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Severe weather preparedness: Lightning safety

Lightning is the most common thunderstorm related hazard, striking across the United States 25 million times each year. While severe thunderstorms often produce frequent lightning strikes, by definition, all thunderstorms produce this deadly hazard. The best way to stay safe from lightning, is to take shelter in a closed structure or automobile whenever thunder is

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Tracking a warm and sunny weekend

Chilly and breezy conditions will prevail across Northwest Missouri Friday night, as a passing cold front brings northerly winds of 15 to 25 mph and a drop in temperatures. Early evening 40s and mostly cloudy skies will give way to clearing skies and upper 20s after midnight. A warming trend will be accompanied by abundant

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Tracking a cold and dry night

Blowing snow and high winds Wednesday morning have given way to clearing skies through the afternoon, as a powerful storm system exits the area. Skies will remain mostly clear overnight, with lows dropping into the mid 20s making for a frosty start to Thursday. A gradual warm-up will take place Thursday, with afternoon highs in

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Severe weather preparedness: Tornado Safety

Today’s focus for Severe Weather Preparedness Week is tornadoes, one of the most well known and violent types of severe weather.  Just like severe thunderstorms and flooding, tornadoes come with important watches and warnings that everyone should recognize. A tornado watch is issued when conditions are favorable for tornadoes to form. These typically last for

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Severe weather preparedness: Flood safety

Tuesday is the second day of Severe Weather Preparedness Week in Missouri and Kansas, and the thunderstorm related hazard of focus is flooding. Aside from extreme heat, flooding is the leading cause of weather related deaths nationwide, and across the state of Missouri. The majority of flood related deaths affect those in automobiles. Just six

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Multi-hazard storm system Tuesday and Wednesday

A potent spring storm system will track across the Mid-Missouri River Valley Tuesday and Wednesday, posing a risk for isolated severe thunderstorms, heavy rain, high winds, and a period of accumulating snowfall. The National Weather Service has issued multiple alerts across Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas ahead of the approaching system. A High Wind Warning

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Tracking a strong spring storm system

A potent spring storm system will track across the Mid-Missouri River Valley Tuesday and Wednesday, posing a risk for isolated severe thunderstorms, heavy rain, high winds, and a period of accumulating snowfall. The National Weather Service has issued multiple alerts across Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas ahead of the approaching system. A High Wind Watch

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Tracking flurries and extreme cold

Light flurries will continue through the morning, but no accumulation is expected. The main story will be the dangerously cold conditions over the next 48 hours. Today’s high will be in the single digits, with the overnight low dropping well below zero again. A Cold Weather Advisory is in effect for all of northwest Missouri

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