Severe Weather

MARSHFIELD, Mo. - In the Ozarks, like much of the mid-west, the chance of severe weather is year round. That's why every year, the National Weather Service offers a free class to those who want to help keep their eyes to the sky and try to warn their communities in the event of a pending disaster. Recently, tornadoes like Joplin, Fort Leonard Wood, Rolla and so many others keep people wanting to stay informed about storms. "Want to know a little bit more about them and also be a little bit more prepared since we live in the Ozarks," said first time trainee, Paul McMillan.

    TODAY Mid 60s  Thunderstorms likely. Flash Flood Watch until Monday afternoon. OVERNIGHT Low 50s Chance for thunderstorms. SUNDAY Mid 60s Thunderstorms likely. 12-hour forecast 24-hour forecast Satellite & Radar Wind Chill Allergy Index Almanac   ACTIVE RADAR SO FAR TODAY A batch of rain and thunderstorms continues in the Ozarks at update time.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - Several counties in our viewing area are now under a tornado watch as the threat of severe weather approaches the Ozarks.  As the line of storms moves through, some counties will be under tornado warnings for awhile. Counties in Missouri under the watch include: Barry, Barton, Bates, Benton, Camden, Cass, Cedar, Christian, Dade, Dallas, Greene, Henry, Hickory, Jasper, Johnson, Laclede, Lawrence, McDonald, Miller, Morgan, Newton, Pettis, Polk, St. Clair, Stone, Vernon and Webster counties.

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo.-- Severe weather and fire safety education just got a lot more hands-on at Fort Leonard Wood Fire Department.  A new fire safety and severe weather training trailer is about as close to real as you can get. "We've got subwoofers and speakers inside these cabinets here, so it gets really loud in here like a train coming at you- that's what it simulates- the tornado's coming at you," says Fort Leonard Wood Assistant Fire Chief...

  TODAY 80s Partly cloudy with scattered to numerous storms becoming likely.  Some could be severe. TONIGHT 60s Scattered storms, then partly cloudy TUESDAY Low/mid 80s Partly cloudy 12-hour forecast 24-hour forecast Satellite & Radar Wind Chill Allergy Index Almanac Good morning!

    TODAY Near 90° Chance for storms, especially across the northeastern half of the area. OVERNIGHT Upper 60s Partly cloudy, storms possible in Missouri. TUESDAY Near 90° Storms early and again late, most of day dry. 12-hour forecast 24-hour forecast Satellite & Radar Feels Like Allergy Index Almanac   SEVERE T-STORM WATCH Most of this morning's thunderstorm activity has moved out of the Ozarks but a few storms have worked back in. There is a severe thunderstorm watch in effect until 4:00 PM for southeastern Missouri and north-central Arkansas.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Gov. Jay Nixon tonight declared a state of emergency in Missouri as a widespread severe weather system continued to move across the state, bringing heavy rain, hail, straight-line winds, flooding and radar-indicated tornadoes. This severe weather follows several days of heavy rain throughout much of the state, leading to flooding along many streams and rivers. The severe weather threat continues tonight in parts of Missouri, and is likely to continue tomorrow for much of the state.  “Much of Missouri is experiencing dangerous severe weather tonight, on the heels of several days of heavy rain,” Gov. Nixon said.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Severe weather occurs in the Ozarks year-round but spring is usually the most active period for severe storms and tornadoes.  The three local National Weather Service offices (Springfield, Tulsa and Little Rock) that serve the Ozarks and county Emergency Managers around the region have partnered together to provide weather safety training to the public again this year. Presentations from National Weather Service meteorologists include instructions on how to recognize severe weather and tornadoes, how to remain safe during severe weather and how to accurately report severe weather to officials.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo.--  A few Springfield homes are still without power Sunday morning after yesterday's flooding and severe weather. As of 6:45a.m. Sunday, only two homes remain in the dark in Springfield. Crews expect to have them up and running soon. At one point, some 700 homes had the power knocked out. Additional crews were called in to help get it restored. High winds and lightning caused the outages. If you are still out of power, call 1-888-863-9001 .

BERKELEY, Mo. -- Residents in a suburb of St. Louis are getting a helping hand after severe weather tore through that area. Volunteers this weekend are helping with recovery efforts after tornadoes damaged several homes in Berkeley last week.      The severe weather tore apart roofs, downed trees, and left debris scattered throughout neighborhoods.      A number of relief groups, including some from Clarksville, Tennessee, arrived in Berkeley nearly a week ago.      Many residents say the help came unexpectedly.