Fall looks to close out warmer than average, but what could we see this winter? The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team will break down what you can expect with the annual ABC 17 Stormtrack Winter Weather Special. Viewers will get a firsthand look at the tools the team uses to track snow before it rolls
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) As Hurricane Idalia, which is now a category four storm, nears closer to the southeast coast, volunteers from all over Missouri are heading down to help. To get ahead of the damage, Missouri Public Utility Alliance sent 68 line workers and other personnel from 15 different utilities to Jacksonville, Florida on Tuesday.
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MORNING UPDATE: Snow has been falling throughout the morning. The more consistent of the snow has been falling south of I-70, with a fairly impressive band along the Callaway-Osage county line. Radar estimates of snowfall amouts so far this morning. Let us know what you’re seeing where you are today through the share tab! Add
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The Wabash bus station is the latest warming shelter to open its doors in Columbia as temperatures overnight continue to be dangerous.
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Almost all Jefferson City School District sporting events were canceled today because of winter weather. “I would imagine there are people out there saying, the roads are just wet, we could’ve played tonight and you know, maybe but we’re not going to gamble on safety,” Gary Verslues, the Jefferson City School District assistant superintendent said.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) MoDOT officials said the state’s department of transportation has 222 plows across the central district ready to go for the expected rain and snow coming this weekend. “The next couple of days is a very high variable weather event,” said Adam Pulley, the MoDOT Central District communication manager. Pulley said rain
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MONDAY: Mostly cloudy and windy. Highs in the mid 30s. Wind chills in the upper teens to lower 20s. TONIGHT: Winds continue to gust as temperatures drop into the upper 20s for a low. Clouds begin to clear slowly. EXTENDED: Things remain calm and cool as we end 2019. The New Year will bring us
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TONIGHT: Widespread showers and a few storms likely past midnight. A few isolated thunderstorms could become severe with a risk for damaging winds. Lows in the upper 40s to around 50. SUNDAY: Clouds hold and it’s still mild before the cold front cools us down at night. Highs in the mid-upper 50s. Lows in the
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After a wintry start to this week, the snow continues to melt, and it will feel more like spring across Mid-Missouri and much of the country through early next week. Locally, we have a quiet weekend for travel with clouds moving out by Saturday morning, and temperatures rising into the mid-50s by Sunday. Across the
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Road crews in Missouri’s capital worked around the clock on Tuesday as the second round of a winter storm moved dropped snow and water.
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Some roads across mid-Missouri remained snow-covered on Monday morning as road crews prepared for a second round of snow. LIVE PLAYBACK of morning road conditions can be viewed in the player below. ABC 17 Stormtrack meteorologist Kevin Schneider was tracking more snow accumulation expected throughout the day Monday. Snow accumulations are expected to give an
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TONIGHT:Â Tonight our rain chances increase ahead of the cold front that will push through tomorrow. We’re expecting spotty showers across the viewing area through the night and into tomorrow. Lows will be staying warm in the mid to upper 40’s. TOMORROW: Spotty rain showers continue until the late morning/early afternoon. As the front passes through,
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The Centralia Police Department reported snapped power lines and damage to certain areas on Wednesday morning after high winds moved through the area. According to the National Weather Service, Centralia saw some wind gusts of 45 mph. Very high winds have been observed overnight last night into early this morning. Highest gusts have been over
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SATURDAY NIGHT: Mostly clear with a low near 30 degrees. Winds from the West/Southwest at about 5 mph. SUNDAY: Temperatures will be warmer, reaching into the mid 50’s with lots of sunshine. Winds will continue to be out of the West/Southwest at 5-10 mph. EXTENDED: Warm conditions will continue into the start of your work
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Crews continued to treat roads on Tuesday morning after an overnight freeze. According to the Missouri Department of Transportation traveler map, many Columbia roads remained covered on Tuesday morning. Roads in Jefferson City remained mostly clear with some partly covered roads. Route E in Boone County was closed Tuesday morning after
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COLUMBIA, Mo (KMIZ) Road treatment methods will be ineffective overnight as temperatures continue to fall, a Columbia Public Works official said Monday. “Right now we have a 24-person crew that’s out … until 7 p.m.,” said Richard Stone, engineering and operations manager for Columbia Public Works. “We may scale back after that to an eight-person
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