WATCH: Here’s what New Orleans looks like after Hurricane Ida
The storm left millions without power and left flooding and major wind damage in its path.
Continue ReadingThe storm left millions without power and left flooding and major wind damage in its path.
Continue ReadingMONDAY: A frontal boundary has stalled out across the area. There’s not a ton of cooler air with it, but it’ll be enough to fire up some storms this afternoon. Coverage looks to be pretty scattered after 3-4 PM, but will be enough to keep highs in the upper 80’s. TONIGHT: That threat of some
Continue ReadingCOLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The American Red Cross of Missouri-Arkansas is sending multiple response teams to Louisiana to help residents of the state recovering from Hurricane Ida. The Columbia Red Cross is sending one team of two drivers with a vehicle filled with food and emergency supplies to communities in Louisiana. Two crews will also depart
Continue ReadingTonight: Hurricane Ida made landfall earlier today as a category 4 hurricane. This hurricane continues to travel northeast slowly with a dangerous storm surge expected to subside later tonight. Central Missouri will see scattered showers and storms tonight with an approaching low-pressure system. The overnight low will bottom out at 72 degrees. The main threat
Continue Reading2:00 PM: Hurricane Ida maintains Category 4 status with sustained winds of 150 mph. Torrential rain is impacting southeast Louisiana and Mississippi and life-threatening storm surge is ongoing. Ida is forecasted to impact the area through the start of the week. Hurricane Ida made landfall as a Category 4 major hurricane at 11:55 AM CDT
Continue ReadingTODAY: Chances for isolated showers all day, with the most activity picking up late afternoon and early evening. Highs in the low 90s with a heat index a couple degrees warmer. No severe storms are expected but there could be isolated downpours and high winds. TOMORROW: A cold front will waver near the area to
Continue ReadingTonight: Southwesterly flowing winds at 5-10 MPH lead to a warmer night in Central Missouri with a low of 74 degrees. Skies will be mostly clear as a high-pressure system parked overhead keeps our atmosphere dry. Tomorrow: Winds continue to flow out of the south, while a low-pressure system slides into the area allowing afternoon
Continue ReadingTODAY: Mostly clear with highs in the low 90s and a heat index near 100. TOMORROW: A cold front will waver near the area on Sunday and bring scattered showers and storms. No severe weather is expected, though highs will fall a couple degrees with a heat index in the mid-90s. EXTENDED: The front lingers
Continue ReadingThe ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day ahead of dangerously hot temperatures lasting through Friday afternoon. The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory through 9 PM on Friday. The main threat will continue to be heat indices between 103-105. Setup A high-pressure system is currently parked across the Midwest
Continue ReadingTONIGHT: Mostly clear with a few clouds, humid. Lows in the low to mid-70s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and hot with highs in the lower 90s. Heat index in the upper 90s. EXTENDED: This evening is quiet and muggy with lows falling into the 70s to start the weekend. Saturday is hot and humid with highs in the
Continue ReadingMissouri Task Force 1 received deployment orders ahead of Hurricane Ida’s possible landfall in Louisiana Sunday afternoon.
Continue ReadingToday: Temperatures continue to increase with sunny skies and winds out of the southwest. Dangerous heat will blanket Missouri this afternoon as the heat index will climb to 102 degrees. Tonight: We will continue to see above-average temperatures with the overnight low bottoming out at 72 degrees. Winds will continue out of the southwest at
Continue ReadingFRIDAY: We’re going to get hot again this afternoon. Highs will top out in the upper 90’s with a heat index approaching the familiar 105 neighborhood. A few of us might get lucky enough to pick up a shower this afternoon again. Coverage will be widely isolated, however. TONIGHT: Anything up and going this afternoon
Continue ReadingTONIGHT: Mostly clear with storms diminishing by sunset. Lows in the mid-70s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny, hot, and humid with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index up to 100-105. EXTENDED: Isolated to scattered storms continue through about sunset, and then we’ll be dry and muggy the rest of the night. Lows fall into the 70s
Continue ReadingTHURSDAY: Hot and humid again. Highs will work their way towards the upper 90’s with the heat index returning to the middle 100’s. An isolated storm or two is possible after 3 PM bringing some much-deserved relief but won’t be for everyone. Anything that does get up and going will fizzle after sunset. TONIGHT: We’re
Continue ReadingTONIGHT: Partly cloudy to mostly clear with lows in the mid-70s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and hot with highs in the upper 90s. Heat index in the 103-105 degree range. A few showers and thunderstorms are possible by late afternoon, but will dissipate with sunset. EXTENDED: A few showers and storms are possible this afternoon thanks
Continue ReadingWEDNESDAY: We’re roasting again this afternoon. With a pattern like this, our only hope during the hottest parts of the day would be some showers and storms to cool us off. Those look like they’ll stay north of us, but might throw us some clouds. Highs will still top out in the upper 90’s with
Continue ReadingTONIGHT: Mostly clear and muggy with lows in the mid-70s. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny, hot, and humid. Highs in the upper 90s. Heat index between 103-105. EXTENDED: Tomorrow is looking very similar with a better chance of storms to our north across the Iowa/Missouri border in the afternoon. Heat indices will range between 103-105. Thursday looks to be the
Continue ReadingToday: Columbia will top out at 99 degrees today with the heat index climbing near 103 putting people at elevated risk for heat exhaustion. Winds continue fueling these warmer temperatures from the southwest at 5-10 moh. Tonight: The overnight low sits nearly 10 degrees above the average high in Columbia at 75 degrees with mostly
Continue ReadingTUESDAY: It’ll be another hot one this afternoon. Temperatures will top out in the upper 90’s with the humidity making things feel like the mid 100’s under mostly sunny skies. TONIGHT: We stay quiet tonight under mostly clear skies. Temperatures will cool off into the middle 70’s. EXTENDED: We’re locked in a pretty repeatable pattern
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