A quick system will move over the Plains states during the overnight tonight and through tomorrow, leaving a little more snow over parts of the Northern and Central Plains. This upper level disturbance will move over the Plains, and while moisture isn't abundant it will be able to squeeze out...
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Winter Storm: Jan. 28-30 Recap
Areas of significant icing and sleeting occurred through areas of central Oklahoma, into Arkansas and the Tennessee Valley with this winter storm. Heavy snows fell from the Texas Panhandle through northern Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, and points further east... Many of the National Weather...
Friday, January 29, 2010
Winter Storm: Jan. 28-30 Update #4
As posted in a quick twitter update last night, this system had some problems with dry air, which was expected if you read back to previous posts or read any NWS discussion. A band of snowfall did setup along central Kansas, allowing for 2-4" across an area roughly along Highway 54 in Kansas. ...
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Winter Storm: Jan. 28-30 Update #3
Heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain already falling across the Oklahoma and Texas this afternoon; with a mix of some severe weather as well with damaging winds gusts possible with a bow echo moving just south of the stationary boundary in northern Texas. Expect the precipitation to continue to...
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Winter Storm: Jan. 28-30 Update #2
Models continue to paint a winter storm over portions of the Southern/Central Plains, however the track and specifics on precipitation totals are still in question. Both this mornings (12z) model...
Winter Storm: Jan. 28-30 Update #1
A major winter storm continues to be forecasted for areas of the Southern and Central Plains...
Just a quick update this morning, with a more expansive update likely this evening as the storm begins to take shape across the Southern High Plains. Significant icing continues to be likely across...
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Winter Storm: Jan. 28-30
A major winter storm is still expected to impact portions of the Southern and Central Plains states in the Thursday-Friday time frame. Forecast models continue to be in fair agreement that a low pressure system will form in the High Plains regions of NM/TX and continue east/northeastward over...
Monday, January 25, 2010
Iowa Blizzard - Jan. 25
Conditions across the state of Iowa have deteriorated rapidly throughout the day, causing many roadways across central and western Iowa to be closed due to blowing snow. Roadways that are not 'officially' closed are still advised no travel as plows have been pulled off of the roadways and rescue in...
Blizzard Warning!
Several NWS offices have issued a Blizzard Warning for portions of the northern Plains including western Minnesota, and much of western Iowa. These blizzard warnings continue until this evening as snowfall of light to moderate intensity should continue through much of the afternoon. Although...
Winter is still going...
I was kind of amazed this morning at all of the comments regarding how winter just does not seem to want to end across the Plains, especially the northern Plains. Even comments from students across Iowa indicate that they would rather just go to school than continue with their snow days, this...
Sunday, January 24, 2010
More Light Snow
A Winter Weather Advisory was issued for portions of extreme eastern Nebraska, western Iowa, and extreme southeast South Dakota until Midnight tonight. This was issued for both snow and blowing snow that is occurring across these areas, with a band of light to occasionally moderate snow is continuing...
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Winter Storm: Jan. 23/24 Update #2
This mornings' temperatures remain above freezing for much of the northern Plains, leading to continued rainfall for much of South Dakota, southern Minnesota and points southward. Despite the rain...
Winter Storm: Jan. 23/24 Update #1
Precipitation continues to move northeast tonight ahead of a deepening low pressure system currently located along the KS/NE borders, with another occluded low now meandering over western South Dakota.
The...
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Winter Storm: Jan. 23/24
The next storm system for the northern and central Plains is working its' way onshore today, and will make its' way past the Rockies and onto the Plains by late Friday. This system will likely only be a winter weather producer for areas of Iowa/Nebraska and points north on Saturday, with perhaps...
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Winter Storm: Jan. 20 Update & Recap
Some light freezing rain and drizzle remains across portions of northern and eastern Iowa this afternoon, however a majority of the precipitation has fallen across these areas. The hardest hit areas with...
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Winter Storm: Jan. 20/21
As mentioned in this mornings' post, the previous Winter Storm Watches have been upgraded to Winter Weather Advisories, Freezing Rain Advisories, or Ice Storm Warnings for portions of KS/NE/IA and other adjacent states. A low pressure system will move eastward into central Missouri, leaving areas to...
Upcoming 'Spring' Storm
The last few days have been fairly depressing across the area due to the dense fog that has stuck around the area nearly 24/7. The reduced visibilities of less than a 1/4 mile have created some travel problems, including a very large accident on I-35 in the Kansas City area. Our fog will...
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Melting Snow... Next Week Storm Systems...
Temperatures are on the rise across much of the Plains states, and look to continue to do so for the remainder of this week and even well into next week. A ridge at 500hPa builds into the central plains and will be responsible for the warm-up today and tomorrow, just before a weak Canadian system...
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Warming Up!
Snowfall ranged from a few inches to places as far south as the Ozarks in Missouri and into southeast Kansas, to upwards of 8 inches in portions of Iowa to add to their already record snow depth and snowfall totals. Now areas like Kansas City are creeping in on their records for snowfall with...
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Winter Storm: Jan. 6-7 Update #1
The snowfall has moved into the midwestern states and the Great Lakes region this morning, with only some isolated flurries left across portions of the central and northern Plains. Areas that aren't seeing snow this morning are still having troubles will travel due to the strong northwest winds...
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Winter Storm: Jan. 6-7
Another round of winter weather is driving through the northern plains states of IA/NE and into KS/MO this afternoon before moving eastward into the Ohio Valley and northern Tennessee Valley regions for the 7th and 8th. Winter Weather Advisories and Winter Storm Warnings have been issued for much...
