Water safety important this upcoming summer
First responders and meteorologists give the warning every spring when heavy rains move through Mid-Missouri – “turn around, don’t drown.”
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Weather Alert Day: Severe storms with wind, hail, and tornadoes possible early Wednesday
Tuesday Evening Update: A warm front has lifted north of Mid-Missouri bringing clouds more humid air to the region. As the front pushes farther north, temperatures will warm, and skies will start to clear which will boost temperatures even further. Despite temperatures pushing into upper 70s to low 80s and dewpoints in the mid-60’s, a
Continue ReadingTracking strong to severe overnight storms
Tonight: An approaching cold front pulling in from the northwest will be a driving factor for tonight’s overnight storms. Beginning after 9 pm, isolated storms will begin to form over much of Central Missouri with an increased risk of large hail and strong winds. These storms will continue to lose energy past midnight and become
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Weather Alert Day: Tracking a few strong storms tonight
The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for the threat of severe storms tonight. Large hail and isolated damaging winds will be the main threats. A low pressure system to our northwest is pulling a warm front through the region today, bringing warmer air and gusty winds to Mid-Missouri, along
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Officials say levee repairs are almost complete after the 2019 flood destroyed them
Officials say they just have two more levees to repair after a flood-damaged them back in 2019.
Continue Reading Congressional Medal of Honor Society to honor local Boy Scouts
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Congressional Medal of Honor Society named Columbia Boy Scouts Joseph Diener and Dominic Viet with the Citizen Honors Awards. Diener and Viet, both Boy Scouts from Troop 6 in Columbia, were selected following a national search for individuals and an organization whose service or act of heroism greatly distinguished themselves. The teenagers are being honored
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Boone County launches community preparedness campaign
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Boone County has launched a community preparedness campaign, “Boone County Ready,” in an effort to help better prepare residents in the event of severe weather. The program was launched in partnership with the Office of Emergency Management and Joint Communications in Boone County, with the mission, “to enhance community preparedness, foster collaboration
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Missouri severe weather preparedness week aims to prepare citizens for the upcoming months of severe weather
The National Weather Service, State Emergency Management Agency and local emergency managers encourage Missourians to learn more about severe weather and how to protect themselves during Missouri Severe Weather Preparedness Week.
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Missouri’s spring storms may cause storm anxiety for some
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) There’s no stopping a severe storm from coming to Mid-Missouri and for many people, storms make them feel powerless and can cause storm anxiety. Arpit Aggarwal, MU Health Care child and adolescent psychiatrist said storm anxiety fears can range from a minor to severe. “For various reasons, sometimes the level of anxiety
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Tow truck companies stay busy while businesses try to stay up and running through winter storm
Tow truck companies were busy while some businesses tried to stay up and running.
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WEDNESDAY WINTER STORM UPDATES: 18-wheeler removal shuts down I-70 from St. Charles to Highway 63 connector
Check back for regular updates related to the Mid-Missouri snowstrom.
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Remote operations and classes for Wednesday and Thursday for the University of Missouri system
The University of Missouri System and the MU campus will move to remote operations and classes for Wednesday and Thursday due to winter weather.
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Illinois tornado victim’s family sues Amazon over warehouse collapse
The family of a delivery driver who died last month when a tornado collapsed the Amazon warehouse in central Illinois where he worked has filed a wrongful death lawsuit.
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Parson seeks federal disaster assessment for Missouri severe storms, tornadoes
Parson’s office said the governor has asked FEMA to work with teams in Dunklin, Pemiscot and Reynolds County in southeast Missouri to catalog the damage. The worst damage happened to electric cooperatives in Dunklin and Pemiscot counties, taking out power to 30,000 members at its peak, according to a release from Parson’s office.
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Insider Blog: Damaging winds possible this evening
Strong south winds have helped shatter temperature records across Mid-Missouri this afternoon, but more pressing will be the threat for storms given the ripe environment this evening. A cold front moving into a moisture-rich, warm environment has triggered a line of strong to severe thunderstorms moving out of Kansas into far western Missouri Wednesday evening.
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Experts explain why warehouse style buildings aren’t the safest place to be during a tornado
Experts are discussing concerns on the structure of warehouse buildings during severe weather.
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Amazon employee gives details on the night of the deadly tornado in Edwardsville, Illinois
As lives were lost that night, Quigley said he was one of the lucky ones that got his route down early.
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Red Cross responds to tornado damage in affected Missouri areas
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) After devastating tornados tore through six states including Missouri, The American Red Cross of Missouri and Arkansas coordinated with local and state emergency management to sent out crews to assist communities affected by the devastating tornadoes. Responders were sent to the Greater St. Louis area including St. Charles County where homes were
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At least four dead and 11 injured in Missouri after tornados touch down Friday night
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) At least four people are dead and 11 others injured in Missouri after tornados touched down Friday. In St. Charles County, a woman was killed at home and two others were hospitalized. In Pemiscot County, a young child was killed at home and at least nine people were transported to hospitals. Also,
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Death toll rises to six in Amazon warehouse collapse near St. Louis
EDWARDSVILLE, Il. (KMIZ) At least six people died after the Amazon warehouse collapsed in Edwardsville, Illinois when storms rolled through Friday night. This information came from the Edwardsville Fire Department at a press conference Saturday evening. The building collapsed as a result of severe weather around 8:33 Friday night, according to Edwardsville Police. Workers were
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