Strong Winds and Light Snow - December 11th-12th, 2010

Strong Winds and Light Snow - December 11th-12th

National Weather Service, Springfield, MO

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A powerful storm system affected much of the central United States on December 11th and 12th, 2010. A deep area of low pressure formed over the eastern Plains, and tracked east across the mid-Mississippi Valley. Across eastern Kansas and the Missouri Ozarks, a strong cold front swept across the region during the morning and early afternoon of December 11th. As that front passed, northwest winds increased to 25 to 35 MPH, with gusts between 35 at 45 MPH at many locations. The gusty winds continued through the overnight hours and into the day on the 12th, ushering in much colder temperatures, with wind chills dipping to near zero at many locations during the morning of the 12th.

In addition to the gusty winds, light snow began to overspread portions of the area very late on the 11th and into the early morning hours of the 12th. Snow accumulations ranged from between a trace and 1 inch in the Springfield area, to around 2 to 3 inches to the north and east in Rolla.

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NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO
1207 PM CST SUN DEC 12 2010

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 AM     SNOW             ROLLA                   37.95N 91.77W
12/12/2010  M3.0 INCH        PHELPS             MO   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     SNOW             DADEVILLE               37.48N 93.67W
12/12/2010  M2.0 INCH        DADE               MO   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     SNOW             4 S ASH GROVE           37.26N 93.58W
12/12/2010  M1.0 INCH        GREENE             MO   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     SNOW             3 NW COLE CAMP          38.49N 93.24W
12/12/2010  M1.0 INCH        BENTON             MO   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     SNOW             HARTVILLE               37.25N 92.51W
12/12/2010  M1.0 INCH        WRIGHT             MO   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     SNOW             2 S HORTON              37.95N 94.36W
12/12/2010  M1.0 INCH        VERNON             MO   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     SNOW             LOCKWOOD                37.39N 93.95W
12/12/2010  M1.0 INCH        DADE               MO   CO-OP OBSERVER

0700 AM     SNOW             SPRINGFIELD             37.20N 93.29W
12/12/2010  M1.0 INCH        GREENE             MO   OFFICIAL NWS OBS