Winter Storm February 7-10

It appears Punxatawny Phil was correct with his prediction of six more weeks of winter. Winter continues to hold its tight hrip over south central Kansas through at least through Thursday of next week as yet another Winter Storm is forecasted to bear down on Kansas.

A cold arctic air mass is going to spill southward (image above) out of Canada on Saturday night. The colder air should arrive in Kansas around mid-day Sunday. Temperatures will be around 10 degrees below average when this cold polar air moves in.


On to part two, which is the storm itself. A Low Pressure system is set to drop out of the Rockies on Sunday. This storm is progged travel through central Texas gathering moisture from the Gulf of Mexico as it moves eastward. Snow will fall on the Northern side of the storm while rain and a few thunderstorms will fall on the South side of the storm. As the storm moves out of SC KS it moves NNE and becomes really elongated (stretched out) from Texas to Michigan. It could end up being another big snowmaker for the DC area that is getting POUNDED by a Nor'Easter Right now.

Now on to what you all are wondering, how much snow can SC KS expect from this system? While it is only three days away there is still some uncertainty as to where this LP will track and to how much the dry arctic air will affect accumulations. I would say there could be a solid swath of 6+ inches through South Central Kansas.

Here is a broad map of the storm: