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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.

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

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.

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,

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

Convoy of Hope provides resources for those impacted by Hurricane Ian

October 2, 2022 7:55 PM Leila Mitchell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As the tragedy of Hurricane Ian continues to unfold, volunteers with the Convoy of Hope are stationed in the most impacted areas in Florida giving out food, water and supplies to those in need. Convoy of Hope out of Springfield arrived in Florida a few days ahead of the storm and they have been providing people

Missouri Task Force 1 returns home after 14-day deployment in Kentucky

August 12, 2022 6:58 PM Kennedy Miller

The rescue team was sent to Kentucky at the end of July to help with disastrous flooding.

Tipton storm damages homes, takes out electricity

July 8, 2022 8:05 AM Meghan Drakas

Storms ripped through Tipton in the early morning hours Friday leaving residents to wake up to damage.

Marshall airport recovering this weekend from storm damage

April 30, 2022 8:41 PM Chanel Porter

MARSHALL, Mo. (KMIZ) Severe storms swept through the Midwest Friday causing a roof to be torn off at the Marshall-Odell Municipal Airport. Justin Krause with Servpro was working on the building Saturday and tells ABC 17 News crews that the team is working to restore it by Monday. The private airport has operations still open

Missouri’s spring storms may cause storm anxiety for some

March 1, 2022 9:51 PM Leila Mitchell

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

Pettis County residents voice concerns over delayed tornado sirens

October 25, 2021 9:26 PM Erika McGuire

The city of Sedalia was hit with two tornadoes Sunday night according to the National Weather Service.

Pettis County looking into possible delays with tornado sirens after tornado hits Sedalia

October 25, 2021 6:28 AM Meghan Drakas

SEDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Pettis County Sheriff is looking into possible delays with the county’s tornado sirens after some residents reported issues with the timing of when the sirens went off to alert the public. According to a post from Sunday night on Sheriff Brad Anders’s Facebook page, he plans to follow up Monday with

Boone County emergency officials give safety advice ahead of possible severe storms

July 10, 2021 5:00 PM Chanel Porter

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Another round of storms are expected to roll through Mid-Missouri Saturday night and emergency officials want to make sure residents are prepared. Before the storms hit, it is best to put together an emergency kit. Sharon Watson with the American Red Cross, said this should include things like a flashlight, battery-operated radio,

Debris along Business Loop 70 in Columbia on Monday, June 21, 2021.

STORM UPDATES: Columbia Water and Light says all power restored

June 21, 2021 5:17 AM ABC 17 News Team

Get updates on the damage from storms that hit Mid-Missouri on Sunday.

Tracking rounds of storms, heat, and humidity over Memorial Day weekend

May 20, 2020 6:13 PM Jessica Hafner

Stubborn clouds have plagued Mid-Missouri over the last several days thanks to slow moving low pressure that has drifted to our southeast. We begin to see a change in our weather pattern by Friday with this low affecting us less as we approach the weekend. Our upper level pattern with shift with southwest wind flow,

Retracing the Eldon tornado

May 20, 2020 6:00 AM Kevin Schneider

The track of the storm on May 22, 2019, was long enough to give Jefferson City a chance to get ready.

WEATHER ALERT DAY: Severe weather possible this afternoon, evening

April 26, 2020 8:27 PM Luke Victor

The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Stormtrack Weather Alert Day ahead of the threat for severe thunderstorms tonight. Tuesday Afternoon Update: Showers and thunderstorms have developed ahead of the cold front, and with ample sunshine this afternoon, they’ll have plenty of energy to work with through the evening. Storms will intensify and