TODAY: Tuesday is sunny and warm. With a 10-20 mph south wind this afternoon, temperatures reach into the low 80s. TONIGHT: Storms approach from Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa after 7 p.m. They arrive with an isolated chance for hail and damaging winds, but are weakening upon arrival until they dissipate after midnight. These may not
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FLORENCE, Mo. (KMIZ) A tornado was confirmed to have touched down Saturday in Morgan County, according to the National Weather Service in Springfield. A tweet from the National Weather Service Springfield office stats that an EF-0 tornado touchdown down in southwest Florence, Missouri, between 10:29-10:36 p.m. The length of the path was 1.99 miles, and
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After a weekend of storms, there are about 85 roads closed due to flooding across the state, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation Traveler Information.
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This past week, portions of Mid-Missouri saw radar estimated rainfall totals reaching up to 5″. This prompted various areal flood advisories and many flood warnings widespread across the region. The Missouri River at Glasgow is currently seeing the affects from all of this rainfall as the river levels have risen to minor flood levels and
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cool with lows in the lower 50s. Patchy fog developing late. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny with highs in the lower 80s. EXTENDED: Tonight will be cool in the lower 50s, and of note we can expect some patchy fog to develop due to clear skies and light winds. Tomorrow will be warmer
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Tuesday’s UV index will be high as sunshine returns. Pollen levels will be high through the end of the week as tree allergens are prevalent.
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TODAY: Standing water currently has some roads closed across the region, so check the MODOT Traveler Information Map for information on low lying areas that typically flood. We have an array of flood alerts across the region this morning after a very wet weekend. Skies remain mostly sunny this afternoon thanks to a passing high
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MONDAY MORNING UPDATE All storms have cleared. Flooding remains a concern with areal flood alerts and river flood warnings. INSIDER BLOG The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for Saturday and Sunday as we can expect multiple rounds of strong to potentially severe storms through the end of the weekend.
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TODAY: Standing water currently has some roads closed across the region, so check the MODOT Traveler Information Map for information on low lying areas that typically flood. We have an array of flood alerts across the region this morning after a very wet weekend. The rain has come ton an end this morning, and clouds
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TONIGHT: It is an ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day for the potential of strong to severe storms. Luckily, rain and cloud cover from the impactful system last night has limited a good amount of energy that could have been available today. This means that the majority of storms throughout the afternoon and evening will
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With sunshine emerging by the afternoon hours, there will be UV Index of 7 tomorrow. This means that 30 minutes without proper protection could lead to a sunburn. Pollen levels will be high through the start of next week, with Oak, Ash, and Mulberry being the primary allergens.
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TODAY: There is still an ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day in effect through Sunday for more strong storms possible. Get the latest here. Today’s severe risk depends on how quickly morning rain clears. Showers and storms redevelop in the afternoon regardless, but the amount of dry time will determine how many storms can become
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TONIGHT: It is an ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day as I’m tracking isolated storms throughout the rest of the evening and a more widespread round of storms through the late evening/overnight hours. The evening/overnight round is the area of most concern as all severe weather types will be possible (large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes)
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Tomorrow will be mostly cloudy with the potential to observe strong to severe thunderstorms. This results in a UV Index of 3, meaning it will take 45 minutes to receive a sunburn if you are not protected. Pollen levels will be low tomorrow due to rainfall, but with dry conditions expected through Tuesday, higher pollen
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TODAY: Saturday starts out dry as temperatures race to the lower 80s. Isolated non-severe storms could fire up this afternoon bringing heavy downpours. Storm coverage increases this evening as a risk of severe storms returns after sundown. A line of severe storms tracks in from the west near midnight, bringing the threat of 60 mph
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Saturday welcomes partly cloudy skies throughout much of the day leading to a level seven UV Index Pollen levels across much of Mid-Missouri remains very high into Saturday and high throughout Sunday through Tuesday.
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TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the lower 60s as scattered storm chances slide into the region from the west. Winds up to 60 mph, hail up to 1″ in diameter, and a low but not zero tornado threat are all on the table. TOMORROW: Saturday sees drier conditions throughout most of the day with partly
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By Mary Gilbert, Zoe Sottile, Sarah Dewberry, Jamiel Lynch, Raja Razek, Sharif Paget, Sara Tonks and Brandon Miller, CNN (CNN) — Devastating tornadoes are tearing across parts of eastern Nebraska and Iowa on Friday as a multiday severe thunderstorm event ramped up in the central United States, injuring at least three people. Storms began in
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Despite an active spring with rain and storms, Missouri remains gripped by a years-long drought. Past months have seen sporadic bouts of rainfall with dry stretches in between that are only slowly eating away at the drought. It will take even more above-average rain to wash out dry conditions locally and the spring season is
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A large power outage left nearly 400 Boone Electric Cooperative members in the dark mid-morning Friday.
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