SPC MD 315

MD 0315 CONCERNING HEAVY SNOW FOR ERN KS…W-CNTRL MO


MESOSCALE DISCUSSION 0315
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0330 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013

AREAS AFFECTED...ERN KS...W-CNTRL MO

CONCERNING...HEAVY SNOW

VALID 240830Z - 241230Z

SUMMARY...BAND OF MDT TO HVY SNOW WILL PERSIST AND LIKELY INTENSIFY
DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AS IT DRIFTS SLOWLY EWD. SNOWFALL
RATES GREATER THAN 1 INCH PER HOUR ARE LIKELY WITH ISOLATED 2 INCH
PER HOUR RATES POSSIBLE.

DISCUSSION...SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND RADAR IMAGERY DEPICT A BAND OF
MDT TO HVY SNOW /FROM ICT NEWD TO TOP/ GRADUALLY SHIFTING EWD ACROSS
ERN KS. THIS BAND IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AS THE UPPER LEVEL
LOW...CENTERED ALONG THE KS/OK BORDER...GRADUALLY STRENGTHENS.
INCREASING WAA/FRONTOGENESIS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEEPENING OF THE
UPPER LOW WILL LIKELY INCREASE SNOWFALL RATES...WITH RATES OF 1 INCH
PER HOUR LIKELY AND ISOLATED 2 INCH PER HOUR RATES POSSIBLE.

..MOSIER.. 03/24/2013

...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...

ATTN...WFO...SGF...EAX...OAX...TOP...ICT...OUN...

LAT...LON   38869373 38209396 37749471 37079650 36979732 37119777
            37529782 38069767 38289750 38529727 39179657 39469628
            39829582 39989547 40049454 39499391 38869373

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