Weather

On Sunday, at least 25 tornadoes pummeled states across the Midwest and Great Plains. At least two people died in the storms. Even more harsh weather, and not just tornadoes, is set to hit much of the rest of the country on Monday.

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The National Weather Service is predicting that severe weather could pick up this weekend, with a higher likelihood that bad weather will strike on Sunday night or Monday morning.

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The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for our area from midnight through Thursday evening. Several rounds of thunderstorms are expected over the region tonight and Wednesday. These storms may repeatedly impact the same areas with total two inches of rain expected across the region

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According to Pettis County EMA Director David Clippert, the EMA will have a check of the emergency sirens today at noon.  It's hard to believe we are coming off a major snow storm, and now we turn our attention to severe thunderstorms, but hey, that's Missouri weather. It won't be long before we are watching the radar for severe thunderstorms.

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Spring may have started on Mar. 20, but it looks like winter still wants to shine. The National Weather Service has been predicting snow for the next couple of days. Some areas were expected to get up to five inches, others around one or two.

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Kids, you've heard it, and I'm sure you're dreading it.  After we got all that snow next week, the scuttlebutt is we're getting another big snowstorm this evening and Tuesday.

So you pretty much know by now what to do if you get snowed in.  You're pretty well prepared by now, because of last week.  So now you've got to really sit and think about what's next:  What NOT to do.

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The National Weather Service in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill has issued a Winter Storm Warning, which is in effect from Monday evening (Feb. 25) thru Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 26) for portions of central Missouri, including Pettis County.

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Could the last gasp of winter be coming this week? The National Weather Service is predicting snow to impact this area on Wednesday night (Feb. 20) and Thursday (Feb. 21). A Winter Storm Watch has been issued, and they are projecting that a bulk of the snow should be north of Highway 36, while I-70 and Highway 50 areas could get a lot of ice, sleet and snow.

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A particularly harsh, and large, spate of weather has been pummeling much of the Eastern half of the country, with recent incidents affecting residents as far north as Wisconsin and Michigan and all the way down to Georgia and Alabama, even stretching westward into Texas.

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.A Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect until at least midnight according to the National Weather Service.

A wintry mix of snow with a small amount of  sleet will end from west to east this evening

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