The heat wave that planted itself over our part of the country is here to stay for a few days. This week, Mid-Missouri remains under an extreme heat warning issued by the National Weather Service. The high summer temperatures combined with heavy humidity have pushed the heat index into the triple digits. It’s a level
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TONIGHT: Storms north of Highway 24 could produce heavy rain and isolated strong wind gusts in two rounds; the first ending after sunset, with another round possible across northeast Missouri into early Monday morning. Lows in the lower to mid-70s. TOMORROW: Storms early to the north with highs in the low to mid-90s. Heat index
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TODAY: Scattered showers and storms are possible north of I-70 early on Sunday, with rain becoming more isolated in the afternoon as heat takes over. Highs will reach the low to mid-90s, with the heat index climbing to 100 to 105 degrees. TOMORROW: Another round of storms will roll through northern Missouri early Monday before
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Show Me State Games are in full swing this weekend. Early Saturday morning soccer matches began at Cosmo Park, continuing the non-profit’s goal of fitness, fun, and community for Missourians of all ages. Now in its 41st year, the games draw thousands of athletes from across the state. Executive Director Bruce
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking isolated storm chances up north through the afternoon before falling apart in the evening. Temperatures will fall into the mid 70s by the end of the night as winds are out of the southwest at 8-12 mph. TOMORROW: I’m tracking isolated storms possible throughout the morning hours before heat takes over. By
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TODAY: Isolated showers are possible in northern Missouri, but nearly everyone will remain dry. An Extreme Heat Warning begins at noon as temperatures climb to the low 90s and the heat index rises to 100 to 105 degrees. TOMORROW: Another round of showers and storms is possible early Sunday in northern MO. Still, most remain
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TONIGHT: We hold on to our more tolerable temperatures as we head into this evening. Lows dipping only to about the mid to lower 70s tonight. Storm chances look to stay farther north of our area, but we can’t rule out a pop up shower here and there. TOMORROW: The pop up trend continues into
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A rare weather event was spotted over Mid-Missouri recently, resembling a funnel cloud overhead. However, this funnel was different and posed no danger. Megan Johnson snapped a photo of a cold air funnel near Hallsville around 5:20 p.m. on Thursday afternoon. The funnel was very thin and located high above the ground. This was most
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TODAY: High temperatures reach the mid-80s, while humidity pushes the heat index into the mid-90s. Isolated storms are possible in the heat of the day, but nearly everyone will stay dry. TONIGHT: Storms die down after sunset, and conditions remain warm and muggy overnight, with lows in the mid-70s. EXTENDED: Scattered showers and storms will
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TODAY: Is relatively mild, with another day in the 80s expected. We’ll feel like mid-90s with highs in the mid-80s. Humidity will clearly be present, and that will continue as yesterday’s cold front lifts back north as a warm front. This may also trigger isolated to scattered thunderstorms. Today will be mostly dry, with the
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With temperatures rising, local FFA students are taking serious steps to protect their animals from heat stress. “The heat definitely plays a toll,” Mackenzie Black, Southern Boone High and Ashland FFA instructor said. “It can cause livestock to eat less and can lead to heat stress like we experience.” Black says fans and fresh water
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TONIGHT: A few showers and storms possible with mostly cloudy skies. Lows in the lower 70s. TOMORROW: Partly sunny and humid with highs in the mid-80s. A few showers and storms possible during the day with storms possible north of I-70 late Friday night. EXTENDED: A warm front lifts back north tomorrow, potentially bringing warmer
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Flooding is already the most frequent, costliest, and deadliest weather disaster, and it will likely get worse as the climate warms. Warmer air can hold more moisture, increasing the likelihood of heavier rainfall events in the future. Climate Central reports that rainfall intensity has risen by over 20% in the last 50 years in St.
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TODAY: Thursday brings scattered showers and storms through the afternoon. We’ll have cooler high temperatures as a result, with highs in the low 80s. Some in the south will have a warmer day than many in the north. Highs may still reach 90s near the Lake of the Ozarks and Rolla. Feels like temperatures in
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TODAY: Thursday brings scattered showers and storms through the morning, and possibly again in the afternoon. We’ll have cooler high temperatures as a result, with highs in the low 80s. Plenty of dry time is expected, especially from late morning to early afternoon. Morning rain will clear by midday, but may redevelop in the late
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Power is restored after storms rolled through Howard County Wednesday night. The Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives outage map on Wednesday night showed 216 Howard Electric customers without power, while 50 Co-Mo Cooperative customers in Cooper County had no power and 28 Boone Electric Co-op customers with no power in Randolph County.
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Cornfields in Mid-Missouri can add up to 13.8 billion gallons of water to the atmosphere each day, leading to local microclimates that can increase the heat index by up to 15 degrees.
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds with storms moving in late. Some storms could produce heavy rain. Lows in the lower 70s. TOMORROW: Storms early, with more development south of I-70 by late afternoon. Highs in the lower to mid-80s. EXTENDED: I’m tracking a thin line of storms that is stretching across central Illinois and has entered into
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TODAY: Heat ramps up today, with temperatures in the mid 90s, but heat indices reaching near 105 in some areas. Areas to our north will experience some rainfall, but majority of the storms are expected to reach central Missouri early tomorrow morning. TONIGHT: Storms are expect to move in late tonight and early tomorrow morning
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TODAY: Wednesday is the return of heat indices above 100. We’ll be hot and humid this afternoon. A complex of storms is collapsing to our northwest this morning. It may send a few storms our way in the north, but it’s very likely that we stay mostly dry through the morning. A bigger impact will
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