Joel Wright
EF5
Figure I'd start a NOW thread since the winter weather aspect of the storm is becoming more widespread now.
A large shield of heavy precip has moved across much of MO into parts of IA and now IL through the morning hours, dumping up to an inch of rain on KC. Meanwhile, just north into far northern MO and southern IA a small area of heavy snow fell. This area of precip is expanding as it pushes eastward. Back to the west, the precip across KS is lighter, but with the upper energy hanging back still, this whole are should get invigorated later today, and especially tonight.
Here in Erie, a mix of sleet and snow has moved in. Most likely this will change over to rain here shortly, since it's still too warm to support snow. Thickness values are still rather high, with 850mb temps still hovering around 3°C.
The true snow/mix line is out in eastern IA, and extends down to near the KC area. Some areas in northwest MO northwest of that line are still experiencing some light rain, but any burst of moderate precip would rapidly change it over to snow.
The snow/mix line should push ever so slightly southeast with each passing hour.
A large shield of heavy precip has moved across much of MO into parts of IA and now IL through the morning hours, dumping up to an inch of rain on KC. Meanwhile, just north into far northern MO and southern IA a small area of heavy snow fell. This area of precip is expanding as it pushes eastward. Back to the west, the precip across KS is lighter, but with the upper energy hanging back still, this whole are should get invigorated later today, and especially tonight.
Here in Erie, a mix of sleet and snow has moved in. Most likely this will change over to rain here shortly, since it's still too warm to support snow. Thickness values are still rather high, with 850mb temps still hovering around 3°C.
The true snow/mix line is out in eastern IA, and extends down to near the KC area. Some areas in northwest MO northwest of that line are still experiencing some light rain, but any burst of moderate precip would rapidly change it over to snow.
The snow/mix line should push ever so slightly southeast with each passing hour.