And here is what I have to look forward to... Happy Monday to me!!
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO 1029 PM CST SUN JAN 30 2011
...A CRIPPLING SNOW STORM EXPECTED TO HIT THE REGION...
.A POWERFUL AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING STORM WILL IMPACT OUR REGION EARLY THIS WEEK...BRINGING A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER ALONG WITH IT. FREEZING DRIZZLE OR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY...PRODUCING A LIGHT GLAZING OF ICE THAT COULD LEAD TO DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS REGION WIDE. SOME LIGHT SNOW OR SLEET MAY ALSO MIX IN ACROSS FAR NORTHERN MISSOURI BY LATE IN THE DAY MONDAY. THE PRECIPITATION MAY TAPER OFF SOMEWHAT MONDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER THE PRIMARY STORM SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE REGION BY EARLY TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
WIDESPREAD HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH THE GREATEST IMPACTS ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN MISSOURI EXTENDING BACK INTO THE KANSAS CITY AREA. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF A FOOT OR MORE ARE EXPECTED FOR MOST LOCATIONS EXCEPT FOR FAR NORTHWEST MISSOURI WHERE A STILL SIGNIFICANT 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH...WHICH WILL LEAD TO CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN PORTIONS OF MISSOURI AND KANSAS. THIS MAY ALSO LEAD TO WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES...WITH ADDITIONAL POTENTIAL STORM IMPACTS AS TEMPERATURES PLUMMET TO BELOW ZERO BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS STORM WILL PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES...INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS STORM.
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MM
That which does not kill me postpones the inevitable.
Mema, your forecast sounds similar to mine for Tuesday night into Wednesday. Weatherman says we could get 8 to 15 inches with significant blowing/drifting snow; blizzard conditions are expected. Sounds like old man winter finally has me in his sights and is going to blast us with both barrels. I can't really complain though because we've dodged a lot of bullets already this winter; knew it was just a matter of time before I got some of what the rest of you have been getting all winter.
