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Southeast Missouri ends drought

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...

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Flooding impacts Southeast Missouri

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...

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Missouri governor declares state drought

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...

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A dangerous hurricane is forming in the Gulf of Mexico.

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...

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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...

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Remnants of Hurricane Helene spiral into our region.

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...

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Widespread rain is on the way.

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...

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