SATURDAY MORNING SNOW CHANCE

The top computer model image is a prediction of what the temperatures, winds, and pressure lines might look like during Saturday morning. I drew in a cold front and also labelled the 25, 30 and 35 degree lines. Temperatures are cold enough for snow in most places except for right along the front. Notice in the computer model image below, the precipitation output indicates .10"-.20" of liquid across Arkansas. That could translate to an inch or two of snow with lighter amounts possible across southern Missouri. It appears as if there is a chance for rain showers transitioning over to snow showers across Arkansas and southern Missouri on Saturday morning. A dusting up to and inch is possible. If the track of the low changes from what the model is predicting for that time frame, then the snow may miss the southern portion of the Ozarks. Keep checking the blog for further updates or watch KOLR10 and KSFX News.

Thunderstorm Line

The line of storms producing small hail is racing northeast at about 50 mph. Expect occasional hail from 3/4 to 1" in diameter east of a line from Harrison AR to Eminence MO tonight.

Meso Update #1

Radar at 10:00 pm 2/17

Severe thunderstorms warning for portions of Stone (MO), Christian and Taney.

Primary threat will be hail up to 1" in diameter.

Thunderstorms with Hail

Storms have popped up in northeastern Oklahoma. Severe Thunderstorms Warning has just been extended into Benton County, AR.

These storms appear to be elevated with the primary risk hail up to one inch in diameter.

Folks in northern Arkansas and extreme southern Missouri should watch for this threat over the next several hours.

Colder Trend

We'll spend most of the days through the weekend rather chilly.

Late Wednesday will be blustery with winds out of the northwest.

A clipper low passes to the northeast Friday bring in a temporary wedge of warm air in on west winds.

The weekend turns verty chilly once again

The next storm of any meaning will approach the area Monday night.

Northeastern Storm Wednesday-Thursday

A band of heavy snow will set up over portions of the northeastern U.S. for the next few days.

Another "clipper" we be sweeping through this same area Friday.

This is part of a shift toward colder conditions for the eastern half of the country through the weekend.

Snow Earlier Sunday

Thanks for the photo!

One of our blog followers, Jayme in Mtn Home, took a picture of the surprise snow down that way early on Sunday.

The fast-moving system was only expected to produce flurries but it did manage to squeeze out measureable snow across southern Missouri and northern Arkansas.