• MESO: Mesoscale Discussion 0140

    From COD Weather Processor@1:2320/105 to wx-storm@lists.illinois.edu on Wed Mar 5 01:22:54 2025
    ACUS11 KWNS 050120
    SWOMCD
    SPC MCD 050120=20
    IAZ000-MOZ000-NEZ000-050515-

    Mesoscale Discussion 0140
    NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
    0720 PM CST Tue Mar 04 2025

    Areas affected...portions of extreme eastern Nebraska into western
    Iowa

    Concerning...Blizzard=20

    Valid 050120Z - 050515Z

    SUMMARY...Blizzard conditions are expected to become more common
    through early tonight. Sustained winds over 40 mph are possible amid intermittent bouts of moderate to heavy snow and quarter-mile
    visibilities.

    DISCUSSION...A surface low, analyzed just east-northeast of the
    Kansas City metropolitan area, continues to drift northeast while
    gradually deepening. The northwest quadrant of this low continues to
    overspread portions of extreme eastern NE into western IA, where
    deep-layer cold-air advection is supporting the transition from rain
    to snow. Surface observations and correlation coefficient data from
    KOAX NEXRAD radar indicate the rain/snow transition line roughly
    from Crawford to Fremont Counties in IA, with surface northwesterly
    winds intensifying to over 30 kts west of this line. The expectation
    is for sustained surface winds to reach 40 mph in spots, with
    increasing snowfall rates (perhaps briefly reaching 1 inch/hour)
    over the next few hours. Such conditions may reduce visibility to
    around a quarter mile or less. Additionally, the latest
    high-resolution guidance consensus suggests that blizzard conditions
    are most likely across western IA in the 02-08Z time frame.

    ..Squitieri.. 03/05/2025

    ...Please see https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.spc.noaa.gov__;!!DZ3fj= g!6Pr-gEpoUoRxViKgxIefwgb5f9S9bwANaTHeQMJlRo42QB9xwGPRO-zJv9eYezKpf7uXjNYxM= 923ewwt1odHtSDgF8M$ for graphic product...

    ATTN...WFO...DMX...EAX...FSD...OAX...

    LAT...LON 40249688 40929684 41939659 42419633 43079549 43309480
    43189418 42959391 42589392 41989430 41179480 40699525
    40339576 40109647 40249688=20


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