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The Cold Blast is on the Doorstep

The much talked about cold front is sweeping through Nebraska and far northern Kansas on its way to KC. It will arrive early this morning. The air behind the front is not as cold as previous fronts this season, but it is still a cold blast and quite a change from the 60s on Thursday. Wind chills Friday afternoon will likely be in the single digits! Will we see any snow? An area of low clouds may move through this afternoon and evening. Some flurries may come from these clouds as the cold air rushes in. We are monitoring two potential sytems for Sunday into Monday. Neither system is very big, but it would not take much to see a period of snow that would accumulate in a minor way. Gary will have an update on this change back to winter later today.

From Gary:

Here is the 7 AM surface forecast from the RUC model.  It is about to get windy and our high temperature for the day is likely going to happen now!  Meteorologist Brett Anthony and Jeremy Nelson will keep you updated on NBC Action News through the morning.  I will update the blog around 8 AM this morning on the snow potential for today and this weekend.  And go to www.LRCWeather.com and click on that weather blog for more on the new Arctic air mass likely building in the next week.

Published Friday, January 23, 2009 12:07 AM by jpenner

Comments

 

davidmcg said:

Already the first line has come through McLouth.  Just got up about 20 minutes ago and the winds have all shifted to the nnw and the surface map shows it just south of Topeka and KC at wunderground.
January 23, 2009 3:02 AM
 

davidmcg said:

Alright Gary, educate me again.  You were just on the radio saying the temp was going to climb this morning before it starts dropping.  How can this be.  Here in McLouth it is now 34, we have a nne wind at 6, the barometer is at 29.97 and rising at 0.04 per hour, the cold front came through hours ago as well as in KC.

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It isn't going to climb, although it is 40 right now at 6 AM downtown.  I am updating the radio forecasts right now.

Gary

January 23, 2009 5:14 AM
 

emcat said:

Any idea on when the snow may move in on Sunday.  I have to travel that day and wonder if I need  to plan on leaving early.  Even knowing if it is more likely in the a.m. or p.m. would help.  Thanks:)

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We will address these things over the weekend.  The snow potential on Sunday is there, but the best chance of accumulation appears to be north of Kansas City.

Gary

January 23, 2009 6:15 AM
 

FlakeFan said:

I would'nt think it wind. So far I've saved 28 feet2 of rain forest!
January 23, 2009 6:22 AM
 

FlakeFan said:

Scratch that 30 sq feet and there is still some patches of snow from last friday!
January 23, 2009 6:26 AM
 

davidmcg said:

Alrighty Gary thanks for helping me understand.  Hope you already let the puppies out to take care of things.  Better have gloves and a hat ready if you run today.

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Yes,  I just took them out.  It isn't that cold yet.

Gary

January 23, 2009 6:40 AM
 

Emmysmom said:

Since this wasn't responded to on the last blog, I'm going to repost -- but if it wasn't answered on purpose, you can ignore it again : )

My mom is coming down from Lincoln tonight and heading back tomorrow night to try to beat the bulk of the snow.  Any thoughts on what time you think the snow might start really hitting the Lincoln area?  She'd like to stay as late as possible but still get home before it becomes too heavy.

January 23, 2009 7:36 AM
 

Emmysmom said:

Since this wasn't responded to on the last blog, I'm going to repost -- but if it wasn't answered on purpose, you can ignore it again : )

My mom is coming down from Lincoln tonight and heading back tomorrow night to try to beat the bulk of the snow.  Any thoughts on what time you think the snow might start really hitting the Lincoln area?  She'd like to stay as late as possible but still get home before it becomes too heavy.

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There may be a dusting to 1/2 inch of snow acrsoss southeast Nebraska into northwest Missouri this afternoon or evening.  But, no more than this and it will likely just blow around on the roads up there.  We will track this later on today.

 

Gary

January 23, 2009 7:36 AM
 

weatherfreak01 said:

Did anyone notice the sunrise this morning? It was beautiful driving E this morning here in Lee's Summit.. It was just one of those mornings that the sky makes you want to watch it to see what it will do next. Lots of reds and oranges. Anyway, I wanted to share.
Audra
January 23, 2009 7:44 AM
 

RDub said:

A question for Scott or Gary or someone with lrcweather.com...Why do I keep getting prompted to install Adobe Flash player when I go to the website? It happens every time at lrcweather.com, but it never happens at any other website. What's up with that?

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Rdub,

We will look into this problem on that site.

Gary

January 23, 2009 8:12 AM
 

HummerSeeker said:

Rubdub - I get the same message even after it's been loaded - I usually get it more than five or six times.  Strange.
January 23, 2009 8:38 AM
 

bewild79 said:

I wish it was Feburary.....lol
becky

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I wish it was June!

Jeremy

January 23, 2009 9:44 AM
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