Severe weather is unpredictable and can strike at the worst times. What should you do if you find yourself out on the roads during bad weather? Listen to weather forecasts If severe weather strikes while you’re driving, you should always listen to the radio so you can be aware of what’s going on. This could
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TODAY: Showers will continue early in the morning but taper off by the afternoon. Cloudy skies continue with highs in the low 50s. THIS EVENING: Rain is likely to begin picking up again overnight and bring steady showers for Sunday morning. Lows fall into the mid-40s. EXTENDED: Widespread rain begins by Sunday afternoon and we
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with continued showers through Saturday morning. Lows in the low 40s. TOMORROW: Scattered showers early followed by mostly cloudy skies. Highs in the lower 50s and breezy. EXTENDED: Another round of showers moves in early Sunday morning for the northern section of the area, with more widespread rain and a few thunderstorms expected by
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While we’re only tracking rain today, meteorologists were tracking much different conditions on March 12, 2006. Missouri saw a record breaking day that Sunday full of tornadic activity. 38…That’s how many tornadoes we saw across the state of Missouri on march 12, 2006. On a Sunday evening and into the overnight hours, the atmosphere was
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FRIDAY: We’ll start off the day dry but that changes by midday. More showers will push in and look like they’ll be for pretty much all of us. With plenty of moisture present, some of these will be on the moderate to heavy side at times throughout the day. Highs will only top out in the
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FRIDAY: We’ll start off the day dry but that changes by midday. More showers will push in and look like they’ll be for pretty much all of us. With plenty of moisture present, some of these will be on the moderate to heavy side at times throughout the day. Highs will only top out in
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TONIGHT: Showers and thunderstorms push south of I-44. Mostly cloudy with light northeast winds and temperatures falling into the low 40s. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with showers moving back in. Rain becomes more widespread by afternoon and evening. Highs in the low 50s. EXTENDED: The cold front that brought us showers and storms through this morning
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When severe weather looms, having accurate data can be a meteorologist’s best bet for creating a forecast that will accurately warn and aid those impacted by dangerous weather. That data comes from a combination of observations, model output, and upper atmosphere data collection. To get this upper atmospheric data, we use weather balloons….But why is
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THURSDAY: Showers and storms that might have woken some of us up will start to slide further south. Coverage in the rain will pick back up this afternoon, south of I-70. Temperatures will hold steady throughout the day, in the 50’s on the cool side of the front. Winds will turn out of the north, but
Continue Reading THURSDAY: Showers and storms that might have woken some of us up will start to slide further south. Coverage in the rain will pick back up this afternoon, south of I-70. Temperatures will hold steady throughout the day, in the 50’s on the cool side of the front. Winds will turn out of the north,
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with storms likely after 10PM. Some storms may bring heavy rain, isolated gusty winds up to 50 mph, and potentially isolated large hail up to 1″ in diameter, especially along and north of I-70. Lows in the low 50s. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers and storms during the day. Rain chances
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WEDNESDAY: Scattered showers will greet some of us heading out the door this morning. It doesn’t look like anything heavy, but enough to use the windshield wipers heading to work or school. That will thin out more this afternoon, with a little late day sun possible, as temperatures warm into the low 70’s. Winds will
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After a warm and windy start to the week, big changes are on the way with soaking rain and a few thunderstorms possible later this week. Upper level wind flow is coming from the southwest, pushing warm and moist air in our direction. This will prime the area for rounds of rainfall that could bring
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds and breezy with lows in the upper 50s. Winds up to 20 mph from the south. A few spotty showers are possible, but most areas remain dry overnight. TOMORROW: Partly to variably cloudy with gusty southwest winds up to 30 mph. Highs in the low 70s with a spot shower or storm
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) What kind of weather will this season bring? Can we expect floods? How do I prepare? The ABC 17 Stormtrack Severe Weather Special will answer these questions and more when it airs on Tuesday, March 16 at 6:30 p.m. on ABC 17, KMIZ with an encore on FOX 22, KQFX at 9:30
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TUESDAY: Another quiet, but breezy day in store today! Temperatures will warm into the middle 70’s later today behind that stout southerly wind. Some of those gusts could reach up to 30 mph, but we’ll get to enjoy the sun one more day. TONIGHT: Clouds start to increase into this evening. Any light showers will hold off
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TUESDAY: Another quiet, but breezy day in store today! Temperatures will warm into the middle 70’s later today behind that stout southerly wind. Some of those gusts could reach up to 30 mph, but we’ll get to enjoy the sun one more day. TONIGHT: Clouds start to increase into this evening. Any light showers will
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds with a diminishing breeze. Lows in the mid-upper 40s. TOMORROW: Partly sunny and breezy with south wind gusts between 20-25 mph. Highs in the low to mid-70s. A few evening showers possible after sunset. EXTENDED: The week becomes more interesting by Wednesday as a cold front approaches eastern Kansas and northwest Missouri.
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MONDAY: It’ll be another sunny, but a little breezy, afternoon around Mid-Missouri. Temperatures will continue to climb, nearing 70 to kick off the week. However, winds out of the southwest and dry conditions will lead to a heightened fire danger. TONIGHT: We pick up some clouds overnight, keeping us fairly mild with that southerly wind.
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February’s extreme cold will naturally increase utility bills in Mid-Missouri. But some people are seeing larger-than-expected jumps in their bills. However, higher prices for energy on wholesale markets have also pushed bills higher in some places. Did your bill go up more than expected? Vote in the poll below.
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