Weather is Wacky in Missouri

The Snow fell heavy across the parkland area all day on Friday bringing snowflakes as big as gerbils at times. Residents wondered how deep it would get as it continued to tumble down hour after hour. Parents started receiving phone calls around 11 a.m. from the Farmington School district telling them that their children would be sent home early due to the heavy snowfall. The snow kept falling hard throughout the afternoon however did not accumulate as was expected by the national weather service officials. Ground temperatures remained much to warm throughout the evening therefore accumulations were held to a minimum. Around 7 p.m the snow started to accumulate on grassy surfaces and trees, it was not until around 8 p.m. snow started to accumulate on the roadways. Road crews worked hard around the parkland to keep the roads clear and passable with great success as the snow started to taper off the later the evening grew. Residents of the area woke up to about an inch to an inch and a half of snow fall and ice on their vehicles, grassy surfaces and untreated roadways.

National Weather Service models and local meteorologists are predicting more wild weather from Sunday night into Tuesday afternoon and have already issued a winter storm watch for the entire eastern portion of Missouri including the parkland area. Residents are encouraged to monitor latest forecasts as this next storm system could prove to wreck havoc on Monday and Tuesday morning commutes. Latest forecast models indicate a system's approaching from the north west and from the south west at the same time and are expected to merge right over our area. Latest indications show at least a six inch plus snowfall with up to ten inches possible locally. Snow drifts with high winds are not out of the question.

It is highly unusual for two systems to merge over our area like this a local meteorologist stated this morning. Washington, D.C., might be getting dumped on right now as well, but were sure not in Florida here in Missouri. Its cold, Its snowy, and its clearly winter my friends, one of the worst we've seen in a long long time.

Signing off
Raymond J. Moore
02/06/2009