The first major winter storm for the Central U.S. is well underway this morning, with heavy snow falling across northern Kansas and southern Nebraska.  This massive shield of moderate to heavy snow is about to hammer Stream Thunder's position in extreme northwest MO, so be sure to check out their live stream at the "Live" page linked above throughout the morning and afternoon!  Dave Holder is with them, and will be producing near-live Holdercasts from the field throughout this event as well.  Chris and I have just left Norman, OK for a target of somewhere north of Grand Rapids, MI for this evening.  We should be hitting Michigan right about when the extremely heavy freezing rain and snow moves in, so be sure to check out our live stream later this evening.  We'll also have Andrew Butler streaming in MN and Andrew Pritchard stationed in northern IL during this event.

While the snow may be stealing the headlines for now, the most extreme weather will likely be found in the El Paso area today, and especially across Guadalupe Pass where incredible wind gusts to over 100 mph might hammer the area.  David Drummond of DavidDrummond.com will be streaming this event live throughout the day on TornadoVideos.net/Live and providing frequent updates on his own blog.  Check out this statement below from the El Paso NWS:

THE FIRST WIDESPREAD SIGNIFICANT COOL SEASON HIGH WIND EVENT IS FORECAST TUESDAY AS AN UPPER TROUGH PASSES EAST INTO THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS. HIGH WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE WEST TEXAS MOUNTAINS...AND THE PERMIAN BASIN.
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HISTORICALLY...THIS EVENT APPEARS COMPARABLE TO THE JANUARY 17, 1996 HIGH WIND EVENT THAT PRODUCED A RECORD 128 MPH WIND GUST
THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...THE UPPER TRANS PECOS...AND THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE PERMIAN BASIN.

AFFECTED AREA...

THE GUADALUPE...DELAWARE...DAVIS MOUNTAINS ARE EXPECTED TO HAVE THE STRONGEST WINDS. DANGEROUS WIND GUSTS NEAR 120 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH GUADALUPE PASS. WIND GUSTS NEAR 90 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAVIS AND DELAWARE MOUNTAINS.