It’s no shock that it has been cold in Mid-Missouri throughout the past week with afternoon highs at time barely making it into the upper teens. Overnight wind chills have even dipped into the negatives after the passing of a major winter storm blanking portions of Mid-Missouri with up to 8.5″ of snow. The extreme
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Another round of winter weather is expected after major snow and ice earlier in the week. But we aren’t facing the same impacts in central Missouri from this next system. Even in early forecasts, the upcoming chance for snow was not impressive for our area. It didn’t require much digging to see why. The track
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and cold with lows in the single digits. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny to start with increasing clouds by late afternoon. Warmer with highs in the upper 20s to low 30s. EXTENDED: The Weather Alert Day has been extended through 10:00 a.m. Friday for the potential of snow that could slow down the morning
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View a full list of area closures and delays on our closings on our website. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Road conditions from this weekend’s winter storm have caused more delays and closures in Mid-Missouri. The Jefferson City School District shared on its social media that it would have a two-hour late start on Thursday. The school
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TODAY: Wednesday continues our ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day coverage as we are bitterly cold again today. Expect lows near zero this morning, and a high in the upper teens to near 20. With winds from the north and west around 5-10 mph, we’ll feel like subzero to single digit temperatures. TONIGHT: Skies are mostly clear overnight,
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After a stretch of frigid temperatures, we’ll cap off a wintry week with another round of light snow between late Thursday and mid-afternoon Friday. Low pressure stays well to our south this time, meaning the impact from this system will be much less significant compared to our most recent storm. The track of the low
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TODAY: Wednesday continues our ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day coverage as we are bitterly cold again today. Expect lows near zero this morning, and a high in the upper teens to near 20. With winds from the north and west around 5-10 mph, we’ll feel like subzero to single digit temperatures. TONIGHT: Skies are mostly
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Extreme cold has settled across the Midwest leading to wind chills dipping below zero degrees Tuesday night. The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day lasting through Thursday morning at 7 am as lows remain below ten degrees. Many people who have had to push through these cooler conditions might be
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Some Mid-Missouri school districts had called off Wednesday classes by the middle of Tuesday afternoon as snow and ice continued to cling to area roads. Columbia Public Schools was among the districts that decided before 3 p.m. along with Moberly Public Schools and other, smaller districts in more rural areas. The Jefferson
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TONIGHT: Mostly clear and bitterly cold with lows near zero and wind chills between -5 and -10 degrees. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and cold with highs in the upper teens and wind chills around 10. EXTENDED: The coldest night of the week is ahead with a northwest breeze approaching 10 mph. That wind, coupled with lows
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day for dangerously cold morning temperatures through Thursday morning. Arctic air following Sunday and Monday’s winter storm coupled with snow covered ground will make for some frigid mornings in Mid-Missouri through late week. Strong winds from the northwest will keep temperatures well below average,
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TODAY: Tuesday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day for the bitter cold that settles in today. After starting near zero, highs only reach teens, and we’ll feel like single digits. TONIGHT: Frigid air continues tonight, with clear skies and a low near zero. EXTENDED: We’ll have sunny skies through Thursday morning, with clouds returning. South winds
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) All Ameren Missouri customers in the Eldon had their power restored around noon Tuesday after losing it in the early morning. Ameren’s outage map showed about 250 customers in the Eldon area without power a little before 11 a.m. Tuesday. The number was down from about 1,700 earlier in the morning. The
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TODAY: Tuesday is an ABC17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day for the bitter cold that settles in today. After starting near zero, highs only reach teens, and we’ll feel like single digits. TONIGHT: Frigid air continues tonight, with clear skies and a low near zero. EXTENDED: We’ll have sunny skies through Thursday morning, with clouds returning.
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The winter storm that hit Mid-Missouri over the weekend didn’t make the worst-case scenario but still dumped enough snow and shut down schools and some businesses. And temperatures well below freezing mean it’s taking longer for that frozen precipitation to come off the roads. Residential streets throughout Mid-Missouri remain covered even as MoDOT makes headway
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Parts of Mid-Missouri will experience frigid temperatures Monday night through Thursday, leading to home owners cranking up their thermostats. Turning up the heat in a home is often done in an attempt to keep warm, but a local plumber says it’s also essential to keep pipes in the home from freezing. Or
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MOBERLY, Mo. (KMIZ) Joshua Jenkins got behind the wheel of his snowplow just before 7 a.m. Monday. Ten hours later, he was still busy cleaning up the aftermath of this weekend’s winter storm that swept through Mid-Missouri. Jenkins is one of hundreds of snowplow operators across the state who were busy clearing snow out of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A City of Columbia snow plow crew of 16 members clocked in at 7 p.m. Monday to continue working to plow neighborhood roads during the overnight hours, the city said in a release. Plows moved into the neighborhoods during the day on Monday after getting priority roads to near-normal conditions, according to
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy and cold with lows near zero. TOMORROW: Mostly sunny and cold with highs in the upper teens. EXTENDED: A Weather Alert Day will be in effect from late tonight through Thursday morning as low temperatures will fall to near zero. Wind chills will be a touch colder, but thankfully winds won’t be
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Read the full list of closures and cancellations here. COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Several area school districts will once again not be in session on Tuesday. Columbia Public Schools will have it second AMI day of the year on Tuesday, a district spokesperson said in an email. “Columbia Public Schools will not be in session on
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