FCST: 12/7-9/09 Winter Storm--NE KS & NW MO

The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued  Winter Storm warning for all of NE KS and NW MO from midnight Tuesday December 8 until 6 a.m. Wednesday December 9.  Snow, moderate to heavy at times, is forecasted to fall beginning at midnight Tuesday and lasting through early Wednesday morning.  Snowfall rates during the peak of the storm may meet or exceed 2" per hour.  In addition, sustained winds of 20 to 30 mph with locally higher gusts are expected late Tuesday afternoon into the overnight hours.  Whiteout to near blizzard conditions are possible in the warning area.  Travel will become hazardous if not impossible tomorrow afternoon into the overnight hours.

Temperatures are also going to tumble with highs Wednesday only in the teens with wind chills below zero.  Lows Wednesday night will be the coldest of this fall season bottoming our near 0 with wind chill values in the teens below zero.  ~ CS

EDIT: I am a bit concerned that the track of the ULL is going to be a bit further south than initially forecasted.  If this occurs, the heavier snow totals will be in the Cameron and 4 county area.  Will know more later as the new models just started coming in the last few hours. Models are picking up on some drier are being pulled into the system during the day tomorrow....this is common for snow storms in the Midwest...this really limits the snow totals and makes it very hard to forecast accumulations....will see if the models are right on the dry air intrusion as the event unfolds....needless to say a very difficult forecast indeed. ~ CS