After that point, Sieveking says the area of concern will experience waves of freezing rain until temperatures warm up.
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The advisory warns that up to three-quarters of an inch of ice could occur.
Forecasters are warning of the possibility of a weekend ice storm.
In a statement, Governor Greitens said “We will be closely monitoring the situation as it develops”. There is higher than normal consistency between all the models that a majority of what falls will indeed freeze on contact with temperatures at or just below the freezing mark on the surface.
Wichita Falls has received no measurable precipitation in 2017. If it’s below 32 degrees all the way down, you get snow.
A shallow layer of cold air in the atmosphere will accompany a storm over the central United States.
Saturday, there is a 50 percent chance of freezing rain.
But when the layer of warm air extends nearly all the way to the ground, the rain hits surfaces and freezes on contact.
At this time.It appears that areas south of highway 60 will have the potential of receiving between a tenth and quarter of an inch of freezing rain.
With the weather forecast calling for an extended ice storm this upcoming weekend, power companies are doing their best now to minimize the risk of outages.
This storm is still a few days out and the track can shift.
Such dire predictions are not being made. Widespread tree & power line damage.
An ice storm warning has been issued for most of Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas – including St. Joseph – beginning at 9 a.m. Friday.
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Friday morning rush hour commutes will be impacted by the freezing rain across most of Missouri’. A high rising to 54 is forecast for Monday, Martin Luther King Day, and rain is likely in the morning.
