Plains snowstorm: 18-21 March

[senorpepr]

I should follow up on my last post with the following...

While the atmosphere is finally moist enough to produce snow and/or ice pellets (sleet), these conditions will be short-lived. Just looking at radar imagery, the trailing edge of the precipitation is quickly advancing northward. Therefore, before we (Omaha) gets a chance to pick up any sizable accumulations, the snow will end.

We'll have to see what happens as the system progresses eastward... That will be our last chance of anything accumulating.

[senorpepr]

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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HASTINGS NE
747 PM CST MON MAR 20 2006
 
...AMAZING SNOW TOTALS OVER THE AREA ON THIS FIRST DAY OF SPRING...
 
THE FOLLOWING IS A BRIEF SUMMARY OF SNOW ON THE GROUND /SNOW DEPTH/
AS OF EARLY MONDAY EVENING. THE REPORTS ARE FROM COOPERATIVE
OBSERVERS...MEDIA...AND THE PUBLIC. THE REPORTS ARE FROM LATE THIS
AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING.
 
THE HEAVIEST SNOW HAS FALLEN IN SOUTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA...ALONG AND
NORTH OF A GENEVA...TO HASTINGS...LEXINGTON LINE. WITHIN THAT AREA...
A BAND OF 20 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW HAS FALLEN ALONG AND NORTH OF
STATE HIGHWAY 92.
 
THE SNOW AMOUNTS ARE LESS NEAR THE KANSAS BORDER AND INTO NORTH
CENTRAL KANSAS...BUT THOSE AMOUNTS WILL INCREASE AS THE SNOW
CONTINUES TONIGHT.
 
 
     LOCATION               SNOW ON THE GROUND
 
     GREELEY NE                 25 INCHES (AS OF 530 PM)
     ORD NE                     22 INCHES (AS OF 7 PM)
 
     CENTRAL CITY NE            19 INCHES (AS OF 5 PM)
     LOUP CITY NE               19 INCHES (AS OF 6 PM)
     BELGRADE NE                18 INCHES (AS OF 7 PM)
 
     GRAND ISLAND NE            15 TO 19 INCHES (AS OF 6 PM)
     KEARNEY NE                 15 TO 18 INCHES (AS OF 6 PM)
     OSCEOLA NE                 15 INCHES (AS OF 4 PM)
     HASTINGS NE                15 INCHES (AS OF 6 PM)
 
     LEXINGTON NE AREA          12 TO 15 INCHES (AS OF 7 PM)
     YORK NE                    11 INCHES (AS OF 3 PM)
 
     LEBANON KS                  9 INCHES (AS OF 6 PM)
     SUPERIOR NE                 9 INCHES (AS OF 630 PM)
 
 
THESE SNOW TOTALS ARE JUST A FEW WHICH HAVE BEEN RECENTLY REPORTED.
 
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AND SNOW DEPTH REPORTS WILL BE RECEIVED
OVERNIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY...AND THIS WILL ALLOW A MORE ACCURATE
PICTURE THIS INCREDIBLE SNOW EVENT.
 
$$
 
MLM


[AirmaN]

Thanks senor for your great analysis' throughout this storm. Like I said, I hate dry pockets. Here's to an exciting spring/summer severe storm season and then back to a busy winter! ::raises cherry coke can::

[senorpepr]

Thanks senor for your great analysis' throughout this storm. Like I said, I hate dry pockets. Here's to an exciting spring/summer severe storm season and then back to a busy winter! ::raises cherry coke can::

Thanks for the comments.

Taking another look outside... looks like the next hour or so will be rather intense for the Omaha area. A heavy band of snow is moving out of Cass County into Sarpy. Already in Sarpy County, the visibility has dropped to 1/4mi with heavy snow.

On the flip side... the trailing edge of the snow (all snow, not just the heavy band) is approaching southern Cass County. Therefore, after this "round" ends, things should quiet down for several hours... if not for the entire night.

[senorpepr]

Eppley is still reporting 1 1/4mi in light snow and fog, but it has picked up at Offutt: 1/8mi with heavy snow. Vertical visibility is at 400ft.

[senorpepr]

Well... I said around 8-12"... and the local area had around 5-15"