On Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at 10:00 AM, State Emergency Management and the National Weather Service will conduct a Statewide Severe Weather Tornado Drill. Every school, citizen, and business are encouraged to participate in the drill. The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill will issue a test tornado warning as part of the drill. Local warning […]
While most of Missouri is still digging out from a two-day snowstorm, another winter storm is heading for the Show-Me State. The heaviest snow will fall tonight (Tuesday) and tomorrow near the Missouri-Arkansas border, where towns like Branson and West Plains could see three to four inches of snow. National Weather Service (NWS) Springfield meteorologist […]
The winter storm battering all of Missouri has forced officials to close all state offices today (Tuesday). It’s due to the snowstorm and to hazardous road conditions. The National Weather Service (NWS) has been urging Missourians to stay off the roads, if possible. The current plan is to reopen state offices tomorrow (Wednesday) […]
Saturday’s severe storms and hail across the Ozarks prompted the National Weather Service (NWS) in Springfield to issue five tornado warnings. January tornado warnings are rare in Missouri. NWS Springfield officials tell Missourinet there were no deaths nor serious injuries, and there are no reports of damage at this time. Southwest Missouri’s Joplin, […]
The News department at KTTN and the Par Broadcast group spoke with Pamela Patreeka of the National Weather Service regarding the winter weather that’s expected to continue today. Harrison and six other counties in northwest Missouri remain under a blizzard warning for much of today. The National Weather Service official explains […]
The National Weather Service office at Pleasant Hill says it’s conservative when it issued a Winter Weather Advisory for north central and northeast Missouri for Tuesday from 12 noon until 6 am Wednesday. A NWS map shows the advisory area from St. Joseph, east to Trenton and Kirksville, and other locations to the north. The […]
Many parts of Missouri are expected to see a wintry mix Tuesday morning through tomorrow night. The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill says an area from St. Joseph and Chillicothe to Moberly, Columbia, Jefferson City, Sedalia, and Clinton should see the wintry mix. The NWS says bridges and overpasses will freeze first. […]
MoDot crews are out in force to fix a problem that has plagued the state’s highways after an extreme winter. In February, the Midwest was the coldest place on earth, according to the NWS. And nowhere is that more evident than hundreds of thousands of potholes that pock highways and cause jaw-jarring bumps. […]
The National Weather Service and Grundy County Emergency Management will host a Storm Spotter Training next month. Meteorologist Jared Leighton with the National Weather Service says a variety of topics will be discussed at the courthouse in Trenton the evening of February 7th from 6 o’clock to 7:30. Children interested in learning about […]
Northern Missouri is bracing for a major winter storm to hit the area on Sunday with a Winter Storm Watch issued on Sunday, November 25 from 6 am to 9 pm. The watch will most likely be updated this weekend with a more accurate prediction of snowfall totals. The weekend watch includes blowing snow with […]
The Sullivan County Emergency Management Agency and the National Weather Service have scheduled free Storm Spotter Training in Milan. Storm Spotter class will be held at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, March 27 in the Milan Community Center, 205 N. Market Street, Milan, Mo. The class will last approximately 1-½ hours and will be presented by […]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The National Weather Service says at least two tornadoes touched down in Missouri Monday evening as a line of severe storms with heavy rain and large hail moved across the state, damaging homes in communities north and east of the Kansas City metro area. Dan Hawblitzel, a National Weather Service […]
