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Schatz: Missouri state senators may have some longer evenings to make up for missed snow week; emphasizes safety (AUDIO)

February 17, 2021 By Brian Hauswirth

Missouri’s State Senate leader says nothing on the Senate’s agenda this week was time-sensitive or worth lawmakers trying to drive to Jefferson City in snow.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Color Guard presents the flags before the governor’s State of the State Address on January 27, 2021, as Senate President Pro Tem Dave Schatz (right) observes (file photo courtesy of Governor Parson’s Flickr page)

The Senate has canceled session for the entire week, due to multiple winter storms. Senate President Pro Tem Dave Schatz, R-Sullivan, says he looked closely at weather forecasts.

“So there was nothing so pressing that it was worth risking members trying to get into the Capitol,” Schatz says.

Missouri state senators will return to Jefferson City on Monday afternoon. Pro Tem Schatz tells Missourinet that senators can make up the missed days later.

“We know that everyday that we do lose is something that will be precious time that would be garnered sometime later in session, but we’ll take that into consideration and we know that we’ll have to move some things, maybe spend some longer evenings there (the Missouri Capitol) in the future to try to make up for some of the lost time,” says Schatz.

The Pro Tem says mild weather will finally return to the Show-Me State next week.

“I think next week we’re looking at temperatures are going to be in the 50s again,” Schatz says. “We go from having this completely minus-zero and below to 50s next week, so that’s Missouri weather for you.”

Schatz says the temperature was minus-4 at his home in eastern Missouri’s Sullivan on Tuesday, with very slick roads.

Click here to listen to the full interview between Missourinet’s Brian Hauswirth and Senate President Pro Tem Dave Schatz, R-Sullivan, which was recorded on February 16, 2021:

https://cdn.missourinet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/bh-schatzinterview.mp3

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Filed Under: Health / Medicine, Legislature, News, Transportation, Weather Tagged With: Jefferson City, Missouri Capitol, Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Dave Schatz, National Weather Service, Sullivan, winter storms

NWS: Bitter cold and piercing wind chills into this weekend

February 10, 2021 By Ashley Byrd

According to the National Weather Service out of Kansas City, “Flurries hang around today and early Thurs with some heavier bands possible in Central MO along I-70. Slick roads and sidewalks are anticipated. Bitter cold and piercing wind chills are expected this weekend … temps struggle to reach 10F.”

 

East and southeast Missouri will also see icy conditions, according to the NWS in St. Louis:

Wintry precipitation will develop late tonight and continue thorugh Thursday. Widespread light snow accumulation is expected, and up to 0.15 inch of freezing rain is likely across parts of southeast Missouri and southwest Illinois. — NWS St. Louis (@NWSStLouis) February 10, 2021

Filed Under: News, Weather Tagged With: below zero, National Weather Service, wind chills

UPDATE: Blizzard warning remains in effect for far northwest Missouri through 6 pm; southbound I-29 reopens (AUDIO)

January 15, 2021 By Brian Hauswirth

A blizzard warning remains in effect for far northwest Missouri until 6 p.m. on Friday. The warning includes heavily-traveled I-29 and covers four rural counties: Atchison, Nodaway, Andrew and Holt.

The National Weather Service’s blizzard warning in far northwest Missouri remains in effect until 6 p.m. (January 15, 2021 graphic courtesy of NWS Pleasant Hill Twitter)

National Weather Service (NWS) Pleasant Hill meteorologist Brad Temeyer says blowing snow and 45 mile-per-hour winds have made travel very difficult today.

“We’re still continuing to see very low visibilities up there with the strong northwest winds that are continuing. Fortunately, the snow is starting to taper off up there,” Temeyer says.

The blizzard caused a crash Friday morning in northwest Missouri’s Atchison County, causing southbound I-29 to close for a few hours. It has since reopened.

Crews from the state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) have been working around the clock in northwest Missouri, trying to clear roads.

“But with those strong northwest winds gusting currently to 40 to 45 miles an hour, we’re still seeing visibilities well below a mile in that far northwestern corner of Missouri,” says Temeyer.

Truckers and other motorists are being urged to avoid travel in those four counties, until the warning expires. Towns in the blizzard warning area include Tarkio, Fairfax, Maryville and Mound City.

Mr. Temeyer emphasizes to Missourinet that blizzard warnings are rare in Missouri.

“We only issue these for the worst of conditions when we expect visibilities to be well below a half-a-mile,” Temeyer says.

Our Missourinet Cameron affiliate KMRN reports more than 20 schools in the region canceled classes today, because of the blizzard.

Click here to listen to Brian Hauswirth’s interview with National Weather Service (NWS) Pleasant Hill meteorologist Brad Temeyer, which was recorded on January 15, 2021:

https://cdn.missourinet.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/bh-NWSJanuary2021.mp3

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Filed Under: Business, Education, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt, Transportation, Weather Tagged With: Andrew County, Atchison County, blizzard warning, Fairfax, Holt County, I-29, Maryville, Missouri Cameron affiliate KMRN, Missouri Department of Transportation, Mound City, National Weather Service, Nodaway County, northwest Missouri, Tarkio

National Weather Service urges Missourians to drink plenty of water on Saturday (AUDIO)

June 5, 2020 By Brian Hauswirth

The National Weather Service (NWS) says the Lake of the Ozarks and southwest Missouri will see the state’s hottest temperatures on Saturday, with heat index values reaching about 100 to 105 degrees.

The National Weather Service (NWS) in Springfield says heat index values will reach 100 in Osage Beach on Saturday June 6, 2020 (map courtesy of NWS Springfield Twitter page)

NWS Springfield meteorologist Eric Wise says it will be hot and humid across the Ozarks.

“We’re going to see highs probably in the low to maybe even the mid 90’s and with the humidity, the heat index or the feel-like temperature is probably going to approach 100 to 105 degrees in spots,” Wise says.

The NWS Springfield office says heat index values on Saturday will reach 100 in Osage Beach, and 105 in Warsaw.

“Take frequent breaks, if you have to be outside, get in the shade,” says Wise. “Air conditioning would be good, and check on people, the elderly and especially people without air conditioning.”

Wise also urges you to drink plenty of water and to avoid alcohol and caffeine tomorrow.

Saturday’s heat index will also make it feel like 105 degrees in Joplin, Springfield, Rolla and Salem.

Click here to listen to Brian Hauswirth’s interview with National Weather Service (NWS) Springfield meteorologist Eric Wise, which was recorded on June 5, 2020:

https://cdn.missourinet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/bh-nwsspringfieldJune2020.mp3

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Filed Under: Business, Entertainment, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt, Weather Tagged With: Joplin, Lake of the Ozarks, National Weather Service, Osage Beach, Rolla, Springfield, Warsaw

Federal investigators cite communication, design problems in duck boat sinking

April 28, 2020 By Alisa Nelson

Federal transportation safety investigators are recommending changes in the wake of a 2018 duck boat sinking in southwest Missouri’s Branson. Seventeen of the 31 people aboard the boat called Stretch Duck 7 died after a storm swept in at Table Rock Lake with winds around 70 miles per hour.

The recommendations call for the boat’s owner – Ripley Entertainment – to make safety changes to the vessels and policies for workers to follow during bad weather. The National Transportation Safety Board also says the U.S. Coast Guard’s failure to require sufficient design of amphibious vessels contributed to the boat’s sinking.

Missouri State Highway Patrol crews assist the U.S. Coast Guard during the Duck boat recovery efforts on July 23, 2018 (file photo courtesy of the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Twitter page)

In their investigation, NTSB investigators documented that the National Weather Service had issued a severe thunderstorm watch for the area, several hours before the sinking. That watch was followed by a severe thunderstorm warning 23 minutes before Stretch Duck 7 departed the shoreside boarding facility about 6 miles from the lake where the tours began and ended. Investigators noted three other company vessels also departed after the severe thunderstorm warning was issued.

During Tuesday’s National Transportation Safety Board meeting, Chairman Robert Sumwalt says if Ride the Ducks Branson employees would have made better decisions on July 19, 2018, the boat likely would not have sunk. Investigator Brian Young says workers failed to inform the captain of the approaching storm.

“When he (captain) arrived at the lake, from what he could see the sky was blue. We know from the camera that the lake was calm. We don’t believe that he understood the intensity or how fast the storm was moving and the warning was never communicated to him from anybody in management,” says Young.

Board Vice Chair Bruce Landsberg says the captain is the final authority in the safe operation of the boat.

“The whole concept of checks and balances come in that if you have a single point failure – ie the management not saying anything – then you have the secondary source there,” says Landsberg. “Looking at the sky, I find it hard to believe that it just went from blue to black immediately. But be that as it may, I guess we could continue the discussion here as to what did the captain know, when did he know it and was he thinking about it? Severe thunderstorms are not an unusual occurrence in the state of Missouri and this captain had been on the water for a long time.”

The investigation also found an inability to discuss what happened with the captain, Scott McKee of Verona, to determine his course of action and decision making. Three Ripley employees, including McKee, have been charged in connection to the boat sinking. The company has settled 31 lawsuits filed by survivors or relatives of those who died.

Sumwalt says the boats played an important role in the 1944 invasion of Normandy.

“The allies had to wait a day for better weather before they could proceed,” he says. “If D-Day had to pause for safety, so can recreational tours.”

An abstract of the NTSB’s final report, which includes the findings, probable cause, and all safety recommendations, is available at https://go.usa.gov/xvEzG. The final report for the investigation is expected to be published in the next few weeks.

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Filed Under: Entertainment, News, Outdoors, Weather Tagged With: National Transportation Safety Board, National Weather Service, Ride The Ducks, Ripley Entertainment

Task force gets some positive news on Missouri spring flooding potential

February 24, 2020 By Alisa Nelson

The National Weather Service says Missouri faces above-average flood risk this spring because soil is still saturated from last spring’s flooding. About 1.2 million acres of Missouri farmland was damaged by flooding in 2019.

Missouri Agriculture Director Chris Chinn (Photo courtesy of Brownfield Ag News)

But, Missouri Agriculture Director Chris Chinn says the Governor’s Flood Advisory Task Force has received a glimmer of good news from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers about the potential for spring flooding.

“The reservoirs up north right now have more storage capacity than they did last year at this time. So that’s a positive piece of information that we were really glad to hear,” says Chinn.

Chinn is a member of that task force. She farms in northeast Missouri’s Clarence.

“Last year at this time, we had a really deep freeze in the ground. Right now, we don’t have that,” she says. “So, we’re not going into the spring in the exact same situations that we were last year.”

Chinn says a lot of farm ground is unprotected.

“We do have a lot of levees right now that have not been able to be repaired because the water simply did not recede,” she says.

The Missouri Department of Agriculture, Missouri Farm Bureau, Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the Coalition to Protect the Missouri River are hosting meetings in northwest Missouri March 2nd and 3rd for farmers to meet with state and federal emergency management officials and the USDA’s RMA, FSA and NRCS agencies to ask questions and share their concerns.

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Filed Under: Agriculture, Business, Legislature, News, Outdoors, Politics / Govt, Transportation, Weather Tagged With: Coalition to Protect the Missouri River, Governor’s Flood Advisory Task Force, Missouri Agriculture Director Chris Chinn, Missouri Department of Agriculture, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Missouri Farm Bureau, National Weather Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USDA

UPDATE: Westbound I-70 in mid-Missouri’s Rocheport closed for six hours (AUDIO)

February 5, 2020 By Brian Hauswirth

UPDATE: The state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) says westbound I-70 on the Rocheport bridge in mid-Missouri has re-opened, after being closed for almost six hours. MoDOT’s Central District is warning that overnight refreezing is likely on bridges and elevated roadways. The agency will be bringing in additional crews, during the overnight hours. Motorists are urged to slow down.

HERE IS THE ORIGINAL STORY:

State transportation officials say westbound I-70 is completely closed at the heavily-traveled Rocheport bridge in mid-Missouri, due to numerous snow-related crashes. Multiple tractor trailers are involved in the crash, which happened at about 12:15 p.m.

Missouri state troopers say multiple tractor trailers are involved in crashes on the westbound I-70 bridge in central Missouri’s Rocheport (February 5, 2020 photo courtesy of Troop F Twitter page)

State Department of Transportation (MoDOT) spokesman Adam Pulley tells Missourinet they hope to re-open westbound I-70 by 4 p.m. this (Wednesday) afternoon. Tow trucks have arrived in a tight area on the bridge.

Missouri state troopers say there’s one injury, and that there is a lot of debris from the crashes.

MoDOT says more than 12-million vehicles cross the I-70 Rocheport bridge annually, including three million trucks.

Rocheport is just west of Columbia.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued multiple winter storm warnings across Missouri today, including for mid-Missouri and southwest Missouri. NWS Pleasant Hill meteorologist Jimmy Barham warns roads are deteriorating east of the Kansas City metro. He says that could impact Chiefs fans attending today’s Super Bowl parade and rally, which is happening at Union Station in Kansas City.

“People who are leaving the parade heading towards the south or to the east, be aware that you are going to be moving into more hazardous conditions than you think you are,” Barham says.

Winter storm warnings remain in effect for central and southwest Missouri, until Thursday morning.

Missourinet’s Ashley Byrd reports visibility, at times, was only a quarter-of-a-mile today in Columbia. The Jefferson City/Columbia areas are expected to see about five inches of snow. The NWS Springfield office says Joplin and the Stockton Lake areas could see up to six inches.

The NWS is also warning about deteriorating conditions in the St. Louis region, with a snow/sleet mix.

Click here to listen to Brian Hauswirth’s full interview with National Weather Service (NWS) Pleasant Hill meteorologist Jimmy Barham, which was recorded on February 5, 2020:

https://cdn.missourinet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/bh-nwswinterFebruary2020.mp3

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Filed Under: Agriculture, Business, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt, Transportation, Weather Tagged With: Columbia, I-70 Rocheport bridge, Jefferson City, Joplin, Kansas City, Missouri Department of Transportation, National Weather Service, St. Louis, Stockton Lake, Super Bowl parade

Winter storm expected to impact Chiefs parade and much of Missouri (AUDIO)

February 4, 2020 By Brian Hauswirth

The National Weather Service (NWS) says most of Missouri is currently under a winter weather advisory, and will see two waves of winter weather by Thursday morning.

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill says the heaviest snowfall will be between the I-44 corridor and the Highway 36 corridor in north Missouri (February 4, 2020 map courtesy of NWS Pleasant Hill Twitter page)

NWS Kansas City meteorologist Jimmy Barham says most of the snow will be between the I-44 corridor up to the Highway 36 corridor in northern Missouri.

“The more significant snowstorm looks like it’s going to push in as we get into the morning hours tomorrow, especially down towards Springfield,” Barham says. “We’re going to see snow totals even by the afternoon up into the one to three inch range.”

He says winter storm watches and winter storm warnings will likely be issued.

Western Missouri’s Kansas City, Warrensburg and Sedalia are currently receiving snow now, after seeing freezing drizzle earlier.

The second wave will have the heaviest impact on mid-Missouri’s Columbia, Jefferson City and Lake of the Ozarks, which could receive up to six inches of snow.

Mr. Barham tells Missourinet the snow will likely impact Chiefs fans at Wednesday’s Super Bowl parade and rally in downtown Kansas City.

“Going into the parade might not be too bad, but coming out of the parade you’re probably going to have hazardous travel conditions,” says Barham. “Especially if you’re going east past Sedalia into the Columbia towards St. Louis area.”

Wednesday morning’s parade begins at 11:30, and the victory rally is set for 1:30 p.m. at Union Station. The state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) is expecting “hundreds of thousands” of fans to attend.

Barham emphasizes that Wednesday’s second wave, which is coming from Oklahoma, will be stronger.

The latest NWS models also show a heavy band near I-70 on Wednesday, between Kingdom City and Montgomery County. That area could see up to eight inches of snow.

Southwest Missouri’s Springfield, Joplin and Nevada should see four to six inches of snow, by early Thursday. Northeast Missouri’s Hannibal and Bowling Green could also see up to six inches.

Far southeast Missouri is the only area that’s not expected to see snow.

Click here to listen to the full interview between Missourinet’s Brian Hauswirth and National Weather Service (NWS) Pleasant Hill meteorologist Jimmy Barham, which was recorded on February 4, 2020:

https://cdn.missourinet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/bh-nwskansascityFebruary20201.mp3

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Filed Under: Business, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt, Transportation, Weather Tagged With: Chiefs Super Bowl parade, Columbia, Jefferson City, Joplin, Kansas City, Kingdom City, Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri Department of Transportation, National Weather Service, Nevada, Sedalia, Springfield, winter weather advisory

Winter weather advisories will cover most of Missouri on Thursday into Friday (AUDIO)

January 23, 2020 By Brian Hauswirth

The National Weather Service (NWS) will be issuing multiple winter weather advisories on Thursday afternoon and evening, that will impact almost all of Missouri.

The National Weather Service (NWS) in Pleasant Hill says the heaviest snow on Thursday will be in the Moberly and Macon areas (January 23, 2020 map courtesy of NWS Pleasant Hill Twitter)

NWS Pleasant Hill meteorologist Spencer Mell is urging you to slow down on the road.

“Roads across, especially across northern Missouri this afternoon, are already snow-covered,” Mell says. “And it really doesn’t take much, we’ve seen a lot of accidents already out there.”

Missourinet Cameron affiliate KMRN (AM 1360) and Chillicothe affiliate KCHI (FM 102.5) report dozens of school districts across northwest Missouri canceled classes today. Many of them have been closed all week.

The winter weather advisory for northern Missouri will take effect at 3 p.m. The heaviest band of snow will impact towns like Moberly, Macon, Boonville, Fayette, and Marshall, where four to six additional inches is possible.

“As we get into this evening, the temperatures are going to cool down out there and we will see a band of heavier snow set up in that area,” says Mell.

As for the Kansas City metro over to west-central Missouri’s Sedalia, NWS meteorologist Mell expects more snow to fall tonight.

“So we’re probably looking at more of the 8 to 10 p.m. time frame before we really start to see the snow stick in the Kansas City area,” Mell says.

In mid-Missouri, Mell says snow is expected to start falling again at about 10 p.m. in Jefferson City and Columbia. Two to four inches of additional snow is expected.

In St. Louis, the NWS office there says light snow and snow will change to all snow during tonight’s evening rush hour. The NWS says it will reduce visibility for St. Louis-area motorists, and potentially create snow-covered road conditions. About an inch of snow is expected.

Snow will also impact the Ozarks tonight into Friday. The I-44 corridor between Lebanon, Waynesville and Rolla should see two to three inches.

Click here to listen to Brian Hauswirth’s full interview with National Weather Service (NWS) Pleasant Hill meteorologist Spencer Mell, which was recorded on January 23, 2020:

https://cdn.missourinet.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/bh-nwsinterviewJanuary20202.mp3

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Filed Under: Business, Health / Medicine, News, Politics / Govt, Transportation, Weather Tagged With: Boonville, Cameron, Chillicothe, Columbia, Fayette, Jefferson City, Kansas City, Lebanon, Macon, Marshall, Moberly, National Weather Service, Rolla, Sedalia, St. Louis, Waynesville

Projected snow totals for Missouri through Friday night

January 23, 2020 By Ashley Byrd

A winter weather advisory remains in effect through noon today and most areas can expect a rain/snow mix today and snow tonight into Friday. The National Weather Service says it will be hard to project “the exact wintry precipitation types, transitions, and overall accumulations of snow, sleet, and ice” because of fluctuations in temperature.

Snowfall for western Missouri through Friday night:

Snowfall for eastern Missouri through Friday night:

Filed Under: News, Weather Tagged With: forecast for Missouri, National Weather Service, snow in Missouri

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