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Late winter and early spring is a classic time for strong storm systems to impact the country, and we are watching a potential “record” strong low pressure for the state of Kansas tomorrow. The lowest values I could find got down to 972mb, with this storm forecast to reach 971mb on new data. Here is an overview of how this storm will impact the central U.S.:
Current weather alerts:
This system will come together late tonight as an upper low over the southwest phases with an upper-level system approaching from the Northwest. They will combine into one large storm as it rolls east Wednesday, and once it crosses the Rockies, it can draw in copious amounts of moisture from the Gulf unimpeded, and will undergo rapid strengthening.
One big issue with this storm and its impact for the Plains the amount of snow on the ground currently in areas like Wisconsin, Nebraska, Iowa, and Minnesota. Rains and mild air will cause significant, rapid melting, and water will have no where to go. Here is the current snow depth.
Folks out in the far western Plains and Front Range of the Rockies are going to see incredible amounts of snow with this storm Wednesday into Thursday. Totals of 12-20″+
Winds could gust near hurricane force for folks out there Wednesday night, resulting in incredible blizzard conditions:
On the warm side of this system, severe storms will be a concern. Tonight across western Texas, Wednesday across the Ark-La-Tex, then across the Ohio Valley to the Deep South Thursday:
A strong surge of warmth and moisture, combined with the wind energy, will allow for the severe storm risks. Check out how much moisture this storm is drawing in across the central U.S…..this is a look at the amount of water in the atmosphere compared to normal Wednesday:
This storm will bring a nice, brief surge of spring weather over the East into late week, then turning much colder as the storm departs by the weekend. In the upper-levels of the atmosphere, a strong ridge will develop across western Canada next week, allowing for a cooler but much drier flow across much of the central and eastern U.S. How long does the cooler air last? More info in our long-range reports!
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