2024 - Severe Storms (T-Storms and Blizzards)

[Kung Wu]

NWS has issued a Winter Weather Advisory so you shouldn't be surprised too much. All the media headlines I have seen are focused on tonight/tomorrow morning snow event from what I have seen.

Nobody is hyping this storm because there is high bust potential for the Wichita area. Temperature does not look to be dropping below 32. So it looks to be wet, slushy snow where in SC Kansas may range mostly at the 1-2 inches on average, with some areas getting nothing, while others might get as much as 4-6 inches.

Now the Monday/Tuesday storm looks to have more potential, but the cold air doesn't seem to be in place for that storm either.

I don't need media headlines because I have YOU (and other Shockernet weather nerds)!

[pinstripers]

We are projected to get 5" tonight. I will have to redouble my efforts to measure...........

[WstateU]

We are projected to get 5" tonight. I will have to redouble my efforts to measure...........

[ShockBand]

[SB Shock]

All media headlines about winter weather over the past week that I've seen have been focused on Monday.

I guess it depends on where you are getting your headlines from. My experience is different - I have only been seeing Thurs/Friday talked about with caveats that there is an additional system coming in early next week also.

I know about Monday because I am looking at the raw data from the models and the long-range forecast. As far as Monday, it is really too far out for anybody to put out any predictions beyond there is another system coming through. We are less than 24 hours out and they are not really sure what Friday going to bring.

[SB Shock]

I don't need media headlines because I have YOU (and other Shockernet weather nerds)!

I don't want you disappointed. Here are headlines from the three media

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[SB Shock]

Here are the headlines from the NWS

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[shocktown]

I mentioned the Monday storm several days ago and not this one because the title of this thread is ‘Severe Storms (T-Storms/Blizzards)’.

Tomorrow’s storm doesn’t meet that criteria. Maybe we need an ‘Average Storms’ thread!

[Shockm]

I mentioned the Monday storm several days ago and not this one because the title of this thread is ‘Severe Storms (T-Storms/Blizzards)’.

Tomorrow’s storm doesn’t meet that criteria. Maybe we need an ‘Average Storms’ thread!

This is accurate. Last night, the weather report said that Wichita was on the border line of 2-4” on up to the north, and 4-5” to the south plus it could go either way.

[Kung Wu]

I don't want you disappointed. Here are headlines from the three media

Wait so now we are saying there WILL be accumulation tonight for sure-ish?

[Shockm]

Wait so now we are saying there WILL be accumulation tonight for sure-ish?

Models last night showed that it would begin at 2 (am) Ish, and last all morning until approximately noonish. Models, and unpredictability do change some.

[SB Shock]

Wait so now we are saying there WILL be accumulation tonight for sure-ish?

I am not saying that at all. At work, we have been discussing it all day that they are projecting accumulation when the surface temperature it is supposed to be 32 or higher and the ground is relatively warm - doesn't seem like a recipe for accumulation.

[Kung Wu]

I am not saying that at all. At work, we have been discussing it all day that they are projecting accumulation when the surface temperature it is supposed to be 32 or higher and the ground is relatively warm - doesn't seem like a recipe for accumulation.

Okay. I thought by posting the media accumulation predictions you were now expecting accumulation.

[pogo]

NWS has issued a Winter Weather Advisory so you shouldn't be surprised too much. All the media headlines I have seen are focused on tonight/tomorrow morning snow event from what I have seen.

Nobody is hyping this storm because there is high bust potential for the Wichita area. Temperature does not look to be dropping below 32. So it looks to be wet, slushy snow where in SC Kansas may range mostly at the 1-2 inches on average, with some areas getting nothing, while others might get as much as 4-6 inches.

Now the Monday/Tuesday storm looks to have more potential, but the cold air doesn't seem to be in place for that storm either.

Just the term "high bust potential" reminds me of my high school dances and dancing with taller girls.

[SB Shock]

Okay. I thought by posting the media accumulation predictions you were now expecting accumulation.

Obviously, they are. I am more pessimistic. But I thought the Shox would win tonight, so my magic 8 ball is evidently broken so I probably will be wrong about the snow.