Alert archive / Kansas / Winter Storm Warnings in 2005
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Kansas City, MO
NWS Kansas City, MO issued this winter storm warning at Dec 7, 2005, 12:00 PM CST for 5 counties in Kansas; 5 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 18 hr. 50 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 7, 2005, 12:00 PM CST (18:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 8, 2005, 5:30 AM CST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Kansas City, MO
Counties Johnson County, KS, Leavenworth County, KS, Linn County, KS, Miami County, KS, Wyandotte County, KS, Bates County, MO, Cass County, MO, Clay County, MO, Jackson County, MO, Platte County, MO
The radar
The Pleasant Hill radar (KEAX), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 12:24 PM CST | SNOW 1.5 | Overland Park, KS | NEAR 119TH AND METCALF. |
| Dec 7, 1:30 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Paola, KS | |
| Dec 7, 1:39 PM CST | SNOW 2 | N Pleasanton, KS | |
| Dec 7, 2:01 PM CST | SNOW 3 | 5 Wnw Harrisonville, MO | |
| Dec 7, 2:41 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Bonner Springs, KS | |
| Dec 7, 2:45 PM CST | SNOW 2.5 | Gladstone, MO | EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS NEARLY 2 3/4 INCHES OF SNOW IN GLADSTONE |
| Dec 7, 2:50 PM CST | SNOW 2 | 1 N Kansas City, MO | TWO INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND AT CHARLES WHEELER DOWNTOWN AIRPORT |
| Dec 7, 3:08 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Roeland Park, KS | REPORT RECEIVED VIA PLEASANT HILL WEB SITE |
| Dec 7, 3:27 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Gardner, KS | 3 INCHES OF SNOW |
| Dec 7, 3:27 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Paola, KS | 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW |
| Dec 7, 3:40 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Sibley, MO | |
| Dec 7, 5:10 PM CST | SNOW 5 | 8 S Louisburg, KS | 5 INCHES OF SNOW |
| Dec 7, 5:39 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Liberty, MO | 3 INCHES OF SNOW |
| Dec 7, 5:39 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Leavenworth, KS | 4 INCHES SNOW ON GROUND |
| Dec 7, 7:45 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Harrisonville, MO | 4 INCHES OF SNOW AND STILL FALLING |
| Dec 7, 7:45 PM CST | SNOW 7 | Peculiar, MO | 7 INCHES AND STILL FALLING. |
| Dec 7, 8:00 PM CST | SNOW 3 | Platte City, MO | 2-3 INCHES SNOW |
| Dec 7, 8:00 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Leavenworth, KS | 4 INCHES OF SNOW AND MORE COMING |
| Dec 7, 8:00 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Liberty, MO | 4 INCHES OF SNOW AND STILL FALLING. |
| Dec 7, 8:00 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Paola, KS | 4 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW AND MORE FALLING |
| Dec 7, 8:20 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Bonner Springs, KS | 6 INCHES ON GROUND |
| Dec 7, 8:25 PM CST | SNOW 4 | Blue Springs, MO | 3 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW |
| Dec 7, 8:25 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Bonner Springs, KS | 6 INCHES OF SNOW AND STILL FALLING |
| Dec 7, 8:25 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Gardner, KS | 6 INCHES AND MORE FALLING |
| Dec 7, 8:57 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Centerville Ks, KS | |
| Dec 7, 8:57 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Bonner Springs, KS | |
| Dec 7, 10:00 PM CST | SNOW 8 | 2 W Parkville, MO | |
| Dec 7, 10:01 PM CST | SNOW 2 | Butler, MO | |
| Dec 7, 10:01 PM CST | SNOW 5 | Leavenworth, KS | 4 TO 5 INCHES |
| Dec 7, 10:01 PM CST | SNOW 7 | Paola, KS | 6 TO 7 INCHES |
| Dec 7, 10:01 PM CST | SNOW 8 | Olathe, KS | |
| Dec 7, 10:23 PM CST | SNOW 1 | Rockville, MO | 1/2 INCH SNOW TO 3/4 INCH SNOW SINCE 930PM, NOTHING BEFORE. |
| Dec 7, 10:56 PM CST | SNOW 8 | Bonner Springs, KS | 8 INCHES ON GROUND AND STILL SNOWING. |
| Dec 7, 11:14 PM CST | SNOW 8 | Leavenworth, KS | |
| Dec 7, 11:14 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Roeland Park, KS | |
| Dec 7, 11:39 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Buckner, MO | |
| Dec 7, 11:39 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Oak Grove, MO | |
| Dec 7, 11:39 PM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Kansas City, MO | |
| Dec 7, 11:52 PM CST | SNOW 6 | Mound City Ks, KS | |
| Dec 7, 11:52 PM CST | SNOW 7 | Pleasant Hill, MO | |
| Dec 8, 1:16 AM CST | SNOW 4 | Butler, MO | |
| Dec 8, 1:30 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Olathe, KS | |
| Dec 8, 2:00 AM CST | SNOW 7 | Mound City Ks, KS | TIME ESTIMATED WHEN SNOW ENDED. REPORT SENT IN AT 7 AM. |
| Dec 8, 2:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Bucyrus, KS | |
| Dec 8, 2:05 AM CST | SNOW 8 | Lees Summit, MO | |
| Dec 8, 2:05 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | Lees Summit, MO | STORM TOTAL OF 8.5 INCHES IN LEES SUMMIT |
| Dec 8, 2:09 AM CST | SNOW 10 | Mission, KS | |
| Dec 8, 3:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | Paola, KS | |
| Dec 8, 3:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Bonner Springs, KS | |
| Dec 8, 5:00 AM CST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Leavenworth, KS | 8 TO 10 INCHES ESTIMATED IN LEAVENWORTH COUNTY |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Topeka, KS (KTOP), launched 12:00Z, 6.0 hours before the alert went out and 87 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 879 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 206 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS43 KEAX 071800 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1200 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ028-029-037-043-053-072100- /O.UPG.KEAX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051208T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KEAX.WS.W.0001.051207T1800Z-051208T1200Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-PLATTE-CLAY- JACKSON-CASS-BATES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...LEAVENWORTH... KANSAS CITY KS...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...PARKVILLE... PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS... KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE... PLEASANT HILL...BUTLER...RICH HILL 1200 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR AREAS ALONG THE KANSAS MISSOURI STATE LINE FROM LEAVENWORTH AND KANSAS CITY SOUTH. THIS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. DOPPLER RADAR AND REPORTS INDICATED THAT MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW HAS OVERSPREAD THE ENTIRE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA. SNOWFALL REPORTS OF AROUND A HALF INCH TO AN INCH WERE COMMON ACROSS THE SOUTHERN SUBURBS. FURTHER SOUTH...REPORTS OF AN INCH OR MORE OF SNOW HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM MIAMI AND LINN COUNTIES IN EASTERN KANSAS. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN MISSOURI AND EASTERN KANSAS AS THE HEAVIER SNOW CONTINUES. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY THIS EVENING FOR LOCATIONS FROM KANSAS CITY SOUTH WILL RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. THIS MEANS THE EVENING COMMUTE WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED BY THE SNOW. THE EARLY EVENING HOURS WILL SEE ANOTHER FEW INCHES OF SNOW SNOWFALL MAKING FOR SNOWFALL TOTALS BY THURSDAY MORNING FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW... SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. $$ MOZ006>008-015-016-072100- /O.EXA.KEAX.SN.Y.0002.051208T0000Z-051208T1800Z/ MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER... DOWNING...TRENTON...MILAN...GREEN CITY 1200 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY. SNOW ALONG THE KANSAS MISSOURI BORDER WAS CONTINUING TO SPREAD NORTH AND EAST AROUND NOON. BY LATE AFTERNOON...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF MISSOURI. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. TWO TO FOUR INCH OF ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY BY NOON TOMORROW IN PRINCETON... UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER...DOWNING...TRENTON...MILAN...GREEN CITY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. DRIVERS SHOULD EXPECT TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE TOMORROW. $$ KSZ025-102-MOZ001>005-011>014-020>022-030-038-044-054-072100- /O.CON.KEAX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051208T1200Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON- HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-RAY- LAFAYETTE-JOHNSON MO-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...TARKIO...ROCKPORT... MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY... MOUND CITY...OREGON...SAVANNAH...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT... ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG...KINGSTON...HAMILTON...POLO...RICHMOND... LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...WARRENSBURG...CLINTON 1200 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. AS OF NOON...DOPPLER RADAR AND REPORTS INDICATED THAT LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW HAS OVERSPREAD THE ENTIRE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA AND WORKED ITS WAY NORTH TO ST JOSEPH AND AS FAR EAST AS WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI AS THE SNOW SPREADS NORTH AND EAST. A COUPLE INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL HAVE OCCURRED BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH MEANS THE EVENING COMMUTE WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED BY THE SNOW. FORECASTERS ARE LOOKING OVER THE LATEST DATA...SO STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER WEATHER SITUATION. $$ MOZ017-023>025-031>033-039-040-045-046-072100- /O.CON.KEAX.SN.Y.0002.051208T0000Z-051208T1800Z/ ADAIR-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-SALINE- HOWARD-PETTIS-COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KIRKSVILLE...CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD... MACON...LA PLATA...CARROLLTON...SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE... MOBERLY...MARSHALL...FAYETTE...NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 1200 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY. SNOW ALONG THE KANSAS MISSOURI BORDER WAS CONTINUING TO SPREAD NORTH AND EAST. BY LATE AFTERNOON...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF MISSOURI. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. TWO TO FOUR INCH ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY BY NOON TOMORROW IN CHILLICOTHE... CARROLLTON...KIRKSVILLE...MOBERLY...BOONVILLE...AND SEDALIA. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. DRIVERS SHOULD EXPECT TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE TOMORROW. $$ CUTTER
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS43 KEAX 071947 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 147 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ028-029-037-043-053-072300- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051208T1200Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-PLATTE-CLAY- JACKSON-CASS-BATES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...LEAVENWORTH... KANSAS CITY KS...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...PARKVILLE... PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS... KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE... PLEASANT HILL...BUTLER...RICH HILL 147 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. DOPPLER RADAR AND OBSERVER REPORTS INDICATED THAT MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA SOUTH THROUGH BUTLER AND MOUND CITY. SNOWFALL REPORTS OF AROUND 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE COMING OUT OF THE MOUND CITY AND PAOLA AREAS IN KANSAS....WITH 2 INCHES REPORTED FROM BUTLER NORTH THROUGH HARRISONVILLE AND KANSAS CITY. RADAR INDICATES THAT CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN MISSOURI AND EASTERN KANSAS AS THE HEAVIER SNOW CONTINUES FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. WHILE THERE MIGHT BE A BIT OF A BREAK IN THE SNOW LATE THIS AFTERNOON...SNOWFALL TOTALS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 INCHES. THIS MEANS THE EVENING COMMUTE WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED BY THE SNOW. THE EVENING HOURS WILL SEE ANOTHER 2 TO 3 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION AS A SECOND BAND OF SNOW MAKES ITS WAY EAST. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY THURSDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES. $$ KSZ025-102-MOZ001>005-011>014-020>022-030-038-044-054-072300- /O.CON.KEAX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051208T1200Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON- HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-RAY- LAFAYETTE-JOHNSON MO-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...TARKIO...ROCKPORT... MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY... MOUND CITY...OREGON...SAVANNAH...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT... ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG...KINGSTON...HAMILTON...POLO...RICHMOND... LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...WARRENSBURG...CLINTON 147 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. DOPPLER RADAR AND REPORTS INDICATED THAT LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW HAS OVERSPREAD AREAS FROM NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI SOUTH THROUGH WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE AND THE CITY OF CLINTON. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS NORTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI AS THE SNOW SPREADS NORTH AND EAST. A COUPLE INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL HAVE OCCURRED BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH MEANS THE EVENING COMMUTE WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED BY THE SNOW. $$ MOZ006>008-015>017-023>025-031>033-039-040-045-046-072300- /O.CON.KEAX.SN.Y.0002.051208T0000Z-051208T1800Z/ MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO- MACON-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-SALINE-HOWARD-PETTIS-COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER... DOWNING...TRENTON...MILAN...GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE... CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA...CARROLLTON... SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...MARSHALL...FAYETTE... NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 147 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM CST THURSDAY. SNOW ALONG THE KANSAS MISSOURI BORDER WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTH AND EAST THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS SPREAD AS FAR EAST AS SEDALIA THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD INTO CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF MISSOURI. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. TWO TO FIVE INCH ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY BY NOON TOMORROW IN THE CHILLICOTHE...CARROLLTON...KIRKSVILLE... MOBERLY...BOONVILLE...AND SEDALIA AREAS. $$ CUTTER
000 WWUS43 KEAX 072149 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 349 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ028-029-037-043-053-080100- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051208T1200Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-PLATTE-CLAY- JACKSON-CASS-BATES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...LEAVENWORTH... KANSAS CITY KS...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...PARKVILLE... PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS... KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE... PLEASANT HILL...BUTLER...RICH HILL 349 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. DOPPLER RADAR AND OBSERVER REPORTS INDICATED THAT MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE KANSAS CITY METROPOLITAN AREA SOUTH THROUGH BUTLER AND MOUND CITY. SNOWFALL ESTIMATES OF 3 TO 4 INCHES ARE COMING OUT OF THE MOUND CITY AND PAOLA AREAS IN KANSAS...WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES REPORTED IN KANSAS CITY. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THIS EVENING ACROSS WESTERN MISSOURI AND EASTERN KANSAS AS STILL MORE HEAVY SNOW IS EVIDENT ON RADAR MOVING NORTH THROUGH SOUTHEAST KANSAS. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OVERNIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO 4 INCHES. THE DRY NATURE OF THE SNOW IS MAKING IT VERY EASY FOR THE WIND TO BLOW IT AROUND. THIS WILL READILY REDUCE VISIBILITIES THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT...AFFECTING EVENING DRIVING. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY THURSDAY MORNING COULD RANGE FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES. $$ KSZ025-102-MOZ001>005-011>014-020>022-030-038-044-054-080100- /O.CON.KEAX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051208T1200Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON- HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-RAY- LAFAYETTE-JOHNSON MO-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...TARKIO...ROCKPORT... MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY... MOUND CITY...OREGON...SAVANNAH...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT... ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG...KINGSTON...HAMILTON...POLO...RICHMOND... LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...WARRENSBURG...CLINTON 349 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE REPORTS INDICATED THAT LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW HAS OVERSPREAD AREAS FROM NORTHEAST KANSAS AND NORTHWEST MISSOURI SOUTH THROUGH WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE AND THE CITY OF CLINTON. ACCUMULATIONS FROM ST JOSEPH SOUTHEAST THROUGH WHITEMAN AND CLINTON HAVE SEEN UP TO AN INCH OF SNOW THUS FAR. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THIS EVENING ACROSS NORTHWESTERN AND CENTRAL MISSOURI AS THE SNOW SPREADS NORTH AND EAST. ADDITIONAL OVERNIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREAS EXPECTED. $$ MOZ006>008-015>017-023>025-031>033-039-040-045-046-080100- /O.CON.KEAX.SN.Y.0002.051208T0000Z-051208T1800Z/ MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO- MACON-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-SALINE-HOWARD-PETTIS-COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER... DOWNING...TRENTON...MILAN...GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE... CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA...CARROLLTON... SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...MARSHALL...FAYETTE... NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 349 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY. SNOW ALONG THE KANSAS MISSOURI BORDER WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTH AND EAST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS SPREAD AS FAR EAST AS SEDALIA THIS LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD INTO CENTRAL... NORTH CENTRAL...AND NORTHEASTERN PORTIONS OF MISSOURI. MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW MORNING. 3 TO 5 INCH ACCUMULATIONS ARE LIKELY BY NOON TOMORROW IN THE AREAS AROUND CHILLICOTHE...CARROLLTON...KIRKSVILLE...MOBERLY...BOONVILLE... AND SEDALIA. $$ CUTTER
000 WWUS43 KEAX 080003 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 603 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ028-029-037-043-053-080415- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051208T1200Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-PLATTE-CLAY- JACKSON-CASS-BATES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...LEAVENWORTH... KANSAS CITY KS...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...PARKVILLE... PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS... KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE... PLEASANT HILL...BUTLER...RICH HILL 603 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. SNOWFALL REPORTS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA ARE GENERALLY FROM 3 TO 4 INCHES. SOME SPECIFIC REPORTS INCLUDE OLATHE WITH 4 INCHES...PLEASANT HILL WITH 3 INCHES...LIBERTY AT 3 INCHES AND BUTLER WITH ONE INCH. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS AVERAGING AROUND AN INCH EVERY 2 TO 3 HOURS. WIND SPEEDS WILL STAY LIGHT...ALTHOUGH SOME BLOWING SNOW IS POSSIBLE DUE TO THE DRY NATURE OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. WITH SUCH LIGHT FLUFFY SNOW...SOME SETTLING WILL ALSO OCCUR. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY THURSDAY MORNING COULD RANGE FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES. $$ KSZ025-102-MOZ001>005-011>014-020>022-030-038-044-054-080415- /O.CON.KEAX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051208T1200Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON- HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-RAY- LAFAYETTE-JOHNSON MO-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...TARKIO...ROCKPORT... MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY... MOUND CITY...OREGON...SAVANNAH...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT... ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG...KINGSTON...HAMILTON...POLO...RICHMOND... LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...WARRENSBURG...CLINTON 603 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL THIS EVENING...WITH SNOWFALL REPORTS VARYING IN AMOUNTS. AROUND MARYVILLE THERE WAS ABOUT AN INCH...NEAR LEXINGTON THERE WAS 1 TO 2 INCHES AND IN ST JOSEPH THERE WAS FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THIS EVENING ACROSS THE AREA AS THE SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL. ADDITIONAL OVERNIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREAS ARE EXPECTED. VISIBILITIES WILL BE DIMINISHED DUE TO THE DRY NATURE OF THE SNOW. THE SNOW WILL ALSO TEND TO SETTLE A BIT. $$ MOZ006>008-015>017-023>025-031>033-039-040-045-046-080415- /O.CON.KEAX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051208T1800Z/ MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO- MACON-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-SALINE-HOWARD-PETTIS-COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER... DOWNING...TRENTON...MILAN...GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE... CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA...CARROLLTON... SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...MARSHALL...FAYETTE... NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 603 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY. SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL THIS EVENING...WITH SNOWFALL REPORTS VARYING IN AMOUNTS. AROUND CHILLICOTHE THERE WAS ABOUT AN INCH...IN CARROLLTON THERE WAS 2 TO 3 INCHES...AND NEAR SEDALIA THERE WAS 1 TO 2 INCHES. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THIS EVENING ACROSS AS THE SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL. VISIBILITIES WILL BE DIMINISHED AT TIMES DUE TO THE DRY NATURE OF THE SNOW. SOME SETTLING WILL ALSO OCCUR. ADDITIONAL OVERNIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREAS EXPECTED. $$
000 WWUS43 KEAX 080159 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 759 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ028-029-037-043-053-081000- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051208T1200Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-PLATTE-CLAY- JACKSON-CASS-BATES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...LEAVENWORTH... KANSAS CITY KS...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...PARKVILLE... PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS... KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE... PLEASANT HILL...BUTLER...RICH HILL 759 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. SNOWFALL REPORTS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA ARE GENERALLY 4 INCHES. SOME SPECIFIC REPORTS INCLUDE OLATHE WITH 4 INCHES...PLEASANT HILL WITH 4 INCHES...PLATTE CITY WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES...OLATHE WITH 4 TO 5 INCHES...AND PAOLA WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS...WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS AVERAGING AROUND AN INCH EVERY 2 TO 3 HOURS. WIND SPEEDS WILL STAY LIGHT...ALTHOUGH SOME BLOWING SNOW IS POSSIBLE DUE TO THE DRY NATURE OF THE SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE AS LOW AS A HALF MILE AT TIMES. WITH SUCH LIGHT FLUFFY SNOW... SOME SETTLING WILL ALSO OCCUR. SNOWFALL TOTALS BY THURSDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES. $$ KSZ025-102-MOZ001>005-011>014-020>022-030-038-044-054-081000- /O.CON.KEAX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051208T1200Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON- HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-RAY- LAFAYETTE-JOHNSON MO-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...TARKIO...ROCKPORT... MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY... MOUND CITY...OREGON...SAVANNAH...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT... ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG...KINGSTON...HAMILTON...POLO...RICHMOND... LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...WARRENSBURG...CLINTON 759 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. AS THE SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL...SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE INCREASING LITTLE BY LITTLE. SOME UPDATED AMOUNTS INCLUDE BETHANY AT 2 INCHES OF NEW SNOW...GALLATIN AT 1 TO 2 INCHES...ATCHISON KANSAS WITH 3 INCHES...ROCKPORT MISSOURI WITH 1 INCH...WARRENSBURG WITH 2 TO 3 INCHES...AND PLATTSBURG WITH 4 INCHES. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THIS EVENING ACROSS THE AREA AS THE SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL. ADDITIONAL OVERNIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREAS ARE EXPECTED. VISIBILITIES WILL BE DIMINISHED DUE TO THE DRY NATURE OF THE SNOW. THE SNOW WILL ALSO TEND TO SETTLE A BIT. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. $$ MOZ006>008-015>017-023>025-031>033-039-040-045-046-081000- /O.CON.KEAX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051208T1800Z/ MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO- MACON-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-SALINE-HOWARD-PETTIS-COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER... DOWNING...TRENTON...MILAN...GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE... CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA...CARROLLTON... SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...MARSHALL...FAYETTE... NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 759 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY. THE SNOW CONTINUES TO SLOWLY ACCUMULATE THIS EVENING. UPDATED AMOUNTS INCLUDE UNIONVILLE WITH JUST A TRACE...MACON WITH 1 INCH...MARSHALL WITH HALF AN INCH...KEYTESVILLE WITH A HALF INCH AND BOONVILLE WITH JUST A TRACE. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THIS EVENING AS THE SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL. VISIBILITIES WILL BE DIMINISHED AT TIMES DUE TO THE DRY NATURE OF THE SNOW. SOME SETTLING WILL ALSO OCCUR. ADDITIONAL OVERNIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREAS EXPECTED. $$
000 WWUS43 KEAX 080359 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 959 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ028-029-037-043-053-080800- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051208T1200Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-PLATTE-CLAY- JACKSON-CASS-BATES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...LEAVENWORTH... KANSAS CITY KS...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...PARKVILLE... PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS... KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE... PLEASANT HILL...BUTLER...RICH HILL 959 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. SNOWFALL CONTINUES TO FALL...HEAVY AT TIMES...ACROSS THE WARNING AREA. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ARE FALLING IN JOHNSON COUNTY KANSAS...WITH NEARLY 8 INCHES REPORTED THERE. OTHER LOCATIONS ARE NOT ACCUMULATING AS QUICKLY. SOME SNOWFALL TOTALS AS OF 10 PM INCLUDE 5 TO 6 INCHES IN LEES SUMMIT...6 TO 7 INCHES IN PAOLA...2 INCHES IN BUTLER AND 4 TO 5 INCHES IN LEAVENWORTH. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE FAIRLY HEAVILY THROUGH 2 AM...WITH IT TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES AFTER THAT. SNOWFALL TOTALS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE FROM 6 TO 8 INCHES...WITH CLOSER TO 9 INCHES IN JOHNSON COUNTY KANSAS. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. $$ KSZ025-102-MOZ001>005-011>014-020>022-030-038-044-054-080800- /O.CON.KEAX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051208T1200Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON- HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-RAY- LAFAYETTE-JOHNSON MO-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...TARKIO...ROCKPORT... MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY... MOUND CITY...OREGON...SAVANNAH...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT... ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG...KINGSTON...HAMILTON...POLO...RICHMOND... LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...WARRENSBURG...CLINTON 959 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL THIS EVENING...WITH AMOUNTS RANGING QUITE A BIT ACROSS THE SNOW ADVISORY AREA. SOME SNOWFALL TOTALS AS OF 10 PM INCLUDE OREGON AT 4 INCHES...SAVANNAH WITH 4 INCHES...5 TO 6 INCHES IN ST JOSEPH...3 INCHES IN GRANT CITY...2 INCHES IN LEXINGTON...ONE HALF INCH IN WARRENSBURG AND JUST A LITTLE MORE THAN A TRACE IN CLINTON. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE FAIRLY HEAVILY THROUGH 2 AM...WITH THE SNOW BECOMING LESS INTENSE AFTER THAT. TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL STILL BE AROUND 4 TO 6 INCHES BY DAYBREAK. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO CHANGING VISIBILITIES AND ROAD CONDITIONS. TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. $$ MOZ006>008-015>017-023>025-031>033-039-040-045-046-080800- /O.CON.KEAX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051208T1800Z/ MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO- MACON-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-SALINE-HOWARD-PETTIS-COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER... DOWNING...TRENTON...MILAN...GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE... CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA...CARROLLTON... SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...MARSHALL...FAYETTE... NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 959 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY. THE SNOW CONTINUES TO SLOWLY ACCUMULATE THIS EVENING. SOME SNOWFALL TOTALS THROUGH 10 PM INCLUDE 2 TO 3 INCHES IN TRENTON...LINNEUS...CARROLLTON AND KINGSTON. AROUND OR JUST LESS THAN AN INCH IN LANCASTER...MOBERLY...SEDALIA AND BOONVILLE. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE WITH RATES OF AN INCH EVERY 2 TO 3 HOURS. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO CHANGING VISIBILITIES AND ROAD CONDITIONS. TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. $$ 27
000 WWUS43 KEAX 080551 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1151 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ028-029-037-043-053-081000- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051208T1200Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-PLATTE-CLAY- JACKSON-CASS-BATES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...LEAVENWORTH... KANSAS CITY KS...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...PARKVILLE... PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS... KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE... PLEASANT HILL...BUTLER...RICH HILL 1151 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. BEFORE MIDNIGHT...THE SNOW WAS COMING DOWN HEAVILY ACROSS MUCH OF THE WARNING AREA. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WERE MORE THAN AN INCH PER HOUR IN SOME LOCATIONS. SOME SNOWFALL TOTALS THROUGH MIDNIGHT INCLUDE 7 INCHES AT PLATTE CITY...HARRISONVILLE...PLEASANT HILL AND AT KCI...8 INCHES IN PAOLA...ANYWHERE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES ACROSS LEAVENWORTH COUNTY AND 6 INCHES IN MOUND CITY KANSAS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS OCCURRING NOW...AND WILL START TO LIGHTEN UP BEFORE 2 AM. AFTER 2 AM...MOST OF THE ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL WILL BE DONE WITH JUST LIGHT AMOUNTS AFTER THAT. CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER SITUATIONS. SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING. PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES...KEEP A FLASHLIGHT...FOOD AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. $$ KSZ025-102-MOZ001>005-011>014-020>022-030-038-044-054-081000- /O.CON.KEAX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051208T1200Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON- HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-RAY- LAFAYETTE-JOHNSON MO-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...TARKIO...ROCKPORT... MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY... MOUND CITY...OREGON...SAVANNAH...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT... ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG...KINGSTON...HAMILTON...POLO...RICHMOND... LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...WARRENSBURG...CLINTON 1151 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. SOME SNOWFALL TOTALS AS OF MIDNIGHT INCLUDE 2 INCHES IN ROCKPORT...5 INCHES IN ALBANY...3 TO 4 INCHES IN TROY...2 TO 3 INCHES IN KINGSTON...AND ANYWHERE FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES ACROSS LAFAYETTE COUNTY. EXTREME NORTHWEST MISSOURI WILL START TO SEE VISIBILITIES IMPROVE AND SNOW AMOUNTS BECOME LIGHTER...EVEN TAPERING OFF TO FLURRIES AFTER 2 AM. FARTHER SOUTH IN LOCATIONS SOUTH OF I-70...FROM RICHMOND TO HIGGINSVILLE TO CLINTON...THE HEAVIEST SNOW AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AT 3 AM...WITH AN INCH PER HOUR POSSIBLE. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO CHANGING VISIBILITIES AND ROAD CONDITIONS. TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. $$ MOZ006>008-015>017-023>025-031>033-039-040-045-046-081000- /O.CON.KEAX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051208T1800Z/ MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO- MACON-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-SALINE-HOWARD-PETTIS-COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER... DOWNING...TRENTON...MILAN...GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE... CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA...CARROLLTON... SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...MARSHALL...FAYETTE... NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 1151 PM CST WED DEC 7 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY. THE SNOW CONTINUES TO SLOWLY ACCUMULATE TONIGHT. SOME SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS AS OF MIDNIGHT INCLUDE 1 INCH IN UNIONVILLE...3 INCHES IN TRENTON...2 TO 3 INCHES IN CARROLLTON...ONE HALF INCH IN FAYETTE AND 2 INCHES IN SEDALIA. SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE WITH RATES OF AN INCH EVERY 2 TO 3 HOURS...WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED AFTER 2 AM. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO CHANGING VISIBILITIES AND ROAD CONDITIONS. TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. $$
000 WWUS43 KEAX 080914 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 314 AM CST THU DEC 8 2005 KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ028-029-037-043-053-081200- /O.CON.KEAX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051208T1200Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-PLATTE-CLAY- JACKSON-CASS-BATES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...LEAVENWORTH... KANSAS CITY KS...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...PARKVILLE... PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS... KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE... PLEASANT HILL...BUTLER...RICH HILL 314 AM CST THU DEC 8 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM FOR THE KANSAS CITY...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...AND HARRISONVILLE AREAS. AS OF 3 AM...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF TEN INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN OLATHE AND BONNER SPRINGS. LEES SUMMIT AND PLEASANT HILL RECEIVED ABOUT 8 INCHES. SEVEN TO TEN INCHES WERE COMMON ACROSS THE KANSAS CITY METRO. FURTHER SOUTH ACCUMULATIONS NEAR BUTLER WERE AROUND 4 INCHES. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL COME TO AN END PRIOR TO SUNRISE THIS MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN LIBERTY...LEES SUMMIT...OAK GROVE...AND HARRISONVILLE BETWEEN 3 AM AND 5 AM. FURTHER WEST...NO MORE ACCUMULATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED IN LEAVENWORTH...OLATHE... PAOLA...OR MOUND CITY. MOTORISTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY ON SIDE STREETS AND OTHER ROADS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PLOWED. PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION THIS MORNING...AND DRIVE WITH CAUTION. $$ KSZ025-102-MOZ001>005-011>014-020>022-030-038-044-054-081200- /O.CON.KEAX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051208T1200Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON- HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-RAY- LAFAYETTE-JOHNSON MO-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...TARKIO...ROCKPORT... MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...BETHANY... MOUND CITY...OREGON...SAVANNAH...CAMERON...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT... ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG...KINGSTON...HAMILTON...POLO...RICHMOND... LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA...WARRENSBURG...CLINTON 314 AM CST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR MARYVILLE...SAINT JOSEPH...BETHANY...WARRENSBURG...AND CLINTON. AS OF 3 AM...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND 6 INCHES WERE REPORTED IN SAINT JOSEPH AND BETHANY. MARYVILLE REPORTED AROUND 4 INCHES...AND WARRENSBURG ALSO RECEIVED 4 INCHES. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER ANTICIPATED IN SAINT JOSEPH...ROCKPORT...MARYVILLE...OR ATCHISON. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE BETWEEN 3 AM AND 5 AM IN BETHANY...GALLATIN... RICHMOND...AND WARRENSBURG AS THE BACK EDGE OF THE SNOW MOVES TO THE EAST AT 20 MPH. MOTORISTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY ON SIDE STREETS AND OTHER ROADS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PLOWED. PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION THIS MORNING...AND DRIVE WITH CAUTION. $$ MOZ006>008-015>017-023>025-031>033-039-040-045-046-081200- /O.CON.KEAX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051208T1800Z/ MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO- MACON-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-SALINE-HOWARD-PETTIS-COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER... DOWNING...TRENTON...MILAN...GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE... CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA...CARROLLTON... SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...MARSHALL...FAYETTE... NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 314 AM CST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CAUSE RAPID SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THIS MORNING IN THE TRENTON...CHILLICOTHE...MARSHALL...SEDALIA...AND KIRKSVILLE AREAS. AS OF 3 AM...CHILLICOTHE PICKED UP 3 INCHES OF SNOW...AND IT WAS SNOWING HEAVILY. THIS BAND OF HEAVY SNOW WAS MOVING TO THE EAST...AND WILL IMPACT THE KIRKSVILLE...MACON...AND MOBERLY AREAS BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8 AM. CHILLICOTHE AND TRENTON CAN EXPECT STORM TOTALS AROUND 4 AND 5 INCHES BEFORE SNOW COMES TO AN END DURING THE MID MORNING. KIRKSVILLE...MACON... MOBERLY...AND BOONVILLE WILL LIKELY RECEIVE A TOTAL OF 3 TO 4 INCHES. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL COME TO AN END IN THESE COMMUNITIES BY NOON. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO CHANGING VISIBILITIES AND ROAD CONDITIONS. TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. $$ KOCH
000 WWUS43 KEAX 081130 WSWEAX URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 530 AM CST THU DEC 8 2005 KSZ057-060-103>105-MOZ028-029-037-043-053-081230- /O.CAN.KEAX.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051208T1200Z/ MIAMI-LINN KS-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-PLATTE-CLAY- JACKSON-CASS-BATES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAOLA...MOUND CITY...LEAVENWORTH... KANSAS CITY KS...OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...PARKVILLE... PLATTE CITY...WESTON...LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS... KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE...RAYMORE...HARRISONVILLE... PLEASANT HILL...BUTLER...RICH HILL 530 AM CST THU DEC 8 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW HAS COME TO AN END IN THE KANSAS CITY...HARRISONVILLE... PAOLA...BUTLER...AND MOUND CITY AREAS. NO ADDITIONAL WINTRY WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED TODAY SO THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SNOW AMOUNTS OF 7 TO 10 INCHES WERE COMMON OVER EAST CENTRAL KANSAS AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI. PORTIONS OF LEAVENWORTH...JOHNSON... WYANDOTTE...AND MIAMI COUNTIES RECEIVED AS MUCH AS 10 INCHES OF SNOW. PLATTE...CLAY...JACKSON...AND CASS COUNTIES RECEIVED 7 OR 8 INCHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY ON SIDE STREETS AND OTHER ROADS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PLOWED. PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION THIS MORNING...AND DRIVE WITH CAUTION. $$ KSZ025-102-MOZ001>004-011>013-020-021-081230- /O.CAN.KEAX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051208T1200Z/ ATCHISON KS-DONIPHAN-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HOLT-ANDREW- DE KALB-BUCHANAN-CLINTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATCHISON...TROY...TARKIO...ROCKPORT... MARYVILLE...GRANT CITY...ALBANY...STANBERRY...MOUND CITY... OREGON...SAVANNAH...CAMERON...ST. JOSEPH...PLATTSBURG 530 AM CST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PLEASANT HILL HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY FOR SAINT JOSEPH...MARYVILLE...ALBANY...AND CAMERON. SNOW HAS MOVED EAST...AND WINTRY WEATHER IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TODAY. ROADS WILL BE SNOWY THIS MORNING SO DRIVE WITH CAUTION. FIVE TO SIX INCHES ACCUMULATION IS COMMON IN THE ATCHISON...SAINT JOSEPH...SAVANNAH... AND CAMERON AREAS. PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION THIS MORNING...AND DRIVE WITH CAUTION. $$ MOZ005-014-022-030-038-044-054-081230- /O.CON.KEAX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051208T1200Z/ HARRISON-DAVIESS-CALDWELL-RAY-LAFAYETTE-JOHNSON MO-HENRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHANY...GALLATIN...JAMESPORT... KINGSTON...HAMILTON...POLO...RICHMOND...LEXINGTON...CONCORDIA... WARRENSBURG...CLINTON 530 AM CST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL MINOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE CONCORDIA...BETHANY...RICHMOND...WARRENSBURG...AND CLINTON AREAS BETWEEN 530 AM AND 7 AM. SNOW TOTALS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY FROM THIS STORM. MOTORISTS SHOULD PREPARE FOR TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR THE MORNING COMMUTE. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL CAUSE TRAVEL PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY ON SIDE STREETS AND OTHER ROADS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PLOWED. PLAN EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR DESTINATION THIS MORNING...AND DRIVE WITH CAUTION. $$ MOZ006>008-015>017-023>025-031>033-039-040-045-046-081300- /O.CON.KEAX.SN.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051208T1800Z/ MERCER-PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO- MACON-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-SALINE-HOWARD-PETTIS-COOPER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRINCETON...UNIONVILLE...LANCASTER... DOWNING...TRENTON...MILAN...GREEN CITY...KIRKSVILLE... CHILLICOTHE...BROOKFIELD...MACON...LA PLATA...CARROLLTON... SALISBURY...KEYTESVILLE...MOBERLY...MARSHALL...FAYETTE... NEW FRANKLIN...SEDALIA...BOONVILLE 530 AM CST THU DEC 8 2005 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS LIKELY IN THE TRENTON... CHILLICOTHE...MARSHALL...SEDALIA...AND KIRKSVILLE AREAS BETWEEN 6 AM AND 9 AM. SNOW TOTALS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE REGION AS BANDS OF SNOW MOVE TO THE EAST AT 30 MPH. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO CHANGING VISIBILITIES AND ROAD CONDITIONS. TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. $$ KOCH
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Kansas City, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Dec 7, 9:31 AM CST, 2 hours 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 7, 9:31 AM CST, 2 hours 29 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
931 AM CST WED DEC 7 2005
.DISCUSSION...
ON GOING RADAR TRENDS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS HAVE PROMPTED A QUICK
UPDATE TO THE FORECAST. BROUGHT UP THE CATEGORICAL POPS INTO THE
MORNING FOR THE AREAS AROUND THE KANSAS AND MISSOURI STATE LINE.
SPOTTY 1/2 INCH SNOWFALL REPORTS HAVE ALREADY BEEN NOTED IN OLATHE
THIS MORNING. WILL BE MAKING SOME PHONE CALLS THIS MORNING TO POINTS
IN THE FAR SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THE FORECAST AREA TO GAUGE
ACCUMULATIONS. DUE LENGTH OF THE EVENT...AND CURRENT TRENDS...SOME
THOUGHT WILL BE GIVEN TO THE NEED TO BUMP PARTS OF THE SNOW ADVISORY
ACROSS AREAS ALONG THE STATE LINE INTO A HEAVY SNOW WARNING.
HOWEVER...GIVEN HOW DRY THE SNOW IS...ACCUMULATIONS BEYOND 5 OR 6
INCHES FOR THE ENTIRE EVENT ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
CUTTER
&&
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
THIS FORECAST PACKAGE WILL FOCUS ON THE NEXT 36 HOURS. AN ATYPICAL
SNOW EVENT ABOUT TO UNFOLD ACROSS THE CWA STARTING BY MID MORNING
TODAY AND LASTING INTO THURSDAY MORNING OVER THE EASTERN COUNTIES.
ENERGY CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER THE CO ROCKIES AS AN UPPER TROUGH IS
CARVED OUT OVER THE CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS IN RESPONSE TO AN ELONGATED
JET STREAK ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE TROUGH AND AN EXTENSION OF A MUCH
LARGER UPPER TROUGH WHICH EXTENDS FROM NEW ENGLAND WESTWARD INTO THE
CENTRAL ROCKIES SYSTEM.
BOTH THE 00Z GFS AND NAM ARE EERILY SIMILAR IN THE TIMING AND
PLACEMENT OF THE 500 MB CLOSED LOW. LOW IS FORECAST TO NORTH OF CWA
ACROSS SOUTHERN NE TONIGHT AND SOUTHERN IA ON THURSDAY. THE TYPICAL
MECHANISMS WE LOOK FOR TO DELINEATE THE HEAVY SNOW BAND WILL BE
MISSING WITH THIS EVENT DUE TO THE VERY COLD AIRMASS WE HAVE IN
PLACE. SUCH MARKERS AS THE -3 TO -5C 850MB ISOTHERMS ARE WELL TO THE
SOUTH OF THE CWA...THE 500MB AND 700MB LOWS WILL TRACK NORTH OF THE
CWA...700MB TEMPERATURES NORMALLY USED FOR THE HEAVY SNOW TRACK ARE
ALSO WELL TO THE SOUTH. SUFFICE IT TO SAY THIS WILL BE A VERY DRY
AND FLUFFY SNOW WITH SNOW RATIOS LIKELY TO BE IN THE RANGE OF 15:1
TO 20:1. IT WILL ALSO BE A RATHER PROLONGED EVENT ON THE ORDER OF 18
HOURS. MODERATELY STRONG WARM AIR ADVECTION FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD
AND STRONG DYNAMICS ALOFT WILL BE THE MAIN PLAYERS TO HELP GENERATE
AND MAINTAIN THE SNOW AREA AS AN INVERTED SURFACE TROUGH SETS UP
FROM NORTHEAST TX INTO EAST CENTRAL MO. BEST LIFT/HIGHEST SNOW RATES
WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. THERE MAY BE
SOME BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW AT TIMES TONIGHT BUT MOST OF THE TIME
EXPECT TO SEE SNOW RATES ON THE ORDER OF 1/2 INCH/HOUR. THE SNOW
SHOULD START FIRST OVER THE FAR WESTERN COUNTIES BY MID MORNING. THE
EASTWARD PROGRESS OF THE SNOW WILL BE HAMPERED BY THE VERY DRY
BOUNDARY LAYER OVER THE CWA...SO THE ACCUMULATING SNOWS WILL BE SLOW
TO MOVE EAST.
00Z/06Z NAM SNOW ALGORITHMS LOOK TO HIGH AS NAM IS TOO GENEROUS ON
MOISTURE SINCE THE GULF WILL NOT BE TAPPED INTO. THIS STORM SYSTEM
WILL HAVE TO WORK WITH THE MOISTURE IT BROUGHT WITH IT. FAVOR
GFS/HPC SOLUTIONS. SNOW CLIMATOLOGY SHOWS THAT ON AVERAGE THERE IS
ONE SNOW EVENT IN KC OF 4 OR MORE INCHES DURING A WINTER SEASON...SO
NOT READY TO JUMP ON THE WARNING TRAIN. HEAVIEST SNOWS WILL LIKELY
BE OVER WEST CENTRAL MO AND EXTREME EAST CENTRAL KS. HAVE INCREASED
TOTAL SNOW AMOUNTS TO 4 TO 6 INCHES...OR JUST UNDER WARNING
CRITERIA. TO THE EAST SHOULD SEE 2 TO 5 INCHES FROM KIRKSVILLE/
CHILLICOTHE AREAS TO SEDALIA AND BOONVILLE. TO THE NORTH HAVE
INCREASED SNOW AMOUNTS TO 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS NORTHWEST MO AND THUS
HAVE ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.
MINOR ADJUSTMENTS MADE TO TEMPERATURES...IN A NUTSHELL CONTINUE THE
VERY COLD WEATHER FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HAVE LOWERED FRIDAY
MORNING LOWS TO BELOW ZERO DUE TO THE FRESH SNOW COVER AND LIKELY
RELATIVELY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS. FUTURE SHIFTS WILL NEED TO
CONSIDER LOWERING HIGH TEMPERATURES A BIT FOR FRIDAY AND THE WEEKEND
DUE TO THE SNOW COVER AND WARM ADVECTION MID/HIGH CLOUDS OVER THE
WEEKEND.
MJ
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...
924 AM...
NEW NAM MODEL COMING IN EVEN MORE BULLISH WITH STORM SYSTEM
WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW ALGORITHM OFF OF THE MODELS IS PAINTING IN
STORM WARNING CRITERIA FOR PART OF FORECAST AREA...INCLUDING THE
KANSAS CITY METRO AREA. WILL NOT GO CHANGING TOTALS AT THIS POINT
SINCE WE ARE STILL TALKING AN EVENT OVER 18 HOURS AWAY AND HAVE NOT
SEEN A NEW GFS AT THIS POINT...BUT WILL BE HITTING THE WORDING A
LITTLE STRONGER IN NEXT ADVISORY STATEMENT COMING OUT SHORTLY. THIS
SYSTEM CERTAINLY WILL HAVE THE STRONG DYNAMIC POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE A
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA. ONE CONCERN THOUGH IS
THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES SHOWING ON THE SOUNDING. WE WILL BE MUCH
COLDER THAN THE PREFERRED -3 TO -5 RANGE AT 850 MB. BUT SOUNDING OFF
OF NAM IS QUITE SATURATED WITH PRECIPITABLE WATERS AROUND A THIRD OF
AN INCH IN ALL BUT NORTHWEST CORNER OF MISSOURI...SO SHOULD HAVE
PLENTY OF MOISTURE TO WORK WITH. WILL LET OVERNIGHT SHIFT ASSESS
EVERYTHING...BUT AS A HEADS UP...BE AWARE THAT SOME CHANGES MAY BE
COMING WITH THE EARLY MORNING FORECAST REVISIONS.
PC
755 PM CST TUE...
DID SOME MINOR REVISIONS TO FORECAST TO ADD STORM TOTAL WORDING TO
AREAS THAT HAD ADVISORIES ISSUED. STILL THINKING 2 TO 4 INCH SWATH
FROM KANSAS CITY AND ST JOSEPH THROUGH CHILLICOTHE AND
KIRKSVILLE...WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS FROM JUST SOUTH OF KANSAS CITY
INTO CENTRAL MISSOURI.
PC
&&
.EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
MO...SNOW ADVISORY FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM THURSDAY FOR MOZ001-
MOZ002-MOZ003-MOZ004-MOZ005-MOZ011-MOZ012-MOZ013-MOZ014-
MOZ020-MOZ021-MOZ022-MOZ028-MOZ029-MOZ030-MOZ037-MOZ038-
MOZ043-MOZ044-MOZ053-MOZ054.
SNOW ADVISORY FROM 6 PM WEDNESDAY TO NOON THURSDAY FOR MOZ017-
MOZ023-MOZ024-MOZ025-MOZ031-MOZ032-MOZ033-MOZ039-MOZ040-
MOZ045-MOZ046.
KS...SNOW ADVISORY FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO 6 AM THURSDAY FOR KSZ025-
KSZ057-KSZ060-KSZ102-KSZ103-KSZ104-KSZ105.
WFO EAXHazardous weather outlook, Dec 7, 5:53 AM CST, 6 hours 7 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 553 AM CST WED DEC 7 2005 KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040- 043>046-053-054-081200- ATCHISON KS-MIAMI-LINN KS-DONIPHAN-LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE- JOHNSON KS-ATCHISON MO-NODAWAY-WORTH-GENTRY-HARRISON-MERCER- PUTNAM-SCHUYLER-HOLT-ANDREW-DE KALB-DAVIESS-GRUNDY-SULLIVAN-ADAIR- BUCHANAN-CLINTON-CALDWELL-LIVINGSTON-LINN MO-MACON-PLATTE-CLAY- RAY-CARROLL-CHARITON-RANDOLPH-JACKSON-LAFAYETTE-SALINE-HOWARD- CASS-JOHNSON MO-PETTIS-COOPER-BATES-HENRY- 553 AM CST WED DEC 7 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AS WELL AS EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT EASTERN KANSAS AND MUCH OF MISSOURI WILL RECEIVE SNOW TODAY INTO THURSDAY MORNING...WITH IT TAPERING OFF FROM WEST TO EAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON. FOUR TO SIX INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY WEST OF A LINE FROM LIBERTY TO BUTLER BY THURSDAY MORNING. TWO TO FOUR INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED WEST OF A GRANT CITY TO MOBERLY LINE. ONE TO THREE INCHES IS POSSIBLE NEAR THE IOWA MISSOURI STATE LINE FROM BETHANY TO LANCASTER. A STORM SYSTEM ORGANIZING OVER THE COLORADO ROCKIES IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN AND MOVE EAST TODAY AND ACROSS SOUTHERN NEBRASKA. THE SNOW HAS STARTED TO FALL OVER EAST CENTRAL KANSAS. THE AREA OF SNOW WILL GRADUALLY EXPAND AND SPREAD SLOWLY EAST THIS MORNING INTO FAR WESTERN MISSOURI. EXPECT REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND SLICK ROADS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH THIS WILL BE A PROLONGED SNOW EVENT LASTING AROUND 18 HOURS AT ANY GIVEN LOCATION THERE COULD BE BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW FROM KANSAS CITY AND PAOLA TO CARROLLTON AND CLINTON. CONTINUE TO LOOK FOR LATER UPDATES AS THE STORM SYSTEM EVOLVES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST THURSDAY MORNING WITH ONLY PARTS OF NORTHEAST AND CENTRAL MISSOURI STILL RECEIVING ACCUMULATING SNOW. BY AFTERNOON THE SNOW SHOULD HAVE MOVED INTO EASTERN MISSOURI. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO RELAY SNOWFALL REPORTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. MJ
In the hours before
Local storm report, Dec 7, 11:08 AM CST, 52 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1108 AM CST WED DEC 07 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 AM SNOW HARRISONVILLE 38.66N 94.35W
12/07/2005 0.5 INCH CASS MO LAW ENFORCEMENT
QUARTER TO HALF INCH OF SNOW IN HARRISONVILLE
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HUDSONLocal storm report, Dec 7, 11:09 AM CST, 51 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1109 AM CST WED DEC 07 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1000 AM SNOW 1 SSE PLEASANTON 38.16N 94.71W
12/07/2005 1.0 INCH LINN KS TRAINED SPOTTER
AROUND AN INCH NEAR PLEASANTON AS OF 10 AM.
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HUDSONLocal storm report, Dec 7, 11:10 AM CST, 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1110 AM CST WED DEC 07 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1010 AM SNOW PAOLA 38.58N 94.87W
12/07/2005 1.0 INCH MIAMI KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
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HUDSONLocal storm report, Dec 7, 11:11 AM CST, 49 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1111 AM CST WED DEC 07 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1020 AM SNOW LENEXA 38.96N 94.79W
12/07/2005 0.5 INCH JOHNSON KS PUBLIC
ROADS REPORTED SLICK AND ICY IN THE VICINITY OF I-435 AND
I-35
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HUDSONLocal storm report, Dec 7, 11:12 AM CST, 48 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1112 AM CST WED DEC 07 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 AM SNOW PLEASANT HILL 38.80N 94.27W
12/07/2005 0.5 INCH CASS MO OFFICIAL NWS OBS
JUST UNDER A HALF INCH OF SNOW AT NWS PLEASANT HILL
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HUDSONLocal storm report, Dec 7, 11:14 AM CST, 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
1114 AM CST WED DEC 07 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1100 AM SNOW OVERLAND PARK 38.91N 94.68W
12/07/2005 1.0 INCH JOHNSON KS TRAINED SPOTTER
AN INCH OF SNOW REPORTED AT 119TH AND METCALF
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HUDSONNearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.