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Severe storms hits Midwest with snow, ice, winds

Associated Press — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:47:52 +0000

Storms packing rain, snow and dangerous winds have raked the Midwest, spawning a possible tornado outside of St. Louis that prompted an emergency declaration from Missouri's governor.

To the north icy weather left thousands without power and prompted Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton to call out the state National Guard to aid residents as the state braced for another storm system that threatened to dump several inches of wet snow Thursday.

Central Missouri hit by third winter storm

Janet Saidi, Scott Pham, Associated Press and Rehman Tungekar — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 22:58:29 +0000

A third winter storm hit the Columbia area with more than seven inches of snow. Check this space for updates on closing, weather and road safety. Follow us on twitter and the hashtag #CoMosnow to stay in the loop.

Some closures already announced for Tuesday, including MU and CPS

KBIA Staff — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:11:02 +0000

The University of Missouri announced it will be closing its campus Tuesday ahead of forecasts for significant snowfall in Mid-Missouri. You can check the latest on the expected totals here on the National Weather Service site.

More snow headed to Missouri

Associated Press and Scott Pham — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 03:57:21 +0000

Updated at 10:38 a.m. with closure information.

Just as Missouri and Kansas residents are digging out from record snowfalls, another winter storm is headed to the region.

Snow removal continues on Columbia roads

Lukas Udstuen — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:46:04 +0000

Columbia Snow plows have been out overnight working to clear the roads for drivers. Columbia Public Works spokesperson Steve Sapp said as of Friday morning, all first and second priority routes have one lane that is plowed and passable.

“Passable does not mean that it’s clear down to pavement," Sapp said. "Passable means that it has been plowed, and at least one lane has had the top layer of snow taken off of it.”

MU to remain closed Friday due to winter weather

Ryan Famuliner — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 04:00:27 +0000

The University of Missouri issued a press release Thursday night announcing that the campus will remain closed Friday due to the winter storm that hit Columbia today.

Live blog: Winter storm hits mid-Missouri

Casey Morell and Scott Pham and Alexandra Olgin — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:56:49 +0000

Follow this blog for live, continuing coverage of the winter storm affecting mid-Missouri.

Everything we know about tomorrow's big storm

Scott Pham — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:57:41 +0000

Updated at 8:00 p.m. with information about school closures and the gas explosion in Kansas City.

So there’s a huge storm coming into Missouri tonight/tomorrow morning and the Weather Channel says you can blame California (sort of).

Mo. lawmakers cutting week short due to winter weather threat

Associated Press — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:47:30 +0000

Missouri legislators are cutting their work week short because of concerns about a winter storm.

The House and Senate usually meet from Monday until mid-day Thursday each week. But the National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch from late Wednesday through Thursday for most of Missouri. The forecast calls for a mixture of ice and snow, depending on the location.

Officials stress caution on roads on New Year's Eve

Ryan Famuliner — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 13:13:58 +0000

The Columbia Public Works department says, based on local forecasts for winter weather, the department decided to start pre-treating roadways this morning.