Winter Weather Archives

Columbia road crews preparing for snow

January 26, 2021 4:52 PM Matthew Sanders

City of Columbia road crews will report to work at 11 p.m. Tuesday ahead of expected snow Wednesday morning.

INSIDER BLOG: Wintry mix possible north this morning

January 25, 2021 6:25 AM Kevin Schneider

Rain has moved in as this latest area of low pressure starts to scoot in. Based on where we are situated, ahead of this center of this counterclockwise circulation, temperatures are trying to hold steady. This will make it hard for frozen precipitation to make it to the ground without melting. The big thing we’ll

Road crews out in full force as snowfall continues

January 15, 2021 12:57 PM Meghan Drakas

Boone and Cole County road crews are out and working to improve driving conditions as snow continues to fall in Mid-Missouri.

Driving conditions in Mexico OK, multiple crashes reported around the area

January 15, 2021 2:15 PM Chanel Porter

Road conditions were mostly clear in Mexico on Friday. Elsewhere in Audrain County, some drivers ran into poor driving conditions.

WINTER STORM UPDATES: Roads show continued improvement as snow tapers off

January 15, 2021 6:13 AM ABC 17 News Team

Check back for updates on the conditions in Mid-Missouri.

Experts say prepare for power outages during high winds

January 15, 2021 3:24 PM Zola Crowder

The National Weather Service recommends people prepare for possible power outages when dealing with high winds such as those measured in Mid-Missouri on Friday.

Officials warn of high winds and snow, creating rough driving conditions

January 14, 2021 7:25 PM Connor Hirsch

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With high winds and snow in the forecast, officials say driving conditions could deteriorate quickly late Thursday into Friday morning. The ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day through early Friday night for the potential of accumulating snow and strong gusty winds. MoDOT issued a warning about travel, saying

MoDOT issues warning ahead of snow, high winds

January 14, 2021 3:30 PM Meghan Drakas

The Missouri Department of Transportation is warning drivers of high winds over much of the state Friday, including possible whiteout conditions in northwest Missouri.

Driving checklist prepares travelers for icy conditions

January 3, 2021 5:08 AM Ben Fein

After a New Year’s Day ice storm in Mid-Missouri caused road conditions to deteriorate in the area, impacts are still being seen days later.

Columbia crews continue treating roads

January 2, 2021 2:11 PM Sydney Olsen

Crews with the City of Columbia reported in at 7 a.m. to continue to respond to winter weather.

STORM UPDATES: Ameren reports 56 Boonville residents without power

January 1, 2021 1:42 AM ABC 17 News Team

The Missouri Department of Transportation said crews blocked off the westbound lanes of Highway 54 in Fulton because of power lines across the roadway.

Weather Alert Day: Ice creates dangerous conditions into Friday

December 30, 2020 11:30 AM Kevin Schneider

FRIDAY LATE MORNING UPDATE: The worst of the conditions will be in our western counties. That’s in the process of changing over to snow if it hasn’t already and will start to pull east. Most locations east of HWY 65 have replaced freezing rain with near freezing drizzle. Temperatures will play an important role-if we

Officials warn of power outages and dangerous driving conditions for the New Year

December 31, 2020 4:54 PM Connor Hirsch

As road crews across Mid-Missouri are preparing to battle the ice, Boone Electric Cooperative also has crews on the ready to fix any power outages caused by the storm.

What’s the difference between sleet and freezing rain?

December 31, 2020 3:40 PM Maddie Est

When winter forecasts start to get messy, you’ll often hear us meteorologists throwing out terms such as “freezing rain”, “sleet”, “snow”, and “rain”. While we use these terms a lot, it’s not very often that we actually take the time to distinguish the differences between these forms of precipitation. Rain and snow are arguably the

Cole County road crews prepare for icy road conditions

December 31, 2020 12:21 PM Victoria Bragg

Bryan Boyce, Cole County’s road superintendent, said crews will start pretreatment of roads at 10 p.m. and monitor the roads throughout the night.

Public works monitoring conditions ahead of expected winter weather

December 31, 2020 6:12 AM Ben Fein

The Columbia Department of Public Works is getting ready for winter weather moving in New Year’s Eve.

Tracking a messy end to 2020

December 28, 2020 8:24 AM Kevin Schneider

WEDNESDAY MORNING UPDATE: We’ve been holding on to rain this morning but the colder air is sneaking back in. Temperatures are expected to fall back to about the freezing mark by 8-9 AM and give us another shot at some flakes. Still not expecting many problems on the roads, with light accumulations. Wet roads will

MoDOT monitors road conditions as more wintry weather could set in

December 30, 2020 4:38 AM Zola Crowder

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The MoDOT travelers map shows a few counties in Missouri experiencing covered roads Wednesday morning. According to MoDOT, Sullivan county, and Putnam county are reporting covered roads over most of the area. Some counties are seeing partly covered roads, including Macon, Gentry, Buchanan, Knox, and Clark.Audrain, Randolph, Monroe, and Marion Counties are

Winter weather makes roads slippery in parts of Mid-Missouri

December 29, 2020 11:34 AM Matthew Sanders

Temperatures remained below freezing shortly before noon Tuesday, causing state travel authorities to warn of slippery roads in central Missouri.

Columbia officials urge precautions in frigid temperatures

December 24, 2020 5:22 AM Ben Fein

With some of the coldest weather of the year expected over the coming days, the city put out precautions for residents planning on being out in the cold.