First Alert Weather Day: Severe weather damages vehicles at the Missouri Highway Patrol’s Troop D in Springfield

The large hail damaged vehicles at Troop D at the Missouri Highway Patrol in Springfield.
Celtics Wire

Large hail in Springfield area damages cars, causes power outages

Hail up to softball size on Tuesday shattered car windshields, damaged gas meters and killed an animal at the Dickerson Park Zoo.

Springfield MO City Utilities power outage map: Thousands affected amid tornado watch and severe weather

Thousands of people in Missouri are without power as storms impact multiple counties.
Boston Herald

Hail storm kills emu at Missouri zoo, cancels flights and damages hundreds of vehicles

Glass shards flew everywhere as Eric Gockel waited out one of the worst hail storms to hit Missouri. One of the softball-size hunks of ice that hit the Springfield area on Tuesday measured 4.75 inches ...
Springfield News-Leader

Temperatures are above normal in Springfield, but when is the first frost expected?

Since high temperatures in early October are forecasted to stay at or above 80 degrees, it may be hard to believe the first frost and freeze are likely weeks away. In the Springfield area, it is not ...