4:50 a.m. weather update

4:50 a.m. weather update

TO LOSE HIM.WEATHER.THIS IS MORE MY WHEELHOUSE THANSPORTS.LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT ISHAPPENING.THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE, THECENTER OF THE STORM IS COMINGTHROUGH OKLAHOMA.JUST SOUTH OF TULSA.NOTICE THERE IS A DRY SLOT ASWELL.WE CAN SEE THAT STARTING TO WORKUP A LITTLE BIT INTO SOUTHERNPORTIONS OF OUR VIEWING AREA.WE WANT YOU TO SEE THE BACKSIDEOF THIS IS STILL A BIT OF SNOW.THAT IS STILL GOING TO CIRCULATETHROUGH.DO NOT LET THAT TEMPORARY DRYSLOT MAKE YOU THINK THEPRECIPITATION IS GOING TO SHUTOFF FOR THE DAY.IT IS NOT.YOU CAN SEE THE DRY SPOTSTARTING TO WORK UP.AS ANTICIPATED WE HAVE THREEPHASES OF PRECIPITATION,FREEZING RAIN, SLEET, AND SNOWALL INDICATED AS THIS WORKS TOTHE NORTH AND NORTHWEST.THIS IS MOVING AT 20 MILES ANHOUR.THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE ONTHE COUNTRY CLUB PLAZA WHEREEVERY WEATHER TAKE WE WILL LOOKDOWN ON THE STREET.YOU CAN CERTAINLY SEE THE STREETIS COVERED WITH ICE AND SNOTHE TEMPERATURE IS 20 DEGREES.WINDS ARE FROM THE NORTHEAST,SUSTAINED.GUSTING 25 TO 30 MILES AN HOURTHIS MORNING.PAVEMENT TEMPERATURES ARE BELOWFREEZING AND WILL REMAIN BELOWFREEZING THROUGHOUT THIS EVENTAND DURING THE DAY TOMORROW.THE AIR TEMPERATURE IS 31 ANDWARRENSBURG, 28 IN KANSAS CITY.ONLY 18 IN MARYVILLE.WIND CHILL’S ARE IN THE TEENSAND LOW 20’S.THIS WILL BE THE CASE ALL DAYLONG.THE AIR TEMPERATURE WILL NOTFLUCTUATE BUT THE WIND CHILLREMAIN IN THE TEENS WITH GUEST25 TO 30 MILES PER HOUR.WHEN WE START TO SEE THE SNOWAND ICE ACCUMULATE ON POWERLINES AND TREE BRANCHES AND THE25 TO 35 MILE PER HOUR WINDGUSTS IS WHEN THE POWER LINESGET PUT IN JEOPARDY BECAUSE THEYBEGIN SWAYING, TREE LIMBS BEGINSWAYING, AND IF THEY FAULT, THATIS WHEN WE GET POWER OUTAGES.WE’LL BE WATCHING FOR THATESPECIALLY IN THIS PART OFMISSOURI WHERE ICE IS GOING TOBE ACCUMULATING THICKER THAN ITWILL IN KANSAS CITY OR TO THENORTH.OUR FUTURESCAN SHOWS THIS IS11:00.I PAUSED FOR A REASON.SEE THE DARKER BLUE?THERE WILL BE AN ENHANCEMENT INTHE ATMOSPHERE THAT CREATEHEAVIER SNOWFALL BETWEEN 9:00AND 11:00 THIS MORNING.THE INTENSITY SHOULD DIE DOWN ASTHE SYSTEM BEGINS TO PULL AWAY.THE PRECIPITATION STARTING TOSHUT OFF AROUND 5:00.THE WINTER STORM WARNING GOESUNTIL 8:00 BECAUSE THE IMPACTSWILL CONTINUE.CENTRAL MISSOURI IT WILL HAVEMORE OF AN ICE STORM..3 TO HALF AN INCH.LEE’S SUMMIT AND BELTON, ABOUT AQUARTER OF AN INCH.IN THE CITY, LESS THAN A QUARTEROF AN INCH AND NOT MUCH ICENORTH OF THE CITY.THAT IS WHERE YOU PICK UPHEAVIER SNOW.THREE TO FIVE INCHES WILL BE THEHEAVIEST AMOUNT.TOTALS WILL TAPER OFF TO THENORTH AND SOUTH, ESPECIALLY TOTHE SOUTH WHERE IT IS MORE EYES.HERE YOU CAN SEE HOW MUCH SNOWWILL BE ACCUMULATING GREATDURING THE 1:00 HOUR, DOES GO TOFOUR INCHES OF SNOW.BY 5:00, FIVE INCHES OF SNOW.KATIE: -- DONNA: A LIVE LOOK ATDOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY AS THE SNOWHAS STARTED TO BLANKET THESTREETS THERE.DO NOT GET OUT IF YOU DO NOTHAVE TO.OUR CREWS ARE WATCHING ROADCONDITIONS TO MAKE SURE THOSE OFYOU WHO DO