Winter Weather Archives

Highway patrol reports nine injured on snowy roads

February 5, 2020 9:33 AM ABC 17 News Team

Mid-Missouri roads became covered on Wednesday morning as heavy snow began to fall throughout the area.

MoDOT Central District looking at buying more salt after rough start to winter

February 5, 2020 4:19 PM Connor Hirsch

The Missouri Department of Transportation Central District says it is looking into buying more salt after using more than half of its supply this winter.

Tracking impactful snow moving back in

February 5, 2020 4:40 AM Kevin Schneider

WEDNESDAY: While thing may be quiet upon waking up, it doesn’t look to last long. Snow will push back into the area toward the mid to late morning hours and stays with us all day. New snow accumulations will be in the neighborhood of 3-7”. To see where the snow is at throughout the day

Road crews urge drivers to use caution on the way to Chiefs’ parade

February 4, 2020 8:20 PM Zach Boetto

Jefferson City Public Works and MoDOT Central District officials are urging drivers to be cautious if they are headed to the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade Wednesday

MoDOT, Jefferson City gearing up for another round of winter weather

February 4, 2020 11:12 AM Connor Hirsch

The Missouri Department of Transportation is keeping an eye on the weather as a wintry mix starts to fall on Mid-Missouri with more in the forecast.

Columbia, Boone County crews prepare for multi-day winter storm

February 4, 2020 11:19 AM Amber Tabeling

Columbia Public Works and Boone County Road and Bridge were working Tuesday morning on plans for pretreating and removing snow from roads.

Officials say gravel is trickier to treat than pavement during snowy conditions

January 29, 2020 11:54 AM Connor Hirsch

As winter weather continues to batter mid-Missouri roads, public works departments express the difficulty of treating rural roads.

Weather Alert Day: Tracking wet snow for the morning commute

January 28, 2020 4:15 PM Jessica Hafner

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

Weather Alert Day: Tracking snow showers for Wednesday morning commute

January 28, 2020 3:54 PM Jessica Hafner

A Weather Alert Day is in effect until noon on Wednesday. Tonight: Mostly cloudy, snow showers move in after midnight. Lows in the upper 20s. Wednesday: Snow showers continue through the morning commute, bringing a trace to 1″ of snow along and just north of I-70. For points south, 1-2″ of accumulation is possible. Highs

Mid-Missouri crews preparing roads ahead of late-night snow shower

January 28, 2020 4:32 PM Matt Ragsdale

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia, Jefferson City and the Missouri Department of Transportation have road crews on standby ahead of snow possibly affecting the Wednesday morning commute. MoDOT central district spokesman Adam Pulley said crews are coming in at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. Pulley said workers are treating roads and monitoring driving conditions between Tuesday

Boone, Howard co-ops restore power across service area

January 24, 2020 9:55 AM Matthew Sanders

Nearly 4,000 Boone Electric Cooperative members were without power across the county Friday morning as snow continued to fall.

Shoveling snow might increase risk for heart attack

January 24, 2020 10:14 PM Zach Boetto

Experts say there could be health risks when shoveling snow, especially with heavy and wet snow like the type that hit Missouri this week. “The things we’ll run into and see is actually, once you get worked up then people start having chest pain, chest pain leads to numbness in the arm, tightness, shortness of

Road crews focus on side streets as main routes improve

January 24, 2020 12:49 PM Amber Tabeling

Columbia road crews are treating priority and non-priority routes throughout the day on Friday and have crews scheduled to continue through the night.

Snow-covered roads cause traffic issues Friday morning

January 24, 2020 4:42 AM Madison Fleck

Roadways were covered Friday morning as more than 3 inches of snow fell overnight.

Missouri State Highway Patrol urges drivers to slow down

January 23, 2020 4:49 PM Amber Tabeling

The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to around 60 calls for service on Thursday and around 500 so far in January because of winter weather.

Tracking the Arrival of More Snow

January 23, 2020 4:38 AM Kevin Schneider

THURSDAY: What has turned into mostly snow overnight will turn back into a cold rain shortly after sunrise. This should help alleviate any problems on area roadways, but only temporarily. Highs will reach the mid to upper 30s. TONIGHT: That cold rain flips back to wet snow overnight. This is where we believe we could

Mid-Missouri crews ready for winter weather

January 22, 2020 5:42 PM Zach Boetto

Local road crews and law enforcement agencies are preparing for the possibility of a slick commute Thursday morning and urging drivers to use caution.