Snow Archives

Road officials across Mid-Missouri warn of ‘life or death’ conditions with extreme cold and snow

February 14, 2021 6:35 PM Connor Hirsch

Corporal Kyle Green with Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F said the department is urging people to stay home, to give road crews time to clear the roads and less work for first responders.

Plow crews out in Columbia ahead of winter weather

February 14, 2021 10:09 AM Ben Fein

The city of Columbia brought plow crews in at 7 a.m. on Sunday to respond to winter weather.

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

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.

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.

MODOT reminds drivers to travel safely this winter

December 2, 2020 5:23 AM Ben Fein

The Missouri Department of Travel’s website has guidance for drivers as winter weather creeps into Mid-Missouri.

Local transportation agencies weigh in on supplies and COVID-19 concerns

October 26, 2020 9:45 PM Amber Tabeling

As the first snow of 2020 is now here and the effects of COVID-19 still hitting business and some industries, three local transportation agencies said on Monday that luckily their budget for snow and ice removal has not taken a hit from the virus.

Weather Alert Day: Tracking accumulating snow left this morning

February 24, 2020 9:32 PM Jessica Hafner

Synopsis: The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather team has issued a Weather Alert Day into Wednesday morning. Light snow accumulation is expected overnight, especially for locations east of Highway 63. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect for parts of Mid-Missouri through Wednesday morning. Impacts/Timing: Snow is expected to taper off by mid-morning Wednesday, and temperatures

Crews respond to poor driving conditions, warn of slick roads

February 12, 2020 9:10 PM Matt Ragsdale

Local officials are warning drivers to stay in Wednesday night with slick conditions reported around Mid-Missouri.

Slick road conditions for Thursday morning commute

February 6, 2020 5:54 AM Madison Fleck

Roads remained partly snow-covered Thursday morning, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation traveler map. LIVE PLAYBACK of what the roads looked like on Highway 63 at 7 a.m. can be viewed in the player below. Drivers should allow extra time for the morning commute, MoDOT said in a Tweet. Before heading out this morning

Interstate 70 bridge near Rocheport reopens

February 5, 2020 1:17 PM Zachary Farwell

Parts of Interstate 70 were closed to drivers west of Columbia on Wednesday afternoon.

Highway patrol reports nine injured on snowy roads

February 5, 2020 9:33 AM ABC 17 News Team

Mid-Missouri roads became covered on Wednesday morning as heavy snow began to fall throughout the area.

Road crews urge drivers to use caution on the way to Chiefs’ parade

February 4, 2020 8:20 PM Zach Boetto

Jefferson City Public Works and MoDOT Central District officials are urging drivers to be cautious if they are headed to the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade Wednesday

Mid-Missouri crews preparing roads ahead of late-night snow shower

January 28, 2020 4:32 PM Matt Ragsdale

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia, Jefferson City and the Missouri Department of Transportation have road crews on standby ahead of snow possibly affecting the Wednesday morning commute. MoDOT central district spokesman Adam Pulley said crews are coming in at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Pulley said workers are treating roads and monitoring driving conditions between Tuesday

Shoveling snow might increase risk for heart attack

January 24, 2020 10:14 PM Zach Boetto

Experts say there could be health risks when shoveling snow, especially with heavy and wet snow like the type that hit Missouri this week. “The things we’ll run into and see is actually, once you get worked up then people start having chest pain, chest pain leads to numbness in the arm, tightness, shortness of

Road crews focus on side streets as main routes improve

January 24, 2020 12:49 PM Amber Tabeling

Columbia road crews are treating priority and non-priority routes throughout the day on Friday and have crews scheduled to continue through the night.

Snow-covered roads cause traffic issues Friday morning

January 24, 2020 4:42 AM Madison Fleck

Roadways were covered Friday morning as more than 3 inches of snow fell overnight.