Icy morning closes schools, makes driving hazardous in Springfield
Temperatures are expected to rise, but not until Wednesday, so drivers should continue to exercise care on icy roads.
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Temperatures are expected to rise, but not until Wednesday, so drivers should continue to exercise care on icy roads.
What’s in the box? Mystery behind box found in Lebanon, Mo. solved Leah Hill © Provided by Springfield (MO) KYTV KY3 SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - In the rain, snow, heat or shine, weather balloons are released every day. “The instrument collects temperature information, it collects humidity information, it collects pressure information,” said Mark Burchfield, with the National Weather Service in Springfield. Giving a vertical profile of our atmosphere. Eventually the balloon rises to the top of the atmosphere. It pops, and falls back to earth. It will not land in the area...
Mark Burchfield of the National Weather Service explains there is limited weather station data from Texas County. "If you have a weather station at your work, school, home or know someone that does, we would love to get that weather station in CWOP (Citizen Weather Observing Program)," said Burchfield. "Then we can see the data to help with forecasts and warnings." It is free and participants just need to sign up for CWOP and put the CWOP ID into their weather station software. To reach Burchfield, the email address is: mark.burchfield@noaa.gov. FACT CHECK See inaccurate information in th...