Plan on Friday morning travel being treacherous in many parts of Missouri and Illinois as an incoming winter storm appears likely to cause trouble for those on the road.
Things are done differently in Missouri and I do mean that as a compliment. Exhibit A is a new Ring doorbell camera video that reveals two T-Rexes playing in the snow in Kearney. Yes, really.
I want to warn you ahead of time so you're not startled. There is a very good chance that you'll see something that hasn't been seen over Missouri for a long time. It's a 'mysterious ball of fire', but don't be alarmed. It's not the end of the world - yet.
The majority of Illinois is currently dealing with ice covered roads even though road crews are working hard to get them salted, so why isn't the salt working?
My radio career began doing weekend weather forecasts which is odd because I used to know next to nothing about weather. That's why I defer to the experts from the National Weather Service when it comes to forecasts. They just said that the polar vortex will soon return to Missouri with a vengeance, but I have questions.
In Wisconsin, residents recently experienced a unique natural phenomenon called frost quakes, resulting from freezing and expansion of water underground.