Can't believe we are forecasting a blizzard again but here we go. The blizzard will affect Interstates 70, 80, 29, 90 and 35. I strong recommend not traveling (we lost ~20 people in multi-car accidents this past Friday) unless it is a genuine emergency. Snow amounts in parts of north central Kansas and south central Nebraska will exceed 6 inches in places.  The color code: Orange = blizzard warning Gold = high wind warning Maroon = red flag warning (wildfire conditions) Pink = winter storm warning  Dark blue = winter storm watch Purple = winter weather advisory  Brown = high wind watch I believe that blizzard or near blizzard conditions will occur even farther to the southeast, at least as far southeast as Manhattan and Salina and -- perhaps -- Hutchinson in Kansas.  Radar forecast (snow = blue with the heavier rate of snowfall darker blue) for 8am Wednesday. 

Compared to this morning (scroll down), there is a new area of southeast Nebraska (including Omaha -Council Bluffs) under a blizzard warning (orange). However, I believe winds will gust to 50 mph with significant snow as far south as I-70 in the Topeka-KC-Blue Springs areas on Wednesday morning.  It is likely there will be flight delays in Denver, Kansas City and Omaha over the next two days.  Here's a quick summary of the colors: Orange, blizzard warning  Pink (South Dakota and northeast New Mexico), winter storm warning  Gold, high wind warning. Gusts to 70 mph possible in the High Plains Brown, high wind watch Dark green, winter storm watch  Magenta, fire weather forecast Purple, winter weather advisory  Sand, wind advisory  Keep in mind that tornadoes and damaging thunderstorm winds are quite possible overnight in Oklahoma and north Texas.  Yellow is an enhanced risk of tornadoes. Brown is a significant risk. No tornadoes are expected before 1...

Here is the color code: Orange, blizzard  warning. This includes I-70, 80 and 76. Update, I would like to see the blizzard warning extended south to U.S. 50 in southeast Colorado.  Brown, high wind warning  Purple, winter weather advisory Dark Blue, winter storm watch Magenta, fire weather warning Pale brown, wind advisory Please factor the forecasts into your plans!

Updated Snow Amount Forecast for the Middle Atlantic Region Additional Freezing Rain Starting at 7pm EST NWS Winter Weather Impacts Map While I have quite a few issues with this winter storm impacts product (it underestimates extensive duration power outages like the ones in southeast Missouri right now) and six inches of snow in blizzard conditions (in progress in part of Kansas south of the red area), I want to use it to point out the "extreme impacts" forecast over southwest Indiana and from Louisville and to the southwest in Kentucky. Power outages may cause severe impacts. While on the subject of impacts, all flights to/from Kansas City International Airport are cancelled for the rest of the day.  Please remember that I provide real-time updates on Twitter @usweatherexpert.  12:15pm Video Added Blizzard in progress over Kansas City suburb of Olathe. Taken at 12:09pm Radar as of 6pm EST Note the current radar versus the snapshot I posted last this morning. An excellent ma...

Late Update at 10pm Blizzard warning now includes the entire KC Metro In Kansas, power outages are increasing rapidly. That will continue tonight and Sunday. Radar at 10pm Precipitation across the area is increasing geographically. There are many areas of drizzle in eastern Kansas that are not being depicted because radar does not detect drizzle well.  We are now starting to see power outages in Kansas with about 1,000 homes and businesses without power . It will only go downhill from here.  The forecasts depicted below still look good. This will be the last update of the evening.  Below is a forecast storm snapshot for 9am Sunday ----- Blizzard warning extended into the north suburbs of Kansas City and into north central Missouri. Also, lightning and thunder will occur tonight in the blizzard warning area in Kansas. At 6:40, I've added far southern Nebraska is added to the blizzard warning. Locally heavier amounts of freezing rain/snow will occur with the thunderstorms....