SATURDAY MORNING UPDATE: Rain will continue moving through around noon, with more strong to severe storms possible later today. Flooding will also be a concern all day with a Flash Flood Watch in effect for many until Sunday morning. The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Watch that includes areas along and north
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Tonight: Scattered strong to severe storms have developed along the southwestern part of Central Missouri. The biggest threats with these storms will be flooding, strong winds, large hail, and possible weak tornadoes. As the night continues, these storms will push east. Past 10:30 another round of storms will pass through much of the Northern and
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Another round of storms are expected to roll through Mid-Missouri Saturday night and emergency officials want to make sure residents are prepared. Before the storms hit, it is best to put together an emergency kit. Sharon Watson with the American Red Cross, said this should include things like a flashlight, battery-operated radio,
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The Boone County Fire Protection District posted to their Facebook page Saturday, advising residents to have multiple ways to check weather conditions.
Continue Reading A Weather Alert Day is in effect through Sunday morning as strong storms will bring the threat of severe weather to Mid-Missouri. Visit the Stormtrack Insider Blog for more. THIS MORNING: Showers and storms are expected to stay sub-severe for the morning as the atmosphere recovers from activity overnight. Flooded roads are possible across the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) investigated reports of a large fish kill event just west of Columbia, along Interstate 70 and the Missouri River floodplain. MDC determined receding floodwaters caused the large fish kill of mostly nonnative, invasive silver carp. “As floodwaters receded, many fish did not return to the river,
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with scattered to widespread showers and storms overnight. Some storms could bring the potential of damaging winds, large hail, and flash flooding. Lows near 70. TOMORROW: Showers and storms continue, and some could be severe, especially in the afternoon and evening. Flash flooding and isolated damaging winds will be possible. Highs in
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FRIDAY: A quiet start to the day. A warm front is lifting northward, dragging us back into the muggy air. Highs will push towards 90 with a mix of sun and clouds with humid conditions making things a little uncomfortable. TONIGHT: Storms look to fire along that warm front this evening. They’ll ignite in Iowa and slide
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FRIDAY: A quiet start to the day. A warm front is lifting northward, dragging us back into the muggy air. Highs will push towards 90 with a mix of sun and clouds with humid conditions making things a little uncomfortable. TONIGHT: Storms look to fire along that warm front this evening. They’ll ignite in Iowa
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TONIGHT: Partly cloudy with lows in the upper 60s. TOMORROW: Spot shower early, then becoming hot and humid. Highs in the low 90s with a heat index between 97-100. EXTENDED: The front that slid through yesterday will push back north as a warm front during the day tomorrow, sending our temperatures back into the low 90s
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Obviously, the number one issue that causes flooding is rainfall. Whether we see a long period of rain or a short period of intense rainfall, it can overwhelm the ground and waterways leading to overflow. Saturated soils can also account for flooding issues as the soil is unable to absorb the excess moisture brought on
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THURSDAY: Some leftover cloud cover looks to be a little slow to clear out this morning. We’ll be able to break it up by this evening, but it’ll hold highs in the low to mid 80’s this afternoon. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy skies will stick around tonight, with overnight lows falling into the upper 60’s. EXTENDED: We’re going to
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THURSDAY: Some leftover cloud cover looks to be a little slow to clear out this morning. We’ll be able to break it up by this evening, but it’ll hold highs in the low to mid 80’s this afternoon. TONIGHT: Partly cloudy skies will stick around tonight, with overnight lows falling into the upper 60’s. EXTENDED:
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TONIGHT: Storms diminish after sunset. Partly cloudy with patchy morning fog. Lows in the upper 60s. TOMORROW: Clouds decrease and it’s cooler with highs in the mid-80s and slightly lower humidity. EXTENDED: As the front shifts south tomorrow, we’ll experience a nice wind shift to the north that keeps highs in the mid-80s and dew points
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Obviously, we’ve been dealing with much drier conditions these last few days, but if you’re headed out to some trails across columbia, you may need to keep an eye out for leftover problems from that flooding. In a Facebook post made yesterday, Columbia Parks and Recreation said that they had removed all fallen trees on
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WEDNESDAY: We’ll be tracking some sunshine to start, but a cold front is on the way this afternoon. Temperatures ahead of that boundary look to top out in the upper 80’s. As the front pushes in it looks to fire up some scattered storms between 5-10 PM. TONIGHT: Those will fizzle shortly after sunset, leaving the rest
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WEDNESDAY: We’ll be tracking some sunshine to start, but a cold front is on the way this afternoon. Temperatures ahead of that boundary look to top out in the upper 80’s. As the front pushes in it looks to fire up some scattered storms between 5-10 PM. TONIGHT: Those will fizzle shortly after sunset, leaving
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JEFFERSON CITY, MO. (KMIZ) Gov. Mike Parson announced that Missouri has requested the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to participate in joint Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDAs) in 17 counties in response to severe storms and flooding. Teams will survey the damage that began on June 19 with severe weather and continued through July 1 in
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear to partly cloudy and muggy with lows in the upper 60s to low 70s. TOMORROW: Increasing clouds, afternoon scattered storms. Some storms may briefly produce heavy rain. Highs near 90. Heat index between 94-95 degrees. EXTENDED: A cold front moves in from the north tomorrow, bringing a chance of scattered storms after
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Tropical Storm Elsa continued its approach to Florida on Tuesday, with forecasters saying the storm is likely to hit the state’s west coast Wednesday as a hurricane.
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