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KY3 First Alert Chief Meteorologist Ron Hearst shares the importance of these updates from the KY3 First Alert Weather team.
KY3 Meteorologist Brandon Beck shows you how to set alerts on the KY3 First Alert Weather app.
KY3 Meteorologist Brandon Beck shows us how to watch life-saving weather reports as storms happen on the KY3 First Alert Weather App.
Tornadoes are a fact of life in the Ozarks, but how many are prepared to have our lives totally upended?
Using technology that picks up on frequencies too low for us to hear, researchers are hoping it will allow them to "hear" tornadoes before they form
Using a small-scale model, Missouri State University students learn how to respond to a tornado hitting Springfield
Robert Hahn walks you through some of the destruction from a tornado, and some ways you can survive one
Hail can be as small as a pea or the size of a baseball, the larger the size, the greater the damage to your homes, cars, and wallets.
Meteorologist Abby Dyer explains that forecasting severe weather is a lot like baking a cake.
Stone and Taney counties now have 10 operational weather stations.
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Most community shelters are designed for people who live within one mile, and driving just that far takes longer than you might think.
The goal of the project is to help officials barricade roads before they flood.
The KY3 First Alert Weather Team gathered Thursday afternoon at Monett High School as part of the "Survive The Storm" Tour.
The Ozarks sees a lot of severe thunderstorms each year, but those warnings may not be heeded as often as other warnings
Robert Hahn shares new theories on how to survive a tornado if you are driving.
Meteorologist Matt Jones explains why an interior room is the best place to survive a storm.
The National Weather Service has valuable partners in place to keep all of us safe. SkyWarn is a volunteer program with as many as 400,000 trained severe weather spotters across the country.
Meteorologist Matt Jones shares how to properly show us hail sizes when a storm hits.
KY3's Lisa Rose takes us behind the scenes as the KY3 Storm Team tracks dangerous storms.
Meteorologist Matt Jones explains how to protect yourself during a storm in an apartment.
KY3 Meteorologist Brandon Beck shows us how the National Weather Service's dual polarization radar works.
KY3 Meteorologist Brandon Beck shares how to shoot weather video.
Many children get scared when they know storms are coming. Some are traumatized after experiencing severe weather.
Chief Meteorologist Ron Hearst explains why these videos are so important for you to stay updated on your local weather.
KY3 Meteorologist Brandon Beck shows you how to use the radar to track storms on the KY3 Weather App.
We want to share with you the list of shelters available for you to take cover during storms in southwest Missouri.
In the last 25 years, 80 people have died in flood waters across the Ozarks—and most of them have died in vehicles swept off low-water crossings.
Scientists say 2018 was the second quietest year on record for overall tornadoes.
The Ozark Plateau covers nearly 47,000 square miles and stretches from extreme southeast Kansas and Oklahoma through much of Arkansas and Missouri.
In the last 25 years, about 80 people have lost their lives to flash floods in the Ozarks. A majority of those killed entered the water in their vehicle.
Joplin Emergency Manager Keith Stammer was in Joplin on that May evening in 2011 when those clear skies turned into an EF-5 tornado.
The sirens were sounding, but still 161 people were killed.
The Missouri Water Patrol says the best way to prepare you for bad weather on the water is to take the Missouri boating license and safety course, but it is not a requirement for everyone.
n 2018, Missouri and Arkansas both had two lightning deaths, which ties them for third place in most lightning deaths across the country.
Before the next storm hits, take inventory of what's in your home.
When the sirens sound, if you have time, there are a few essential items you should grab.
There are a number of options for pet owners to deal with pets with storm anxiety.
Meteorologist Matt Jones takes tour of the doppler radar.