FIRST WARN WEATHER DAY: Snowfall totals increase overnight

Two doable eventualities for ice timing

However let’s backtrack and discuss the place we are able to start this winter storm system. Total, there are two vital choices for the timing of the storm. Choice one has the winter storm system growing remoted, freezing rain, sleet, or a winter combine to our southern counties by late this morning. Between the hours of 12 p.m. and a couple of p.m., the freezing rain might carry into the metro and start a widespread menace for freezing rain and sleet by the remainder of the day till about 11 o’clock tonight. This could imply vital ice accumulations across the metro that would push nearer to round half an inch to a complete inch of ice accumulation, with areas to the south pushing nearer to 1 inch to three inches of ice accumulation.

Choice two, nevertheless, says we don’t start seeing freezing rain or winter combine in our southern counties till 3 p.m. or 4 p.m. this afternoon. After that, it builds as much as I-70 as remoted to scattered threats of freezing rain and sleet between the hours of 6 p.m. and eight p.m. This occasion continues in a single day the place we’ll lastly see a transition to snow by early morning Sunday, between the hours of 1 a.m. and 4 a.m. On this situation, it’s extra doubtless that the northern facet of the metro may even see a glaze to a tenth of an inch of ice. I-70 in downtown might be nearer to round a tenth of an inch to 1 / 4 of an inch of ice and south of the loop would vary between half an inch to an inch of ice accumulation.

It is vitally doable that we might see considered one of these two outputs, a mixture of each, and even an summary transition that wasn’t essentially picked up in any of those fashions. All choices are nonetheless on the desk till the precise winter storm system builds into the realm.

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Snowfall expectations

The identical assertion could be mentioned as we transition into the snow and the way a lot snow we may even see throughout the area. This morning, we have now adjusted snowfall quantities in our forecasts that spend long-range knowledge and short-range knowledge. Sadly, the snowfall totals haven’t decreased, however actually, look to extend.

Final evening, Chief Meteorologist Luke Dorris introduced you snowfall quantities starting from 7 inches to 12 inches with pockets of 12 inches being doable. This morning, it’s extra doubtless that we are going to see nearer to eight inches being exceptionally frequent with pockets of 14 inches of snow in areas.

North of the metro and south of Saint Joseph might obtain snowfall totals starting from 15 inches to twenty inches. And bear in mind, on the identical time that this snowfall is coming down, we’re coping with wind gusts as much as 40 mph by Sunday afternoon.

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Temperatures

Temperatures for the winter storm system can have afternoon excessive temperatures within the higher 20s right now dropping into the kids and low 20s tomorrow. Morning low temperatures ranging between 5° and 12° are anticipated.

By Monday morning, feels-like temperatures starting from -10° to -20° shall be frequent with excessive temperatures, barely within the double digits. Due to this, a First Warn Climate Day has been issued for all of Monday as a result of excessive chilly.

Chilly situations like this may proceed all through the work week that means we don’t anticipate eliminating any of the snow anytime quickly.

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