The leading cause of weather-related deaths in the United States is becoming more dangerous and forcing more people inside in the summer. Heat exposure can impact public health and safety and can lead to losses in labor when workers are kept indoors. Mid-Missouri is already seeing more hot temperatures coupled with an increase in humid
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UPDATE: Thursday Morning Update: Our last day of heat comes on Thursday, as a cold front passing through the region will slowly push warmth south, and replace it with more mild air on Friday. The heat index will be anywhere from 95-105 in the afternoon before we feel the effects of that cold front by
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TODAY: Thursday is our last day of extreme heat, and our last ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day. We expect some showers to linger through the morning, before drying up by 9-10 a.m. Then as our cold front slowly drops through the region, we’ll notice more and more winds from the northwest filling in behind the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The first two days of the Cole County Fair saw six cases of heat-related illnesses. Chris Pennington, Cole County EMS Training Chief, tells ABC 17 they’ve pulled a crew from a training activity they had planned to have more medical personnel covering the area. “We were offering ‘stop the bleeding’ and
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear to partly cloudy with a few showers and storms by morning as a cold front approaches. Lows in the upper 70s. TOMORROW: Morning storms followed by heat and humidity with highs in the mid-90s. Heat index between 100-105. EXTENDED: Showers and storms have stayed to our northeast yet again today, with a
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The Atlantic hurricane season started out with a bang this year with Beryl becoming a Category 5 hurricane in June. Things have been relatively quiet since this point, but there increasing chances of storm chances starting to form near the Bermuda Islands. The tropical storm development forecast increased to a 60% chance. This has increased
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TODAY: Afternoon highs rise into the upper 90s with the heat index closing in on 110 degrees prompting an ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day lasting through Thursday afternoon. An isolated thunderstorm or two remains possible this afternoon. TONIGHT: Warm temperatures stick around overnight, with mostly clear skies early. Rain may be a possibility before
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TODAY: Wednesday is another ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day as dangerous heat continues to bake the region. We expect highs in the upper 90s, if not near 100. With present humidity, we’ll feel like 110. Storms in Iowa this morning are also of concern, but we’re tracking it mostly east of mid-Missouri. We’ll have a
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)This is a week has an alert for excessive heat warning through Thursday with heat index being more than 105 degrees each day according to ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team. Dr. Chris Sampson — and emergency room doctor at University Hospital — warned that dizziness, nausea and a racing heart are initial signs
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy to mostly clear overnight with lows in the upper 70s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index values rise to 105-110. EXTENDED: A Severe Thunderstorm Watch was just issued until 10:00 for much of eastern Mid-Missouri including Columbia and Jefferson City. So far, storms have largely
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With the heat index looking to surpass 105 degrees each afternoon lasting through Thursday, hydration becomes increasingly more important. The question is, just how much water is the reight amount to remain healthy? All categories of people are at risk once the heat index surpasses 105 degrees leading to a signifigant rise in dehydration and
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TODAY: Tuesday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day as heat index values climb again into the triple digits, this time up to 110-115. We will be mostly dry, but depending on how storms develop to our north, we may see a chance for a passing storm this morning and again this evening. Severe storms will be
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TODAY: Tuesday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day as heat index values climb again into the triple digits, this time up to 110-115. We will be mostly dry, but depending on how storms develop to our north, we may see a chance for a passing storm this morning and again this evening. This is
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Jefferson City Jaycees Cole County Fair organizers are preparing for the heat. The fair began on Monday and takes place each day this week through Friday at the Cole County Fairgrounds as the heat index is expected to hit 110 degrees, according to the ABC 17 News Stormtrack Weather Team. “We
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and muggy with lows in the upper 70s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and hot with a few storms, especially east. Highs in the upper 90s with heat indices near 110. EXTENDED: Dangerous heat continues for the next several days as upper high pressure is centered just to our south. Highs reach the mid-upper
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TODAY: Highs climb into the mid 90’s with mostly sunny skies. The heat index climbs above 105 leading to an ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day lasting through Wednesday. TONIGHT: The warmth doesn’t break tonight, keeping us in the mid-70s overnight despite clearing skies. We’ll have a light southwest breeze around 5-10 mph. EXTENDED: Heat
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TODAY: Monday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day as dangerous heat builds into the region along with upper level ridging that will act as the infamous “heat dome” here for the next few days. On the edge of this heat dome, will be hit and miss chances for rain. We’re actively tracking a complex
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