After a little dry patch, Mid-Missouri has seen all the rain it could ask for. This week has soaked the region. On Tuesday, 2 inches of rain fell in Columbia in about six hours. Showers have continued to sputter around the area for much of the time since then. And more are expected on Friday
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The United States is on the cusp of another above-average hurricane season while NOAA continues to work through federal funding cuts and loss of staffing. Nearly 600 employees have been let go from the National Weather Service, but the agency is now reversing course and looking to fill over 100 critical vacant positions as hurricane
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TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the mid-60s as skies remain partly cloudy. TOMORROW: Friday welcomes chances of scattered showers and storms with highs into the mid to upper 70s. EXTENDED: Saturday welcomes more chances of scattered showers and storms with highs into the upper 70s. Isolated chances of showers and storms remain possible Sunday, but
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THIS AFTERNOON: Mostly cloudy but also mostly dry as highs reach the upper 70s. A spot shower is still possible today. TONIGHT: Clouds fill in overnight, and conditions remain dry through the early morning on Friday. Lows in the 60s. EXTENDED: Showers and thunderstorms roll in early Friday with stronger storms remaining south of the
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Rain has continued into the summer and is bringing the spring floods with it. Recent showers and storms dropped 2 to 3 or more inches of rain across a wide swath of Mid-MO in under a day, quickly inundating local creeks and rivers. The rain is connected to a slow-moving front that has stalled right
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TODAY: Thursday is more welcomed dry time, despite some persistent clouds. A spot shower may come this afternoon, especially to those in the northwest. Highs reach mid-to-upper 70s amid a light northeast breeze. TONIGHT: Clouds are broken this evening, becoming increasingly cloudy overnight into Friday morning. Lows settle in the 60s. Storms approach by sunrise
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The National Weather Service confirmed a pair of tornadoes hit eastern Kansas City through Independence on Tuesday. The first tornado’s EF rating is unknown, but the second has been rated as an EF-1. The first tornado lasted two minutes and traveled a quarter-mile, while the EF-1 lasted nine minutes, went 3.75 miles with peak winds
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Kehoe has amended the call for this summer’s special session to include additional items, a Wednesday press release from the governor’s office says. The call replaces the previous one made on May 27, which included legislation to incentivize Kansas City sports teams to stay in the state and fund
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TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the lower 60s with winds out of the northeast at 4-8 mph. TOMORROW: Thursday welcomes partly cloudy skies with isolated chances of spotty showers. Highs rise into the upper 70s. EXTENDED: Friday welcomes scattered showers and storms throughout the day. Highs rise into the upper 70s. Saturday welcomes more isolated
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TODAY: Wednesday morning is wet, with ongoing showers after flooding concerns the night prior. Be mindful of streams and waterways that flood easily this morning as light rainfall continues to keep flooding a concern across the region. Rain will continue in waves from southwest to northeast along a similarly oriented cold front that will slowly
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FINAL UPDATE: The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day is over as our severe threat has come to an end. No severe watches or warnings are in effect. Flood alerts do remain in effect as rain continues to fall early this morning. There have been reports of tree damage and downed power lines across Pettis,
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As storms continued to impact much of Mid-Missouri on Tuesday night, power outages continued to climb. In Columbia at 8 p.m., there were nine reported outages impacting 2,510 utility customers. A number of outages were reported in West Columbia, though outages impacting a high-number of people were reported in central Columbia. That
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TONIGHT: A line of storms will bring the potential of damaging winds and heavy rain with flash flooding. Lows fall into the mid-60s. TOMORROW: Morning showers exit with partly cloudy skies remaining. Highs in the lower 70s. EXTENDED: Severe storms have moved into Mid-Missouri ahead of a cold front that will sweep across the region
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Severe weather is expected in Mid-Missouri on Tuesday evening, and drivers are being urged to take extra precautions. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team says heavy rain and strong winds are expected and could make road conditions dangerous and increase the risk of an accident. If you are caught driving in severe
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TODAY: Scattered showers and storms remain possible throughout the early afternoon hours with heavy downpours and lightning being the main threats. Highs climb into the lower 80s. Chances of strong to severe storms begin around 4 pm lasting through midnight. Winds up to 60+ mph, hail up to 1″+, and potential for flooding remains the
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TODAY: Scattered showers and storms remain possible throughout the morning and early afternoon with heavy downpours and lightning being the main threats. Highs climb into the lower 80s. Chances of strong to severe storms begin around 4 pm lasting through midnight. Winds up to 60+ mph, hail up to 1″+, and potential for flooding remains
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TONIGHT: Increasing clouds, rain and a few storms by early tomorrow morning. Lows falling into the upper 60s. TOMORROW: Scattered showers and a few storms early, highs reaching in the lower 80s. Strong storms possible by early evening with damaging winds and heavy rain into the night. EXTENDED: Wildfire smoke will finally drift east as
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TODAY: Highs climb into the upper 80s with some areas close to 90 degrees. Skies remain hazy thanks to wildfire smoke from Central Canada. Winds remain out of the southwest at 5-10 mph and gusts up to 20 mph. TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the upper 80s with a slight haze remain blocking chances of
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TONIGHT: I’m tracking clear and quiet conditions as temperatures drop into the low 60s by the end of the night. Winds will be shifting into the south at 5-8 mph. TOMORROW: I’m tracking hazy sky conditions persisting through the day as temperatures warm into the upper 80s by the afternoon hours. This will be with
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TODAY: Temperatures warm into the mid-80s as sunshine continues. A haze will linger in the sky today, but air quality remains healthy at the ground. TOMORROW: Hazy skies persist as temperatures inch further into the upper 80s. Southerly winds may gust up to 20 mph in the afternoon. EXTENDED: A cold front will move in
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