Good evening everyone,
This is such a complex set up for ice accumulation. There is likely going to be an ice storm across northern Missouri, north of a St. Joseph to Chillicothe line, including the towns of Maryville, Trenton and Bethany. 1/2" ice accumulation is likely if you live north of that line. This is not quite enough ice to cause major power outages, so let's hope it ends before anything serious develops.
In the Kansas City area we will see freezing rain showers increase through 7 PM. As this is happening temperatures will rise from the current 27 at KCI into the lower 30s. Olathe which is 31 will rise to above freezing. This means that the I-70 corridor will have some minor icing, but could still be a problem on bridges, overpasses, driveways and parking lots. So, watch your step and take it slow.
We do have to watch for re-freezing 6-10 AM Friday as colder air returns and temperatures fall back into the 20s. There will be quite a bit of standing water around as we may see .25" to .50" rain along with some melted snow.
This first map is valid around 1 AM. Look at where I think the surface low is going to track. This would pull in some warmer air, but how far north?
By 3 AM, the low will have moved into Missouri. Colder air will be drawn south Friday morning leading to the potential freezing of some of the water early Friday. But, the precipitation will be over.
We will continue to update through the evening on the blog and watch at 5, 6 & 10 PM on NBC ActionNews HD as well.
Have you tried out our new IRadar?
Gary