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Levees remain damaged as communities prepare for more Missouri River flooding

February 24, 2020 10:19 AM Deborah Kendrick

The spring outlook for 2020 is showing flooding can be expected again. Some experts even hint that it could be worse than last year.

Smart grid system could reduce length of power outages in downtown Jefferson City

February 24, 2020 2:02 PM Connor Hirsch

Ameren Missouri installed an underground smart grid system in downtown Jefferson City that aims to reduce the length of power outages.

Tracking rain and snow tomorrow night into Wednesday

February 24, 2020 4:00 PM Jessica Hafner

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows in the mid-30s. TUESDAY: Scattered showers and chilly. Highs in the upper 30s. Rain changes to snow by early evening. Most areas will see about an inch or less of accumulation. EXTENDED: Snow showers taper off from west to east early Wednesday morning, leaving a coating of snow

More rain into Tuesday, snow possible by evening

February 24, 2020 12:54 PM Luke Victor

THIS AFTERNOON: Rain showers will continue on and off through about 5pm before shutting off for the evening. Northerly winds will filter in colder air through sundown. TONIGHT: Sprinkles and showers are likely, especially north of I-70 overnight. Snow could be possible near Macon, but we’re not expecting impacts. EXTENDED: Another area of low pressure will fill

Tracking a soggy Monday and snow chances Tuesday

February 24, 2020 4:47 AM Kevin Schneider

MONDAY: Rain has pushed in this morning and will stick around for much of the day. Highs will be in the middle 40s today with that umbrella getting a workout. TONIGHT: Rain chances will thin a bit in coverage, but stick around. We’ll try to mix in a few snowflakes closer toward daybreak with lows

Tracking soaking rain tonight, snow possible Wednesday

February 23, 2020 6:05 PM Luke Victor

TONIGHT: Rain builds into mid-Missouri overnight. The rain could be heavy at times and there could be a few rumbles of thunder– especially south of I-70. A flood watch is in effect for counties along and south of HWY 50. Ponding on roadways is possible. Remember to never try to cross a flooded roadway! No

Tracking multiple days of precipitation

February 23, 2020 4:27 AM Jehnna Azzara

SUNDAY: Most of us are starting the day off dry and mostly cloudy but rain will move in towards the evening hours. Since we will see some sun through the clouds before the rain, we will be able to get into the middle 50’s for our high. SUNDAY NIGHT: Rain intensity starts to pick up

Sunday soaker

February 22, 2020 6:23 PM Maddie Est

TONIGHT: Clouds begin increasing as we move through the evening into the overnight hours. Lows will be in the mid-30s. TOMORROW: Temperatures will be similar to what we saw today, however cloud coverage will continue ahead of rain showers. Light rain will move in from the south and move north throughout the afternoon. A FLOOD

A spring-like day for mid-MO

February 22, 2020 4:50 AM Jehnna Azzara

SATURDAY: Clear skies and warmth will dominate today with highs in the middle 50’s with a breeze out of the south. SATURDAY NIGHT: Clouds will be on the increase as we will have rain moving in from the south and starting to fall early morning on Sunday. Lows in the middle 30’s. EXTENDED: Rain will

Tracking sunshine and mild temperatures Saturday

February 21, 2020 3:30 PM Jessica Hafner

TONIGHT: Mostly clear and chilly. Lows falling into the mid-upper 20s. SATURDAY: Mostly sunny and breezy with highs in the low to mid-50s. Clouds increase by sunset. EXTENDED: Our next low pressure system tracking across the Rockies will increase moisture across the region in the form of cloud cover late on Saturday, and eventually bring

Cellphone alerts for flash floods made a big leap this week

February 21, 2020 6:00 PM Luke Victor

The way old phone alerts were sent out was that if you were in the county warned, you’d get the alert to your phone. That has changed.

Sunshine continues Saturday, Rain by Sunday

February 21, 2020 11:12 AM Luke Victor

THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly sunny skies will continue across mid-Missouri. Temperatures will be in the upper 30s and low 40s. You’ll need the coat for any Friday evening plans. TONIGHT: It will be seasonably cold overnight with temperatures in the mid-to-upper 20s. Skies will remain clear. Winds will remain light out of the south. EXTENDED: Saturday is another sunny

Significant river flooding possible again this spring

February 23, 2020 2:00 PM Jessica Hafner

Conditions within the Missouri Basin are similar to what played out last year, with a widespread snowpack along with above-average liquid water content.

Another sun-splashed day to carry us into the weekend

February 21, 2020 4:52 AM Kevin Schneider

FRIDAY: High pressure is calling the shots today, and that spells a cold start but plenty of sunshine to make up for it today. As that high slides to the southeast, winds will return out of a southerly direction, helping temperatures into the low 40s. TONIGHT: Mostly clear skies stick around tonight with lows backing

Tracking a gradual warm up, rain for the weekend

February 20, 2020 3:33 PM Jessica Hafner

TONIGHT: Mostly clear with light winds. Temperatures fall into the low to mid-teens. FRIDAY: Mostly sunny and a little warmer. Highs in the low 40s. EXTENDED: Winds pick up and sunshine returns on Saturday, helping to bring temperatures up even more during the day with highs approaching the mid-50s. Clouds build back in on Saturday

MORE SIGNS OF SPRING: Snow geese flight on radar

February 20, 2020 5:29 PM Luke Victor

Earlier this week talked about signs of an early spring popping up across parts of the country. We’re getting more signs here in the midwest. A tweet by the St. Louis National Weather Service featured a radar loop showing what looked like rain, was actually a flock of migratory waterfowl, most likely snow geese. A

Another cold night, frost possible

February 20, 2020 1:12 PM Luke Victor

THIS AFTERNOON: It’s a cold afternoon with temperatures in the twenties and wind chills in the teens. Bundle up for any afternoon/evening plans! TONIGHT: Temperatures will be cold overnight. Many will fall into the low teens and upper single digits. With clear skies and light winds, patchy frost is possible by morning. EXTENDED: After a cold start

Tracking the return of cold weather

February 20, 2020 4:34 AM Kevin Schneider

THURSDAY: Clouds look to favor our southern counties this morning as this disturbance moves to our south. Sunshine will make a return gradually but temperatures will struggle to get back to the freezing mark with steady north winds. TONIGHT: Temperatures fall back into the teens under clear skies tonight. Wind chills may dip into the

Tracking cold wind chills for Thursday

February 19, 2020 3:33 PM Jessica Hafner

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy, getting windy. Lows in the low 20s, wind chills falling to near 10 degrees. THURSDAY: Clouds gradually decrease, but it stays windy, keeping highs in the low 30s. Wind chills remain in the teens to around 20 during the day. EXTENDED: Thursday night is quite cold as winds begin to diminish under

What you need to know as severe weather season ramps up

February 19, 2020 6:18 PM Luke Victor

Severe weather will be increasing over the next several months and our weather team figured a refresher on severe weather would be important– especially considering how we haven’t seen much activity so far this winter. Severe storms are categorized as thunderstorms which produce winds in excess of 58 mph and hail of 1″ diameter or