I hope that everyone gets a chance to read this sooner rather than later, as the information is a bit time-sensitive this time around. Before diving into this, please know that things can definitely still change, but I'd rather act on this information to give you all the biggest possible heads up I can. (Sorry, I feel like I always have to put a disclaimer with any predictions outside of same-day posts.)
A Change in Timing: Basically, we're looking at a majority of any precipitation we may receive to fall on Thursday, 12/18. This is a bit earlier than I had originally told you all about, as we were looking at dates between 12/19 and 12/21.
A Change in Snow Totals: This is the second biggest change, and probably the one with the most impact for folks. As you'll see in the graphics coming up below, you'll see that we're slated for about 3.5" - 4" of Snow (at the time of writing) for the Kansas City metro, and about 2" - 3" for more outlying areas.
GRAPHICS BY DATE
I'm going to break this down as a day-by-day image to show how the Snow is currently forecast to impact our region. Note that as the date changes, the resolution is a little lower. That means it's not as precise; kind of like a fine point pen versus a general brush stroke.
Thursday Evening
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| NAM 4KM Run from 12 AM 12/16/14 showing Total Snow through 6 PM on Thursday, 12/18/14 | Image Credit: WeatherBell.com |
Friday Evening
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| NAM 12KM Run from 12 AM 12/16/14 showing Total Snow through 6 PM on Friday, 12/19/14 | Image Credit: WeatherBell.com |
Saturday Overnight into Sunday
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| NCEP GFS Run from 12 AM 12/16/14 showing Total Snow through 12 AM Sunday, 12/21/14 | Image Credit: WeatherBell.com |
Saturday Overnight into Sunday, Regional View
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| HR GFS run from 12 AM 12/16/14 showing Total Snow through 12 AM Sunday, 12/21/14 | Image Credit: HazWx.com |
A FINAL NOTE
So there you have it. That's the most complete and fully up-to-date information I can give you. Will things change? Probably. How much? Not sure. But if you stay tuned to tomorrow's update, I'll let you know everything I know. Just make sure you have what you need, should the weather get snowy out there. Being stuck in a stranded car is no fun, and should you run out of gas, can become dangerous, and quickly, especially with the temperatures we'll be encountering the next several days.
Stay safe out there,
Justin Gann - KDØWNE
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