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PITTSBURG —
The Midwest is bracing for a winter storm, and the latest projections include Crawford County in the swath of forecasted snow.
On Tuesday evening, Crawford County and the entire region covered by the Springfield National Weather Service forecast office was in a winter storm watch, with winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories just to the west and south.
Meteorologist Steve Lindenberg said this winter storm has some distinguishing characteristics.
“It’s a pretty interesting storm,” he said. “Not your typical setup for a storm.”
“The interesting thing with this system is it is fairly strong and there is some instability in the middle of the atmosphere,” Lindenberg said.
This means the storm could have the potential to contain embedded thunderstorms in addition to snow, freezing rain and sleet.
Lindenberg said the Pittsburg area likely will begin to see precipitation Wednesday afternoon, but that the timing will depend on how quickly the dry air currently in place gets erroded by the moist air moving in.
“A very strong low is going to be moving into the plain as we head into tomorrow night,” he continued. “Initial preciptiation is anticipated to begin in the afternoon.
He said the storm should start to end in the Thursday afternoon through evening hours.
While winter storms bring the concern of ice, briefings by the National Weather Service clarified that a glaze of ice is possible, but that this is not forecast to be a major ice storm.
Lindenberg said the area likely will be looking at up to .1 to .15 inches of ice.
“These transitions are going to be so fine that it’s hard to get a prediction on this,” he added.
The Midwest is bracing for a winter storm, and the latest projections include Crawford County in the swath of forecasted snow.
On Tuesday evening, Crawford County and the entire region covered by the Springfield National Weather Service forecast office was in a winter storm watch, with winter storm warnings and winter weather advisories just to the west and south.
Meteorologist Steve Lindenberg said this winter storm has some distinguishing characteristics.
“It’s a pretty interesting storm,” he said. “Not your typical setup for a storm.”
“The interesting thing with this system is it is fairly strong and there is some instability in the middle of the atmosphere,” Lindenberg said.
This means the storm could have the potential to contain embedded thunderstorms in addition to snow, freezing rain and sleet.
Lindenberg said the Pittsburg area likely will begin to see precipitation Wednesday afternoon, but that the timing will depend on how quickly the dry air currently in place gets erroded by the moist air moving in.
“A very strong low is going to be moving into the plain as we head into tomorrow night,” he continued. “Initial preciptiation is anticipated to begin in the afternoon.
He said the storm should start to end in the Thursday afternoon through evening hours.
While winter storms bring the concern of ice, briefings by the National Weather Service clarified that a glaze of ice is possible, but that this is not forecast to be a major ice storm.
Lindenberg said the area likely will be looking at up to .1 to .15 inches of ice.
“These transitions are going to be so fine that it’s hard to get a prediction on this,” he added.
