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Anybody care to make a guess about snow potential for this evening into tomorrow?  I have to drive from Warrensburg to Platte County - is the snow goign to be more "up North" in Clay and Platte?  Thank you!  Laura.

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Laura,

I am on in just a minute, but a dusting to an inch is possible.  Let's see how this grows between now and 7 PM.  Saturday will be dry.

Gary

Thanks Gary - that answers my question.  Guess I'll go watch you on TV now - have to rewind the DVR!  I heard you babbling away in there but I was on the porch trying to get the dogs to come in and eat so I missed it!

Laura

the news at 5 was rather depressing today, wasnt it?

Yep - I try not to watch too much of the news stuff!  They need to come up with a "Good News Station" or something that shows only happy stuff!

The news is usually depressing, but the sports and weather was just fine!

Radar looks good for some snow...maybe 1/2 inch??

its snowing here at the fort.   light snow, but heavier than flurries.  looks good up against the HID street lights with the wind blowing.  this might come down pretty hard if the bands make it to us-there is no radar echo over me right now and its coming down.

A cuople glitter sixed snow falkes, we'll hopefully get .5-1" of snow tonight. I can't believe it but we have 13.7" of snow so far this year at Johnson County Executive Airport.

it just got heavier, its coming down pretty good now.  its really blowing around too! careful driving order is in effect...

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Thanks murphy!  I am thinking a half an inch is likely in a few spots.  Keep us updated.  It is getting larger and more organized as it is passing you.

Gary

steady snow falling down good here in leavenworth it is blowing around already a dusting on the streets and driveways be careful out there.

Light snow in Holt now.
Was comming down good for about 30 min.
Light dusting on cars and driveway.

Snowing at Outlook and Johnson drive in Mission.  

Garden City, KS
last 56 days - 0.01
last 94 days - 0.31
average - 1.95 ( ~16% of normal)

You have to go back to October 21 to see a semi-significant precipitation event with a total of 0.69. That's just one example of the drought building northeast into southern Kansas from Oklahoma and Texas.

http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html
http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/pdfs/ks_dm.pdf

Although, I still don't think the drought monitor accurately depicts drought for the high plains.

This is the most excitement we have had in a while and its over a dusting to an inch!!!

It seems like it's sticking better to objects like cars streets and driveways more than it's sticking to the grass.

The beginning of this drought reminds me of the drought just a couple of years ago when Texas experienced one of its worst droughts ever.

Heavy snow in downtown Overland park--looks like fog, but really it's snow!  :-)

Still snowing in Gardner, very tiny flakes, lots of blowing.  Just a dusting on the ground, but definitely more than flurries.

Sometimes I wish we didnt have rader like tonight. I would be thinking this was the start of a big snowstorm tonight. But, alas, its about over. 1/4 inch - close to william jewel college

Snowing moderately in Lenexa at 84th and Renner Rd!

snowing pretty heavy flurries here in Lee's Summit

snowing pretty good here at wornall and stateline parking lot is alrdy covered

nice flakes in Louisburg.  looks purrrty!

Solid Snow in Blue Springs with a quick dusting  

Just checked outside and have a light snow with a dusting on the ground in Kingsville.

Any idea why the tornado sirens are going off in Belton?

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It was a malfunction.

Gary

G-Man: Here in Falcon Ridge in Lenexa a/o 8:25 pm we have 0.4" and still snowing pretty well.

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Craig,

Thanks for the report.  You probably have another .1" to go.  We really maximized this one.

Gary

It looks like it is snowing sugar grains.  It's very sparkly.  Still coming down strong in west Olathe, all surfaces getting covered.

Roads are pretty slick.  Saw three accidents in the span of a mile in olathe.  

We've got some nice snow coming down in OP.  Roads are covered.  Didn't see a crew out there...

A Moderate to Heavy Dusting in Olathe, roads are covered. It is blowing around!

An inch oof snow so far with period of light to mod/heavy snow.

Let it snow! Let it snow!

The tornado sirens went off in belton to alert everyone that it is snowing lol :)

.6 inches in Blue Springs south of 70 and still snowing. Any chance of more development of the band to the north and having it sag south?

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No, just a few more flurries until Sunday.

Gary

Snowing fairly heavy just east of Harrisonville.

Wrecks?  Gee, you city people all forget how to drive or what?

Snowing fast and furious here in La Cygne. SE is wind was whipping around the porch area with snow when I let the pooch out to do his business. He growled displeasure at the cold and snow. :)

Snow is done here in Leawood off 124th and state line.  Well that was fun! I hope that 50% this weekend goes up to 80%.

Whoops, I meant NE winds. Just wishing for the warm southerly breezes.

It's very slick on the highways!  Driving home from OP at around 8:00 and did a 180 on 435 near Nall.  Luckily, everyone managed to avoid it.  Moderate snow blowing in from the SE all the way to Harrisonville, with the heaviest band just north of Belton.  Be safe...it's unpleasant out there.

Have they called classes off for schools on Monday? This was a biggy!

And how fast were you driving?  Was it on a curve?  Speed limit is what it is in perfect, dry daytime conditions.  Not night, when wet or frozen.  Slowwww downnnnn.  Maintain and extend distance between you and the car(s) in front and either side.  Better off taking just a bit longer to get where you are going than being involved in an accident and being injured or worse.  OK, thats the retired cop in me.  

I was driving 45 mph and was going straight as an arrow. :)  Nothing was happening at all...I was giving other cars a wide berth and they were doing the same for me.  I just suddenly started skating across 435 and got lucky.  

I just looked outside here in Sedalia, ground, streets, sidewalks and cars are snow covered.  It doesn't look nice out there.  I am glad I don't have anywhere I need to go.  How does Monday look?   I have to drive to Warrensburg for night class, is there a chance they will call off night classes?  I don't like driving in this stuff!

Correction on the .6 inches in Blue Springs, make that .3 inches. Sorry for the original incorrect observation. I did a more accurate measurement this time. Did anyone out there get close to an inch?

Im right there with you Davidmcg people in the city love to tailgate each other no wonder there is so many wrecks my sister drives that way all the time back to the weather I personally hope that the models are wrong and this storm moves more south. The models call for big time snows in Nebraska (keep in mind a big time snow for me now is 6'') how do we get missed out every time? About a half inch of snow in Wellington

This is the part of the LRC that sends me into hibernation mode, next week looks miserable, kind of like this cold I've caught.  I haven't had a cold in years but managed to let this one slip up on me.  Anyway, I digress, about 1/4" of snow on the ground here in Paola, Popeye the chihuhua, seems to think it's my fault after the second time of telling him to "hurry up" outside he finished and came scrambling inside.  I have to drive up to the city this morning, I sure hope the road conditions are manageable, I dont' worry about my driving, it's the others I worry about.  I'm heading out for a very quick walk around a few blocks with Windy, need a little exercise and then right back in, I'll finish up at the gym later and I'll take her for a run this afternoon.  Currently 7 degrees in Paola with windchill making it feel like -6.....oh how I long for a hot, dry spring and summer.  No drought in Paola, ground will be soggy for quite sometime......
---deb