Past Memorial Day climatology and upcoming forecast
Memorial Day in Columbia, MO is expected to be 16 degrees below average and may see showers, with pollen levels slightly peeling back and water conditions choppy.
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Tracking a wet Memorial Day Weekend with pockets of dry time
TODAY: Friday looks increasingly cloudy after a bright start under sun and a few clouds. UV index will still be very high, lending to a need for sunscreen again today if getting out. Temperatures will be similar to what we felt on Thursday, in the upper 60s to near 70. Shower chance return this afternoon,
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An inside look at SEMA during an active severe weather season in Mid-Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As of this week, Missouri leads the nation in the number of tornado warnings issued since Jan. 1, with 140 more warnings than normal. The severe weather season ramped up in March and has been relentless ever since. Missouri typically averages around 50 tornadoes (2000-2024 average), and we have had more than
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Tracking waves of rain starting Friday through Memorial Day weekend
TONIGHT: Mostly clear and chilly with lows in the lower 40s. TOMORROW: Increasing clouds and cooler than normal with highs in the upper 60s. Showers and a few storms rolling in by early evening. EXTENDED: Winds die down tonight, allowing temperatures to drop into the lower 40s for the start of Friday. We’ll start off
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Tracking a cooler evening with weekend showers and storms
TODAY: A relatively strong area of high pressure will continue to drift in from the north over the next 24 hours. Preceded by northwest winds, the approaching high has us breezy and cool, in the 60s today amid a 10-15 mph wind with gusts again in the 20-30 mph range. We expect a mostly sunny
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Tracking a quiet trend ahead of cool and rainy conditions for Memorial Day Weekend
TODAY: Thursday is slightly cooler as we continue to feel the increasing influence of a cooler airmass moving in from the north. A relatively strong area of high pressure will continue to drift in from the north over the next 24 hours. Preceded by northwest winds, the approaching high has us breezy and cool, in
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Upgrades to tornado sirens made in Boone, Cooper counties after severe storms this week
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Counties across Mid-Missouri are continuing to take steps to ensure their warning systems work reliably during severe weather. In Boone County, officials are rolling out a new system that aims to make siren use more precise and reduce what they call “siren fatigue” — the overuse of sirens in areas not directly
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3 EF-1 tornadoes confirmed in Benton County on Monday night
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A trio of EF-1 tornadoes have been confirmed to have touched down in Benton County on Monday night, according to the National Weather Service. The first tornado touched down at 7:24 p.m., wind speeds maxed out at 105 mph, with an unconfirmed width. For the second of the tornadoes it touched down
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Tracking continued cool days this week with rain over Memorial Day weekend
TONIGHT: Partly cloudy with a few light showers across western Missouri late tonight. Lows in the upper 40s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny with highs in the upper 60s. EXTENDED: While most of us are clear, there is a chance for few quick hitting showers late tonight across western and southwest Missouri. Tomorrow is sunny again, but
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National Weather Service confirms three tornadoes in Missouri
Three tornadoes were confirmed in eastern Missouri on Monday, with maximum wind speeds of up to 100 mph, but no fatalities or injuries were reported.
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Tracking overnight showers and storms before more chances this weekend
TODAY: Wednesday is mostly sunny and mild, as highs land near 70 amid a westerly to northwesterly wind around 10-20 mph. Winds may gust as high as 30 mph. TONIGHT: Skies will begin to cloud up in the south this evening around sunset, as we watch a chance for showers and storms near Truman Lake
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City of Columbia lineman shocked while working to restore power Monday night
Editor’s Note: Phrasing in this article has been updated to reflect updated information from the source. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A City of Columbia lineman suffered from an electrical shock Monday night while working to restore power during an outage in south Columbia. A second worker was also injured while helping lower the other lineman to
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Tracking cooler air the rest of this week; weekend rain chances
TONIGHT: Mostly clear and chilly with lows in the upper 40s to around 50. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and breezy with highs in the upper 60s and northwest wind gusts up to 25 mph. EXTENDED: It’s much cooler behind our cold front for the rest of the week as gusty northwest winds continue. We’ll be clear
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Missouri hot-weather law begins June 1
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri’s hot-weather law is in effect from June 1-Sept. 30. A Tuesday press release from the Missouri Public Service Commission says the law was made to protect residential customers of investor-owned utilities from having electric or natural gas services disconnected when extreme heat is expected. Utility companies are prohibited from disconnecting service
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Tracking cooler and drier conditions
TODAY: We expect a cooler and dry afternoon, with highs in the low 70s. Winds start southerly, but quickly shift from the west, leaving us breezy the rest of the day. Winds are sustained near 10-15 mph and may gust as high as 30 mph. TONIGHT: We continue a cool trend in the days ahead,
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Tracking a quiet and cool rest of the week
TODAY: Tuesday will be quieter and less wet, however, as the low that drove yesterday’s storms leaves us, we expect one more chance at showers and weak storms. Fortunately this looks to leave before afternoon instability can be boosted by afternoon heating. This means our severe threat will be pushed east of the region. We
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Thousands without power in Mid-Missouri as severe storms remain in area
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Severe storms began coming through Mid-Missouri on Monday evening and warnings have been issued by the National Weather Service. A tornado warning was issued in Benton and Pettis counties that expired at 8:15 p.m. Benton County saw 4,644electricity customers without power, which included 2,028 Central Missouri Electric Cooperative customers, 132 for Co-Mo
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Demolition underway for Columbia’s recycling facility
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The demolition of Columbia’s recycling facility started on Sunday. A press release from the city says the facility should be fully demolished by the end of June. The building was destroyed by an EF-1 tornado on April 20. The damage resulted in the city temporarily suspending regular curbside recycling pickup, as well
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Tracking severe storms and heavy rain tonight
TONIGHT: Widespread strong to severe storms that could produce large hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes along with heavy rain. Isolated flash flooding possible with 2-3″+ rainfall expected. Lows in the lower 60s. TOMORROW: Storms exiting early, breezy and mostly cloudy with highs in the low to mid-70s. EXTENDED: Strong storms continue to develop ahead of
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Kehoe requests federal declaration after deadly storms
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe’s office requested a federal emergency declaration Monday after storms ripped through Missouri last week, killing seven people. Five people died in St. Louis and two in southeast Missouri’s Scott County when tornadoes hit Friday. Experts who surveyed the area say the St. Louis twister showed damage consistent with an
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