SarasotaRepub
12-20-2009, 02:23 PM
Well the 1st winter storm is past but the next...
Issued by The National Weather Service
St. Louis, MO
4:31 am CST, Sun., Dec. 20, 2009
... WINTER STORM TAKING AIM ON THE CENTRAL U.S. TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
A WINTER STORM APPEARS LIKELY TO BE IMPACTING PARTS OF THE CENTRAL U.S. HEADING INTO THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. THE TIMING OF THE STORM IS SUCH THAT IT MAY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON HOLIDAY TRAVELERS... THEREFORE IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE CENTRAL U.S. TO CAREFULLY MONITOR FORECASTS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS... WEATHER DATA HAS SUGGESTED THAT A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BE PUSHING INTO THE CENTRAL U.S. WITH MANY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR A WINTER STORM COMING TOGETHER IN THE TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY TIME FRAME. ADVERSE WINTER WEATHER NOW APPEARS LIKELY SOMEWHERE ACROSS THE NATIONS MIDSECTION.
THE INITIAL STAGES OF THE STORM ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IMPACTING THE PLAINS ON TUESDAY... THEN SPREAD INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TUESDAY NIGHT. THE STORM WILL CONTINUE ITS INFLUENCE OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND INTO THURSDAY... BEFORE EXITING THE CENTRAL U.S. ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
HOWEVER... IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THAT IT IS STILL MUCH TOO EARLY TO TELL EXACTLY WHEN OR WHERE THE MOST DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. WHILE THE FORECAST DATA HAS CONSISTENTLY POINTED TO STORM DEVELOPMENT... THE EXACT TRACK AND TEMPERATURE PROFILE OF THE STORM HAS BEEN VARYING A GREAT DEAL. THESE ARE KEY UNKNOWNS... SINCE A SMALL CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE OR STORM MOVEMENT OFTEN HAS A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON THE AMOUNT OF WINTER WEATHER A GIVEN LOCATION RECEIVES.
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOME LOCATIONS MAY EXPERIENCE A VARIETY OF PRECIPITATION TYPES... WITH RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW AS THE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE REGION.
WE EXPECT NUMERICAL WEATHER DATA TO BEGIN TO CONVERGE ON A PREFERRED SOLUTION OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS... SO AGAIN... HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO CAREFULLY MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON THIS STORM.
Issued by The National Weather Service
St. Louis, MO
4:31 am CST, Sun., Dec. 20, 2009
... WINTER STORM TAKING AIM ON THE CENTRAL U.S. TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...
A WINTER STORM APPEARS LIKELY TO BE IMPACTING PARTS OF THE CENTRAL U.S. HEADING INTO THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. THE TIMING OF THE STORM IS SUCH THAT IT MAY HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON HOLIDAY TRAVELERS... THEREFORE IT IS IMPORTANT FOR THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL THROUGHOUT THE CENTRAL U.S. TO CAREFULLY MONITOR FORECASTS OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS... WEATHER DATA HAS SUGGESTED THAT A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BE PUSHING INTO THE CENTRAL U.S. WITH MANY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR A WINTER STORM COMING TOGETHER IN THE TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY TIME FRAME. ADVERSE WINTER WEATHER NOW APPEARS LIKELY SOMEWHERE ACROSS THE NATIONS MIDSECTION.
THE INITIAL STAGES OF THE STORM ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IMPACTING THE PLAINS ON TUESDAY... THEN SPREAD INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TUESDAY NIGHT. THE STORM WILL CONTINUE ITS INFLUENCE OVER THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND INTO THURSDAY... BEFORE EXITING THE CENTRAL U.S. ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
HOWEVER... IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THAT IT IS STILL MUCH TOO EARLY TO TELL EXACTLY WHEN OR WHERE THE MOST DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. WHILE THE FORECAST DATA HAS CONSISTENTLY POINTED TO STORM DEVELOPMENT... THE EXACT TRACK AND TEMPERATURE PROFILE OF THE STORM HAS BEEN VARYING A GREAT DEAL. THESE ARE KEY UNKNOWNS... SINCE A SMALL CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE OR STORM MOVEMENT OFTEN HAS A TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON THE AMOUNT OF WINTER WEATHER A GIVEN LOCATION RECEIVES.
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOME LOCATIONS MAY EXPERIENCE A VARIETY OF PRECIPITATION TYPES... WITH RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW AS THE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE REGION.
WE EXPECT NUMERICAL WEATHER DATA TO BEGIN TO CONVERGE ON A PREFERRED SOLUTION OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS... SO AGAIN... HOLIDAY TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO CAREFULLY MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON THIS STORM.