Cleanup efforts continued in Rolla Tuesday, four days after an EF-2 tornado tore through the city.
When Rolla Public School cancelled classes for the week after the devastating storm, some students rallied together to help their community.
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On March 18, 1925, the Tri-State tornado spanned 219 miles, averaging a width of 3/4 of a mile, injuring 2,027 people and killing 695 as it barreled from Missouri to southern Illinois.
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and breezy with lows in the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Strong winds could gust to 50-55 mph through the day, with temperatures falling into the 40s by late afternoon. Light showers transition to light snow showers after sunset, leaving a light dusting on the grass by Thursday morning. EXTENDED: Ahead of the front
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TODAY: Tuesday is a warm and breezy day, besting highs on Monday by a margin of 5 degrees or more. We expect highs today to reach low 80s near Columbia to Jefferson City. Winds will be a near replica of Monday’s winds, raising another red flag warning across most of the region. Southwest winds will
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Governor Mike Kehoe announced Tuesday that Missouri is requesting assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency after Friday’s deadly storms.
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TODAY: Tuesday is a warm and breezy day, besting highs on Monday by a margin of 5 degrees or more. We expect highs today to reach low 80s near Columbia to Jefferson City. Winds will be a near replica of Monday’s winds, raising another red flag warning across most of the region. Southwest winds will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Watch the Stormtrack Severe Weather Special.
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Friday the 14th saw widespread damages caused by tornadoes that swept across the state, leaving some communities left to pick up the pieces in the aftermath of this outbreak. The National Weather Service is still out and about doing survey for damage, so we’re still gonna be seeing a little bit of influx and reports
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We’re coming off of a snowier and slightly cooler than normal winter that started with about 3″ of snow in December for a total of 18.2″ by the end of February. Despite the above average snowfall, our total liquid precipitation came in about 1.5″ below normal, allowing current drought conditions to hold as we head
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In-home safe rooms and storm shelters are becoming a popular option across the Plains and Midwest as spring storms are becoming more frequent. Roger Mertensmeyer started a personal storm shelter company in Boone County called Protect in Place back in 2018. His experience with the Columbia Fire Department opened his eyes to the need for
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The state of Missouri has requested that FEMA participate in joint preliminary damage assessments after storms devastated a number of counties on Friday night, according to a Monday press release from the governor’s office. The request is the start of the process of getting federal assistance, the release says. “As I observed
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Members of the Columbia Fire Department and other agencies went to Rolla after the area was devastated by storms on Friday night. CFD Assistant Fire Chief Lester Shewmake was among those who responded after the tornado hit. He said seeing the destruction left behind gave a “different feeling.” “I’ve been down there quite
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and breezy with lows in the lower to mid-50s. TOMORROW: Increasing clouds, warm, and breezy with highs in the upper 70s to low 80s. EXTENDED: The Red Flag Warning was extended to Tuesday area wide as winds could ramp up to 30-35 mph in the afternoon with low humidity and warm temperatures
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TODAY: Monday will be a breezy and dry day. With a red flag warning areawide, burning is discouraged. Temperatures reach low 70s with southwest winds sustained from 10-20 mph and gusting up to 35 mph. We’ll be partly cloudy. TONIGHT: Temperatures stay mild overnight with continued south winds continuing. Lows fall into the 50s Tuesday
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The National Weather Service in Springfield on Sunday confirmed an EF-2 tornado hit Phelps County and Rolla on Friday night. The tornado was on the ground for 8 minutes and traveled about 8.7 miles. The maximum winds were rated at 120 mph as the storm traveled from about 4 miles southeast of Doolittle to about
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TODAY: Monday will be a breezy and dry day. With a red flag warning areawide, burning is discouraged. Temperatures reach low 70s with southwest winds sustained from 10-20 mph and gusting up to 35 mph. We’ll be partly cloudy. TONIGHT: Temperatures stay mild overnight with continued south winds continuing. Lows fall into the 50s Tuesday
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PHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Rolla Public Schools announced Sunday that schools will be closed all week. According to a social media post from the district, due to the extensive damage to buildings caused by Friday night’s storm, school will not be in session this week. The days are not expected to impact the calendar or
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Severe storms that hit Mid-Missouri on Friday evening continued to roll through the state that night, leaving damage everywhere they went. At least a dozen Missourians were killed in Friday night storms alone, while dozens died in the nationwide severe weather outbreak. At least three tornadoes hit the St. Louis area. Rolla was one of
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and breezy with lows in the lower 30s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and windy with an elevated fire danger. Avoid any outdoor burning or tossing cigarettes. Highs in the lower to mid-70s. EXTENDED: I’m tracking strong gusty winds as warmer air quickly works back into Mid-Missouri following a chilly weekend. With low humidity
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The fire risk will be high across Mid-Missouri on Monday as gusty winds and warm temperatures pick up to start the work week. A dry air mass from the northwest is settling into the region following Saturday’s cold front, dropping relative humidity to 20-30% across the region. High pressure moves through the area Sunday night
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