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Riley Fannon

Jefferson City

Evening Anchor for KRCG-13| Mizzou grad | I tweet about the weather and Chicago sports | opinions are my own | [email protected]

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  • 2 weeks ago | krcgtv.com | Riley Fannon

    If you have a garden or just a green thumb, you'll want to protect your plants Monday night. A Freeze Warning will be in effect from midnight to 9 AM Tuesday across mid-Missouri. Temperatures below 32 degrees are expected area-wide, with the greatest impacts in areas away from major river valleys and metropolitan areas where a hard freeze (temperatures below 28 degrees) is forecast. To protect your plants and garden, you can cover them with frost blankets, sheets, or cold frames.

  • 3 weeks ago | krcgtv.com | Riley Fannon

    The National Weather Service office in Kansas City/Pleasant Hill conducted a survey of the tornado that impacted Pilot Grove, Missouri, Wednesday morning. They found damage equivalent to EF-2 tornado strength with estimated peak wind speeds of 115 MPH. The tornado touched down at 8:34 AM 1.2 miles southwest of Pilot Grove and lifted at 8:40 AM 5.0 miles north northeast of Pilot Grove traveling a total of 6.3 miles in 6 minutes.

  • 3 weeks ago | krcgtv.com | Riley Fannon

    The next opportunity Mid-Missouri has to see severe weather arrives late Tuesday night through Wednesday. As of Tuesday afternoon, the Storm Prediction Center has placed the KRCG 13 viewing area under a level 2 slight risk for areas west of a line from Mexico to Camdenton and a level 1 marginal risk for areas east of that line. The KRCG 13 viewing area is under a level 2 slight and level 1 marginal risk for severe weather Tuesday night.

  • 1 month ago | krcgtv.com | Riley Fannon

    Two opportunities for precipitation this week, but the one that catches our eyes the most is on Friday. Two chances for rain this week with Wednesday looking isolated and Friday posing a risk for a larger storm system. (Riley Fannon)As of Monday, longer-range weather models continue to depict a deep low-pressure system moving through the Midwest with a strong cold front associated with it.

  • 1 month ago | krcgtv.com | Riley Fannon

    A basement or storm cellar will be your safest option, but what if those are unavailable? If a basement or storm cellar isn't available, the next best option is the most interior room of your home, with the goal being to place as many walls between yourself and the outside. However, people who live in more vulnerable areas like trailer parks and mobile home communities rely on public storm shelters. Fourteen Mid-Missouri counties have at least one public storm shelter.

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Riley Fannon
Riley Fannon @RileyFannonKRCG
10 Apr 25

Temperatures in the 40's to just about 50 degrees tonight and we'll see highs in the 60's for Thursday. We have another chance at rain Thursday with a few isolated showers early and the best chances for scattered storms will be in the afternoon to early evening hours. https://t.co/wLeIcRRCxu

Riley Fannon
Riley Fannon @RileyFannonKRCG
9 Apr 25

A warmer night tonight with most areas staying in the 40's. As we look toward the Wednesday morning commute some showers and isolated non-severe storms are possible with a second scattered round for the evening commute possible. We are trending warmer for the afternoon hours too https://t.co/oUIQvHvxar

Riley Fannon
Riley Fannon @RileyFannonKRCG
8 Apr 25

Reminder that a Freeze Warning will be in effect from midnight to 9AM Tuesday morning. After that we'll see a sunny and more comfortable afternoon highs in the 50's to near 60 degrees. Wednesday and Thursday we'll be tracking some chances for rain, severe weather not expected. https://t.co/SyPa7R5Yf8