COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) It has been one week since tornadoes touched down across Mid-Missouri, causing damage and teaching some residents important lessons. In Columbia, city officials reported that at least five homes and several buildings sustained damage after a confirmed EF-1 tornado moved through the area. The tornado caught many by surprise, but several residents
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) An EF-1 tornado touched down in Audrain County on Sunday, the National Weather Service determined on Thursday. Severe storms impacted Mid-Missouri this weekend, leading to damage and power outages (with some still active in Columbia). An EF-1 tornado had led to the destruction of Columbia’s recycling facility. An EF-2 tornado occurred in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Severe storms this past Sunday resulted in multiple tornado touchdowns in the area, including an EF-1 that was reported in Columbia. A lot of power outages were reported around Mid-Missouri, with some lasting days. Columbia’s recycling facility was destroyed in the storm, prompting the city to pause curbside pickup and close its
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) City of Columbia officials are still assessing the total damage to its recycling operations after an EF-1 tornado tore through the northeast part of the city Sunday evening, destroying the city’s recycling facility and prompting a disaster declaration. The city announced on Sunday that curbside recycling pickup would be paused and drop-off
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF-2 tornado touched down in southern Callaway County on Sunday. Severe storms caused damage and power outages throughout Mid-Missouri on Sunday, with many areas still feeling the effects on Monday. The NWS wrote that the tornado developed northwest of New Bloomfield and moved northeast
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Office of Emergency Management is reminding residents about extreme weather safety as Mid-Missouri is forecasted to be hit with high winds, heavy rain, and risks for hail and tornadoes on Easter weekend. In a Facebook post Friday, the BCOEM reminds drivers to avoid driving through moving and high water.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Ten days after a devastating EF-2 tornado hit the city, Pilot Grove’s St. Joseph Catholic Church is looking for volunteers to help with clean up efforts. Its cleanup day event will start on Route 135 at 8 a.m. with a focus on removing debris from the fields outside of town. Lunch will
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Columbia, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation and the Missouri State Highway Patrol are urging drivers to remain alert and use extreme caution this weekend, as parts of the state prepare for what could be a historic rainfall event. According to MoDOT, more than six inches of rain are expected in some areas across
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Task Force 1 was activated on Thursday to respond to expected flooding in southeast Missouri. According to a news release, the team has been activated to help local authorities in flood-related emergency response operations on Friday. Task Force 1 left Columbia just before 3 p.m., marking its first in-state deployment since
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PILOT GROVE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Cooper County Emergency Management Agency says a power outage is to blame for a tornado siren not activating before an EF-2 tornado touched down in Pilot Grove on Wednesday morning. The siren — described as a “Cold War-era siren” — that sits on the Pilot Grove water tower and solely
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PILOT GROVE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Pilot Grove Community is picking up their gloves and chainsaws to help with clean up efforts following a tornado Wednesday morning. After leaving her basement following the storm, Pilot Grove resident and community building board member Sue Day grabbed her rake and joined her neighbors in the cleanup. “There is
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Cleanup efforts continued in Rolla Tuesday, four days after an EF-2 tornado tore through the city.
When Rolla Public School cancelled classes for the week after the devastating storm, some students rallied together to help their community.
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Governor Mike Kehoe announced Tuesday that Missouri is requesting assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after Friday’s deadly storms.
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We’re coming off of a snowier and slightly cooler than normal winter that started with about 3″ of snow in December for a total of 18.2″ by the end of February. Despite the above average snowfall, our total liquid precipitation came in about 1.5″ below normal, allowing current drought conditions to hold as we head
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Members of the Columbia Fire Department and other agencies went to Rolla after the area was devastated by storms on Friday night. CFD Assistant Fire Chief Lester Shewmake was among those who responded after the tornado hit. He said seeing the destruction left behind gave a “different feeling.” “I’ve been down there quite
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PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Rolla Public Schools announced Sunday that schools will be closed all week. According to a social media post from the district, due to the extensive damage to buildings caused by Friday night’s storm, school will not be in session this week. The days are not expected to impact the calendar or
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Severe storms that hit Mid-Missouri on Friday evening continued to roll through the state that night, leaving damage everywhere they went. At least a dozen Missourians were killed in Friday night storms alone, while dozens died in the nationwide severe weather outbreak. At least three tornadoes hit the St. Louis area. Rolla was one of
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The National Weather Service in St. Louis has confirmed three tornadoes hit the St. Louis area during Friday’s storms, according to a Saturday X post.
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ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) Various members of the community worked from Friday night through Saturday to help with recovery efforts after the City of Rolla was hit by a tornado Friday. “It’s the community we work in, community we live in and I mean, every law enforcement that’s there, first responder, it’s home and it’s hard
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The Columbia Fire Department responded to two house fires and 77 emergency calls amid severe thunderstorms on Friday.
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