Friday, November 30, 2007

From the National Weather Service...

Freezing Rain Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KANSAS CITY/PLEASANT HILL MO
619 AM CST FRI NOV 30 2007

...WINTER WEATHER EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

A POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL HEAD TOWARD THE AREA LATE
TONIGHT. WHILE THIS IS OCCURRING VERY COLD AIR WHICH HAS MOVED
INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL OOZE SOUTHWARD TODAY AND REMAIN IN
PLACE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. WARMER AIR AND
PRECIPITATION WILL SURGE RAPIDLY NORTHWARD AHEAD OF THE STORM
SYSTEM TONIGHT. WITH BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES AT GROUND LEVEL
AND WARM AIR RUNNING OVER TOP OF THIS AIR MASS...FREEZING RAIN
AND POCKETS OF SLEET WILL BREAK OUT ACROSS NORTHEAST KANSAS AND
ADJACENT NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL MISSOURI DURING THE PRE-DAWN
HOURS OF SATURDAY MORNING. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE
LIKELY ACROSS NORTHWEST MISSOURI AND EXTREME NORTHEAST KANSAS
SATURDAY MORNING...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR VERY ICY CONDITIONS
SPREADING EASTWARD ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST MISSOURI
DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON SATURDAY. AREAS NORTH OF A ST JOSEPH
TO MACON LINE WILL LIKELY BEAR THE BRUNT OF THIS STORM SYSTEM.

KSZ103>105-MOZ028-029-037-302030-
/O.CON.KEAX.ZR.Y.0002.071201T0900Z-071201T1500Z/
LEAVENWORTH-WYANDOTTE-JOHNSON KS-PLATTE-CLAY-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEAVENWORTH...KANSAS CITY KS...
OVERLAND PARK...OLATHE...PARKVILLE...PLATTE CITY...WESTON...
LIBERTY...EXCELSIOR SPRINGS...KANSAS CITY...INDEPENDENCE
619 AM CST FRI NOV 30 2007

...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST
SATURDAY...

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST
SATURDAY.

ICE ACCUMULATIONS AROUND A TENTH OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE GREATER KANSAS CITY AREA STARTING DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS
OF SATURDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM ABOVE THE
FREEZING MARK BY MID MORNING WITH THE FREEZING RAIN CHANGING OVER
TO RAIN. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO CLIMB INTO THE 40S BY
AFTERNOON AND MELT ANY ICE THAT REMAINS.

A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR
FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.

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I'm busy this morning, I'll update the blog this afternoon.
Andrew


5 comments:

  1. wow this is getting so interesting...I still believe it will be colder than Gary predicted...and that we will get a little more icing in before it changes to rain...if it changes to rain at all!!!...ok I'm to optimistic..lol

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  2. Yes, I am hoping Gary is wrong for the first time in my life! :(
    (Sorry Gary, but we snow lovers just have hope.)

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  3. who is KC weather admin?

    yeah I hope Gary is wrong too...I hope the cold air is strong and that the warm front stalls...and that everything works out perfectly for an ice storm...but that won't happen will it?

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  4. hey I am glad to know you are homeschooled, I am homeschooled also...lol

    where do you live?

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  5. Brent,
    I live in Olathe,KS what curriculum do you do for homeschooling?

    "Andrew, you have an excellent blog site! I'm jeallous of the Fla vacation........, I haven't been there since 93.. I would suggest not doing the type in code thing. That turns people off who otherwise might comment.
    kclongrangeweather@blogspot.com
    GaryB."
    Gary B,
    Thanks! And I did take it off!

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