Severe Weather Archives

Know the difference between watches and warnings

March 11, 2024 12:35 PM Sawyer Jackson

With severe weather season quickly approaching, some confusion arises over the difference between a severe watch and a severe warning.

U.S. Army Corps, DNR discuss flood resilience study in Jefferson City

February 26, 2024 4:13 PM Nia Hinson

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Monday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources met to discuss the Lower Missouri Jefferson City spin-off study. The study comes after the Missouri River flooded in 1993, 2011 and 2019, leaving billions of dollars in damage to buildings and agriculture. Community Planner with

Storms leave hundreds without power Tuesday night

September 6, 2023 4:33 AM Gabrielle Teiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds of people throughout mid-Missouri continue to deal with power outages after severe storms swept through the area Tuesday night. Multiple counties like Camden, Morgan, Miller and Benton are still awaiting power restoration after storms ran through the area from about 10PM to midnight. Camden County is currently seeing about 20 outages

Storms leave thousands without power Monday night

September 4, 2023 8:56 PM Katie Greathouse

Storms moved through parts of Mid-Missouri on Monday, knocking down trees and powerlines.

Missouri Public Utility Alliance and Red Cross volunteers head to Florida ahead of Hurricane Idalia

August 30, 2023 4:09 AM Gabrielle Teiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As Hurricane Idalia, which is now a category four storm, nears closer to the southeast coast, volunteers from all over Missouri are heading down to help. To get ahead of the damage, Missouri Public Utility Alliance sent 68 line workers and other personnel from 15 different utilities to Jacksonville, Florida on Tuesday.

Strong winds and rain cause power outages and damage in Mexico Saturday morning

August 12, 2023 11:10 AM Nia Hinson

MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ)Around 3:30 am Saturday morning, the Mexico Public Safety Department found at least 25 locations in the area where tree limbs, utility lines are debris were blocking the roads. There are no reports of injuries from the storm. A press release from the department says that the department used equipment to remove parts

Governor Parson issues emergency operations following severe storms Friday night

August 5, 2023 8:30 PM Isabella Roberts

Saturday evening, Gov. Mike Parson signed an executive order to activate the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan in response to severe weather and flooding.

Boone County Office of Emergency Management gives safety tips ahead of potential flooding

August 1, 2023 4:45 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Office of Emergency Management is giving a reminder to residents for flood safety tips as Mid-Missouri has the potential to experience flooding. The ABC 17 News Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for Tuesday night and Wednesday morning due to the potential for flooding. The Boone

Storms damage across Mid-Missouri

July 29, 2023 4:24 PM Chance Gotsch

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A strong line of severe storms moved through Mid-Missouri early this afternoon causing widespread issues across the region. Winds up to 60 MPH have been observed with many of these storms causing downed trees which has led to power outages and damages to some homes. According to the City of Columbia, they

Storm damage and power outages seen from Wednesday night storms

July 13, 2023 5:55 AM Isabella Roberts

COLUMBIA Mo (KMIZ) Residents around Mid-Missouri are cleaning up after storms rolled through the area. Homes in Osage County, Callaway County, Camden County and Gasconade County were without power Thursday morning. Beginning around 7 p.m. Wednesday evening, residents in Columbia began seeing damage from the storms. A tree fell over onto the side of a

Winds snap utility poles in Cole County

April 20, 2023 4:06 PM Matthew Sanders

Storms packing high winds snapped utility poles and dropped pea-sized hail in the Elston area of Cole County, according to the National Weather Service.

Clean up begins in southeast Missouri after tornado killed 5 people Wednesday

April 6, 2023 6:30 PM Ethan Heinz

BOLLINGER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Efforts in Bollinger County have turned from search-and-recovery to cleaning up, following the tornado that hit the town of Marble Hill early Wednesday morning. Five people were reported to have been killed in the tornado: Jimmy Skaggs, 37; Susan Sullivan, 57; Destinee Koenig, 16;, Glenn Burcks, 62; and Micheal McCoy. 18.

Deadly tornadoes devastate southeast Missouri county; Parson speaks at area high school

April 5, 2023 11:45 AM Hannah Falcon

Missouri’s governor plans to visit rural southeast Missouri on Wednesday, where tornadoes killed multiple people overnight.

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Have you had hail damage this year?

April 4, 2023 2:22 AM ABC 17 News Team

April has just started and already many Mid-Missourians are dealing with heavy hail damage.

Hail seen around Mid-Missouri as storms go through the area

March 31, 2023 3:45 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team forecasted possible severe storms and tornadoes for Friday. Reports of golf-ball-sized hail was seen around Mid-Missouri on Friday afternoon. Homes, cars and businesses were damaged during the hailstorm that rolled through Boone County. Roadways looked covered in snow and ice as hail broke car windows and littered

Ameren Missouri customers lose power amid area storms

March 31, 2023 4:28 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Hundreds of Ameren customers in the Mid-Missouri area lost power after storms hit the region on Friday afternoon. Hail was present throughout of the area. The hardest-hit area of Mid-Missouri, in terms of lost power, is Camden County, which has 1,289 customers affected. Morgan County is currently at 831 customers affected,

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you feel ready if severe weather strikes?

March 28, 2023 2:25 AM ABC 17 News Team

We’re entering the prime time of year for severe weather in this part of the country.

Utility crews work to restore power to Mid-Missouri customers after overnight storms

February 27, 2023 11:52 AM Joushua Blount

COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ) A road in Callaway County was closed before noon Monday as contractors replaced electric poles broken by heavy winds overnight. The damage was part of what was left behind by the late-winter storm system that’s been accompanied by spring-like temperatures. About 300 Callaway Electric Cooperative members were dark just before noon as

Army Corps of Engineers signs cost-share agreement with state to study flood risk in Jefferson City

November 29, 2022 8:50 PM Ryan Shiner

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The first major step was taken yesterday in a partnership that studies the flood risk in Jefferson City. The Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, and the state signed a cost-share agreement Monday for a study around mile 142 on the Missouri River. The study would offer flood risk and

Weather Alert Day: Strong wind gusts and isolated severe storms possible tonight

November 3, 2022 3:23 PM Jessica Hafner

The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for the potential of strong winds tonight into early Saturday morning, along with a few severe storms. SETUP: Winds have already started to increase as we transition away from upper high pressure working to our east and strong low pressure diving across the