Heat & Drought

1+ hour, 6+ min ago   (249+ words) Fall officially begins in one week, but Mother Nature hasn’t gotten the message. The heat is lingering, with temperatures this week expected to reach the upper 90s to near 100 degrees. Because of the prolonged stretch of high temperatures, the National Weather…...

1+ hour, 18+ min ago   (287+ words) High heat and humidity will continue to overstay their welcome in the Heartland through at least the end of the work week. The Heat Advisory for the entirety of the viewing area has been extended until 9 p.m. on Friday, September 18. Feels-like…...

2+ hour, 19+ min ago   (97+ words) 100-degree temperatures expected tomorrow, with isolated showers possible. Tap to see Doug's forecast! KOAM News Now 100-degree temperatures expected tomorrow, with isolated showers possible. Tap to see Doug's forecast! Weather 3 Playlist 09-15-2026 Noon Newscast - September 15 2-wheel electric scooterist struck in Joplin…...

2+ hour, 18+ min ago   (300+ words) The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Barren County, with forecasters expecting heat index values to climb as high as 105 degrees through Thursday evening. The advisory is in effect until 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, and also covers portions of…...

2+ hour, 44+ min ago   (512+ words) Published 7:19 pm Tuesday, September 15, 2026 By DEBORAH GERTZ HUSAR, Columnist University of Missouri Extension specialists worry about the combination of drought and prolonged high temperatures as crops approach final growth stages. By mid-August, MU Extension assistant professor of soybean farming systems…...

2+ hour, 46+ min ago   (480+ words) Published 11:30 am Tuesday, September 15, 2026 Drought eased in Oregon and Idaho with early September storms and lower temperatures, according to the Sept. 10 edition of the U.S. Drought Monitor. While conditions improved and dampened wildfire activity, the Pacific Northwest’s water supply situation didn’t…...

2+ hour, 44+ min ago   (512+ words) Published 2:19 pm Tuesday, September 15, 2026 By DEBORAH GERTZ HUSAR, Columnist University of Missouri Extension specialists worry about the combination of drought and prolonged high temperatures as crops approach final growth stages. By mid-August, MU Extension assistant professor of soybean farming systems…...

3+ hour, 40+ min ago   (145+ words) Portions of Middle Tennessee, including Wilson County, are under a heat advisory until 8 p.m. tomorrow. On Tuesday, Sept. 15, the National Weather Service office in Nashville issued the advisory due to forecasted heat index values reaching up to 108 degrees for much of…...

6+ hour, 36+ min ago   (314+ words) We are just one week from the official start of fall but the summer is not going away quietly. More record highs happened across the state Monday as September continues to have above-average temperatures around Alabama. According to the National…...

1+ hour, 16+ min ago   (293+ words) First Lady Melania Trump travels to a school in Ashe County, North Carolina, nearly two years after Hurricane Helene. September can be a difficult month for Montana growers, as late-summer heat gives way to the season’s first frosts. At Trust…...