12:40 weather update

KATIE: INDEED.IT DOES LOOK LIKE THE STORM HASSLOWED DOWN A LITTLE BIT.IF YOU’RE EXPECTING TO BE OUTAROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT, LOOKSLIKE YOU MAY HAVE A COUPLE OFHOURS BEFORE THE ICE AND SNOWMOVE UP FROM THE SOUTH.RIGHT NOW WE’RE SITTING HERECOLD AND GETTING MORE CLOUDY ASTHE DAY GOES ON.31 DEGREES.IT FEELS LIKE 28 AND HARDLYWINDY AT ALL WITH THAT GENTLEBREEZE ENOUGHTO TALK THE WINDCHILL.26 IN CHILLICOTHE.29 IN LAWRENCE.34 IN BUTLER.YOU CAN SEE THE WAVES OF CLOUDSWORKING THEIR WAY UP FROM THESOUTH.CAN SEE OUR BOUNDARY SLICINGACROSS THE SOUTHEAST MISSOURILOW-PRESSURE ALONG THE BOUNDARYWILL DRAW THIS MOISTURE UP ANDOVER OUR COLD AIR, HIS THE SETUP FOR ICE AND SNOW EVENT.THE STORM IS CURRENTLY 260 MILESSOUTH OF KANSAS CITY.IT WILL SPEND THE REST OF THEDAY SENDING WAVES OF CLOUDS OURTHIS PARTICULAR MODEL SHOWS ABEGINNING AS SNOW.SOME ARE SHOWING FREEZING RAIN.THE TIMING OF THIS IS PRETTYSIMILAR ON ALL OF THE MODELS.THIS IS A LITTLE LATER THAN WHATIT WAS SHOWING THIS MORNING.THIS MORNING IT WAS HAPPENING ATMIDNIGHT AND NOW IT IS MOREBETWEEN 3:00 AND 5:00 AS ITWORKS OUT THROUGH OUR SOUTHERNCOUNTIES.BY 5:30, OVER THE METRO.IT WILL CONTINUE LIFTING NORTHAND YOU’LL START TO SEE THEADDITIONAL COLORS SHOWING UP.THIS WOULD INDICATE WE’RE SEEINGFREEZING RAIN AND SLEET RECEIPTTHE PINK, SOME AREAS WHERE YOUMAY HAVE LAIN RAIN FOR A WHILEAS WELL.THE BLUE INDICATES SNOW AND THEDARKER THE BLUE, THE HEAVIER THESNOW.PLENTY OF SIGNALS THERE COULD BESOME HEAVY PRECIPITATION COMINGDOWN.IT COULD BE IN THE SLEET FORMARE FREEZING RAIN FOR MORE SNOWBUT THERE’S A LOT OF ENERGY THATWILL CREATE HEAVY PRECIPITATIONAS THAT COMES DOWN IN THEMORNING AND THEN MOVES OUTFRIDAY EVENING.DURING THE EVENT, WE ARE LOOKINGFOR SNOWFALL TO ADD UP TO TOFOUR INCHES IS STILL THE BEST IWOULD SAY POTENTIAL SNOWFALLTOTALS FOR THE CITY BUT THEREARE STARTING TO BE SPOTS WERETHERE INDICATING UP TO SIXINCHES IF IT REMAINS ALL SNOWDURING THE BEDPOST OF THIS WILLBE A WET, HEAVY SNOW.WHERE IT IS NOT HEAVY SNOW, ITIS BECAUSE IT IS MORE OF AN ICEEVENT.LOOKING AT ICE POSSIBILITIESFROM .3 INCHES TO HALF AN INCHRECEIVE A DARKER PURPLE, HAVE ANINCH OF ICE ON A POWER LINE ADDSAN ADDITIONAL 500 POUNDS TO APOWER LINE.WE CAN REALLY SEE A SWAY IN THELINES WHEN HE GETS THAT HEAVY.BECAUSE IT WILL BE WINDY DURINGTHE EVENT, THE ICE WILL NOT FORMA PERFECT CIRCLE AROUND THEPOWER LINE.IT WAS DEAD FORM -- IT WOULDINSTEAD FORM A TEARDROP SHAPEWAS TOUGH THAT CAN CAUSE IT TOREALLY WAIVE QUITE A BIT.THAT WOULD CAUSE MORE POWEROUTAGES.WINTER STORM WARNINGS FOR THEENTIRE METRO UNTIL 8:00 P.M.

ONFRIDAY.THAT IS SURROUNDED BY WINTERWEATHER ADVISORY.ICE AND A DEMENTIA OF 2.3 INCHES