Mid-Missouri is in the peak of severe weather season as May is typically the most active month for tornadoes in the state. This has already played out this year with a confirmed 10 tornadoes in the last week, and more surveys are still ongoing. Missouri sees an average of 14 tornadoes in May, almost double
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The UV index will be slightly lower on Friday with more clouds in the area. Pollen levels will remain high.
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THIS AFTERNOON: Thursday is cooler and somewhat breezy with a cold front tracking out. Highs will be in the 70s with a steady northwest breeze up to 15 mph. TONIGHT: Clouds may be more noticeable overnight, and some may see a quick passing light shower. Otherwise, we’re mostly dry with lows in the low 50s.
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TODAY: Thursday is partly cloudy and cooler behind the cold front tied to Wednesday’s storms. Expect a high in the low 70s. TONIGHT: Overnight, clouds may be a bit more persistent from the north, and some may see a quick passing light shower. Otherwise, we’re mostly dry, with lows in the low 50s. EXTENDED: Friday
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UPDATES: WEDNESDAY EVENING UPDATE: Severe storms have started to work southeast with very little new development. Storms that can grow upscale ahead of the cold front will have the potential of up to 1″ hail through about 9-10:00 p.m. Little has changed in the forecast this morning. A new Storm Prediction Center outlook shows higher
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TONIGHT: Severe weather exits the area before sunset. Clouds gradually clear with lows falling into the lower 50s. TOMORROW: Partly cloudy with a chance for a few sprinkles in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s to around 70. EXTENDED: Severe thunderstorms are possible south of I-70 through about 7:00 p.m. as a front pushes
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The UV index will be a bit higher tomorrow with storms out of the area. Pollen levels will increase as we’ll enter a drier stretch.
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Yet another round of severe storms impacted Mid-Missouri today, with storms tracking through during the daytime. For the late morning commute and afternoon, we had reports of high winds, large hail, and a possible tornado toward I-44. Several roadways were impacted by flooding in the morning hours. In Morgan County flooding was reported on highways
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A number of power outages were reported around Mid-Missouri on Wednesday. According to the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives outage map, 568 power outages were reported in Maries County at 3:15 p.m., with 480 occurring for Three Rivers Electric Cooperative customers. The total was brought down to 306 by 5:15 p.m. Three
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TODAY: Wednesday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day. It starts in the 50s, with mostly clear skies. Clouds will develop ahead of storms that bubble up just south west of mid-MO around 7-8 a.m. These will quickly grow upscale and spread into mid-Missouri, bringing a severe threat. Our main concern with these storms initially
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The UV index will be high tomorrow as sunshine could return between rounds of storms. Pollen levels will continue to be high through the end of the week.
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Eight tornadoes were confirmed following National Weather Service damage surveys today after a line of severe thunderstorms rolled across the state late last night into early this morning. Storms started off as a wide reaching outbreak across the Plains earlier on Monday, developing into a hundreds of miles long squall line that had embedded rotation
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear with lows in the lower to mid-50s. TOMORROW: Scattered storms, some could be severe with all hazards possible. The time frame for storms will be from around 8AM-3PM. Highs in the upper 70s with gusty southeast winds. EXTENDED: Another strong low pressure system is working across the Plains, and a northward lifting
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TODAY: After storms this morning, some clouds will linger before clearing skies build sunshine through the day with highs reaching to just near 80. TONIGHT: Skies remain clear overnight, with lows falling into the 50s. EXTENDED: Another area of low pressure moves in on Wednesday. Ahead of it, a warm front will drive temperatures upwards
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Thousands are without power after early Tuesday morning storms as several utility companies reported outages across Mid-Missouri. Association of Missouri Electric outage map showed 11,450 people without power as of 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. However that number has now decreased to 3,047 at 9 a.m. In Boone County, there are 625 people without
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TODAY: After storms this morning, some clouds will linger before clearing skies build sunshine through the day with highs reaching to just near 80. TONIGHT: Skies remain clear overnight, with lows falling into the 50s. EXTENDED: Another area of low pressure moves in on Wednesday. Ahead of it, a warm front will drive temperatures upwards
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A line of severe thunderstorms rolled through Mid-Missouri throughout the overnight/ early morning hours leading to damages and power outages across the region. Damage has been reported in the Joplin area as strong straight line winds moved through around 10:30 p.m. Tree limbs were broken and shingles were blown off just south of Stover as
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UPDATES: Tuesday Morning Update: The leading edge of storms has cleared mid-Missouri, and so our severe threat has come to an end. Some minor flooding may continue through the early morning. Monday Evening Update: A Tornado Watch is in effect until 4:00 a.m. for counties in yellow above, west of Highway 63. Severe thunderstorms continue
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The UV index Tuesday will be higher as storms exit early in the morning. Tree pollen will be high for most of the week.
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TONIGHT: Severe storms moving in late with damaging winds between 60-80 mph and a few tornadoes possible after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s to around 60. TOMORROW: Storms clear early, sunshine returns with highs near 80. EXTENDED: Storms that become severe out across the Plains tonight will congeal into a squall line after sunset,
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