TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cold with lows a few degrees below zero. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny with increasing clouds and a chance of flurries. Highs in the mid-20s. EXTENDED: Sunshine helped a lot on roads today, but we’ll likely get close to breaking another record low tomorrow morning. We broke it by 6 degrees today, recording
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TODAY: Starting with record cold in spots, Thursday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day. Temperatures will only reach the teens at best this afternoon. This will be with light winds from the northwest. We will feel subzero for most of the day. TONIGHT: Overnight, we once more drop to near zero, with feels like temperatures
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TODAY: Starting with record cold in spots, Thursday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day. Temperatures several degrees subzero this morning will only reach the teens at best this afternoon. This will be with light winds from the northwest. We will feel subzero for most of the day. TONIGHT: Overnight, we once more drop to
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to nearly 1,200 calls for service during Tuesday’s statewide snowstorm, with tractor-trailer crashes becoming a major issue in the southern portion of the Show-Me State. From 9 a.m. Tuesday-3 p.m. Wednesday, MHSP says it received 1,186 calls for service and reported 521 stranded motorists. During that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A number of school districts have called off class again for Thursday as intense cold will still impact the area on Thursday. Several inches of snow fell throughout Mid-Missouri on Tuesday. Wind chills by daybreak on Thursday is expected to be around minus 15 degrees and 20 below zero. The Jefferson City
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and bitterly cold with lows around -5. Wind chills between -15 and -20 by daybreak. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and frigid with highs in the mid-teens. EXTENDED: Overnight lows could dip to a few degrees below zero, with a wind chill around -15 to -20 by daybreak. Tomorrow is sunny and cold again
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TODAY: Wednesday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day. After measurable snow areawide, bitter cold fills in to keep that snow around. High temperatures only reach into the teens this afternoon, and with a breeze from the north around 5-10 mph, we’ll feel subzero most of the day. TONIGHT: The north wind ushers in the coldest
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Updates on the winter storm that covered the area in snow and bitter cold.
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TODAY: Wednesday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day. After measurable snow areawide, bitter cold fills in to keep that snow around. Temperatures will drop to the single digits Wednesday morning, with wind chills expected below zero. High temperatures only reach into the teens this afternoon, and with a breeze from the north around 5-10
Continue Reading The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for dangerously cold temperatures through tomorrow morning. Temperatures will be near zero again Friday morning, potentially recording more records across Mid-Missouri. The record low in Columbia on Friday morning is 2 degrees, set back in 1939. Wind chills will be close to the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Frigid weather throughout Mid-Missouri in recent weeks has led to more guests at shelters, but not enough space. “We’ve been at our full pretty much every night,” Columbia Room at the Inn Executive Director John Trapp said. “We’ve had to add some more cots in order to get everyone in.” Trapp said
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Transportation is urging drivers to stay off the roads if possible as a winter storm moves through the area. MoDOT’s Central District has all available Mid-Missouri snowplow operators working 12-hour shifts until major roads are cleared. According to MoDOT spokesperson Marcia Johnson, strong winds as of Tuesday night
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TONIGHT: Snow continues through late tonight, with an additional 2-4″ accumulation possible, especially along and south of I-70. Lows in the single digits with wind chills around -10. TOMORROW: Mostly cloudy, blustery, and cold with wind chills in the low single digits. Flurries possible, but no accumulation is expected. EXTENDED: The second, more impactful wave
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City School District and Columbia Public Schools will be closed on Wednesday. A Weather Alert Day was issued by the ABC 17 News Stormtrack Weather Team because of snow accumulating Tuesday night and intense cold temperatures continue to hit the area. JCSD made the announcement through email and on its
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Updates on the winter storm in Mid-Missouri.
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TODAY: Snow showers will bring accumulating snows areawide. Get the latest on our ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day here. Expect a high near 10 degrees and snow through the day. TONIGHT: Temperatures fall into the single digits overnight. Snow continues until early Wednesday. EXTENDED: Wednesday morning, snow will wrap up before sunrise. This system will
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Bitter-cold temperatures moving into Mid-Missouri this week may lead to an extra strain on some people’s wallets. The National Energy Assistance Directors Association estimates heating expenses will jump 10.5% this winter and reports for Northeast and Midwest states — an $889-$982 increase. “I think for a lot of people, it’s not just the heating.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Both dayside and nightside Jefferson City snowplow crews are resting up before the city faces 4-7 inches of snow Tuesday. Jefferson City Public Works Director Britt Smith said that the 24-plow driver morning crew plans to get the roads passable before the morning commute while the smaller overnight crew will tend
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools will not be in session on Tuesday. A district spokesperson wrote on social media that Tuesday will be a day for alternative methods of instruction for students. Tuesday is the last AMI day that can be used by the school district before having to make up class hours over
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When the wind chill is -15°F or lower, people can get frostbite in 30 minutes or less, according to the Cleveland Clinic. A Cold Weather Advisory has been issued in Mid-Missouri for Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. through Thursday at 12:00 p.m. for wind chills as low as 20 below.
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