Columbia city manager De’Carlon Seewood is celebrating his second anniversary on the job. He became city manager in January 2022. Mr. Seewood joined host Fred Parry in-studio Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable” program. Mr. Seewood, who has 28 years of experience in local government, grew up in East St. Louis Illinois, before moving to Kansas City at the age of 12. He graduated from Kansas City’s Rockhurst University, before earning his master’s degree from the University of Missouri in Columbia. He began his career in mid-Missouri’s Osage Beach, before moving to Fulton, Ferguson and Berkeley and then to Columbia. Mr. Seewood and Fred focused on numerous topics during the show, including his hiring of new Columbia Police Chief Jill Schlude and the current CPD restructuring. Mr. Seewood tells listeners that the overwhelming majority of citizens he’s heard from who served on interview panels and who attended forums are pleased with Chief Schlude’s hire. Mr. Seewood also addressed January’s brutal cold weather and its impact on Columbia’s homeless population. He says Room at the Inn (RATI) traditionally saw about 70 guests prior to the cold spell and that once temperatures dropped to single digits, they reached capacity of 85. Mr. Seewood says no one was turned away and that anyone who wanted shelter received it. Columbia’s Room at the Inn (RATI) is now in the former VFW Post 280 building on Ashley street. It’s located near the city’s municipal power plant:
(LISTEN): NWS expects mid-Missouri to see one-tenth of an inch of ice on Monday
Columbia, Jefferson City, Fulton and the entire 939 the Eagle listening area will be under a winter weather advisory from midnight tonight through 6 pm on Monday. Freezing rain, sleet and ice are in the forecast.
National Weather Service (NWS) St. Louis meteorologist Lydia JaJa expects the wintry precipitation to begin at about midnight and possibly start as sleet, which would prime Columbia and mid-Missouri roads for freezing rain to stick. Ms. JaJa says your Monday morning commute will be slick.
“Freezing rain once it starts it will last through about mid-afternoon (on Monday) before transitioning to rain. And after that, pretty much rain through the rest of the forecast. Any precipitation we see after Monday afternoon will be rain,” JaJa says.
Ms. JaJa tells 939 the Eagle that freezing rain is expected to continue in Columbia and across the listening area Monday until about 4-5 pm.
“We’re looking at about a tenth (one-tenth) of an inch but really any ice that sticks to roads is dangerous. Be sure to leave plenty of room between cars if you must be out on the road. But make sure you’re not speeding or changing speed a lot when you’re driving on ice,” says JaJa.
Keep your radio tuned to 939 the Eagle for updated forecast information. We’ll have the latest on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”, including any details about possible school closings.
UPDATE: Light snow and plummeting temperatures coming to mid-Missouri
While we’ll see sunshine again this morning, light snow and bitterly cold temperatures will be heading to mid-Missouri this evening.
National Weather Service (NWS) St. Louis meteorologist Brad Charboneau says Columbia, Jefferson City and Fulton are expected to see light snow beginning at about 6 pm, with snow continuing overnight and tapering off at daybreak. Mr. Charboneau tells 939 the Eagle that Columbia is expected to see a trace to an inch of snow, adding that he expects it to stick because of falling temperatures. He says Friday and Saturday’s high will only be 10 to 15 degrees, with wind chills expected to be minus-15.
Keep your radio tuned to 939 the Eagle for updated forecast information.
UPDATE: Wind chill warning for Columbia in effect until noon; warmer temperatures on Wednesday
The wind chill warning from the National Weather Service (NWS) for mid-Missouri remains in effect this (Tuesday) morning through noon.
Columbia, Jefferson City, Ashland and Fulton are some of the towns included in the wind chill warning area. National Weather Service (NWS) St. Louis meteorologist Matt Beitscher tells 939 the Eagle that Columbia and Jefferson City will see some sunshine today. He also says winds will shift to the west, which will help a bit with the Arctic air we’ve been experiencing. NWS St. Louis meteorologist Mark Britt tells 939 the Eagle that Ashland received another inch of snow on Monday. Columbia did as well, and the snow stuck to the ground due to the temperatures.
Keep your radio tuned to 939 the Eagle for updated forecast information.
Mid-Missouri’s wind chill warning continues through Tuesday afternoon
You’ll need to bundle up and dress in layers again this afternoon and tomorrow morning as you head to or from work in central Missouri.
Most of the 939 the Eagle listening area remains under a wind chill warning through noon on Tuesday. Columbia, Ashland, Boonville and Fulton are in the wind chill warning area. National Weather Service (NWS) St. Louis meteorologist Matt Beitscher says the Columbia area could also see a dusting of snow this afternoon, with the best chance being between 3-5 pm. He tells 939 the Eagle that any snow is expected to stick to the ground because of frigid temperatures. He’s urging you to slow down and to take it easy on the road this afternoon.
He says today’s high in Columbia will only reach between five and eight degrees, with a wind chill of about minus-8. The actual air temperature in Columbia is expected to be minus-4 at 6 am on Tuesday.
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