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Last frame of Radar almost wanted to show a eastward shift to the precip........maybe, just maybe we will get a good snow out of this yet.  All we need is a good 50 mile shift in the next hour and the Metro could get hit yet

Gary,thanks for the update the snow plows are out in leavenworth it is really snowing I haven''t been able to measure but It looks like over 2 inches of snow at least right now.

Very true Kelly, did notice a slight eastward shift in that...Who knows...maybe the models are just throwing out some garbage....I know we sure were not expecting 1 inch of snowfall by this time of night....Guess we will just see in the morning, but I still think it will be the best snow for KCK..

Bryan

gary would you say Lee's Summit would get about 3-5 inches

Yeah, but that big blank area means there is no snow...and that is right next to lenexa...where I am...8(

-Ken

Gary,

Glad you made it home safe.. Get some rest.. you did great job tonight.

Like you said, there's still a chance

Hoping for that chance to happen here in KCK

Stacy n the gang

Gary,it looks like the storm is really slowing down is that part of the transformation stage,if this continues to stall there is going to be alot of snow in some areas.

Gardner is still getting good snow fall.  Around1 inch+ so far

Well, I am still up looking out the window now and then.  I think you do an excellent job, Gary.  I think it's great the way you stay professional through the whole ordeal.  I wouldn't want your job!  Sleep well, and perhaps when you wake up, there might be more snow than expected!

Take care Gary, and get some sleep.

5 people killed in tennesse this evening from tornadoes my thoughts go out to them .and tornadoes are still on going there.

Its funny, it almost seems like one forecaster in town is kind of copying Gary's snowfall forecast, anybody else notice this?

Olathe must have over 1" now.

I still sticking with my snowfall forecast from 11:15pm, I think it will happen. Snow is starting develop south of Ottawa, Paola,etc.

http://kcweatherblog.blogspot.com/

I just went out and measured on the front porch.  Just shy of 2" in Bonner Springs as of midnight.  I am off to bed.

Keri

Not me! ( even though I'm not really a official forecaster...yet.)

LRC, I agree, my deck has 2 inches if not just over, (looking, not measuring), but is coming down pretty good. How much you think we will get here, best guess?

I was out on the porch a few minutes ago and saw a bright flash light up the sky... for a moment I thought a transformer was blowing, until I heard the thunder.  Must be something going on in the clouds out there.

Glad your home safe Gary, I'm sure Stormy and Breezy are ready to go play.

dusting in spring hill...  I am so disappointed

lol Andrew no you're Gary's intern it can't be you.

Sweeeet!!  Maybe, just maybe, the kids will return to "normal" after tomorrow... Mine have been acting "quirky" for 2 days now... I actually had a 14 year old swear up and down that he can smell "rain..."  His classmates tried to convince him he smells the humidity, however, he was convinced he had sensory-forecasting powers beyond the average teen...  (SNOW DAY IS FOR SURE NEEDED in BV)!!!

lvsnow looks like at least 6 inches but it could be higher this storm has slowed down and Gary says it was going through a transformation stage so it will continue to snow thru rush hour tomorrow morning get the snow shovel out :)

Well, after watching the radar for hours now, im toast.  This is what I am seeing though, im probably just fried, the transformation is occuring, it seems it is shifting SE a little? Pockets of snow are developing and moving northward, as long as those pockets keep redeveloping , we are good to go!   But like I said I am getting tired.  Too much fun!  

After a bout of moderate snowfall we got a heavy dose of sleet for about 10-15 minutes, followed immediately by HEAVY snow. I went outside and listened for thunder...that's how hard it was snowing a little while ago. Winds have died down considerably but are still gusty. Looks to be over an inch already and piling up fast.

Gary's passion for weather is very contagious, and I could see his frustration with having to move the "bullseye" back two counties north on the 10 o'clock news cast. He desperately wants to change public perception about weather forcasters and has stated so here in the blog. I just don't know why so many of the bloggers here make some of the comments about the forcast being off a bit. Gary and his team are still the most accurate, most passionate, and the least Hype-driven forcasters in the midwest, and perhaps the whole country. Whether I get 3-6 or 6-10 tonight really doesn't matter to me...what matters is having this kind of access to someone who could very possibly go down in history as the person who figured out a more accurate and predictable way to forcast weather. Let's give credit where credit is due and stop the childish behavior when a forcast isn't what you hoped for.

Gary...you are awesome and you have built a team that other stations around the country can only dream about. keep up the great work!

Erik in Smithville

StormWyndd said:
I was out on the porch a few minutes ago and saw a bright flash light up the sky... for a moment I thought a transformer was blowing, until I heard the thunder.  Must be something going on in the clouds out there.

Glad your home safe Gary, I'm sure Stormy and Breezy are ready to go play.


Where do you live?

I have had a very nice steady band of snow at my house in Blue Springs for awhile now

it is sooooo pretty out there!!!!

I-29 & 64th ... snowing like CRAZY ... heaviest I have seen in a long time.

Andrew....that person that saw the flash must be north of trimbal, MO that is where the lightning was detected at...NE of 29 HWY.

Bryan

LRC, Thanks, I dont mind shoveling, but have a snowblower instead, knew there was a reason i got one this year,lol

The ESP radar is very weird and annoying

One run looks like the snow is gone and then is back and its been snowing at my house for awhile now

this band of snow continues to develop it still has to move thru too so there are going to be impressive totals north like Gary forecasted and the south should get a few inches too it looks like Great forecast Gary!!!!!!

LRCfan said:
lol Andrew no you're Gary's intern it can't be you.

Kinda of, not real intern though, I'm only 17 right now, I think you have to be 18?? , and in college to do a internship at the station. I'm a intern online,and in email!!

KCI is shut down.  The airport closed at about 1130pm due to snow removal crews being unable to keep up with the snowfall rate.  This doesn't happen very often and now I'm going to be here all night. :(

lvsnow I'm glad you got a snowblower I should have got one but if I did it probably wouldn't have snown up here.

Andrew,
I'm over by the stadiums.  

Hey I didnt get to see Gary, being in Columbia, could one of you please tell me what he showed for Columbia? Any snow at all?

yes, I hope we get Thunder-Snow here in Olathe!!

Radar looks like it is exploding right over us!

Glad you're home safe, Gary.  Great job today.  Get some rest!

It's beautiful here in Peculiar, too.  Been coming down light and fluffy for a while now, but not much in the way of accumulation - just our usual dusting.  The wind is whipping it around a bit, too.  I'll be up working for a while and can sit looking right out the window.  Kids were keeping their fingers crossed for something miraculous to happen, so they were a little disappointed to have to go to bed at their regular time - which always means mom thinks there will be school tomorrow. ;0)

-Karin

Thanks! Stormwyndd, did the snow rates go up alot?

Andrew,continue to study I'm sure you will be good,and as much as the snow is coming down up north I'm not shocked that kci is shut down I hope not many people were trying to fly out tonite.

unfortunatly there is not much to the south of us at all.

Rick,

It's trying to!

I don't think there was anything for Columbia...no mention in the newscast. He was pretty focused on the KC Metro tonight.

Snow is coming down VERY hard in Johnson and Douglas counties. I would say visibility is around 0.25 of a mile right now. Radar echoes look good with 1 inch per hour and heavier snow rates in the snow band.

Andrew, I'm impressed with your enthusiasm and interest in forecasting!  Just curious-isn't it getting late for 17 year olds to be "blogging" on a school night?  Also-I think you should pursue an internship ASAP... Nothing can quite match real world experience...

1.5 inches @ I-29 & 64th and tons of huge flakes!

LVstormspotter, looks like it will stay west and north of you I'm sorry maybe a dusting to an inch if your lucky. :(

LRCFan,

yah,I will. I wonder how many flights were canceled due to the Severe Weather Outbreak.

brian1234 ... you are in OPKS? No snow?

WOW, the snow cutoff line is sharp. Hopefully this snow area with continue to shift more to the east instead of the northeast. Areas around Manhattan, Emporia, and Topeka are really getting heavy snow right now.

So I just drove home from work. Driving from 119th and Mer-lin to Lansing took an hour as apposed to my normal 40 minute drive. I averaged about 40mph but some yahooos and their big SUV were weaving in and out of "lanes" at about 60.

Near white out conditions....visability was down to a mean quarter mile or less at points...if there wasn't a car coming at you from the opposite direction then visibility was down to as far as your headlights could shine.

I managed to catch up to a snow plow at I-70 and 435 interchange by the Legends and what he had just plowed was already covered....talk about heavy snow....

K-7 was snow packed atleast 2 inches on the road....Now at home there is atleast 2 inches and still coming down at a good clip.

Be safe people....and remember just because you drive an SUV doesn't mean you are invinsible.....coming home on 435 southbound was shut down because an SUV was crushed under a tanker.....so please drive safely and use your head

Andrew, I'm sorry, I couldn't tell if they did or not.  Still coming down pretty good though.   Streets look pretty slick, everyone becareful out there.
Cocoa time!  Night all.

Snow is coming down at probably an inch+ an hour in that band of snow over E Kansas.

Looks like echoes are forming right along I-35 and moving up into KC ...

Andrew,hopefully things will wind down severe weather wise to the south,and CentralOP I'm in leavenworth it's been snowing hard here for the last two hours we got around 3 inches at least here I haven't measured but it looks that way.

Wow Steve glad you got home ok!!!!!

IT IS DUMPING IN OLATHE!  

If you look, precip is forming from the gulf straight up into Missouri as the low is really starting to get its act together

can anyone give me a link of the best radar to look at?

I am still in a light consistent band of snow in Blue Springs, with bigger flakes would be more moderate snow

I'm glad to hear that other parts of the metro are getting snow finally.

Woot!!!! (heavy snow in joco)!!!!!

I swear I just heard thunder....1-29 and 72nd...am I just hearing things?

heavysnow, got a link to that?

Ok time for bed for real this time...Just went out and measured again and we are a little over 2 inches here at 130th and State Avenue in Western Wyandotte County. So looks like between 1130 and 1230 we got 1 inch per hour snowfall..Still coming down good. Also quick check of radar loop looks like it is slowing down for sure, and a slight SE shift to it as well.

Goodnight!

Bryan

Snowing VERY hard in Shawnee.  1.5" so far and if it snows like this for the rest of the night, 6" is very doable.  I just hope that southern edge of precip makes a right turn!

Good Night Everybody!

I'm gonna to try to get up around 3-4am to check on things!

If the storm really gets act together its possible to wrap some of the moisture back to the west...just a thought

 bewild79 ,

Not the biggest fan of the weather channel, but i love the interactive map they have. .its awesome for radar! you can zoom in down to street level.

http://www.weather.com/weather/map/interactive/?from=hp_main_maps

Man if I had just gone to KU i would be getting snow. But no, I go to Mizzou. haha, I would never think of going to KU. No offence, I just think Mizzou has a better meteorology program.

bewild79  ... I didn't hear anything just down the road from ya ...

just measured here in Lansing and we have 2.25inches so far.......like a kid on Christmas can't wait for what morning will bring

Jeffro,
I am worried too! The southern cutoff for this snowfall will be quite sharp!!! NE Kansas is getting very heavy snow right now with yellow echoes on the radar. That is VERY HEAVY SNOW.

thank you so much..

I guess I am just hearing what I want to hear....I think the last time that I saw thundersnow was...I was little...I have a bad memory. LOL :)

I actually was in thunder snow this past sunday morning, i was visiting friends up just north of brookfield Mo. That was the first time in a LONG time (little kid i think) i was in thundersnow.. but it only had 2 cracks of thunder...but enough to get me excited!

heavy snow in lawrence now. visibility down to just over a quarter mile maybe.


the southern edge is coming dangerously close...

heavy snow in lawrence now. visibility down to just over a quarter mile maybe. approximately two inches os snow on grassy surfaces and about an inch on concrete.


the southern edge is coming dangerously close...i hope the back edge swings around.

I hear you amscoking!  I getting worried.  We have 2 inches in Olathe atleast, falling very heavily, but im worried, it needs to slide east.  

snowing in western shawnee. 12:15am... this is my deck.

http://www.pinkhairedgirl.net/wp-content/n82400163_31539238_509.jpg
http://www.pinkhairedgirl.net/wp-content/n82400163_31539239_1002.jpg

it does not look like it is making any kind of track to the east...am I the only one that sees that or is it actually starting to and I just don't see it?

it isnt moving east. : (

I am doomed!

bewild79 ... i think you are right ... watervapor loop makes it look like the comma head of the storm is moving almost northwest, which could leave us in the dreaded "dryslot" ...

i was kinda hoping too.  I have been up too late and wanted school to be cancelled.  Guess I am doomed too huh.

bewild79 what part of the area are u at?

as the low pushes east the band of snow is going to rotate thru the area again so you will see more snow.

This is HORRIBLE!
The precip shield is moving too much to the NE and not to the east.
KC is a terrible place to be if you actually want heavy snow.
NE Kansas N of I-70 is going to get the most snow without a doubt.

I am down the street from 1-29 and 72nd

I just got up with my husband to see him off too work. Here in Grandview we have .5 of snow, lol. I can tell from the radar, it is moving out of here so I guess we wont have much more than that.

CentralOP2, your right...And heavysnow was so hell-bent on this being a major storm for KC..Hmmmm tried to tell him but there was no changing his mind.

I wish I were back in Leavenworth. : (

Looks like they will get hit the hardest again.

well, laundry is finally done....looks like the snow is almost done too. : (  Maybe it will be different when I wake up later.  Goodnight all! Stay safe!

time for bed ... 2.0 inches near I-29 & 64th ... still snowing lightly. Looks like a break for a few hours before it rotates back thru. Maybe 4" total up here by the time it's all over. Maybe enough to cancel school, bewild79 ... :)

Hope so! Goodnight! :)

Well I'm just sitting back and enjoying this event as the snow falls and blows around at times it is REALLY coming down to.

lvstormspotter yes its still snowing hard up here we probably have about 4 inches right now it looks like we are stuck in the comma head of this storm I think we will get more than 6 inches up here easily.

Wow looking at the radar... this thing may just sit on us for awhile...

4" of snow/sleet in lawrence. the snow has been lighter during the past 30 minutes but is still coming down moderately.

All I can say is Im glad its st Joe getting hit, they can deal with the mess of driving in it, taking pets out, tracking in the snow, not only the house but the vehicles, and the cold temps that will stay with them. I will take warmer temps and no mess anyday!

Someone in eastern Jackson County KS and western Atchison County KS is getting a TON of snow without a doubt.

A lesson...
Getting a widespread heavy snow event for the entire metro area is pretty much impossible these days...

Here in Grain Valley we only have about a 1/4 to 1/2 inch if you include the sleet that fell b4 the snow.  I hope the heaver bands move in.

As any one noticed the snow wrapping around on the radar, looks like more is on it way

Thanks for rubbing it in LRCFAN, haha
Yeah Leavenworth has been the spot this winter.
If that precip to your west moves east i wouldnt be shocked for spots around leavenworth to see 8-10 inches.

Well gotta get some shut eye, what a storm, and look at that comma head to our west!!

check the wichita radar out:
http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid=ict&overlays=11101111&product=N0R&loop=yes

snow is increasing in intensity near wichita and is wrapping around. the snow is not nearly as heavy as the band near holton but we still might see a couple inches if it wraps around nicely and moves east.

Looks like you got the comma head starting to shift east on the last 2 frames or so.. and also the snow rotating around the south end i would think will swing up this way.. .. just my thinking anyway.

Just woke up to look outside to see that it's still snowing. I measured 3 inches outside in East Lawrence.

With the comma head move further to the east and affect Douglas and Johnson counties considering the back edge of the snow is moving up from the south?

Us weather enthusiasts are going to be up most of the night. LOL
This crazy weather has given me so much energy I just can't sleep.

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OP,

It is tough to sleep if you love snow.  Hopefully when you wake up there will be several inches on the ground.  You can hope:)

Jeremy

i'm actually setting my alarm for 530... going to bed in a min so i can get up check upadates.. then fall back asleep.. well unless it gets really exciting at around 6 am or so..lol.

we have maybe 2in or just a bit more in in the WOF area

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Better than nothing:)  More is on the way this morning.

Jeremy

Yeah, I am even up looking at the weather and i'm in Columbia, haha. This is one strong storm, Truely an amazing day.

I still have some hope for snow in Columbia. If it wraps around and the it holds together i could see an inch or two.

It is 2:30 (my dog had to go outside for a minute) and there is only 1 inch of snow on the ground and it isn't snowing.  I am close to Stilwell.  Back to bed!

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Thanks for the late night update!

Jeremy

Went outside to mesure the snow again and came up with 4.5 inches of the fluffy white stuff.

East Lawrence

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Thanks for the update!  If you see more let us know.

Jeremy

THANKS FOR THE UPDATE!!

At least the bands are trying to push east.  Lets hope we can squeeze out a inch or 2

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I think those bands slide thru and 1-3" should do it.  I think KCI's total is around 2" right now.  Probably ending up with 3 or 4"...maybe 5" tops.

Jeremy

just got up to feed the newborn...looked outside, and decided to give an update.  this isnt a measurement, but about 6" is on the ground.  despite the cutoff on the radar coming pretty close the snow is still coming down hard.  it definately looks like another 1-3" is possible.  

kci has been in it almost all night, i am pretty sure they have more than 3 inches jeremy...i am going there in the morning to pick up my sis from atlanta, i will bring my camera and take pics so we can compare it to what they report ;)

...so, as of now, unofficially 6 inches here at the fort, could be more though...its a safe approximation.

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Thanks for the report!  Another sharp cut off with the snow...sorry southern viewers.

Jeremy

Just measured outside here in Extreme NW part of Wyandotte County (130th and State Ave) and came up with 3.2 inches.

Bryan

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Bryan,

Thanks for the update!  Enjoy the snow today...you have more on the way!

Jeremy

Gary,
Like you, I really enjoy a good snowstorm and I would have loved to get that 10" of snow,but I'll take the 2 to 3" or whatever we end up with here in Gladstone. It is very pretty this morning.You are the best forecaster in K.C. Some people just don't realize how difficult it is to track a storm like this one. Keep up the good work!
LouAnn (Gladstone)