Increased flooding in Mid-Missouri has caused longer wait times for restoration companies. But experts say people who have flood damage in their homes shouldn’t wait to take steps against mold.
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We’ve been tracking localized flooding for you all weekend long, but with more rain on the way, flooding is still a major concern. The National Severe Storms Laboratory of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration states that flash flooding is the most dangerous type of flooding as there is little forewarning allowing for preparations to
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The two men told firefighters their pickup truck, which was pulling a camper, bogged down in the floodwaters on Route K at the Katy Trail at about 8 p.m. Sunday. They refused medical treatment.
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Boone County Fire officials say they’re ready for another week of storms and flash flooding as Mid-Missouri is still recovering from the latest round of storms.
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Nelson’s Tree Service in Columbia has been working night and day to clean up debris left by trees in both homes and on roads after severe storms hit Mid-Missouri Friday.
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Check back here for storm updates in Mid-Missouri.
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COLUMBIA. Mo. (KMIZ) Brad Frazier with the Columbia Fire Department said his crews responded to five water rescues in a 90 minute period Friday morning, but the response time took a bit longer than expected. Frazier said not only are the commonly flooded roadways closed but roadways in different areas are flooded also. He said
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Golf courses at Midway Golf and Games are flooded with several feet of water. According to ABC 17’s viewer reports the Boone County area was hit with about five to six inches of rain causing severe flooding all over the county. The rain caused Perchie Creek and the Missouri River to overflow.
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Office of Emergency Management says if dangerously high winds start to hit the area you need to have a safety plan. “The most important thing is to be prepared,” said Elizabeth Thompson, the planning and preparedness specialist for the Boone County Office of Emergency Management. “You want to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Office of Emergency Management is warning residents of risks of flooding ahead of rainfall predictions over the next 72 hours. Officials from OEM said while in contact with the St. Louis National Weather Service, they are forecasting four plus inches of rain for Boone County over the next 72-hour
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is working with the National Weather Service out of St. Louis, to remind residents about the potential flooding of area creeks and streams. Forecasters are predicting four-plus inches of rain over the next 72 hours. Due to that prediction, officials report there is a
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Columbia Water and Light advised residents in a Facebook post Thursday that expected severe weather could cause power outages in Columbia.
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Some more storm chances loom right around the corner. However, multiple rounds of storms will complicate how this all unfolds. As hot and humid as we’ll be, we’ll be tracking some form of a severe threat with each round, along with a flooding threat. Here’s what we know Our ridge that’s kept things quiet will
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Get updates on the damage from storms that hit Mid-Missouri on Sunday.
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Severe thunderstorms moved through Mid-Missouri around 10:00 PM Sunday night, leaving a swath of damage across Audrain, Boone, and Callaway counties. As of 11:30 PM, more than 2,000 Boone Electric customers were without power, and more than 1,000 were without power in the City of Columbia. Several reports of trees and downed power lines came
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Hot and humid conditions-that’s what storms love to feed off of. We’ll have plenty of that in places as a complex of storms dives south. Stormtrack Doppler Radar With temperatures returning to the low to mid 90’s, and dewpoint temperatures nearing 70-we won’t have much standing in the way of a complex of storms that’s
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team issued a Weather Alert Day for strong storms moving in Thursday. Stormtrack Meteorologist Kevin Schneider said rounds of showers and storms are expected throughout the day, bringing a threat of severe weather with each. “If we can get storms to redevelop and become severe in the
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Your first thought when you hear of severe weather warnings may be outdoor tornado warning sirens. While these are great tools for people who are outdoors and possibly unaware that severe weather is inbound, they are not meant to warn people within their homes. People who are indoors may not hear the sirens, which is
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Just before midnight on May 22, 2019, an EF-3 tornado hit Mid-Missouri, ripping roofs off of homes, downing trees and powerlines and changing the lives of hundreds of people. Two years later, and rebuilding is still underway. There are still 12 buildings that need to be torn down in the city,
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Jefferson City community leaders and organizations will be holding a Restoring Hope Press Conference on Friday morning to document the anniversary of the EF3 tornado, which hit the city two years ago.
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