Friday, February 19, 2010

Storm #2

Snow Amounts Through 6am Monday (Map as of 9:00pm Friday)

It's starting to look like we have another very difficult storm to predict for this weekend. It's still 24 hours away so a lot can change between now and then so check back tomorrow around noon for another update. By then I should have a better idea of snow amounts for the Topeka area. This is a strong storm and areas that receive all snow could see up to 10 inches of snow. Right now for Topeka I'm going with 4-8 inches.


6hr precipitation map for 6pm Sunday Night (As of 9:00pm Friday)


Precipitation should start to form between 6pm and midnight on Saturday. The 5400 thickness line which is usually a good indicator of the rain/snow line appears to be setting up right on the I-70 and I-35 area for most of Saturday and Sunday morning. I think by Sunday between 3:00pm and 6:00pm the rain/snow line will shift farther east and south which will leave Topeka with all snow till about midnight Monday morning when the precipitation will come to an end. Before it switches to all snow we will see a winter mix. Anything from rain, freezing rain, to snow is possible and could switch back and forth a couple times. Temperatures will be in the low 30's on Saturday and Sunday morning. Starting Sunday afternoon temperatures will begin to fall into the low 20's by Monday morning. I will check the maps again tomorrow morning and will post another update by noon.

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