Archive for February, 2009

Snow Ends, Cold Begins
February 28, 2009

The snow is ending across Arkansas this evening. Here is the Super Doppler radar image from 9:05 PM.

Now with a snow pack on the ground and clear skies overnight temperatures will drop very quickly. Lows overnight are expected to drop into the low to mid teens in northwest Arkansas where there is snow on the [...]

Snow Totals So Far
February 28, 2009

We have had reports in northern Franklin County from 1/2″ to 3/4″. Berryville right now tops the list with 1.5″ of snowfall.
Ross Ellet

7:00 P.M. Snow Update…Winter Weather Advisory
February 28, 2009

Snow continues to fall across northwest Arkansas this evening; a winter weather advisory has been issued in anticipation of road issues.  The counties in purple are in the current advisory that’s out until 3 a.m. 
Portions of Benton, Washington, and Carroll counties have already picked up over an inch of snow.  I had a report in [...]

Light Snow Continues
February 28, 2009

Light snow is expected through 7pm, with a few flurries possible after 7pm. Temperatures are in the middle 20s in northwest Arkansas. As a result roads are becoming slick and hazardous. The bridges and overpasses have some snow and ice in spots. Snow totals are expected to be between 0.5″ to 1.5″ in northwest Arkansas [...]

Round #2 Moving In
February 28, 2009

Light snow is likely in northwest Arkansas later on this afternoon. The best chance for light snow will be from 2pm to 7pm. Additional snow accumulations of up to 1/2″ are possible by this evening. Here is the Super Doppler radar image as of 1:26 pm.

Ross Ellet

Noon Saturday Snow Update..
February 28, 2009

It’s very cold outside with a stiff northwest wind.  Temperatures this afternoon will remain in the 30s with wind chills in the 20’s.   Please check on pets and outdoor animals. 

The upper level low responsible for the light snow this morning is still positioned to our north, but it’s expected to move into our area this [...]

4:30 AM Saturday Snow Update
February 28, 2009

The snowflakes have been flying during the early morning hours on Saturday. Here is the Super Doppler radar image at 4:30am. A band of light snow is moving through northwest Arkansas during the morning. This will taper off by late morning today.

Here is the expected timeline. Light snow or flurries are expected through 7am. Here is [...]

11:00 p.m. Updated Snow Forecast…
February 27, 2009

Looking at the radar echoes to our north, we may see a better chance for snow for Saturday morning.  The hardest part in this forecast is the placement of the upper level low. 

The models are pushing this low a little further east; however, please keep in mind, these cut-off lows are very hard to forecast, [...]

Snow Flurries & Cold
February 27, 2009

An upper level low is diving to the south and will move right overhead by tomorrow late morning. This will provide a lot of cold air, an increase in clouds and a chance for some scattered snow flurries Saturday morning. Here is the surface map for tomorrow morning.

Here is the surface map by afternoon.

There is [...]

Storm Chase Recap
February 27, 2009

I started the day over in Spiro hoping for something to pop during the afternoon since we had more sun than expected.  The cap was just too strong even with the extra sun so around 330pm I went home to wait on the storms to pop later.  As the storms began to pop up in [...]