Thursday, December 13, 2007

KANSAS CITY WEATHER: NWS Winter Storm Watch Friday-Saturday

Here is the latest from the National Weather Service on our forecasted snowstorm tomorrow. Note the increase in snow totals over my earlier forecast of 2-4 inches...


URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
347 PM CST THU DEC 13 2007

.ANOTHER WINTER STORM TO AFFECT THE AREA WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW BECOMING INCREASINGLY LIKELY. A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL PUSH TOWARD THE AREA TOMORROW WITH AMPLE MOISTURE OVERSPREADING THE AREA. THIS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO EFFICIENT SNOW PRODUCTION ACROSS THE WATCH AREA BY FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY AS THE STORM SYSTEM PASSES ACROSS THE REGION.

KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ028-029-037>039-043>046-053-054-140600-
/O.NEW.KEAX.WS.A.0009.071214T2100Z-071216T0000Z/
MIAMI- LINN KS- LEAVENWORTH- WYANDOTTE- JOHNSON KS- PLATTE- CLAY- JACKSON- LAFAYETTE-SALINE- CASS- JOHNSON MO- PETTIS- COOPER- BATES- HENRY-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA... MOUND CITY... LEAVENWORTH... KANSAS CITY KS... OVERLAND PARK... OLATHE... PARKVILLE... PLATTE CITY... WESTON... LIBERTY... EXCELSIOR SPRINGS... KANSAS CITY... INDEPENDENCE... LEXINGTON... CONCORDIA... MARSHALL... RAYMORE... HARRISONVILLE... PLEASANT HILL... WARRENSBURG... SEDALIA... BOONVILLE... BUTLER... RICH HILL... CLINTON
347 PM CST THU DEC 13 2007

...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

SNOW IS LIKELY TO DEVELOP ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS CENTRAL MISSOURI DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS FRIDAY THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY.
MODERATE SNOWFALL IS FORECAST TO OCCUR ACROSS THE WATCH AREA WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF A KANSAS CITY TO SEDALIA LINE WITH AREAS SOUTH OF A PAOLA TO CLINTON LINE POSSIBLY APPROACHING 7 INCHES. THE SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.

FOR THOSE WITHOUT ELECTRICAL POWER...HERE ARE A FEW VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY TIPS. DO NOT RUN GENERATORS IN ENCLOSED AREAS. IT IS NOT SAFE TO OPERATE A GENERATOR IN YOUR HOUSE...OR EVEN IN AN ATTACHED GARAGE.
THE EXHAUST FROM THE GENERATOR CONTAINS CARBON MONOXIDE...A DEADLY GAS THAT IS BOTH COLORLESS AND ODORLESS. GRILLS AND STOVES DESIGNED FOR COOKING SHOULD NOT BE USED TO GENERATE HEAT INDOORS AS THESE DEVICES ARE NOT DESIGNED FOR PROLONGED USE AND ALSO PRODUCE CARBON MONOXIDE.

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