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| Written by Heidi Farrar | |||
| Monday, 07 December 2009 16:10 | |||
 The central Plains into the midwest is bracing for a potentially crippling blizzard, which is expected to begin impacting Kansas and points north and east tomorrow. Most of Kansas and Nebraska could see 12" or more of snow by Wednseday morning, but the huge complicating factor is the 30+ MPH sustained winds that are expected in conjunction with the "atmostpheric bomb" that can be seen on the surface wind map above. This will likely lead to incredible drifting, closed highways and Interstates and possibly power outages, not to mention dangerous wind chills. The system will progress gradually east into western Missouri, Iowa, southern Minnesota, southwest Wisconsin and northern Illinois Wednesday, where even more snow is possible by mid-day Wednseday, along with 30-50 MPH winds! Accumulating ice is possible in the central Appalachians/Laurel Highlands during the same timeframe; there is also a heightened severe weather threat in the southeast! Andrew Butler will be streaming this snow event from Minnesota, and several other streamers will likely be out as well, including Reed and Chris and members of the TwisterData, Thunder and ETT stream teams for the winter storm event, as well as Andrew Pritchard from Illinois. Dennis Sherrod will likely be out streaming in the Gulf coast area for the severe weather end of the spectrum. Stay tuned for updates, and be sure to follow the event on the Live page!
UPDATE: David Drummond will also be streaming a potentially historic severe wind event from west Texas! He says it is being compared to a record breaking event in 1996 that caused widespread damage across the area, with winds anywhere from 60-75 MPH over a wide area, with higher gusts and potentially approaching 120 MPH at Guadalupe pass, where he will try to set up unless it is closed. MASS CHAOS!!!
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| Last Updated on Monday, 07 December 2009 19:25 |
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Re:MAJOR WINTER STORM SHAPING UP!!!
Dec 07 2009 23:14:28 St. Louis Two systems will bring a mixed bag of wintry weather to the bi-state area the next several days. The first arrives Sunday night with a mix of light snow and rain and some patchy freezing drizzle. Moisture is limited so accumulations, if any, will be very light...no more than a dusting. After a cold day with patchy drizzle on Monday, the second storm system will begin to impact the area on Tuesday. This is a much stronger storm system.
We've been watching for the potential of accumulating snow with this, but all indications now are that the snow with this system will be focused more on northern Missouri and Iowa Tuesday into Wednesday. Blizzard conditions are likely along and north of a line from Kansas City to Kirksville by late Tuesday and Tuesday night. Down south into the St. Louis area. We may start with a mix of rain and snow Tuesday morning, but as temperatures warm above freezing, look for it to kick over to a cold rain. There may be enough moisture around as the storm passes to our east Wednesday for a quick hit of flurries and light snow, but at this point accumulations are not likely. Once the second storm passes to the east, the coldest air of the season will filter into the region with nightime lows possibly dropping into the single digits for some by Thursday morning and daytime highs struggling to reach 30. |
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Re:MAJOR WINTER STORM SHAPING UP!!!
Dec 07 2009 23:32:27 SkyEyeJo wrote:
Good luck to all the chasers venturing out into the big white blow tomorrow! I look forward to watching the live streams in chat while I look out into the storm through my patio door. 
May they be safe; the roads get treacherous in these coming conditions. 
You are so lucky to get snow. All we're going to get is wind and sub zero temps for highs!  But I'm wishing that all streamers play it safe with the hazardous weather, especially with the ice and any white out conditions there may be. Good luck and stay safe. |
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Re:MAJOR WINTER STORM SHAPING UP!!!
Dec 08 2009 04:42:02 Lots of snow in the mountains here in southern Cali! Could be interesting to see how much accumulation there is after the next line of storms hits later in the week.
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I fear a repeat of the 20-mile long backups on I-39/90 that occurred in February 2008. Then again, maybe Dane County's figured out to use straight salt on the grades. Heh... probably not.
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