with winter necessities if they
Continue ReadingThe first measurable snow is expected to hit Mid-Missouri this week.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) – Mid-Missouri public works departments have already started preparing for the first snowfall since winter. Columbia Public Works says it has 34 snow vehicles available to this winter season. The department says it is going into the winter with the same amount of staffing as last winter, which is 20% below what it would like
Continue ReadingTONIGHT: Mostly clear to partly cloudy with lows in the lower 20s. TOMORROW: Increasing clouds and chilly with highs in the lower 40s. EXTENDED: Tomorrow morning’s commute will be fine, but clouds start to increase during the day ahead of our next low pressure system. Temperatures reach the mid-40s by afternoon, and precipitation will take
Continue ReadingTODAY: Another bitterly cold day with temperatures struggling to reach 40 degrees. Winds quiet down but the wind chill will still dwell in the 30s all day. TOMORROW: Southerly flow returns to the region, boosting highs to the mid-40s. Clouds slowly fill in through the day ahead of low pressure. EXTENDED: A Weather Alert Day
Continue ReadingToday: Wind chill in the teens early in the morning. Highs only reach the mid-30s with a feels-like below freezing all day. Tomorrow: A slight rebound in temperatures as we start out in the 20s. Highs will reach the lower 40s but expect the wind chill to remain in the 30s. Extended: High pressure moving
Continue ReadingTonight: Overnight lows cool to the mid-20s tonight aided by strong northwesterly flowing winds up to 20 mph. These cooler temperatures and high winds lead to overnight wind chills into the mid to upper teens. Skies become partly cloudy. Tomorrow: Temperatures Saturday warm into the mid-30s as skies become mostly cloudy with a few morning
Continue ReadingTODAY: Friday will be noticeably colder as soon as you set foot out the door. Temperatures in the 30s to start the day, will only climb to near 40 this afternoon. Throw in a 10-15 mph wind, gusting in the 20s at times, and wind chills will make it feel like 20 to 30 degrees
Continue ReadingTONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and cold with showers diminishing before sunrise. Lows in the low to mid-30s. TOMORROW: Clouds gradually decrease. Wind chills in the mid-upper teens in the morning. Highs in the upper 30s to around 40. EXTENDED: Showers are expected to become a bit more widespread tonight as the cold front moves in, with
Continue ReadingTemperatures this weekend are expected to fall with wind chills into the mid-teens marking perfect timing for Missouri’s winter weather preparedness week. The forth topic of the week is dealing with the extreme cold and low wind chills. To first understand wind chill and why it is referred to as the “Feels-Like temperature,” you must
Continue ReadingToday: Winds will switch from the southwest to the northwest late this afternoon and evening as a strong cold front promotes showers and storms. Mid-Missouri can expect strong winds, isolated heavy rainfall, and thunder with tonight’s system. Tonight: Overnight lows cool dramatically as showers and storms continue to track to the southwest. Overnight lows cool
Continue ReadingTODAY: Thursday starts a bit warmer than Wednesday, with temperatures in the 60s this morning. We’ll see a warm up into the mid-70s by early this afternoon, where clouds will start to pick up ahead of an approaching cold front. Winds ahead of the front will be sustained near 10-20 mph, and gust as high
Continue ReadingTONIGHT: Partly cloudy and breezy with lows in the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Breezy and warm to start with highs reaching in the mid-70s. Showers and storms move in by late afternoon, bringing a big cool down. EXTENDED: It will be breezy and warm to start the day with temperatures still managing to get into the
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