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Great Weather, Terrible Flooding

7:07 AM Thu, Mar 20, 2008 |

Spring officially began at 12:48 this (Thursday) morning, and the good news is that the first few days of the new season look fairly tranquil.

That good news has been vastly overshadowed by the moderate to major river flooding that is occuring across much ot the southern half of our viewing area. Let's consider those areas where moderate to major flooding is either occurring now or will be within 24 hours.

Moderate Flo...



Severe Weather Awareness Week

9:06 AM Tue, Mar 11, 2008 |

Tornado sirens will sound across Missouri today as part of the National Weather Service's 2008 Severe Weather Awareness Week. Here is your chance to put your severe weather action plan into practice. A statewide tornado drill is scheduled for this afternoon at 1:30 PM.

Sirens all around the Show Me State will blare, weather radios will be triggered, and equipment in the 4Warn Storm Center will light up as a test tornado warning is is...



The Great "Daylight Saving Time" Debate

7:12 AM Mon, Mar 10, 2008 |

They say that a house divided cannot stand, but in the Chambers household, we've managed to prove that theory wrong a time or two.

My wife and I look at the longer daylight hours of spring and summer in very different ways.

We both work odd, and often long, hours. But, those hours don't typically match. My alarm goes off at 1:00 AM each weekday morning. As a result, if I'm behaving myself, I'm heading to bed sometime between...



Another Round of Snow Friday!

7:21 AM Thu, Mar 06, 2008 |

After Tuesday's 10" snow dump at Lambert International Airport, I was hoping for at least a bit of a break from the active winter weather pattern...

But it just wasn't meant to be.

By the time you woke up this morning (Thursday morning), a winter storm watch had already been posted for Reynolds and Iron counties in Missouri. Those are the two southern-most counties in the News4 viewing area, and home to the towns of Centervill...