We are very excited about the snow let's go for 10 inches yeah yeah yeah!!!!

Hi Gary,

When is the snow supposed to start in Harrisonville? The radar is showing us in the snow but there is not a flake outside. Is it just not making it to the ground?
Will this cut down the snow totals?And How much snow will fall here.
Thanks.

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Gary,

Once again you seem to hit the nail right on the head. I'll try and give you an update from Baldwin City about 9:00pm. Have a great day.

Ryan
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Ryan,

Keep us updated!

Gary

Gary and team,

Way to go, you guys are right on the money as usual. This is awesome and we would love a foot of snow in Bonner Springs. We will be watching you at 5 and 10 pm tonight for your dependable and accurate forecasts.

Gary:

Good afternoon sir!!! Well, I finally have something worthy to report: It is snowing in SW Lawrence!!!!! Yahoo!!! Temps. are beginning to fall slowly and we got snow!!!! Looks like some decent bands imbedded with in this so it is go time!!!!

Bill in Lawrence

Gary and the KSHB weather team, it is snowing lightly here in Berryton just southeast of Topeka's city limits. The temperature was as high as 34 but now is 32.9. I have some electronic weather equipment that is somewhat accurate. My barometer is now starting to fall. My guess is the storm seems to be strenghtening and we should get our 5 inches at least here. Keep tracking this Gary and I will send snow totals to you this evening and when it is finished snowing. Have a great time walking in the snow and tracking it. Michael/Topeka

That is the stuff I like to hear!!

I finally got the rest of the ice off of my driveway..... so bring on the snow. I can deal with that.

I will be happy with 4 inches but I would love to see more!!

So far we have had a little over 8 inches here at my house this season.

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Gary was wondering if you still have windy. I just moved back from tulsa and used to watch you then . I remember when you were at fox
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Michele,

Windy died in August, she was almost 17 years old. It was extremely sad, but what a great life she had.

Welcome back.

Gary

Gary-

Bring on the snow, I've got a pot of soup on and ready to just sit back and watch the flakes fly. Have fun with Stromy and Breezy tonight, our dog Foster LOVES the snow too!

I'll keep you updated from Olathe.

It just started snowing in Olathe at 2pm. Since tht is 4 hours earlier than predicted, does that mean higher snow totals?

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would you say it is safe to say

100%...................3"
80%....................4"
60%....................5"
40%....................6"
20%....................7"
10%....................8"

Also do you think we could wind up under a Heavy Snow Warning sometime tonight?
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Charles,

Perhaps yes. I am waiting another hour or two to see what the trends are.

Gary

It's snowing in Lenexa!!!!! 2:00pm. Just waiting for the heavier stuff now!

David

It's snowing in northern Linn County at 2pm. Since the snow was supposed to start later (3-5pm window) does this bode well for a higher snow total? Bring it on, we're hunkered down and ready.

Gary I saw that heavy snow warning also and was wondering what you thought.... however I know there is much more data to look at to see if our totals could go higher.. I will blog my snowfall from the northland bary rd and I 29 thanks for the update Jerry action weather fan

2:12 pm and in western Lenexa it is snowing lightly mixed with (?) rain,earlier then thought??? Have a good forecast and I want summer!!!! But know we have to go through this first. snow is better then ice.

Snow (flurries) started at 2:10 here at Antioch and 435. Thanks for all your hard work!

Gary-

Light to Moderate snow at 162nd & Mur-len.

Rob

WOW look at this the NWS is thinking this low will go across southern Missouri

http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/lowtracks/lowtrack.gif

Gary -- I live in western Olathe just south of K-10, and it started snowing here right about 2 pm, and although my outdoor thermometer shows temps above freezing, snow is starting to adhere to my roof and deck.

Julie E.

Dear Gary,
I am not sure if this is the right forum to ask this question, but I am suppose to leave Kansas City on Monday morning to drive to the Dallas area. Do you think I should go? Is there going to be ice in Oklahoma and Texas. I will be going 71 South to I-44 to I- 35 or something like that. Thanks for your time!

2:28pm and it's snowing in Lenexa! Yea!

I am not able to recieve either of your digital channels (broadcast), is this due to the ice or some other problem?

Gary - We're getting some steady, light snow here in Overland Park.

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It looks like the storm will move just south and east, leaving us with maybe 3"--I want more!!! But the radar echoes are sometimes misleading. We'll see what the RUC runs are at 3:30?
GaryB
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Gary,

You are likely underestimating.

Gary

Its 2:37 pm and we have falling snow here. Coming down pretty good. I will send you updates on totals thru out the night for Bonner if you want them.

Gary,
This is so exciting. I love the snow. It's coming down pretty well in Stanley.

Thanks for being with us this weekend Gary and keeping us updated on the blog.

I too will take my dog for a walk when we get some snow on the ground. It has been 1 week since I have walked him and he is going crazy. Just too icy to take a chance of breaking bones this past week.

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Moderate snow falling in Tonganoxie this hour. A dusting on the ground, but the snowfall has intensified significantly in the last 20 minutes. Good stuff!
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Jake,

Exciting, keep us updated with totals.

Gary

2:4opm Very light snow, 34 degrees at I-29 and 64th street.

Just started with some light snow in Greenwood! I'll give you a total for the 10pm news.

Tim in GW

Light Snow beginning to fall SE side of Lee's Summit.

Gary,
It's snowing lightly in leavenworth as of 230 pm we are waiting for our first inch of snow here this season let it snow..

Some snow in Platte City

It is snowing in Blue Springs now

Snow has begun to fall at KCI as of 2:56 PM. We're going to be using some serious glycol tonight!

Just started snowing up north near 48th and N Brighton. IS this going to be a good snow for building snowmen since it's near 32 degrees?

Heavy snow here in Overland Park near 151st & Metcalf. Started about 2:15. Sidewalks are covered aleady.

Gary,
It is snowing in Indep MO. Pretty good flakage!
Ryan

Hey Gary!!!! Its really coming down hard here in Drexel!!!! Some of the biggest snowflakes I have ever seen!! I bet we already almost have an inch!!

Hey Gary getting pretty heavy snow down here in Appleton City. My guess for the storm will be 4-8 inches for the Appleton City area just a guess.

Gary,

I can't believe my eyes!!!! IT'S SNOWING HERE IN LEAVENWORTH!!! Light snow started falling at 2:18pm. WE'RE LOVIN IT!!!

Looks like my weather theory is shot for this year...and I couldn't be happier!!
Looking forward to your updates tonight.

Janine

About 2:50 and snowing at 435 by Worlds of Fun WooHoo

Gary,

Moderate SNOW here at Independence. The radar echoes look impressive

Andy

I live in Piper it is 3:15 and snow is falling. It sterted about an hour ago. I think the snow we are getting write now is atleast modderate if not haevy. It started with just a few snowflakes and got heavier. Now, the snow is just falling and falling. Are we going to get a break in between the storm or will it not stop until the storm passes though? Write now for Piper it looks like you should rase the snowfall amounts!

Gary just looked at the NWS site and they have taken snow fall totals down. I think they are underestimating this storm greatly.

Snowing like crazy in Harrisonville. The driveway is covered. My son has put out an official wooden board to measure the snow totals with. At 3:25, the board is completely covered, and he is making snowballs with the stuff. He estimates near one inch. Yea!

Hey Gary,

I live in Piper it is 3:15 and snow is falling. It sterted about an hour ago. I think the snow we are getting write now is atleast modderate if not haevy. It started with just a few snowflakes and got heavier. Now, the snow is just falling and falling. Are we going to get a break in between the storm or will it not stop until the storm passes though? Write now for Piper it looks like you should rase the snowfall amounts!

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Hi Gary, OK chalk me up as one who is NOT a snow fan. I'm still scraping ice from last week. Still I have to grudgingly admit this is an interesting storm and accurate forecasts help cope. Hope you enjoy! Walt
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Walt,

I am sure you are not alone. I bumped into a few non snowlovers at breakfast this morning. Thank you for appreciating the accurate forecasts.

Gary

Gary Here in Kearney we have been getting snow since 3:15. It is AWESOME :)!!! Do you know about how much we will get here? It is coming down pretty fard and fast. I hope it just keeps coming and we get a foot LOL.. I doubt that will happen though. Well keep warm and I know you will be enjoying this just as much as I will.

Have a great weekend (I know I will be)

SNOWING IN SMITHVILLE!!!ITS FINALLY SNOWING IN THE NORTHLAND!It doesnt look to be sticking on the roadways although it is sticking to my sidewalk.Have fun tracking the storm!!!

Gary, I am out in KCK around K7 & Hollingsworth. It has been snowing for about an hour now and it is starting to stick to the concrete. I am looking forward to a nice snowstorm. Mark

Heavy Snow warning now out of Topeka for Emporia, Salina, Concordia.

Heavy Snow warning now out of Wichita for Wichita/Hutch area.

Heavy Snow warning out of Des Moines for Southern Iowa.

So....why isn't KC area (right in the middle of these heavy snow warnings....under an advisory with predicted less amounts?)

What gives?

The Heavy snow warnings are moving closer they are now just north of the State border and across the central Kansas including newly added Emporia to the list

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IT'S STARTED TO SNOW
Yes, yes, yes,

Nick in St. Joe with very light snow starting to fall.....

So is the low tracking to the south of KC like you suspected it might do, or is it just pulling up a lot more moisture as it nears?

3PM...nice work Gary..right on time. Now...looking at the WV...seems the low is still pretty far south, and seems to be hanging in there. Looks ok still. I think we should think about 5-8 inches. Just me...I am loving the echos, the ULL staying together...dunno.

4:15 in St. Joseph, very tiny flakes, just started to snow.

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Hi all - Well, the forecast decline to 3-5 inches, but frankly, the NWS (at least in this instance) apparently couldn't order a drunken stupor in a frat party. Perhaps they may luck out and be correct, but note that Topeka at 351 pm went from a Snow Advisory to a Heavy Snow Warning for some of its area - 3 to 7 inches - that is more like it I'd think, looking at radar.

However, I have noticed the NWS often hypes situations that don't come close to Warning status, yet stubbornly stick with Advisories, even when we are receiving 8-10 inches of snow. And incredibly, they never change the forecast. Pleasant Hill has issues, I think, of which forecasting sometimes is one.

Later,
Dog

1/2 inch of snow has fallen at my house already in Blue Springs. So far just a very steady snow nothing to heavy.

snow just started at about 4:pm in st joe,very lightly.

Gary,
Around a 1/2 inch an hour totals. around 1 inch in Indep mo.

Gary, it's 4:50 and we have over 1/2 inch here in the Shoal Creek area of Kansas City, MO.

Gary,

I live in Piper and it is 10:10! We have got at least four inches of snow, WOW! I thought we were only going to get 4-5 inches with the whole storm system! There sre big chunks of snow falling.

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Gary, my trip to Indianapolis was canceled last weekend because of the ice, I am re-scheduled to go this weekend, what are my chances of getting there? What does the weather look like for the weekend in Indianapolis?
Good work on forecasting this past weekends snowfall. I live in Greenwood and we had 6 inches of snow.
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Ann,

It looks cool, but no bad weather in Indy this weekend.

Thanks for the report and the kind comment.

Gary