The biggest news in the update is the significant expected snowfall late Tuesday from this mornings update. Tuesday afternoon between noon and 6 PM will likely approach BLIZZARD CONDITIONS with snowfall rates nearly 1" per hour.
10:00 AM. Update from the NWS.
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* LOCATIONS...EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE
CITIES OF ST. JOSEPH...KANSAS
CITY...BUTLER...CLINTON...
* TIMING...FREEZING DRIZZLE...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET WILL BE
POSSIBLE EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATING
SNOWFALL WILL THEN IMPACT THE REGION FROM EARLY TUESDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT. MORE TIMING INFORMATION BELOW. ***we will be pre-treating all properties.
* SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE UP TO A TENTH OF
AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 10 INCHES MAY BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS IN
SOME AREAS.
* IMPACTS...THIS STORM WILL ARRIVE IN MULTIPLE WAVES. FREEZING
DRIZZLE OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL LEAD TO ICY CONDITIONS ON
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ROADS BY THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. ONCE
SNOW ARRIVES LATE MONDAY NIGHT...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED
AND TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TO EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ON TUESDAY.
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL TO A HALT OVER MUCH OF
MISSOURI ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
* OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG
WITH HIGHLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS. FALLING TEMPERATURES
TUESDAY NIGHT WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS WELL BELOW ZERO BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...
A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR MIXED PRECIPITATION...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING
SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT.
* LOCATIONS...EASTERN KANSAS AND WESTERN MISSOURI...INCLUDING THE
CITIES OF ST. JOSEPH...KANSAS
CITY...BUTLER...CLINTON...
* TIMING...FREEZING DRIZZLE...LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OR SLEET WILL BE
POSSIBLE EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. ACCUMULATING
SNOWFALL WILL THEN IMPACT THE REGION FROM EARLY TUESDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT. MORE TIMING INFORMATION BELOW. ***we will be pre-treating all properties.
* SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS...A LIGHT GLAZE OF ICE UP TO A TENTH OF
AN INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 6 AND 10 INCHES MAY BE POSSIBLE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS IN
SOME AREAS.
* IMPACTS...THIS STORM WILL ARRIVE IN MULTIPLE WAVES. FREEZING
DRIZZLE OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL LEAD TO ICY CONDITIONS ON
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY ROADS BY THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE. ONCE
SNOW ARRIVES LATE MONDAY NIGHT...ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED
AND TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT TO EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ON TUESDAY.
THIS STORM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING TRAVEL TO A HALT OVER MUCH OF
MISSOURI ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT.
* OTHER IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 35 MPH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ALONG
WITH HIGHLY REDUCED VISIBILITIES INTO TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR BLIZZARD LIKE CONDITIONS. FALLING TEMPERATURES
TUESDAY NIGHT WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS WELL BELOW ZERO BY
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
TIMING:
Today
6 pm- midnight 15% freezing drizzle little or no impact
Monday
midnight to 6 am 40% freezing drizzle/rain
6 am- noon 50% freezing drizzle/rain
noon- 6 pm 30% frzn dzzle/rain-south, snow north .05 additional ice Pending on what actually occurs we may treat prior to mix.
6 pm- midnite 70% mix to snow
Tuesday
midnight to 6 am 70% light snow
6 am to noon 100% moderate snow
noon to 6 pm 100% heavy snow
6 pm to midnite 80% snow
Wednesday
midnight to 6 am 80% light snow
TOTAL EXPECTED ACCUMULATION 10.4"
KC Long Range Weather, www.kclongrangeweather.com
