Thursday, February 01, 2007
We’re not in the clear yet…
Light snow has pushed through the River Valley and as temps have warmed some, we’re seeing ice covered roads turn into a mix of slush and sand. Bridges and overpasses are likely still frozen with temps hovering just below the freezing mark. Not to sound like a broken record, but, if you must travel on snow covered roadways please use extreme caution. There have been numerous fender benders as well as cars that have simply slid off the road!
OK, let’s talk some weather! In mid layers of the atmosphere our wind flow is from the South West. This is carrying two batches of precipitation; one just to the north and south of Tulsa, this stretches back to the Ponca City area of OK and one stouter bull’s eye just to the north and west of Dallas. This fetch of precipitation is likely to give the Ouachita Mountains some additional snow, possibly along the order of a few inches or more up around the Queen Wilhelmina State park area. The big question is whether or not this southern batch will make it into the River Valley area. Timing wise, this would occur in the early evening.
In lower layers of the atmosphere, winds in association with the batch of precipitation near Tulsa are from the West North West, and as talked about, the batch near Dallas has movement to the East North East. Winds at about 5000’ are converging or coming together in the River Valley. This funneling affect will likely bring light precipitation into the area close to the early evening hours. Points southward will likely be affected more by the southern batch. NW AR will likely be clipped by the northern batch.
Additional accumulations for most of us at this point will be light with perhaps an additional inch or so falling in some of the heavier bands. Temps will remain chilly over the next several days with just a scant warm up on Sunday.
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Posted by Ted Zarras at 1:14 PM
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