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Extreme weather is wreaking havoc in the St. Louis region

2 years 6 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- From destructive tornadoes to historic rainfall and flooding, extreme weather events persist across the country and in our area. In recent months, we've witnessed large hail, damaging winds, and an EF1 tornado in Salem, Ilinois. The St. Louis area was hit by a remarkable 12 tornadoes on April 15th. Expert predicts extreme [...]
John Fuller

Atmospheric cap: How heat charges strong storms

2 years 6 months ago
We tend to only think of what’s going on down here on the ground.  But in reality, almost everything we experience as weather down here on the ground begins up over our heads in the atmosphere above us. 
Chris Higgins

A total solar eclipse is coming to Missouri and Illinois in 2024. It’s time to get ready

2 years 6 months ago
On average a total solar eclipse occurs once every 400 years in the same location on earth. In 2017 the St. Louis region was within the path of totality for the first time since 1869. This coming April millions of residents in eastern Missouri and southern Illinois will find themselves within a two-hour drive of another total solar eclipse. Author and eclipse chaser David Baron joins the show.