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A student-led effort to improve storm safety on the University of Missouri’s campus resulted in a new certification.

The state has seen both drought and flooding after a bout of extreme weather.

The area was hit during a round of severe storms Wednesday morning.

During the drill, residents can expect to hear Boone County test its outdoor warning siren, KOMU8 reports.The National Weather Service will test its emergency alert procedures and the University of Missouri will test its emergency notification system.

An estimated 800 employees were fired from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration last week.

Snow and ice can impact energy generation and infrastructure

It’s been an above-average spring for tornadoes and other severe storms in the Midwest and Great Plains. Experts say a big reason is that weather conditions were ripe for tornado-forming storms.

Multiple people were killed when a tornado tore through a small Iowa town and left a wide swath of obliterated homes, crumpled cars and splintered trees.

A warm front is sweeping spring-like weather across a large swath of the country in what is usually one of the coldest months of the year. The rare warmup is sending people out of their homes to enjoy the winter respite but also bringing increased wildfire danger.

Freezing rain conditions will continue into the afternoon.