Omaha Snow III

[senorpepr]

Latest AFWA 15km MM5 model output shows 2-4 inches of snowfall locally with some spots perhaps to our south getting 3-5 inches. Garcia Method continues to forecast 5 inches possible in region as it has past few days. No wind but snow should begin falling around 1 or 2pm and end tonight around 1 or 2am. During this 12hrs we should have nearly light continuous light snow with moderate periods favored 4pm to 10pm mainly along the NE-IA border.

What Omaha NWS is saying this morning: MET AND MAV GUIDANCE SUGGEST 1-4 INCHES BY DAYS END...AND AM THINKING OF TRENDING THAT WAY TOO.

[senorpepr]

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NE
306 PM CST WED NOV 30 2005

...SNOW EXPECTED THIS EVENING...

.A QUICK MOVING STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS
TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE OVER WESTERN NEBRASKA IS FORECAST TO TRACK
TO THE SOUTHEAST INTO MISSOURI BY LATE TONIGHT. THIS ALONG WITH A
POTENT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE...WILL PRODUCE ACCUMULATING SNOW
ACROSS NEBRASKA AND IOWA TONIGHT. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS EASTERN
NEBRASKA BY LATE AFTERNOON AND INTO SOUTHWEST IOWA BY EARLY THIS
EVENING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS
BEFORE TAPERING TO FLURRIES...AND ENDING AROUND MIDNIGHT.

IAZ055-056-069-079-080-090-091-NEZ045-052-053-067-010515-
/O.EXB.KOAX.SN.Y.0001.051130T2200Z-051201T0600Z/
HARRISON-SHELBY-POTTAWATTAMIE-MILLS-MONTGOMERY-FREMONT-PAGE-
WASHINGTON-DOUGLAS-SARPY-CASS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MISSOURI VALLEY...HARLAN...
COUNCIL BLUFFS...GLENWOOD...RED OAK...SIDNEY...CLARINDA...BLAIR...
OMAHA...BELLEVUE...PLATTSMOUTH
306 PM CST WED NOV 30 2005

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN OMAHA/VALLEY HAS ISSUED A SNOW
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT.

SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY BY LATE AFTERNOON
ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. A PERIOD OF MODERATE
TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW IS POSSIBLE DURING THE EVENING RUSH
HOUR INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES IS EXPECTED.

A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY
TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DURING THE EVENING RUSH HOUR. BE PREPARED FOR
SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION
WHILE DRIVING.

[senorpepr]

I just got back from class (learning never ends ) and the snow is crazy here. The roads were pretty nasty. On my three mile drive home, I saw nearly a half-dozen folks slide into the ditch. (Thankfully, I wasn't one of them.) Looks like a few inches tonight. Very wet, thick snow. Perfect snowballs, though. I'll post some pics probably tomorrow.

[southerngale]

You should share some of that snow with your southern friends.

[senorpepr]

You should share some of that snow with your southern friends.

I should, but I won't


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[kenl01]

That's great ! I used to live in Omaha from 1997 until 2000. The best snowstorm I remember was in March 1998, when over a foot fell in early March, followed by arctic air which plummeted temps to -13 F thereafter.

I loved it !

But of course, I was wishing for 4 feet of snow and -30 F thereafter, but that didn't quite happen !


All we can do is hope for the absolute worst.........