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NWS Kansas City, MO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 24, 3:25 AM CST, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 325 AM CST WED NOV 24 2004 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ATCHISON COUNTY KS AND THE GREATER KANSAS CITY AREA THROUGH 9 AM... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL KANSAS THROUGH NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL MISSOURI THROUGH 6 PM WEDNESDAY... .DISCUSSION... VIGOROUS SHORTWAVE TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER RED RIVER VALLEY WITH ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW DEEPENING OVER CENTRAL AR EARLY THIS MORNING. STRONG MID LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS AHEAD OF THIS TROUGH ACROSS EASTERN KS INTO NORTHERN/CENTRAL MISSOURI...COMBINED WITH RELATIVELY STEEP MID-LEVEL LAPSE RATES EVIDENT ON 00Z KTOP SOUNDING HAS RESULTED IN MULTIPLE BANDS OF HEAVY SNOW ACROSS WEST CENTRAL MO EARLY THIS MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...JET STREAK ANALYZED BY RUC CURRENTLY PROPAGATING ACROSS SOUTHWEST/WEST CENTRAL MO HAS ENHANCED PRECIPITATION ALONG KS/MO BORDER REGION OVER THE LAST HOUR OR SO...AS WELL AS RESULTED IN AN INCREASE IN LIGHTNING ACTIVITY WITHIN BANDS. REFLECTIVITY CHARACTER ON RADAR AS WELL AS CALLS TO SPOTTERS/LAW ENFORCEMENT INDICATE PRECIPITATION HAS NOW CHANGED OVER TO SNOW ACROSS ALL BUT SOUTHEASTERN CWA...AND EXPECT THIS CHANGEOVER TO OCCUR IN THIS AREA OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. ETA MODEL SEEMS TO HAVE REASONABLE HANDLE ON MASS FIELDS...AND HAVE LEANED TOWARDS THIS SOLUTION THROUGH TODAY. AS SHORTWAVE TROUGH CONTINUES TO LIFT NORTHEAST INTO MO TODAY...MID-LEVEL FRONTOGENETICAL FORCING EXPECTED TO WEAKEN/SHIFT EAST THIS MORNING...THUS EXPECT HEAVIEST SNOWFALL TO SHIFT SOUTH INTO SOUTHEASTERN CWA ASSOCIATED WITH DEEP LAYER Q-VECTOR CONVERGENCE RESULTING FROM APPROACHING SHORTWAVE. ALREADY SEEING THIS OCCUR ON RADAR IMAGERY AS PRECIPITATION HAS INCREASED CONSIDERABLY ACROSS SOUTHERN/CENTRAL MO OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS. EXPECT SNOWFALL TO END ACROSS WESTERN CWA THIS MORNING...THEN EXIT EASTERN CWA BY LATE AFTERNOON. GOING ADVISORIES STILL LOOK IN GOOD SHAPE. CLEAR SKIES THIS EVENING WILL LIKELY ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL RAPIDLY THROUGH 06Z...BEFORE MID/HIGH CLOUDS BEGIN TO SPREAD INTO WESTERN ASSOCIATED WITH WAA. HAVE LOWERED TEMPS INTO THE UPPER TEENS/LOWER 20S ACROSS AREAS WHICH HAVE/ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE SNOWFALL. ONLY CHANGE PAST TONIGHT WAS TO ADD POPS TO FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY TIMEFRAME...AS ETA/GFS DIG SHORTWAVE TROUGH INTO REGION. FOR NOW HAVE ADDED A RAIN/SNOW MIX...AS IT APPEARS TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARM ENOUGH INITIALLY FOR LIQUID PRECIPITATION...CHANGING OVER TO SNOW AS COLDER AIR FILTERS INTO REGION. SEAMAN && .PREV DISCUSSION... 940 PM TUE NOV 23... HAVE OPTED TO GO WITH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR KS METRO TO LEAVENWORTH COUNTY KS FOR A MIX OF SLEET/RAIN/SNOW CHANGING TO SNOW. SEE 845 PM DISCUSSION FOR ADDITIONAL INFO. SNOW AMOUNTS ARE VERY TOUGH TO FORECAST DUE TO WARM GROUND AND STREET TEMPERATURES. COULD RANGE THE GAMUT OF WET PAVEMENT TO AN INCH OR TWO OF SLUSH. BUT TIMING OF EVENT ENDING AROUND MORNING RUSH HOUR AND FIRST EVENT ON THE BUSIEST TRAVEL DAY JUSTIFIES AN ADVISORY. WILL UPDATE THE ZONE CODING AT BOTTOM OF PRODUCT LATER. MJ && .PREV DISCUSSION... 845 PM... MAY NEED TO EXTEND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FURTHER NORTH TO INCLUDE WEST CENTRAL MO(KC AREA)/EAST CENTRAL KS. DEFORMATION ZONE INITIALLY SETTING UP FURTHER NORTH AS SEEN ON ENHANCED CLOUDS IN SATELLITE LOOP. UPSTREAM RADAR DATA SHOWS BRIGHT BANDING OCCURRING OVER CENTRAL KS WITH SLEET REPORTED. SO WE MAY GET SOME SLEET TO START OFF WITH AROUND MIDNIGHT BEFORE CHANGING TO SNOW. 00Z ETA QPF AND SNOW ALGORITHMS PROG FASTER COOLING OVER WEST CENTRAL MO WITH CHANGE OVER TO SNOW OCCURRING SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECIPITATION ALSO ENDS FASTER OVER WEST CENTRAL MO...SHORTLY AFTER 12Z. ALSO NOTICED COMMA HEAD FORMING FROM NORTHWEST TX INTO SOUTHWEST OK WHICH IS INDEPENDENT OF ABOVE MENTIONED DEFORMATION FIELD...SO WE COULD END UP SEEING THE NORTHERN DEFORMATION FIELD FALL APART BETWEEN 09Z-12Z AS SOUTHERN COMMA HEAD DEVELOPS AND SPREADS NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST KS AND INTO SOUTHWEST/CENTRAL MO TOMORROW MORNING. THE FRONTOGENETIC FIELDS FROM 850MB-650MB SUGGEST THIS MAY OCCUR. STAY TUNED FOR POSSIBLE CHANGE TO ADVISORY. MJ && .PREV DISCUSSION... 348 PM... MAIN FOCUS OF TODAYS FORECAST IS ON THE IMPENDING WINTER WEATHER AS A LOW EJECTS OUT OF THE DESERT SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE LOWER MISSOURI RIVER VALLEY TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. BOTH THE GFS AND ETA MODELS DID A GOOD JOB OF INITIALIZING THE POSITION OF THE CUTOFF LOW IN THE DESERT SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING. THE NEW WRINKLE FOR THE FORECAST IS THAT BOTH THE GFS AND ETA HAVE TRENDED THE PATH OF THE STORM BACK TO THE NORTH OVER THE PAST FEW (06Z...12Z...18Z) RUNS...BRINGING THE HEAVIEST BAND OF SNOW WITH IT. DYNAMICS FOR THE SYSTEM CONTINUE TO LOOK VERY GOOD. A COUPLED JET STRUCTURE LOOKS TO BE IN PLACE AS THE CUTOFF LOW SWINGS THROUGH MISSOURI...OPENING INTO A SHORTWAVE. LATEST SOUNDINGS HAVE COOLED JUST ENOUGH TO WARRANT ADJUSTING THE TIMING OF THE INTRODUCTION OF A RAIN/SNOW MIX...BUT ONLY BY 3 HOURS FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN HALF OF THE CWA. BY THE POST SUNRISE HOURS ANY PRECIP FALLING FROM THE SKY WILL HAVE CONVERTED TO SNOW. THE DIFFICULT PART FOR THIS FORECAST IS SNOW FALL ACCUMULATIONS AS SEVERAL VARIABLES ARE FIGHTING AGAINST EACH OTHER. ABUNDANT MOISTURE MIXED WITH THE STRONG DYNAMICS INCREASES THE POTENTIAL FOR HIGHER TOTALS. BUT...THE COLD DRY AIR ADVECTING IN BEHIND THIS SYSTEM WILL CUT INTO THE LENGTH OF PRECIP TIME...THUS PUSHING ACCUMULATIONS DOWN. GOING BACK TO THE DEEP LAYER MOISTURE...THIS WOULD WORK AGAINST ACCUMULATING SNOW AMOUNTS AS THE RATIO WILL BE MORE LIKE 1 TO 8 OR EVEN 1 TO 6. ADDITIONALLY...GROUND TEMPERATURES ARE STILL IN THE 40S DUE TO A LACK OF SUFFICIENTLY COLD TEMPERATURES. HOWEVER...SOME WEAK CSI IS EVIDENT ON THE CROSS SECTIONS FOR THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE CWA FOR LOCATIONS SOUTH OF MACON. WITH THE STRONG DYNAMICS...MOISTURE...AND SOME WEAK INSTABILITY THIS COULD MAKE FOR SOME HEAVY BANDING OF SNOW ACROSS LOCATIONS FROM BUTLER NORTHEAST THROUGH MOBERLY. THE TIMING FOR THESE HEAVIER BANDS OF SNOW LOOKS BEST FOR THE 15Z/24 TO 18Z/24 TIME PERIOD...WITH IT TAPERING OFF INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS THE DEFORMATION ZONE SLIDES EAST. ALL OF THIS HAS NECESSITATED EXPANDING OUR ADVISORY NORTH. THE NEW ADVISORY AREA NOW AFFECT AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE RUNNING FROM HILLSDALE KANSAS...TO HIGGINSVILLE MISSOURI...TO BRUNSWICK... AND MACON. SNOW FALL ACCUMULATIONS HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED UP FOR THESE AREAS TO REFLECT ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. AREAS TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THIS LINE CAN STILL EXPECT TO SEE SNOW...AND MIGHT EVEN HAVE ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH...BUT EXPECTATIONS ARE THAT THE MOISTURE AND BEST DYNAMICS WILL SHIFT EAST BEFORE MUCH ACCUMULATION OCCURS. THE 00Z MEDIUM RANGE MODELS SHOW SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES FROM YESTERDAY IN HANDLING FEATURES WITHIN THE BROAD UPPER TROUGH TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE CONUS. DID NOT WANT TO MAKE MAJOR CHANGES TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST UNTIL SOME OF THE MODEL DISCONTINUITIES ARE IRONED OUT. TEMPORARY RIDGING IS EXPECTED LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY AHEAD OF THE TROUGH DEVELOPING TO THE WEST...ALLOWING FOR A SLIGHT WARMING TREND. A SHORTWAVE TROUGH IS THEN FORECAST TO BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION ALONG WITH THE PASSAGE OF A SURFACE FRONT ON FRIDAY. ANOTHER SHORTWAVE AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE FRONT IS TO MOVE INTO THE AREA SUNDAY...BRINGING THE CHANCE FOR RAIN WITH A POSSIBLE CHANGEOVER TO SNOW LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. CUTTER/STOFLET && .EAX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... KS...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 600 PM CST FOR KSZ057-060. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM CST FOR KSZ025-103>105. MO...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 600 PM CST FOR ZONES MOZ025...MOZ032>033...MOZ038>040... MOZ043>046...MOZ053>054. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM CST FOR MOZ028-029-037. WFO EAX
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 557 AM CST WED NOV 24 2004 KSZ025-057-060-102>105-MOZ001>008-011>017-020>025-028>033-037>040- 043>046-053-054-251200- ...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE KANSAS CITY AREA THROUGH 9 AM...AND AREAS TO THE SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH 6 PM... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST...NORTH CENTRAL AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI...AS WELL AS EXTREME EASTERN KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A KANSAS CITY TO KIRKSVILLE LINE TODAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL TODAY IS EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM BUTLER TO CLINTON TO MOBERLY...WHERE 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SNOW WILL ONCE AGAIN BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT INTO THE DAY SATURDAY...AND AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. && THIS PRODUCT...ALONG WITH OTHER WEATHER...HYDROLOGIC AND CLIMATE INFORMATION...IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT (LOWER CASE) HTTP://WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/EAX OR HTTP://WEATHER.GOV. SEAMAN
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
307 AM CST WED NOV 24 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 AM SNOW KANSAS CITY 39.12N 94.55W
11/24/2004 1.3 INCH JACKSON MO BROADCAST MEDIA
0300 AM SNOW 3 W LEAVENWORTH 39.32N 94.98W
11/24/2004 2.5 INCH LEAVENWORTH KS BROADCAST MEDIA
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SCHMITPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
318 AM CST WED NOV 24 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0315 AM SNOW BONNER SPRINGS 39.05N 94.88W
11/24/2004 2.0 INCH WYANDOTTE KS FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
AT THE KANSAS SPEEDWAY.
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SCHMITPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
404 AM CST WED NOV 24 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0400 AM SNOW BLUE SPRINGS 39.02N 94.28W
11/24/2004 2.0 INCH JACKSON MO NWS EMPLOYEE
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SCHMITPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
524 AM CST WED NOV 24 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0522 AM HEAVY SNOW WSW KIDDER 39.78N 94.11W
11/24/2004 5.0 INCH CALDWELL MO TRAINED SPOTTER
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MSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
532 AM CST WED NOV 24 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0530 AM SNOW OLATHE 38.89N 94.81W
11/24/2004 3.0 INCH JOHNSON KS NWS EMPLOYEE
SEVERAL LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN.
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SCHMITPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
556 AM CST WED NOV 24 2004
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0535 AM SNOW NORTH KANSAS CITY 39.14N 94.56W
11/24/2004 5.0 INCH CLAY MO NWS EMPLOYEE
0555 AM SNOW CHILLICOTHE 39.79N 93.55W
11/24/2004 3.0 INCH LIVINGSTON MO BROADCAST MEDIA
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SCHMITThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
The South Grand River near Urich crested at 26.85 feet, or 2.85 feet above flood stage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Missouri in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Missouri, November 2004
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5427815.