Strong storms, heavy rain, snow, and extreme winds all ahead
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - We are about to get thumped by a powerful storm system, and we are First Warning you for heavy rain and even a few strong to severe storms Tuesday.
Wednesday’s weather may well be dangerous and has been elevated to our highest alert, a First Warn Weather Day, due to snow and extremely powerful winds. Near-blizzard conditions and wind gusts from 60 to 70 mph are possible.
The front and low-pressure system is much more likely to develop widespread showers and thunderstorms overnight into early morning Tuesday. We anticipate two rounds of strong storm cells, the first and largest being in the morning. The highest severe weather risks involve high wind and moderately sized hail, the size of a half dollar or larger. Heavy rain and lightning are also a concern.
We should see a slight breakdown of rain and storm activity progressing into the early afternoon Tuesday, but by late afternoon between 4 and 6 p.m.. We should start bringing back more active thunderstorms and the threat for a few isolated severe storms as well. The wind gusts throughout Tuesday are expected around 25 mph with small opportunities to increase to up to 30 mph. Moving into Tuesday overnight, the backside of low pressure will pull in just enough cold air for frozen precipitation to develop. This means snow is anticipated early Wednesday morning.
At this time, we do not anticipate a significantly large amount of snow. Model data through the morning and over the weekend have been confident in ranging between 1 to 2 inches of snow accumulation, but there is a concern that with this snow will come exceptionally high wind.
A high wind watch will be in effect Tuesday night continuing through Wednesday with gusts between 45 and 50 mph with pockets up to 55 mph. This can make driving difficult and flight delays or cancellations a possibility. Wednesday afternoon will also see a significant drop in temperature into the upper 30s and lower 40s for daytime highs. Feel like temperatures are anticipated in the teens due to wind. Luckily, the wind will die down moving into Thursday, and temperatures will begin rebounding. Partly sunny skies with temperatures in the upper 40s and lower 50s move in Thursday.
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