MD 0022 CONCERNING HEAVY SNOW FOR NORTHEAST KS…NORTHERN MO…SOUTHERN/EASTERN IA…WESTERN IL
Mesoscale Discussion 0022 NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0554 PM CST Fri Jan 18 2019 Areas affected...Northeast KS...Northern MO...Southern/Eastern IA...Western IL Concerning...Heavy snow Valid 182354Z - 190600Z SUMMARY...Moderate to locally heavy snow rates are possible this evening. DISCUSSION...Snow rates have recently intensified across portions of central/southern IA, in response to increasing deep-layer ascent in advance of shortwave trough (with multiple embedded vorticity maxima) moving into the southern Plains. Heavy snow will continue to be possible across northern MO, central/eastern IA and eventually into western IL, as low/midlevel frontogenesis (which has been maximized further north during the day) becomes refocused for a time this evening across the region. Rates at or above 1 inch/hr will be possible for at least a few hours at any one location. Further to the southwest, the rain/snow line is expected to shift southeast with time across portions of northeast KS/northwest MO, with areas currently seeing heavier precip rates from Topeka into the Kansas City metro area eventually changing over to snow. While liquid-to-snow ratios will likely be lower compared to areas further north, locally heavy snowfall rates will be possible for at least a brief period this evening before the precipitation ends from west to east later tonight. ..Dean.. 01/18/2019 ...Please see www.spc.noaa.gov for graphic product... ATTN...WFO...ILX...LSX...DVN...ARX...DMX...EAX...TOP... LAT...LON 40029522 41759389 42659215 42589114 42479060 42028969 41169010 40139136 39449343 39059450 38489630 39129685 40029522
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