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Southeast Missouri ends drought
FARMINGTON, Mo. (News First) - Drought conditions have left Southeast Missouri. In fact, abnormally dry areas are just about nearly out of Southeast Missouri too. The only areas seeing abnormally dry conditions, according to the latest Drought Monitor Map released by...
Flooding impacts Southeast Missouri
FARMINGTON, Mo. (News First) - Heavy rain began in parts of Southeast Missouri Sunday night and it really hasn’t let up too much since then. In fact, some locations have received over 6 inches of rain so far. Most areas have received, at least, 2.5 inches of rain. The...
Missouri governor declares state drought
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (News First) - Governor Mike Parson signed Executive Order 24-13 on Tuesday, declaring a drought alert in Missouri until March 31st of 2025. Currently, the U.S. Drought Monitor map of Missouri indicates that all or portions of at least 88 Missouri...
A dangerous hurricane is forming in the Gulf of Mexico.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson Well, here we go again. Another hurricane is forming in the Gulf of Mexico. It's name is Milton. It will rapidly become a hurricane over the next 24 to 48 hours. The system is forecast to track towards Florida. If you have travel...
Helene’s flooding swept away 11 workers at a Tennessee factory. Now the state is investigating
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee state authorities said Wednesday they were investigating the company that owns a plastics factory where 11 workers were swept away by cataclysmic flooding unleashed by Hurricane Helene. As the nearby Nolichucky River swelled from...
A nice week of weather ahead of us.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson What a weekend. Wet. Wet. Wet. A widespread two to four inches of rain fell across the region. Pockets of four to seven+ inches! That will put a dent in our drought. The good news is that we are expecting mostly dry weather through...
Remnants of Hurricane Helene spiral into our region.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson The remnants of Hurricane Helene are moving through Georgia and the Carolinas. It will spiral into our region today and tonight. You can see it on the National Hurricane Center's track forecast map. It will be a tropical depression...
Deputies Block Off Road for Incident Involving Wanted Subject
DEVELOPING STORY PADUCAH, KY (News First) - Mayfield Metropolis Road has been blocked off between Bobo Road and Mitchell Lane as deputies respond to an ongoing incident at a residence involving a subject with active warrants. Authorities say there is no danger to the...
Widespread rain is on the way.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson The remnants of Hurricane Helene will move into our region tonight and continue into the weekend. Here is the latest track forecast. The D over our region means tropical depression. I am forecasting widespread rain to arrive tonight...
A widespread rain event will develop Thursday night into Saturday.
Posted by Meteorologist Beau Dodson The remnants of Hurricane Helene will move into our region later this week. You can see that on this National Hurricane Center storm track map. The D stands for tropical depression. A widespread rain event will move into our region...