Missouri’s governor is proposing a 3.2 percent pay raise for state employees. State employee pay is a top priority for State Sen. Mike Bernskoetter (R-Jefferson City), whose district includes Cole County. More than 14,000 state employees work in Cole County, making state government Jefferson City’s largest employer. Senator Bernskoetter joined us live this morning on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”, and is optimistic about the pay plan. Senator Bernskoetter also expresses frustration with the Senate Freedom Caucus and recent filibusters. He tells listeners that pretend to be more conservative than the rest of the Senate GOP members. While Republicans have a 24-10 supermajority in the Missouri Senate, GOP infighting has been causing issues since last session:
UPDATE: Flash flood warnings for Boone and Cole counties have expired
A mid-Missouri highway used by many employees who work at Ameren’s Callaway Nuclear Energy Center remains closed this (Friday) morning due to flooding from heavy rains.
Our news partner KMIZ reports water, trees and other debris still is covering sections of Highway 94, which runs near the Missouri River in Callaway County. The Mokane area has received nine inches of rain. Callaway County road crews tell ABC-17’s Gabrielle Teiner that it could take weeks to clear Highway 94, and the road will need repairs after that.
Torrential rains have dropped staggering amounts of rainfall across the 939 the Eagle listening area. The National Weather Service’s (NWS) flash flood warnings for Boone, Cole, Callaway and Moniteau counties have expired. Osage County is the only county in the listening area that currently has a flash flood warning. It goes until 7:53 am.
NWS St. Louis meteorologist Alex Elmore tells 939 the Eagle that Columbia has receive 47-hundreths of an inch of rain since midnight, on top of the 3.74 inches that fell Thursday. The New Bloomfield area received about seven inches of rain.
UPDATE: National Weather Service requesting storm damage reports from mid-Missouri
The National Weather Service (NWS) in St. Louis has received reports of wind and hail damage from the storms overnight and this morning in mid-Missouri.
The NWS says damage is reported in Boone, Cole, Callaway and a number of counties in the 939 the Eagle listening area. Damage is reported in the Columbia and Jefferson City areas and small towns near Jefferson City. The NWS is asking you for photos of any damage, along with rainfall amounts.
NWS St. Louis meteorologist Jayson Gosselin tells 939 the Eagle that Columbia Regional Airport (COU) has received 3.74 inches of rain since midnight. New Bloomfield has received about six inches of rain.
The NWS St. Louis office is located in Weldon Spring. Their main phone number is (636) 441-8467.
UPDATE: NWS St. Louis says flash flooding is possible again tonight into Wednesday in central Missouri
Boone and Cole counties remain under a flood watch until 10 this (Tuesday) morning, while there are flood warnings to our west.
The National Weather Service (NWS) in St. Louis says Saline and Pettis counties to our west are under a flood warning. That includes Sedalia and Marshall. NWS St. Louis meteorologist Marshall Pfahler tells 939 the Eagle that the greatest flash flood threat should stay west of Columbia. The entire 939 the Eagle listening area should expect rain this morning.
Meantime, the NWS in St. Louis says flash flooding is possible again tonight through Wednesday morning in central and eastern Missouri. There is uncertainty of exactly where the threat is. Keep your radio tuned to 939 the Eagle throughout the morning for updated weather information.
Mexico/Audrain County homes and cars have hail damage; utility poles snapped near Jefferson City
Authorities in mid-Missouri’s Mexico and Audrain County say significant hail on Thursday afternoon caused damage to numerous vehicles and homes.
Mexico Public Safety Major Brice Mesko says the hail knocked some utility lines down. Despite that, Major Mesko says there were no significant power outages. He says crews had to clear limbs and debris from streets. No injuries are reported.
Meteorologist Chance Gotsch from our news partner KMIZ reports the storms also snapped several poles near the former Church Farm prison on Highway 179 north of Jefferson City. The National Weather Service (NWS) in St. Louis issued severe thunderstorm warnings for several mid-Missouri counties, including Boone, Cole, Audrain, Callaway and Moniteau.
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