VERY WINDY WITH SNOW ON SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE MISSOURI OZARKS AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST KANSAS. RAIN WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL SPREAD INTO THE REGION FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TONIGHT. THE MAIN HAZARD WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BEGIN TO MOVE SOUTH INTO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT. NORTHERLY WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL QUICKLY FILTER INTO AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR AFTER 3 AM TONIGHT. RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO LIGHT SNOW...WITH A DUSTING OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE STRONG COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE THROUGH THE ENTIRE OUTLOOK AREA SUNDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS FAR WESTERN MISSOURI AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGH THE 30S INTO THE 20S DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. RAIN WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST SUNDAY MORNING INTO EARLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SLUSHY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE... ESPECIALLY ON GRASSY SURFACES. A CORRIDOR OF SLIGHTLY HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN THE 2 TO 4 INCH RANGE IS EXPECTED TO FALL ALONG THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE OZARK PLATEAU FROM JUST EAST OF SPRINGFIELD...EAST TOWARDS ROLLA...SALEM...AND EMINENCE. WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON THURSDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS AND FAR SOUTHWESTERN MISSOURI.
This blog features observations from Randy Turner, a former teacher, newspaper reporter and editor. Send news items or comments to rturner229@hotmail.com
Sunday, March 16, 2014
One to two inches of snow expected in Joplin, wind chill to hit single digits tonight
(From the National Weather Service)
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