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Officials warn of severe weather ahead of expected storms in Mid-Missouri

July 10, 2021 7:26 AM Ben Fein

The Boone County Fire Protection District posted to their Facebook page Saturday, advising residents to have multiple ways to check weather conditions.

Tracking strong to severe storms today, flash flooding and damaging winds possible

July 10, 2021 4:51 AM Nate Splater

A Weather Alert Day is in effect through Sunday morning as strong storms will bring the threat of severe weather to Mid-Missouri. Visit the Stormtrack Insider Blog for more. THIS MORNING: Showers and storms are expected to stay sub-severe for the morning as the atmosphere recovers from activity overnight. Flooded roads are possible across the

Missouri Department of Conservation reports floodwaters caused natural fish kill along the Missouri River near Columbia

July 9, 2021 6:46 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) investigated reports of a large fish kill event just west of Columbia, along Interstate 70 and the Missouri River floodplain. MDC determined receding floodwaters caused the large fish kill of mostly nonnative, invasive silver carp. “As floodwaters receded, many fish did not return to the river,

Tracking strong to severe storms with heavy rain and damaging winds overnight

July 9, 2021 4:19 PM Jessica Hafner

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with scattered to widespread showers and storms overnight. Some storms could bring the potential of damaging winds, large hail, and flash flooding. Lows near 70. TOMORROW: Showers and storms continue, and some could be severe, especially in the afternoon and evening. Flash flooding and isolated damaging winds will be possible. Highs in

Tracking strong storms this evening

July 9, 2021 12:40 PM Maddie Est

FRIDAY: A quiet start to the day. A warm front is lifting northward, dragging us back into the muggy air. Highs will push towards 90 with a mix of sun and clouds with humid conditions making things a little uncomfortable. TONIGHT: Storms look to fire along that warm front this evening. They’ll ignite in Iowa and slide

Tracking strong to severe storms tonight

July 9, 2021 3:28 AM Kevin Schneider

FRIDAY: A quiet start to the day. A warm front is lifting northward, dragging us back into the muggy air. Highs will push towards 90 with a mix of sun and clouds with humid conditions making things a little uncomfortable. TONIGHT: Storms look to fire along that warm front this evening. They’ll ignite in Iowa

Tracking heat and storms Friday, soggy weekend ahead

July 8, 2021 4:36 PM Jessica Hafner

TONIGHT: Partly cloudy with lows in the upper 60s. TOMORROW: Spot shower early, then becoming hot and humid. Highs in the low 90s with a heat index between 97-100. EXTENDED: The front that slid through yesterday will push back north as a warm front during the day tomorrow, sending our temperatures back into the low 90s

How soil saturation can aid in flooding

July 8, 2021 4:12 PM Maddie Est

Obviously, the number one issue that causes flooding is rainfall. Whether we see a long period of rain or a short period of intense rainfall, it can overwhelm the ground and waterways leading to overflow. Saturated soils can also account for flooding issues as the soil is unable to absorb the excess moisture brought on

Hot end to the week, storms possible this weekend

July 8, 2021 12:38 PM Maddie Est

THURSDAY: Some leftover cloud cover looks to be a little slow to clear out this morning. We’ll be able to break it up by this evening, but it’ll hold highs in the low to mid 80’s this afternoon. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy skies will stick around tonight, with overnight lows falling into the upper 60’s. EXTENDED: We’re going to

Tracking a cooler afternoon before heating up tomorrow

July 8, 2021 3:20 AM Kevin Schneider

THURSDAY: Some leftover cloud cover looks to be a little slow to clear out this morning. We’ll be able to break it up by this evening, but it’ll hold highs in the low to mid 80’s this afternoon. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy skies will stick around tonight, with overnight lows falling into the upper 60’s. EXTENDED:

Tracking a cooler Thursday before heat and storms return Friday

July 7, 2021 3:54 PM Jessica Hafner

TONIGHT: Storms diminish after sunset. Partly cloudy with patchy morning fog. Lows in the upper 60s. TOMORROW: Clouds decrease and it’s cooler with highs in the mid-80s and slightly lower humidity. EXTENDED: As the front shifts south tomorrow, we’ll experience a nice wind shift to the north that keeps highs in the mid-80s and dew points

Columbia Parks and Recreation gives update on trail conditions post-flooding

July 7, 2021 3:21 PM Maddie Est

Obviously, we’ve been dealing with much drier conditions these last few days, but if you’re headed out to some trails across columbia, you may need to keep an eye out for leftover problems from that flooding. In a Facebook post made yesterday, Columbia Parks and Recreation said that they had removed all fallen trees on

Tracking afternoon showers and storms

July 7, 2021 12:46 PM Maddie Est

WEDNESDAY: We’ll be tracking some sunshine to start, but a cold front is on the way this afternoon. Temperatures ahead of that boundary look to top out in the upper 80’s. As the front pushes in it looks to fire up some scattered storms between 5-10 PM. TONIGHT: Those will fizzle shortly after sunset, leaving the rest

Tracking storms returning later today

July 7, 2021 3:08 AM Kevin Schneider

WEDNESDAY: We’ll be tracking some sunshine to start, but a cold front is on the way this afternoon. Temperatures ahead of that boundary look to top out in the upper 80’s. As the front pushes in it looks to fire up some scattered storms between 5-10 PM. TONIGHT: Those will fizzle shortly after sunset, leaving

Missouri seeks damage assessments across 17 counties in preparation for federal disaster declaration request

July 6, 2021 7:24 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, MO. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson announced that Missouri has requested the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to participate in joint Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDAs) in 17 counties in response to severe storms and flooding. Teams will survey the damage that began on June 19 with severe weather and continued through July 1 in

Tracking a few storms Wednesday

July 6, 2021 3:30 PM Jessica Hafner

TONIGHT: Mostly clear to partly cloudy and muggy with lows in the upper 60s to low 70s. TOMORROW: Increasing clouds, afternoon scattered storms. Some storms may briefly produce heavy rain. Highs near 90. Heat index between 94-95 degrees. EXTENDED: A cold front moves in from the north tomorrow, bringing a chance of scattered storms after

Live looks at Florida beaches as Elsa approaches

July 6, 2021 3:21 PM ABC 17 News Team

Tropical Storm Elsa continued its approach to Florida on Tuesday, with forecasters saying the storm is likely to hit the state’s west coast Wednesday as a hurricane.

June monthly summary

July 6, 2021 1:42 PM Maddie Est

The month of June was characterized by our first intense heat stretch of the summer as well as overwhelming amounts of rain to close the month. June started out cooler than normal, but by the end of the first week, we were facing above average temperatures. From the 9th through the 20th, we saw temperatures

Tracking a standard summer day

July 6, 2021 12:50 PM Maddie Est

TUESDAY: Another warm day set to unfold with more sunshine. Temperatures will top out in the low 90’s as we pick up a few afternoon clouds. TONIGHT: We’ll hang onto partly cloudy skies and quiet weather overnight. Lows will bottom out near 70. EXTENDED: It’ll end up being another warm day tomorrow, but a cold front is on

Tracking another typical Summer day in Mid-Missouri

July 6, 2021 3:23 AM Kevin Schneider

TUESDAY: Another warm day set to unfold with more sunshine. Temperatures will top out in the low 90’s as we pick up a few afternoon clouds. TONIGHT: We’ll hang onto partly cloudy skies and quiet weather overnight. Lows will bottom out near 70. EXTENDED: It’ll end up being another warm day tomorrow, but a cold