JC Schools sees only minimal bus delays amid Tuesday’s late start, district said
Officials with the Jefferson City School District said everything went as expected during Tuesday morning’s adjusted start time.
Continue ReadingOfficials with the Jefferson City School District said everything went as expected during Tuesday morning’s adjusted start time.
Continue ReadingThe next round of snow arrives this morning and wraps up later tonight with an additional 1-3″ of snow possible.
Continue ReadingAuthorities say at least five people have died in weather-related crashes in Missouri and Kansas amid a storm that dumped nearly a foot of snow in places and forced schools to close.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Dozens of school districts in Central Missouri have called off school for Monday due to the winter storm moving through the area. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team issued a Weather Alert Day for Sunday and Monday. You can find the latest forecast here. Columbia Public Schools and the Jefferson City School
Continue ReadingSUNDAY: We’ll see snow start to move in this morning. It doesn’t look to start to affect things and add up until this afternoon, when we’ll see some higher snowfall rates. This first wave looks to primarily be falling in the form of snow, with about 2-3” being picked up. TONIGHT: We’ll see a break
Continue ReadingTONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with a few showers. Lows near 35. SATURDAY: Temperatures falling through the day from the 30s through the 20s. Mostly cloudy with a few showers or light snow showers. No significant impacts expected. EXTENDED: A Weather Alert Day is in effect Sunday and Monday as our next winter storm takes shape and
Continue Reading“Those meteorologists are never right, they get paid to be wrong!” is one of the many solipsisms we face in the weather business.
Continue ReadingWatch the full 2019 Stormtrack Winter Weather Special.
Continue ReadingBoone County Road & Bridge used the sun’s help on Tuesday to try and clear snow-covered roads.
Continue ReadingTUESDAY: After getting off to the coldest start since last January, sunshine will greet our Tuesday, but highs will only manage the low to mid 20s this afternoon. Wind chills will start out near zero and “warm” into the teens. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy skies and it won’t be quite as cold with lows falling into
Continue ReadingThe ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for late tonight through Wednesday morning for expected wind chills in the single digits.
Continue ReadingDrivers will want to be wary of road conditions before heading out the door on Tuesday, as bitterly cold temperatures could move in overnight. Crews with the Jefferson City Public Works department will be called in to treat roads ahead of the morning commute, according to Britt Smith, the department’s operations division manager. Smith said
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Road treatment methods will be ineffective overnight as temperatures continue to fall, a Columbia Public Works official said Monday. “Right now we have a 24-person crew that’s out … until 7 p.m.,” said Richard Stone, engineering and operations manager for Columbia Public Works. “We may scale back after that to an eight-person
Continue ReadingA collection of photos from ABC 17 News viewers and staff showing the snow that blanketed Mid-Missouri on Monday.
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Snow continued to fall Monday afternoon, coating roads across Mid-Missouri and leading several schools to call early dismissals. Snowfall was spread throughout the area, with locations such as Columbia, Osage Beach, Boonville and Hermann receiving more than an inch by 9 a.m. A winter weather advisory remained in effect for much of
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County Public Works crews kept a close eye on roads Monday as snow continued to fall and, around 1 p.m., activated the drivers of the county’s 26 trucks to begin treatment. Department director Larry Benz told ABC 17 News that much of the staff were off work in observance of
Continue ReadingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation’s Central District sent crews out to begin treating roads at about 4 a.m. Monday as snow began to fall in mid-Missouri. “We started off just having watch crews just doing a little treatment ahead of time where we could,” said MoDOT central district engineer Jason Shafer.
Continue ReadingTHIS AFTERNOON: Most of us are now left with snow moving through the area. We’ll have a few bands that are slightly heavier, so some folks will have differing amounts when this is all said and done, but temperatures will be steadily falling throughout the day. By this afternoon, many of us will be in
Continue ReadingA video with images of Veterans Day snowfall sent in by viewers. Much of Mid-Missouri remained under a winter weather advisory Monday morning, with snow accumulation of up to 2 inches possible in some areas. Locations include Boone Hospital in Columbia and a residence in Boonville.
Continue ReadingSUNDAY NIGHT: Clouds will continue building into the overnight hours. Around midnight, we’ll start to see spotty showers developing across Mid-Missouri. This should remain as rain until Monday morning as temperatures will not reach freezing yet. MONDAY: Early in the morning, the rain showers will begin converting into snow as temperatures continue dropping. As the rain
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