As we near the final 12 hours of the year, the weather continues to boggle the minds. The warmer air that had been forecasted to move back into the state this morning has not materialized thus temperatures are below freezing across the entire state except the extreme SE. With that, the Winter Weather Advisory has been expanded further to the east where freezing rain and sleet is possible. This is mainly west of a Prairie Du Chien to Cedar Rapids to Ottumwa line.

Very Severe Weather is occurring just to the south of the state late this morning, with numerous Tornado watches and warnings in effect for eastern Missouri into Central Illinois. A confirmed tornado was sighted at 11:30am damaging a few homesat Robertsville MO, it was heading toward Eureka and Pacific MO. This will stay mainly south and southeast of the state.