Tornado Outbreak / Blizzard / High Winds / Flash Flooding
My head is spinning from this storm! I haven’t seen such a dynamic storm in the spring time like this one in a long time! I will discuss each aspect of this storm below;
WINTER STORM / BLIZZARD : The most likely areas for a winter storm will occur over north central Nebraska westward through western Nebraska, western and central South Dakota. the Heaviest accumulations will occur near the or just west of the freezing line near Valentine Nebraska where precipitation intensity will be maximized in the cold air area. About 7-12″ of snowfall will be possible in northern Nebraska with 2-6″ over western and north central Nebraska. As this storm moves east it could also produce accumulations of snow from I-80 north in eastern Nebraska mainly under 3″ but if the storm can keep its intensity and the freezing line moves through quicker eastern Nebraska may be in for a surprise. High winds mainly on the northwestern side of the storm will cause Blizzard conditions with wind speeds nearing 60 MPH.These kind of wind speeds can produce tree and power line damage so please stay safe.
Tornado Outbreak / Severe Storms : Severe storms are starting to form across south central Nebraska and northern Kansas as I type this and big line of super cells will form from there to central Kansas and through central Oklahoma and Texas and spread east. Areas of central and eastern Oklahoma will have its svere weather values maximized thus Tornadic potential will be very high with strong damaging long tracked tornadoes.
Heavy Rain / Flash Flooding : Heavy rainfall will be quite common for any storm in Kansas and Oklahoma but also heavy rainfall amounts will be quite common from central Nebraska through eastern Nebraska and Iowa. Rainfall totals will be highest in eastern Nebraska from .75-3″ and even some models are forming 4″ amounts!
