Winter Weather for Omaha--Monday

[AirmaN]

We're supposed to get possibly 3 inches of snow I guess... I was expecting spring break to be nice the whole way through...but apparently there's an 80% chance of snow tomorrow (mainly grassy areas...) @_@

[Guest]

We're supposed to get possibly 3 inches of snow I guess... I was expecting spring break to be nice the whole way through...but apparently there's an 80% chance of snow tomorrow (mainly grassy areas...) @_@

Yeah, the ground temperatures are starting to slowly warm up, especially on the hard surfaces. In fact, according to this mornings 6:00am forecast from NWS Valley, the precip. may start off as some very light wet snow during the morning, with some rain mixing in later in the day. Near 70 or so by next Saturday; great driving weather for the trip to the severe weather conference in Lincoln!

[Guest]

I can say with pretty good confidence that most of what will fall will be to the east of you guys into IA. Could be another little system comming thru Tuesday night as well bringing with it one last shot of snow before the warm up begins which at this point i for one wouldnt expect no near 70 degree weather by next weekend. 50s and maybe low 60s at best.

[ssom04]

I can say with pretty good confidence that most of what will fall will be to the east of you guys into IA. Could be another little system comming thru Tuesday night as well bringing with it one last shot of snow before the warm up begins which at this point i for one wouldnt expect no near 70 degree weather by next weekend. 50s and maybe low 60s at best.

Here inMinnesota saturdays high is set at about 62 with isolated thunderstorms!!!!! cant wait friday should be 50 are warmest is 54 4 this year

[Guest]

Looks like the NWS has shifted the higher amounts more towards the Omaha/Council Bluffs area. The low pressure is hanging out a little further to the southwest; thus increasing the snow potential.

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WWUS43 KOAX 150339
WSWOMA

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
939 PM CST SUN MAR 14 2004

.A FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS MID
AMERICA FROM EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.  SNOW
WILL DEVELOP ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THIS SYSTEM...PAINTING A STRIPE OF
ACCUMULATING SNOWS ACROSS NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...AS
WELL AS SOUTHWEST IOWA.

IAZ043-055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ011-012-015>018-030>034-
042>045-051>053-067-151100-
ANTELOPE-BOONE-BURT-CASS-CEDAR-COLFAX-CUMING-DODGE-DOUGLAS-FREMONT-
HARRISON-KNOX-MADISON-MILLS-MONONA-MONTGOMERY-PAGE-PIERCE-PLATTE-
POTTAWATTAMIE-SARPY-SAUNDERS-SHELBY-STANTON-THURSTON-WASHINGTON-
WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBION...BELLEVUE...BLAIR...CENTER...
CLARINDA...COLUMBUS...COUNCIL BLUFFS...FREMONT...GLENWOOD...
HARLAN...HARTINGTON...LOGAN...NELIGH...NORFOLK...OMAHA...ONAWA...
PIERCE...RED OAK...SCHUYLER...SIDNEY...STANTON...TEKAMAH...
THURSTON...WAHOO...WAYNE...WEEPING WATER...WEST POINT
939 PM CST SUN MAR 14 2004

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST MONDAY UNTIL 4 PM
CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR NORTHEAST AND EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA...AND SOUTHWEST
IOWA.  TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE
FROM EARLY MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY MONDAY MORNING AS A MIX
OF RAIN AND SNOW...THEN CHANGE TO ALL SNOW AFTER 3 AM.  A RUMBLE OF
THUNDER AND MIX OF SLEET WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE.  THE HEAVIEST SNOWS
ARE EXPECTED TO FALL AROUND THE MORNING RUSH HOUR.

REMEMBER... ONLY A GLAZING OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING
PRECIPITATION CAN RESULT IN HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND
VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. DRIVE WITH CARE.

$$

[senorpepr]

As of now here in SW Omaha we have 4.5" so far today. This brings our seasonal total to 58" which is 30.7" above normal.

[Guest]

As of now here in SW Omaha we have 4.5" so far today. This brings our seasonal total to 58" which is 30.7" above normal.

Rain/snow mix for Tuesday. IT will probably not amount to too much. I went to school this afternoon, and the streets, though slick, where pretty much free of significant snow accumulations. Very wet snow!

[senorpepr]

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ZCZC OMAPNSOMA
ABUS34 KOMA 160224
PNSOMA

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY
823 PM CST MON MAR 15 2004

...MORE THAN A FOOT OF SNOW IN PARTS NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND WESTERN
IOWA...

A POTENT LATE WINTER STORM SYSTEM MOVED SOUTHEAST THROUGH MID
AMERICA SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...DUMPING COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF SNOW
ACROSS MUCH OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND WESTERN IOWA. 

THE HARDEST HIT AREAS WERE ALONG A LINE FROM NEAR CROFTON IN KNOX
COUNTY IN FAR NORTHEAST NEBRASKA WHERE 13.5 INCHES FELL...TO LITTLE
SIOUX IOWA IN HARRISON COUNTY WHICH REPORTED 12.5 INCHES. 

AMOUNTS DROPPED OFF QUICKLY TO THE SOUTHWEST...WITH 5 TO 6 INCHES
REPORTED FROM NORFOLK TO JUST NORTH OF THE OMAHA METRO IN PONCA
HILLS AND FLORENCE.

MUCH OF THE OMAHA AND COUNCIL BLUFFS METRO AREA AVERAGED BETWEEN 2
AND 4 INCHES...WITH 1.9 INCHES REPORTED AT EPPLEY AIRFIELD AND 2.7
AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN VALLEY...WHILE OFFUTT AIR
FORCE BASE REPORTED ABOUT AN INCH OF SNOW.

AND EVEN FARTHER TO THE SOUTH AND WEST...ONLY A TRACE OF SNOW FELL
FROM LINCOLN TO NEBRASKA CITY...WHERE THE SNOW MELTED AS IT HIT THE
GROUND.

AS THE STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT...
NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.  A MORE DETAILED
LIST OF 24 HOUR SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE AVAILABLE TUESDAY MORNING AFTER
COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS SUBMIT THEIR REPORTS. 

$$

DERGAN

NNNN


[Guest]

I saw a report for Sioux City: ~ 15"!

[senorpepr]

We sure did luck out... but why does this have to happen right after I buy my new BBQ grill?!? Oh well, as a true born and raised Kansas Citian, I'll continue to grill regardless of the weather!!!

[StormCrazyIowan]

LOL, this one was a shocker to me! I certainly havent gotten what you all have, but it's still coming down out this way! I'm just happy it'll melt off this weekend!

[senorpepr]

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RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1020 PM CST MON MAR 15 2004

...RECORD SNOWFALL IN SIOUX CITY IOWA...

THROUGH 10 PM CST...SIOUX CITY IOWA HAS RECEIVED 18.4 INCHES OF
SNOWFALL. THIS SMASHES THE MARCH 15 DAILY RECORD SNOWFALL OF ONLY
2.7 INCHES...WHICH OCCURRED ON THIS DATE IN BOTH 1923 AND 1990.

NOT ONLY DID SIOUX CITY SET A NEW RECORD FOR SNOWFALL TODAY...BUT
THE WATER CONTENT OF THE SNOW EXCEEDED THE RECORD PRECIPITATION FOR
THE DATE. THE 1.66 INCHES THAT CAME DOWN TODAY BROKE THE OLD RECORD
OF 0.87 INCH...WHICH OCCURRED IN 1983.

...LATEST SNOWFALL TOTALS...

MOST OF THE SNOW HAD ENDED ACROSS SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...
NORTHWEST IOWA...AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA BY 930 PM. THE
MAJORITY OF THE SNOW...10 TO 18 INCHES...FELL NEAR AND SOUTH
OF THE MISSOURI RIVER. AMOUNTS TAPERED OFF QUICKLY TO THE
NORTH...WHERE GENERALLY 2 TO 6 INCHES FELL.

SIOUX CITY IA    18.4 INCHES
YANKTON SD       18.0 INCHES
ARMOUR SD        16.0 INCHES
HOLLY SPRINGS IA 15.0 INCHES
WAKEFIELD NE      8.0 INCHES
MENNO SD          7.0 INCHES
MITCHELL SD       5.6 INCHES
SW SIOUX FALLS SD 4.6 INCHES
SIOUX FALLS SD    3.4 INCHES
HURON SD          1.8 INCHES

ADDITIONAL REPORTS RECEIVED THROUGH 330 PM MONDAY AFTERNOON:

DAKOTA DUNES SD     17        NWS COOP OBSERVER
VERMILLION SD       13
CHARLES MIX CO SD   12-13     NWS COOP OBSERVER
DIXON NE            12
HUBBARD NE          12
AKRON IA            10
HUTCHINSON CO SD    8-10      LAW ENFORCEMENT
DOUGLAS CO SD       8-9       LAW ENFORCEMENT
TYNDALL SD          8
HOLSTEIN IA         6-7
BRULE CO SD         6         LAW ENFORCEMENT
GREGORY SD          6         EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
IDA GROVE IA        5-6
BERESFORD SD        5         
SIOUX CENTER IA     5         NWS COOP OBSERVER
WASHTA IA           4.3
STORM LAKE IA       2-3

...and Des Moines had *only* 16.2 inches at the NWS office..

[senorpepr]

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...RECORD MARCH DAILY SNOWFALL SET AT SIOUX CITY...

THE SNOWFALL OF 18.4 INCHES ON MONDAY...MARCH 15TH 2004...ALSO SETS
THE RECORD FOR THE MOST SNOWFALL ON ANY GIVEN DAY IN MARCH. THAT OLD
RECORD WAS 16.0 INCHES SET BACK IN MARCH 28TH 1890.

...24 HOUR SNOWFALL IS SECOND SNOWIEST IN SIOUX CITY HISTORY...

20.0 INCHES IS THE MOST SNOWFALL IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD THAT SIOUX CITY
HAS EVER RECEIVED. WITH THE 18.4 INCHES RECEIVED YESTERDAY...THIS
MAKES MONDAY...MARCH 15TH 2004...THE SECOND SNOWIEST ON RECORD. THE
OLD NUMBER 2 SPOT WAS 17.4 INCHES SET BACK IN JANUARY 22 AND
23...1982.

[senorpepr]

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...CLOSE BUT NOT QUITE FOR THE DES MOINES METRO...

THE OFFICIAL CALENDAR DAY TOTAL SNOWFALL IN DES MOINES FOR MARCH
15TH WAS 15.6 INCHES.  THIS AMOUNT IS THE 3RD HIGHEST SNOWFALL TO
EVER OCCUR IN ANY CALENDAR DAY SINCE RECORDS BEGAN BACK IN 1878.
THE HIGHEST CALENDAR DAY SNOW EVENT WAS 19.8 INCHES ON JANUARY 1ST
OF 1942 WITH THE SECOND HIGHEST OCCURRING ON DECEMBER 26TH OF 1888.

...MAJOR SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA PRODUCING 24 HOUR RECORDS...

THE EARLY SPRING STORM WHICH PRODUCED HEAVY SNOW ACROSS CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN IOWA CONTINUES TO SET VARIOUS RECORDS.  LISTED BELOW IS THE
24 HOUR SNOWFALL ENDING AT 7 AM THIS MORNING AT SELECTED COOPERATIVE
SITES ACROSS CENTRAL IOWA. ALSO LISTED IS THE RESPECTIVE RANKING FOR
24 HOUR SNOWFALL AT THAT SITE DURING ITS PERIOD OF RECORD.  FOR MOST
LOCATIONS...THIS SNOWFALL WAS WITHIN THE TOP FIVE SNOW EVENTS EVER
TO OCCUR WITH A 24 HOUR PERIOD AND WAS THE HIGHEST EVER FOR PERRY...
NEWTON AND GUTHRIE CENTER.

SITE                    SNOWFALL                RANKING

CARROLL                 16.3 INCHES             2ND
PERRY                   16.0 INCHES             1ST
KNOXVILLE               16.0 INCHES             2ND
NEWTON                  15.0 INCHES             1ST
WINTERSET               14.0 INCHES             3RD
INDIANOLA               13.1 INCHES             11TH
GUTHRIE CENTER          13.0 INCHES             TIED FOR 1ST
JEFFERSON               12.5 INCHES             2ND
ANKENY                  12.0 INCHES             2ND
AUDUBON                 12.0 INCHES             4TH
DENISON                 12.0 INCHES             TIED FOR 3RD
GRINNELL                11.0 INCHES             4TH
BOONE                   10.7 INCHES             8TH
MONTEZUMA               10.5 INCHES             4TH