LIGHT SNOWS THRU THE PERIOD WILL ADD UP

A COUPLE WEEKS AGO I BLOGGED ABOUT THE WEATHER PATTERN CHANGE TAKING PLACE IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN, AND HOW IT WOULD TAKE SOME TIME BEFORE WE SAW THE CHANGES IN THE MIDWEST. AT THAT TIME, I SET MY "TARGET DATE" AS THE 23RD OF FEB TO SEE THOSE CHANGES..........WELL, HERE THEY ARE.........OVER THE PAST 13 DAYS, I COULD NOT FIND AN EXTENDED FORECAST MODEL TO AGREE WITH MY WAY OF THINKING. THE COMPUTER MODELS WERE ALL OVER THE PLACE AS TO WHICH WAY THE WEATHER WAS GOING TO GO - IT'S JUST BEEN THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS THAT THEY STARTED TO MAKE THE SWITCH. ;-)

I TALKED ABOUT THE SUCCESSION OF STORMS THAT WOULD REVISIT SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND TRACK EAST ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THOSE STORMS ARE GETTING READY TO REVISIT CALIFORNIA IN A BIG WAY. STORM NUMBER 1 HIT THE WEST COAST YESTERDAY, AND STORM 2 WILL MAKE THE COAST TODAY AND TOMORROW.....STORM #3 WILL HIT THE COAST ON THE 26TH.........SEE THE EXTENDED BELOW TO SEE THE RESULTS.........

TODAY THRU WED, 24 FEB: CLOUDY WITH LIGHT SNOWS THRU THE PERIOD...........HIGH TEMPS WILL BE IN THE MID 20'S - LOW TEMPS 5F-10F................

A band of snow has developed over NW MO and Eastern Neb this morning and will spread across central and southern Iowa today and tonight. The greatest snowfall amounts are expected south of Interstate 80 where up to 3+ inches of snow is possible. Another storm is expected to track across Missouri on Sunday. It looks like it will bring us an additional 4 inches of snow.

STORM #1 - TODAY AND TOMORROW - LT SNOW BY NOON-2PM TODAY (2-3 Inches)

STORM # 2 - 21ST-22ND/SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY - SNOW - GUSTY NE WINDS (4 Inches)

Following the Sunday/Monday storm, arctic air will push well south, into the Midwest. THIS PUSH OF COLD AIR MAY JUST VERY WELL PAVE THE WAy FOR MORE POTENT SNOWSTORMS WELL INTO MARCH. Temperatures are forecast to dip below zero in portions of the northern Plains and Upper Midwest in the coming week.

23RD/TUESDAY - LT SNOWSHOWERS (1 Inch)

STORM #3 - WILL HIT THE WEST COAST ON THE 26TH AND DIVE A BIT FARTHER SOUTH THAN THE PREVIOUS TWO STORMS - GIVING US A SHORT BREAK IN THE SNOWFALL.....THIS IS GOING TO BRING MUCH MORE MOISTURE NORTHWARD....WE SHOULD STAY COLD AND DRY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS IN NORTHERN ARIZONA AND TRACKS INTO NEW MEXICO/TX/OK BORDER AREA BY THE 27TH/SATURDAY...........OUR WINDS WILL SHIFT MORE SOUTHERLY AND A WINTER MIX OF PRECIP WILL BREAKOUT IN MO, CENTRAL KS, AND WESTERN NEB ON THE 27TH...EASTERN NEB WILL SEE A SHOT OF HEAVY SNOW - MAY SKIRT WRN IOWA.....

THIS STORM SHOULD PROVE TO BE, BY FAR THE STRONGEST OF THE THREE STORMS.

PLENTY OF MOISTURE - PLENTY OF COLD AIR - GET YOUR SCOOPS OUT.

STORM #3 HITS - 28th/SUN - LT SNOW OR MIXED WINTER PRECIP......

MAR 1ST-5TH - MON THRU FRI - **SNOW**
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RECAP:

TODAY AND TOMORROW - LT SNOW BY NOON-2PM TODAY (2-3 Inches)

21ST-22ND/SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY - SNOW - GUSTY NE WINDS (4 Inches)

23RD/TUESDAY - LT SNOWSHOWERS (1 Inch)

28th/SUN - LT SNOW OR MIXED WINTER PRECIP......

MAR 1ST-5TH - MON THRU FRI - **SNOW**