Winter Weather Archives

Experts warn of injury from cold exposure during low temperatures

February 9, 2021 7:00 PM Sydney Olsen

Temperatures in mid-Missouri have plummeted to the single digits, and health experts are warning the conditions can lead to frostbite or hypothermia.

Traffic on I-70 West backed up due to a crash on Feb. 9th, 2021

Over a dozen districts report buses on snow routes due to winter weather

February 9, 2021 10:09 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several Mid-Missouri school districts have canceled class for Wednesday whil several are running snow routes to pick up students for Wednesday class. Temperatures will fall into the single digits just about each night the rest of this week, making it hard for road crews to treat roads with either salt or chemicals.

Republic Services in Jefferson City to resume trash pick up Wednesday

February 9, 2021 7:30 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Republic Services suspended trash pick-up service in Jefferson City Tuesday due to inclement weather and the safety of the drivers. Officials report that regular service will resume Wednesday. Officials say that any customer missed on Monday and Tuesday will be serviced next week. Republic Service asks customers to ensure “containers are

Boone County Road and Bridge and MoDOT fight bitter cold while working to clear roads

February 9, 2021 2:09 PM Meghan Drakas

Boone County crews were in overnight and were relieved by a day crew that took over at 7 a.m. Tuesday.

Crash backs up traffic on Missouri River bridge

February 9, 2021 9:49 AM Matthew Sanders

A crash backed up traffic on the Missouri River bridge near Rocheport on Tuesday morning.

Lettered highways and residential streets still covered in snow as winter weather continues

February 9, 2021 5:43 AM Matt Ragsdale

Around Mid-Missouri, residential streets and lettered highways were still covered in snow as winter weather continues to move through the area.

Low temperatures could cause black ice to form on roads overnight

February 8, 2021 5:26 PM Sydney Olsen

Boone County Road and Bridge and Columbia Public Work have crews treating roads due to freezing drizzle and light snow.

Columbia Public Schools cancels classes for Tuesday; Dozens of districts cancel Tuesday classes

February 8, 2021 11:04 AM Matthew Sanders

Boonville, Fayette, Otterville and Pilot Grove were among the public districts that had called off Tuesday classes by 4 p.m. Monday.

Main St. Near Missouri River Bridge 2-8-21

Jefferson City and Cole County crews say road treatment will be tricky overnight for the morning commute

February 8, 2021 6:12 PM Connor Hirsch

With the extreme cold temperatures and possibility of freezing drizzle in the Cole County area, road crews are gearing up for a late night and early morning.

INSIDER BLOG: Tracking more wintry precipitation today

February 8, 2021 6:11 AM Kevin Schneider

There’s no rest for the weary in this type of pattern. With broad zonal (flat) flow entrenched, this might be a theme for this week: light, but daily disturbances. Our next system is rippling through today. As cold as roads are, slippery conditions could develop quickly throughout the day, especially where some of the heavier

Road conditions get worse as wintry precipitation continues

February 8, 2021 11:47 AM Chanel Porter

A MoDOT spokesman cautioned the process is slower than it might be without the extreme cold, which makes treatments less effective.

Dangerous cold temperatures could cause heating issues in homes

February 8, 2021 11:30 AM Zola Crowder

With temperatures dropping below zero, experts say people should take precautions to protect their heaters from overworking and pipes from freezing.

Jefferson City public works crews refill on salt.

MoDOT warns road treatment loses effectiveness with extreme cold

February 7, 2021 5:11 PM Connor Hirsch

Jason Shafer, Central District Maintenance Engineer for MoDOT, said road crews will continue to be out Sunday night and Monday morning as needed.

City of Columbia extends temporary overnight warming center

February 7, 2021 4:26 PM Sydney Olsen

The City of Columbia opened a temporary warming center at Wabash Bus Station downtown due to extremely cold temperatures through the weekend.

Weather Alert Day: Freezing wind chills this morning, slick roads possible

February 4, 2021 4:08 PM Jessica Hafner

The ABC 17 Stormtrack weather team has issued a Weather Alert Day Saturday through midday Sunday for the potential of accumulating snow through tonight followed by bitterly cold wind chills into Sunday morning.

Missouri State Highway Patrol Vehicle parked with its lights on.

Winter weather causes at least two rollover crashes

February 7, 2021 10:41 AM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported two rollover crashes on Sunday. Both crashes sent their respective drivers to local hospitals. The first crash happened at 2:10 a.m. on Route W, 79 feet north of South Rock Creek Road. Anthony Kerns was travelling south on Route W when his car began to slide

WEATHER CONDITION UPDATES: Wreck blocking I-70 eastbound lanes at Missouri River Bridge

February 6, 2021 3:29 PM ABC 17 News Team

Boone County Joint Communications is reporting a wreck on Interstate 70 eastbound at the Missouri River Bridge. Troop F is reporting the wreck is blocking traffic on eastbound I-70. I-70 wreck reported in Cooper County at mile marker 108 A crash is reported on westbound Interstate 70 at mile marker 108 near the Cooper and

Road crews preparing ahead for the weekend’s winter weather

February 5, 2021 6:06 PM Victoria Bragg

COLUMBIA, MO (KMIZ) Road crews across Mid-Missouri started pretreatment of priority routes ahead of the anticipated winter weather. Columbia Public Works began pretreatment of main roads Friday and plans to continue pretreatment ahead of the snow Saturday morning. Ashlyn Sherman, a spokesperson for Columbia Public Works said crews will continue to monitor road conditions throughout

Columbia shelters prepare for extreme weekend cold

February 4, 2021 11:56 AM Chanel Porter

Local shelters are taking extra steps to make sure that people are provided a space through the weekend as Mid-Missouri enters temperatures in single digits.

Some Columbia roads see lasting impacts after winter weather

January 28, 2021 8:01 AM Ben Fein

Some roads in and around Columbia are seeing some lasting impacts from Wednesday’s winter weather.