winter storm watch for the next storm.....

[WXBUFFJIM]

The next areas to watch for winter storm conditions is the central plains and into the midwestern United States tomorrow night through Tuesday night. As area of low pressure is expected to form and move through the southern Plains and Midwestern United States Monday through Tuesday night. A cold high pressure system will also pump cold air southward into the back side of this storm system.

On Monday night and Tuesday, an area of low pressure will move through the southern plain states. Precipitation across central Kansas should start out as rain and thunderstorms with mostly if not all snow for western Kansas and into eastern Colorado. Rain is forecast to changeover to snow for eastern and central Kansas Tuesday morning and the snow should last into Tuesday night for Kansas and likewise for southeastern Nebraska. In addition a winter storm watch is in effect for central Iowa including the Des Moines area for Tuesday anf Tuesday night. While the quad cities and the Kansas city and Wichita area including Topeka are not included in this winter storm watch, all three cities will be changing over to snow after starting out as rain or rain and snow.

Early estimates indicate 3-5 inches of snow in Wichita with 4-8 inches northwest of Wichita. Salinas will likely see 4-8 inches of snow. Manhattan, KS could see 3-5 inches of snow by Tuesday night. Kansas City could see 1-3 inches of snow, possibly more if precip changes over to snow sooner. Meanwhile in Iowa, Des Moines could see 5-10 inches of snow Tuesday into Tuesday night with locally higher amounts possible. Further east in the Quad Cities, snowfall will be less because it will likely start out as rain or rain or snow. At the end of this storm, the quad cities could see 3-5 inches of snow potentially, more west of there where temps are colder, less east of there where temps are slightly warmer.

The big story with this storm is very gusty winds. Gusts to 35-40 mph are expected in snow in Wichita, Salinas, and Manhattan, Kansas. Meanwhile gusts 40-45 mph are a possibility for Des Moines and 40 mph gusts in the Quad Cities. So in addition to falling snow, it will be easy to blow the snow around.

More updates on this storm tomorrow. Concluding here will be snow amounts for the northeast and mid atlantic region from this historic snow event for this early in December. Quite early wouldn't you think?

Baltimore: 6.8"
Philadelphia: 4.8"
Washington DC: 2.3"
Dulles Arpt: 7" plus
Central Park, NY: 14"
Newark, NJ: 15.3"
Staten Island: 12"
The Bronx: 24"
Logan Arpt, Boston: 16.4"
East Boston,MA: 22" with 6 foot snow drifts
Everett, MA: 28.5" with 6 foot snow drifts
Peabody, MA: 35.6"

Jim

[David]

Topeka will get something?!?!?! :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o :o

[WXBUFFJIM]

2-5 inches of snow there seems reasonable at this point. It sure gets ya in the holiday spirit though. Enjoy.

Jim

[wx247]

Jim, what are your thoughts for SW Missouri? One of our local mets is calling for 3-5".

[David]

2-5 inches of snow there seems reasonable at this point. It sure gets ya in the holiday spirit though. Enjoy.

Jim

Thanks, Jim.

[WXBUFFJIM]

Rangeley, Maine: 41 inches of snow
Pinkham Notch, (DOT), Maine: 47 inches of snow

Jim

[wx247]

Rangeley, Maine: 41 inches of snow
Pinkham Notch, (DOT), Maine: 47 inches of snow

Jim

WOAH! That is a lot of snow.

[JCT777]

Nice analysis, Jim. Looks wet for the east coast Wednesday/Thursday. There seems to be something brewing for early next week, although it is too early to say if it will be rain, ice or snow.

[skim_milkarten]

Any ideas how much Minneapolis / St. Paul can expect from this storm on Tuesday? This morning the forcast was only for an inch and now we're under a Winter Storm Watch.

Thanks!!!

[Anonymous]

Rangeley, Maine: 41 inches of snow
Pinkham Notch, (DOT), Maine: 47 inches of snow

Jim

If Maine residents are tired of shoveling that snow up there, I'd be glad to help out!!!!

Forty seven inches of snow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW!!!!!!!!

I'd be in HEAVEN shoveling snow there!!!!!!!! I can easily shovel snow in 6 hour shifts, 6 hours on, three hours off, over and over and over until I get all the snow in Maine shoveled.


SnowBlitzJEB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Heady Guy]

I have a hard time seeing the 24 inches in the bronx. I think there were alot of misleading snow totals in NJ/NY and parts of CT.