KCHD Weather Blog

Particularly Dangerous Situation

noreply@blogger.com (Dwxtracker) — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:17:00 +0000

The National Weather Service has issued a PDS Severe Thunderstorm Watch for the Kansas City Metro area until 5pm this evening. A PDS severe thunderstorm watch means that severe wind gusts in excess of 90mph and hail greater than 3" are possible in the watch area. This is a very dangerous situation. Stay tuned to local media and NOAA weather radio for further information and possible warnings.

Severe Weather to the West

noreply@blogger.com (Dwxtracker) — Sat, 24 May 2008 07:07:00 +0000

Slight Risk for Storms

noreply@blogger.com (Dwxtracker) — Fri, 23 May 2008 21:54:00 +0000

The Storm Prediction center new severe weather outlook now has Kansas City in a slight risk for severe weather.

Here is the assessment from the SPC:
...MISSOURI...
   A QUASI-STATIONARY FRONT IS CURRENTLY LOCATED ACROSS SCNTRL MO AND
   SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INITIATE ALONG AND NORTH OF
   THE BOUNDARY BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THE LATEST OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS
   SHOWS MODERATE TO STRONG INSTABILITY IN PLACE WITH MLCAPE VALUES IN
   THE 2000 TO 3000 J/KG RANGE. THIS COMBINED WITH SUBSTANTIAL
   DIRECTIONAL SHEAR IN THE LOWER TO MID-LEVELS SHOULD SUPPORT A THREAT
   FOR ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS. THE SHEAR AND THERMODYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT
   ON FORECAST SOUNDINGS LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE SUFFICIENT FOR
   SUPERCELLS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED WIND DAMAGE.

High Risk for West Central Kansas

noreply@blogger.com (Dwxtracker) — Thu, 22 May 2008 20:20:00 +0000

The Storm Prediction Center has issued a high risk for severe weather for parts of western and central Kansas.

Our weather will remain fairly calm this afternoon, with a slight chance for thunderstorm redevelopment late this afternoon and overnight.

Thunderstorm Developing Tonight

noreply@blogger.com (Dwxtracker) — Thu, 22 May 2008 06:25:00 +0000

Thunderstorms will be developing late tonight into tomorrow morning as a warm front tries to push through the area. Storms will initially form to our southwest along the front and then they will build and move to the northeast across the city. Here is MICRO Cast HD for 5am tomorrow morning.

You can see that heavy thunderstorms are forecast to be moving through the area around that time. Thunderstorms are most likely in our are between 4-8am tomorrow morning. There may be some heavy rain, but severe weather is not expected at this time. As the rain moves away, it will leave behind rain cooled air that could keep our temperatures in the 60s tomorrow afternoon!

Midweek Rain Chance

noreply@blogger.com (Dwxtracker) — Wed, 21 May 2008 05:34:00 +0000

An interesting weather pattern will be setting up this week. We are moving into what many meteorologists call an "Omega Block." A quick explanation from the KSHB blog here:

"The symbol ω (lower-case letter) is used to represent what we call an Omega Block. A huge, unseasonably strong upper low is now forming over the western part of the nation. It is helping throw up a big ridge in the middle part of the country which in turn is helping fuel a deep upper low over the Great Lakes. Look below at the forecast map for Thursday morning and notice the letter omega":

This pattern would normal be very warm and dry for this part of the country, with the huge ridge of high pressure building all the way up into Canada. But this week, a storm system will get caught up underneath the flow, and will cause a warm front to set up to our south. We will have easterly breezes bringing in cooler air north of the front, while south of the front it will be very hot and humid. Map posted below.

This warm air trying to force itself northward into the cool air will likely cause showers and thunderstorms to form Wednesday night into Thursday morning. There could be some heavy rainfall. The GFS gives us between .5 and 1 inch of rain, while the NAM, posted below, gives up almost 2 inches! This will be very interesting to watch develop over the next couple of days, as the models want to keep rain in the forecast through Saturday!

Getting Back Up to Speed- May 1-2 Recap

noreply@blogger.com (Dwxtracker) — Wed, 21 May 2008 05:15:00 +0000

I have been having some issues getting blogs posted lately. It took two days for the post below to show up. Hopefully now things are back to normal.

Quick recap of the severe weather threat that I blogged about way back at the beginning of May. We ha two rounds of severe weather. The first round was in the form of tornadic supercells that produced rotation over the metro and a couple isolated tornadoes. Later that night, a very strong bow echo moved across the city, producing widespread 60-80mph winds and wind damage. The bow echo also produced two tornadoes in the northland, one and EF-2 and one an EF-3. Here are a couple of radar images from that night.

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noreply@blogger.com (Dwxtracker) — Tue, 20 May 2008 04:03:00 +0000

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Moderate Risk of Severe Storms Today

noreply@blogger.com (Dwxtracker) — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:43:00 +0000

The Storm Prediction Center has issued a moderate risk for eastern Kansas and extreme western Missouri, including the western portions of the Kansas City area. The main risks today will be damaging winds and large hail, but there is also a risk for tornadoes in any discrete supercells that form out ahead of the cold front. If these storms form, they could be very explosive and severe. It is likely that a tornado watch or severe thunderstorm watch will be issued for our area later today.
Here is today's setup:

Storms will initially fire along the dry line/cold front in central Kansas, and then move our way. The threat for isolated severe storms will begin around or a little after 6pm as storms may try to form out ahead of the dry line. If the storms remain discrete, they will likely be super cell thunderstorms, with a risk for tornadoes and very large hail. Eventually, the storms should evolve into a squall and the threat for tornadoes will go down, but the threat for damaging winds and large hail will remain. This setup is still evolving, and needs to be watched closely.

SPC Severe Risk:

Severe Weather Threat Tomorrow

noreply@blogger.com (Dwxtracker) — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:11:00 +0000

The Storm Prediction center has placed the Kansas City area in a slight risk of severe weather for tomorrow afternoon. Some people have discussed the potential for a significant episode of severe weather, however, this is highly dependant on several factors that are still highly suspect. One thing I am very confidant in is the moisture return. I am confident that dew points tomorrow afternoon will be reaching into the lower 60s. However, this moisture return may cause a stratus deck to from, and inhibit daytime heating and reduce our instability. This could reduce our risk for severe storms. The more likely areas to receive severe weather will to be out north, in NE Kansas, SE Nebraska, and NW Missouri where there will be more upper level support that will overcome the lack of daytime heating. Also, there will be an increased risk to our south were there will be more sunshine, and the atmosphere will be further destabilize. This is all dependant on the quality of the moisture return tomorrow afternoon, and whether or not a status deck forms. If the clouds break up early enough, we could receive enough sun to destabilized the atmosphere enough to support supercell storms tomorrow evening.

Here is the latest severe weather outlook from the SPC:

Look for updates later today and during the day tomorrow.

Warm and Windy Start to Spring

noreply@blogger.com (Dwxtracker) — Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:19:00 +0000

The Midwest needs some time to dry out this week after many areas received record rainfall. Many parts of Missouri and Illinois received over a FOOT of rain in two days. Several rivers are projected to reach record flood stages this week. Below is the radar estimates for parts of southeastern Missouri.

Locally, we had a refreshingly warm start to spring, which officially started at 12:48 this morning. Highs today were generally in the mid 60s with low 70s off to the southwest. Another nice day tomorrow with highs in the mid 60s by noon, and then a clod front will pass through the area and beginning to tone temperatures down a little. We will be in the middle 50s by evening, on our way down into the 30s. Highs on Saturday my not get out of the 40s depending on cloud cover. Saturday night into Sunday a weak disturbance will slide down out of Nebraska and may be strong enough to squeeze out a few rain or snow showers. There is a small chance that you could start out your Eastern morning with a bit of snow! At the moment it does not look like anything significant, but we'll keep out eye on it. After that the warm weather returns next week, before a stronger storm looks poised to affect the region later in the week.

Enjoy the warm weather tomorrow!!

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Here are some rainfall totals from the St. Patrick's Day rain.

Soggy St. Patrick's Day

noreply@blogger.com (Dwxtracker) — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 15:21:00 +0000

We'll need the luck of the Irish today if we want to get St. Patrick's Day Parade in dry, and it doesn't look like it's going to come through this time. Rain moved in early this morning and is here to stay for the most part. It may let up at times during the day, but otherwise, look for a steady light to moderate rain continuing through at least noon, most likely into the early afternoon. We may see more redevelopment this evening as a stationary boundary tries to lift north across the region. It may make it as far north as the southern reaches of Kansas City before it begins to progress southward again. This boundary will be the focus for more heavy rain and thunderstorms this evening. There may even be some strong storms along this boundary, although severe storms are not very likely. Total rainfall will likely be between .5 and 1" of rain, with areas that experiencing thunderstorms receiving upwards of 1.5".

The data this morning continues to hint at a possible storm this weekend for Easter Sunday. So make sure to keep up to date as we track this next storm that could possibly affect the region this weekend.

Sunday Recap - Look Ahead

noreply@blogger.com (Dwxtracker) — Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:50:00 +0000

Sunday and into Monday were two of the craziest days across the country this year. In Manhattan, Kansas, temperatures dropped from the 70s into the 40s in less than 30 minutes. Here in Kansas City, temperatures fell almost 20 degrees in 20 minutes. We had extreme winds, thunderstorms, heavy rain and then a little bit of sleet/snow as the precipitation exited the area. In Dallas, Texas, it was 71° at midnight yesterday morning. Yesterday afternoon, it snowed in Dallas. That shows you just how intense this storm system is. Now, areas across Missouri and Illinois are receiving upwards of 6 inches of snow, with over 8 inches reported in Springfield. As the storm pulls away, it will continue to drag in colder air, keeping temperatures well below average for the rest of the week.

There are to slight chances for snow this week. One early Wednesday, and then again on Friday. Some minor accumulations are possible, but nothing is looking very impressive at this point. The bigger story will be the temperatures. While not record breaking, they are going to be well below average this week. Average highs are now into the 50s, and the warmest day this week will be tomorrow, with a high in the middle 40s. Another cold surge arrives Thursday afternoon, dropping our temperatures into the 20s for Friday, and bringing the chance of snow.

There will be an update later today with some graphics.

Wild Weather Ride Today

noreply@blogger.com (Dwxtracker) — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 15:57:00 +0000

Today is probably going to be one of the most exciting weather days of the year. We are starting out this morning with temperatures in the upper 50s and lower 60s, that are already rising on southerly winds gusting over 40 mph. These winds are transporting copious amounts of moisture northward into the region, with dew points near 60 degrees already this morning. With lots of sunshine, and the southerly winds, high temperatures should make in into the middle 70s! Then, a cold fronts will come crashing through, dropping temperatures as much as 20 degrees in an hour, along with showers and thunderstorms. There is a slight risk for severe weather to day with any of the storms that for along the front. Behind the front, more heavy rain is possible, with rainfall amounts of an inch plus possible.

Overnight, colder air will filter into the region, and begin to change the rain over to snow. Areas from St. Joe northward should should see the transition between midnight and 3am. Around the metro, the switchover should occur between 3 and 6am. North of I-70, 1-3" of snow are possible, south, a dusting to maybe an inch.

Is it a hit or a miss?

noreply@blogger.com (Dwxtracker) — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:30:00 +0000

---SNOW TOTALS---

This has certainly been a crazy week of weather here in Kansas City, and it is only 2 days old! Temperatures soared this morning from lows in the mid 30s, to highs in the low 70s at 4pm this after noon. Then, in just one hour, temperatures crashed 20 degrees, and have continued to fall. As of this witting, temperatures have fallen to 35 degrees. With north winds continuing to pump in colder air, temperatures will very slowly fall overnight, to about 33 by sunrise.

After sunrise, drizzle should begin to develop and move in from the west. Temperature will be critical at this time, as the will be hovering right at the freezing mark. If it falls below, freezing drizzle and freezing rain may become a big problem tomorrow. The latest data takes this storm a little bit farther to the north, which will delay the change over to snow several hours. However, in this time period, the temperature may fall below freezing before the switchover occurs. There may be several hours of freezing rain and/or sleet. The delayed changeover, and the slightly farther north track of the storm, should help to limit snow accumulations in the city. Right now, I would expect 1" on the southeast side of the metro, to about 4" on the northwest side. Below is my accumulations map. Also keep in mind that this storm has shifted significantly in forecasts over the past 12-24 hours, and that the track may change yet again by morning, however, this is less likely due to the fact that we are now less then 24 hours from the event itself.

Snow Totals

noreply@blogger.com (Dwxtracker) — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:54:00 +0000

Here are the snow totals from overnight courtesy of NBC Action Weather Blog:

* Gallatin, MO: 6.0"
* St. Joseph, MO: 3.5-5.0"
* Kearney, MO: 4.5"
* Plattsburg, MO: 4.2"
* Mound City, MO: 4.0"
* Platte City, MO: 3.5-4.25"
* Maryville, MO: 4.0"
* Smithville, MO: 4.0"
* Trenton, MO: 3.9"
* Overland Park, KS: 2.5-3.5"
* W. Shawnee, KS: 3.5"
* Lenexa, KS: 3-4"
* KCK: 3.25"
* Bonner Springs, KS: 3.5"
* Lawrence, KS: 2.5-3.7"
* Berryton, KS: 3.5"
* I-35 & N. Brighton Rd: 2.9"
* N.Oak & Barry Rd, MO: 2.5"
* Grandview, MO: 2.0"
* Lee's Summit, MO: 1.75"
* Blue Springs, MO: 1.75"
* Belton, MO: 1.0-2.0"
* Pleasant Hill, MO: 1.0"
* Grain Valley, MO: 1.0"
* Gunn City, MO: 0.75-1.0"
* 10 mi. N. of Warrensburg, MO: 0.25"
* Sedalia, MO: Light Dusting

And the cool visible satellite from this afternoon showing the wides expanse of fresh snow. Arctic air still on schedule for tomorrow afternoon. The cold air may squeeze out a few snow showers tomorrow afternoon as well.

Clear and COLD!

noreply@blogger.com (Dwxtracker) — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:06:00 +0000

Good early morning to everyone! No school today for most of the metro! While it looks beautiful outside, it is bitterly cold out there. It is down to 11° here, and wind chills are in the single digits close to zero. Most everyone got a decent snowfall overnight, except of course areas off to the southeast got next to nothing, again! In Lenexa I have right at 4" of snow, with most of the west and north parts of the metro checking in with 3-4" of snow. It is a little more than I was expecting, mainly because of the larger area of snow that moved across late last night. This afternoon, even with 100% sunshine, temperatures are not going to warm up much at all. Lower twenties if you are lucky. If you have snow on the ground, temperatures will have a hard time getting out of the upper teens.

Tomorrow, we will warm up a little, if you can call it that, into the middle and upper twenties, before another blast of arctic air rolls in tomorrow evening. With the cold air, there is another chance of some light snow or snow showers. Then just extreme cold! Lows could get close to zero Saturday and Sunday mornings. After that, attention turns to a storm that will be affecting us next Monday. This storm could bring another chance for snow, or possibly (hope not) freezing rain.

I will post a snow total map later today, along with some cool satellite shots.

Déja Vu!

noreply@blogger.com (Dwxtracker) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 03:09:00 +0000

When have we seen a storm like this before!? The storm tomorrow looks to be taking a very similar track to the other storms this season, with the heaviest snow lining up for areas from Topeka to Leavenworth and St. Joe and points north and eastward.

Precipitation should begin as rain across the city and points southward, but could begin as snow in areas from Topeka to St. Joe. These are the areas that are expected to get the most snow from this system, as of right now. The city proper will likely get 1-3" of snow.

Snow is in the forecast!

noreply@blogger.com (Dwxtracker) — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 02:27:00 +0000

Today turned out to be pretty chilly, with highs mostly in the lower 30s and upper 20s. Temperatures topped out at 32° at KCI and 33° downtown. Tomorrow a surge of warmer air will try to make it into the area. The warm front will stop just to the southwest of the city, leaving us in the cooler air. Highs tomorrow should make it into the upper 30s, before a cold front comes through on Wednesday.

Snow is looking more and more likely for Wednesday. After the passage of the cold front, snow should break out during the afternoon hours. Snow amounts are still questionable, but 1-2" of snow looks to be a good bet, with the possibility of more. Right now, I will leave it at a fairly widespread 1-2". I will fine tune the forecast as more data comes in and I am more confidant in the accumulations. The latest data from the NAM would suggest lower amounts, but I am not buying that trend yet.

Playing Catch up

noreply@blogger.com (Dwxtracker) — Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:14:00 +0000

After several days of computer problems, I am finally able to blog again! What a week it has been too. Two significant severe weather outbreaks. As of this writing, we are now up to 89 tornado reports for the month of January. That is incredible. The average for the entire month, is 34, and it is only the 11th. Lets hope this doesn't keep up!

Our weather was very interesting as well. I don't remember the last time that I saw thunderstorms and snow in the same 12 hour period, like we saw on Tuesday. That was very interesting. Then, to see that area of rain develop on top of us on Thursday was exciting as well. We are up to 1.05" of rain for this month/year. A very nice start to the year.

We got another break today from the active weather. The clear skys gave a neat view of the small area of snow to our north from yesterday.

The tranquil weather should continue for several more days before big changes begin to arrive. Tuesday, temperatures will climb into the upper 40s and lower 50s in front of a big push of cold air. The cold front will usher in some much colder air, as well as a chance of snow or rain. Right now it way too early to tell who will get snow or rain. The latest models push all the precip to our south, but this is still nearly a week away, and a lot will change. The cold air will probably stick around for a while, so we will likely have several more chances of snow this month.

I will try to start blogging more often. I had hoped to have more posts this week, but computer problems kept me from even updating my forecast graphics.

What a warm up!

noreply@blogger.com (Dwxtracker) — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 22:08:00 +0000

It sure felt good outside today. I am a huge fan of winter weather, but a break once in a while isn't so bad I guess. I was worried yesterday that we didn't melt off enough of the snow with cloudy skies most of the day. But rising temperatures overnight took care of that. I went to bed last night with a mostly snow covered yard, and woke up with almost no snow. Temperatures this afternoon have made it into the upper 50s in most places, with areas from Downtown and southward getting to around 60 or a little higher. Areas to the north were socked in by clouds part of the day, and with a snow pack still on the ground, have only made it into the 40s. Tomorrow should be even warmer with the continued southerly breeze. Highs in the middle 60s are possible, especial from KC southward. To the north, a small cold front and any snow that is left will probably keep them in the 50s.

On Monday, a storm system will be approaching from the west. It will be bringing a chance of rain. Right now, it is hard to say if it will mix or change to snow yet. The latest data gives us hardly any rain at all, then a slight chance of snow. The models have been fairly inconsistent once again with this system, and confidence is still rather low at this point.

Massive West Coast Storm

noreply@blogger.com (Dwxtracker) — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:50:00 +0000

I know this is not near Kansas City, but the storm forecast to hit the west coast tomorrow is just incredible. I have been looking at some of the advisories coming out for California and the Sierra Nevada's and cannot believe what I am seeing. Several FEET of snow and over 100 MPH winds, in some cases up to 145 MPH. The NWS office in Reno has mentioned the possibility of up to 8" an hour snow rates. This is one heck of a storm. Here is an exert from one of the warnings for the Sierra Nevada:

SIERRA NEVADA FROM YOSEMITE TO KINGS CANYON-
TULARE COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
457 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008

LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT...THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY
FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. BY THE TIME SNOW BEGINS TO DIMINISH SATURDAY..
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 12 FEET ARE LIKELY OVER THE HIGHEST
ELEVATIONS. SNOW LEVELS WILL START OUT AROUND 7000 FEET TONIGHT..
LOWER TO AROUND 6000 FEET FRIDAY...THEN LOWER TO 4500 TO 5000 FEET
SATURDAY.

IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BUFFET THE
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING AND CREATE
CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH LOCAL WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS. LOCAL WIND GUSTS OF 100 MPH OR HIGHER ARE LIKELY ALONG
THE SIERRA CREST THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT.

Here is another for the Lake Tahoe area:

GREATER LAKE TAHOE AREA-MONO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SOUTH LAKE TAHOE...TAHOE CITY...
TRUCKEE...MARKLEEVILLE...BRIDGEPORT...COLEVILLE...LEE VINING...
MAMMOTH LAKES...GLENBROOK...INCLINE VILLAGE
916 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM
PST SATURDAY...

SNOW COULD BRIEFLY CHANGE TO RAIN BELOW 7000 FEET FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...BEFORE SNOW LEVELS FALL TO BELOW 6000 FEET FRIDAY
EVENING. EXTREMELY HEAVY SNOW WILL OCCUR FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO 6 INCHES PER HOUR.

TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING WILL BE 3 TO
5 FEET ABOVE 7000 FEET WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ALONG THE SIERRA
CREST...AND 1 TO 3 FEET BELOW 7000 FEET...INCLUDING THE LAKE
TAHOE BASIN. LARGE AND DEEP SNOW DRIFTS WILL OCCUR DUE TO STRONG
WINDS PRODUCING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH THE MOST
DANGEROUS WINDS FROM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH WILL BE COMMON WITH GUSTS NEAR 145 MPH
OVER THE SIERRA RIDGES. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE
HEAVY SNOW TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT ALL SIERRA
PASSES...WITH A PERIOD OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS REACHING LOWER
ELEVATIONS FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY.

Back at home, expect windy conditions tomorrow, with even warmer temperatures. High should reach into the upper 40s, close to 50 tomorrow afternoon. With the southerly winds still howling on Saturday, expect even warmer temperatures, closing in on 60 by Sunday.

Big Warm Up..... How Long Will It Last?

noreply@blogger.com (Dwxtracker) — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 01:31:00 +0000

We are headed for a big warm up for the end of the week and the weekend. This will bring a much needed break from the frigid temperatures that we have been experiencing for the past several weeks. Temperatures could approach record levels on Sunday, allowing everyone to thaw out from the parade of winter storms that have pounded the region.

Southwesterly winds will pick up tomorrow during the morning and will start to bring temperatures up even before the sun is up. With snow on the ground over much of the area, temperatures will be hampered a little bit, but should still make it into the middle if not upper 30s. Then, it is off to the races into the weekend. Southerly winds will pump in much warmer and more moist air, which will bring temperatures into the 40s on Friday, and into the 50s, near 60 on Saturday. Early next week, another storm system will move into the Midwest, and bring us a chance of rain, even thunderstorms. The storm system will being temperatures back to seasonal levels by Tuesday or Wednesday. There is still a slight chance that there is snow on the backside of the system, so it will have to be watched closely.

noreply@blogger.com (Dwxtracker) — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 01:19:00 +0000

Here is a snow totals map from the Dec. 28-29th snow storm:

Another Snow Storm?

noreply@blogger.com (Dwxtracker) — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:51:00 +0000

While certainly not as significant as last weekends storm, another snow storm appears to be on the horizon. Before I get to that, we have a small disturbance moving over the area right now. It has been gathering a little bit of strength over the last couple of hours, and the radar echoes have been increasing over and just to the west of the city. An area of snow should overspread the city in the next one to two hours. I would expect anywhere from a dusting to an inch and a half from this little event. A few pockets of moderate snow have developed, and there may be a few localized areas that receive up to two inches. Snow forecast map:

Now, onto this next storm. It is looking much stronger than the current system. It will have more moisture to work with, and the temps will be colder than for the current system. It will also be colder than for the last storm, so we shouldn't have to worry about sleet cutting into the totals. This storm has the potential to produce several inches of snow for somebody. The exact track is not certain yet, so I will not be posting any snow accumulations yet. I will start looking at that tomorrow.