The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day from late Monday through late Tuesday night for the potential of severe storms as a strong wave of low pressure works east across the Plains. The time frame for the Weather Alert Day may shift or bleed into Wednesday depending on the speed
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After ten days, 600,000 miles, and a historic loop around the far side of the moon, the four-person crew of Artemis II is finally coming home. But while the mission has been a triumph of orbital mechanics so far, the final “mile” depends on something that we deal with every day: the weather. As the
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After the much-needed but almost excessive rainfall last week, areas are recovering from flooded roadways and higher-than-average water levels. With the impacts that flooding brings, information that is readily available so that you can take the proper measures to stay safe is crucial. The Department of Natural Resources is one of the organizations taking strides
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An ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Alert Day is in effect for the potential of severe storms that could produce damaging winds and quarter size hail through late tonight. Storms along the warm front have mainly dissipated after dropping a few tornadoes in Illinois, and now our focus overnight will be toward a broken line of
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather Team has issued a Weather Alert Day lasting through late Wednesday night as conditions are looking more favorable for a few weak tornadoes. A warm front draped over the southern third of the state will act as a focus for storms to develop tonight, and potentially bring the threat of
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April has brought its namesake showers as much of the area prepares for 2 to 4 inches of rain in the first week of the month. This wet pattern follows a warmer and wetter than average March, which could increase the risk of flooding in Mid-Missouri in the coming days. It may be hard to
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Rainfall on Tuesday marked the beginning of an active weather pattern for mid-Missouri. Since its onset Tuesday morning, rain totals have steadily risen through several rounds of showers and storms that have already passed. Radar estimated rain total maps illustrate streaking patterns of localized higher amounts, with one notably stretching from Warsaw through Versailles, California,
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With the threat of storms in the forecast almost daily this week, many may be keeping an eye on the horizon. While in the dark, turbulent skies of a Missouri spring can be intimidating, not every low-hanging cloud is a cause for alarm. There are several things to look for to distinguish between a “scary-looking”
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The first month of spring ends with another record-breaking heat wave, marking the hottest March in U.S. history. Columbia shattered its record high five times last month and hit a new all-time March high of 93 degrees on March 26th. Climate change is fueling more of these heat waves, which are hotter, last longer, and
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Record-breaking warmth was in place yesterday, as temperatures got up to 93 degrees in Columbia during the afternoon hours. Today was a much different story, as a cold front has brought a noticeable cooldown into the area. With this cooldown, an area-wide freeze warning is in effect for all of Central Missouri tonight, as temperatures
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The 2026 Major League Baseball Opening Day in St. Louis is forecast to be impacted by extremely hot weather that could challenge century-old records. A historic heat dome that has stalled over the Desert Southwest for days is expanding east and bringing more record-breaking temperatures to the central U.S. for late March. Temperatures for the
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Temperatures are nearing record highs again for the end of March as a large part of the country lies under a heat dome, and scientists say this extreme heat would be impossible without human-caused climate change. The heat dome will go down not only as the worst heat wave to hit the United States in
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Missouri has started the spring season with rainfall totals just under 2″ above normal for the first three weeks of March. This wet weather has erased the rain deficit recorded during a drier than normal winter. The Climate Prediction Center expects the warming trend to continue, forecasting a warmer than normal spring for the region.
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Missouri recorded the third most tornado warnings in the United States in 2025. Researchers at the Missouri S&T Wind Hazard Mitigation Lab are now analyzing damage from the state’s most prolific storms to better understand the impact of tornadic winds on buildings. The 2025 tornado season began on March 14, a night when wildfires and
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It already smells like spring in the greenhouse at CMSE’s giving gardens. Their greenhouse is one way the organization provides meaningful employment to individuals with disabilities, but it’s also where those employees have already prepared perennials to go in the ground across Mid-Missouri later this spring. “A perennial is basically a plant that has a
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Friday is the spring equinox, when we experience equal amounts of daylight and night, and when many consider to be the beginning of spring. (Although for meteorologists, spring starts on March 1st for better record-keeping.) Both meteorological spring (March 1st) and astronomical spring (March 20th) have come in hot, with temperatures over 4 degrees warmer
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Tornado-prone regions in the United States are shifting eastward from the traditional “Tornado Alley” toward the Mississippi and Tennessee River valleys. This expansion is bringing more frequent severe weather and tornado outbreaks to areas historically less accustomed to such intensity. In recent decades, the frequency of favorable tornado days has increased significantly in states including
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If you stepped outside today to enjoy the noticeably warmer weather, you likely noticed two things: temperatures in the mid to upper 70s and a sudden, aggressive case of itchy eyes or a stuffy nose. While the sky over Mid-Missouri remains clear, we are currently in the middle of a large atmospheric event that you
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Hail is consistently one of the costliest severe weather events, causing billions of dollars in damage annually to cars, homes, and crops in the United States. One of the places it commonly occurs is right here in Central Missouri. Over the past 15 years, there have been over 5000 reports of hail from unique storms
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Lightning all starts because of rising warm air. This rising air produces the storm clouds that are needed for lightning in the first place. As the storm clouds form, the ice particles and water droplets collide inside the cloud. As this collision occurs, it causes positive and negative charges, and after enough charges are produced,
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