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 that are currently blowing 20-30 mph with gusts upwards of 40 mph.  The arctic air is also a problem for many places, as temperatures dive into the single digits above and below zero combine with the current winds to lead to dangerous wind chill values across the entire northern/central Plains.

Snowfall totals are hard to measure due to the winds and blowing snow, however, generally it appears that a swath of 5-8" occurred across northwest and central Iowa.  In the Kansas City area we have generally 4-5" across the metro with travel conditions not ideal despite the efforts of the DOT and county road crews.  National Weather Service offices have yet to post a final snowfall totals map, however this should be issued later today and will be posted here either this evening or tomorrow morning.

Be prepared for record cold temperatures once again for tonight, Friday and Friday night across the central Plains.  We'll look towards a warm-up for the end of this weekend and especially through early next week as sunny skies and warmer winds attempt to help us out.