TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cold with lows in the mid-upper 30s. Areas across northeast Missouri could have some patchy frost. Cover any sensitive plants overnight. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny with highs in the upper 60s. EXTENDED: After a very active week, we’ll have a stretch of pleasant, quiet weather marked by sunshine and warmer temperatures. Northwest
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The National Weather Service in Springfield has confirmed two tornadoes touched down around Warsaw in Benton County Friday night. Severe weather spanned the entire region, with these two tornadoes touching down and lifting between 7:23 p.m. and 7:26 p.m. An EF-1 tornado with winds of up to 90 mph tracked east across the northern side
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Strong winds and heavy storms Friday night left thousands without power and caused one house to catch on fire. On Saturday morning, the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives’ Statewide Outage Map reported over 2,000 people in Morgan County without power. Gravois Fire Protection District Chief Dustin Hancock reported that crews responded to
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TODAY: I’m tracking clouds and rain exiting throughout the morning hours as temperatures start in the mid-40s. By the afternoon hours, mostly sunshine is expected with breezy northerly winds at 15-20 mph and gusts up to 25 mph, which will keep temperatures from warming up much past the upper 50s. TONIGHT: I’m tracking a clear
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Branches and trees were down around Mid-Missouri after storms rolled through the area on Friday. The threat of high winds and hail damage prompted the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team to issue a Weather Alert Day for Friday. Most of Mid-Missouri was in tornado watch on Friday evening. Gov. Mike Kehoe had preemptively
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An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day is in effect for the threat of severe storms through late Friday night. Storms have already started developing across far western and northwest Missouri, and have quickly become severe. A Tornado Watch is in effect until 9:00 p.m. for areas west of the red line, and until 11:00
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When looking at radar, you might often notice there are two distinct types of storm formations: isolated storms and storms that have formed into one large line. Each of these carry their own types of most likely severe weather hazards, and they each come with different types of severe weather criteria. In the case of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed an executive order on Friday declaring a state of emergency ahead of severe storms that are expected to enter the area this evening. The potential of hazardous storms with damaging winds and hail prompted the ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team to declare Friday a Weather Alert Day.
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TONIGHT: A line of storms with the potential for damaging winds and large hail will move through tonight, along with 1-2″+ rainfall, making flooding a possibility overnight. Lows in the mid-40s. TOMORROW: Clearing and chilly with highs in the upper 50s. EXTENDED: A line of thunderstorms is expected to trek across Mid-Missouri this evening, bringing
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TODAY: It is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day, as scattered severe storms are expected tonight. For the most detailed forecast, read our ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day Blog. I’m tracking storms developing in the west this afternoon, as soon as 3 pm for some. The majority of the area, though, will be dry at this
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TODAY: Friday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day, as scattered severe storms are expected tonight. For the most detailed forecast, read our ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day Blog. Storms will develop in the west this afternoon, possibly as soon as 3 p.m. From then, through the midnight hour, storms are expected to track from
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CLINTON, Mo. (KMIZ) The National Weather Service has determined that two tornadoes moved through Clinton in southwest Missouri on Wednesday night. Clinton Fire Chief Mark Manuel said the National Weather Service was in town Thursday morning, surveying storm damage. “The first one on the southern portion of town was the EF-1,” Manuel said. “The second
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear, lows in the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny early and warm with highs in the mid-80s. Strong storms with damaging winds, large hail, and tornadoes possible by early evening. EXTENDED: I’m tracking a few isolated storms producing large hail that are nearly stationary over southern Missouri, with the threat continuing for areas
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On Wednesday, a system of isolated storms that formed off a front rapidly developed as they moved into Missouri, prompting a tornado watch for most of the western portion of the state. This was because of the favorable wind shear, instability, and low storm bases, which would be conducive to tornado development if any of
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THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly sunny and warm, with highs in the low 80s. An isolated storm is possible near I-44, but most will stay dry. TONIGHT: Clouds roll in late overnight, with temperatures falling into the 70s and eventually 60s by the end of the night. EXTENDED: An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day is in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Power has been restored after severe storms rolled through parts of Mid-Missouri Wednesday night. As of 7 a.m. Thursday, power has been fully restored in Camden and Cole Counties. Wednesday night, 1,500 Ameren customers were without power in Cole County. The threat of severe storms in Mid-Missouri prompted the ABC 17 Stormtrack
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TODAY: Thursday is mostly sunny and dry. Isolated storms are possible south of I-70 from Jefferson City to Rolla, and possibly the Lake of the Ozarks this afternoon, but no severe weather is expected. Highs are forecast in the low-80s. TONIGHT: Temperatures fall into the 70s around sunset, and to near 60 by sunrise. EXTENDED:
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COLUMBIA, Mo. Officials in Clinton reported damage to several buildings Wednesday night after storms moved through the area. Henry County Sheriff Aaron Brown told ABC 17 News that a tornado appeared to have touched down in Clinton near Calvird Drive between 2nd Street and Highway 13. Henry County is located in the western part of the
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TONIGHT: Storms becoming widespread with heavy rain, strong winds, and hail possible. Severe threat lowers after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s to around 60. TOMORROW: Becoming mostly sunny with highs in the lower 80s. EXTENDED: Scattered severe storms have developed across far eastern Kansas and western Missouri, eventually forming into a line that tracks
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