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Kent Ehrhardt: October 2007 ArchivesRemember the severe weather outbreak we experienced earlier in the monrth. The Storm Prediction center is reporting that we had a record tornado outbreak and one of the busiest October for tornadoes on record. Here's a link to the release from the Storm Prediction Center: http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2007/20071031_tornado.html ...It's going to be a sunny weekend in St. Louis in more ways than one! First of all the weather is shaping up beautifully. After a foggy start the sun should break out on Saturday. Then a chilly start on Sunday (perhaps the coldest yet) with sunny, cool and dry weather the rest of the day. The next chance for rain appears to be Thursday next week. It will be EXTRA sunny here at News 4 this weekend as we welcome the newest member... It's been a busy afternoon in the 4 Warn Storm Center as we never stop tracking threatening weather. A serious severe storm outbreak is underway from southwest Missouri into Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. That is where the most unstable atmosphere resides but if any strong storms develop there they may have the ability to move into our area late this Wedneday evening. The rain threat appears to end by Thursday morning. Friday will be cooler wi... As I'm sure you've figured out by now the first week of October was warmer than normal. In fact it was the warmest first week of October on record in St. Louis and several other communities. Here's a link to more information from the local National Weather Service office: http://www.crh.noaa.gov/crnews/display_story.php?wfo=lsx&storyid=10505&sourc... It's looking a little bleak for Fall color. It's been a tough year for trees. An ice storm in January, hard freeze in April and the intense heat and drought of late Summer have all taken their toll. There's rain in my forecast for Monday and cooler tempertures for the middle of the week. That may help a little. Some area trees have shed leaves but that is more a result of heat and drought stress than the season. The cooler temperatures... Wanted to give you all the opportunity to see the latest photos and info from the National Weather Service regarding storms that rolled through Missouri and Illinois on Tuesday night. If you were watching yesterday (Wed.) at 5:00 and 6:00 you know that I was up in Palmyra reporting live on the damage. The owner of the welding company that had the damage was in one of his large pole barn buildings when the storm hit. Fortunately he wasn't hurt.... |
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