Seems like they may be starting to back off the potential of this storm as time goes on for a majority of Iowa. Sounds like the trump card will be what the temps do.
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Seems like they may be starting to back off the potential of this storm as time goes on for a majority of Iowa. Sounds like the trump card will be what the temps do.
Yeah, but the bad news for me, is that it will be at it's worst now on Christmas Day when I am scheduled to fly to London. I can't afford to have too many delays in that plan because I have to be there by Sunday morning and due to time differences I pretty much must leave Des Moines on Friday and make my connection in Chicago.
The next round of updates from the NWS including forecasts, Area Forecast Discussions, possible watches/warnings and Hazardous Weather Outlooks should be coming out within the next hour, normally by 3:30 at the latest, all though in situations like this, the DSM NWS normally drags their feet and is the last NWS office in the state (Omaha for SW & WC Iowa, Sioux Falls for NW Iowa, Lacrosse for NE Iowa and the Quad Cities for eastern & SE Iowa) to issue their updates.
Well since Central Iowa didn't get much snow last week, yes. Now if you meant the last storm, from what I am seeing/hearing, I doubt this one will be worse, but still could be bad. Looks like temps are a little unknown as of right now and will be the determining factor.
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from what i'm reading (weather experts correct me if i'm wrong) more total precipitation, but a lot of it might come in the form of water, so actual snowfall may be less.
I don't know how to read the models or anything like that, but with the existing snow cover that we have, I just find it hard to believe that it's going to warm up all that much. The warmest it's been since the blizzard a couple of weeks ago has been what 33 or 34? Guess i'm just not convinced that a big time warm up is on the heels with the this storm.
Edit: yes I know 33 or 34 is above freezing. My point is that areas of Kansas that are in the Blizzard watch are forecasted to stay well below freezing, but here, the temp is going to jump even with a already decent snow pack?
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It just seems to me like that particular model is keeping the freezing line up around the Iowa Minnesota border longer than any other model. It has it up there most of the day Wednesday and Thursday with a good deal of precip during that time period. This would in theory fall in the form of sleet I have a feeling. It's too hard to tell what will happen at this point.
Anyone hearing anything about freezing rain tomorrow (tuesday) as well? Weather.com is saying wintery mix throughout the day. Doesn't sound significant but for those of us trying to avoid the storm by driving on Tuesday may STILL have to deal with some nasty weather. Ugh!!!! I can't wait for the Holidays to be done.
It was mentioned as an outlier in the 3 am DMX weather discussion. Just looking at the tracks I'll stick with the map I posted earlier, keep in mind that it'll be a situation where just a small difference in location will make a huge difference, one sounding, the Bufkit Cobb shows Des Moines getting 4 inches of snow but Carroll just to the northwest getting over 20 inches. That shows you how big of deal being off ever so slightly on where the low pressure tracks and how warm temperatures get influence the final precip types and totals from a storm.
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What areas of Kansas are in the blizzard watch?
If it's far western Kansas then it is entirely possible that they're on the cold end of the jet stream while we are on the warm end.
Completely!!!
Would appreciate an update from a meteorologist on here in layman's terms!
