Critical fire weather conditions, severe thunderstorms capable of producing severe wind gusts, large hail, strong tornadoes and heavy rainfall remain on tap for the central U.S. this evening. Flash flooding is also possible for portions of the Plains and Mississippi Valley. Very large hail up to 3 inches in diameter will be possible this evening across western Kansas. Read More >
Winter Storm conditions on December 13th, 2000
A potent upper level low pressure trough moved northeastward out of the Mississippi valley Wednesday morning...spreading a large area of moderate to occasionally heavy snow at times across Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio.
Arctic air remained in place across the upper midwest in the wake of Monday's storm. This was clearly evident in the crystalline structure of the snowflakes which were for most of the day quite small and took longer to accumulate. Snowfall rates on order averaged 1/2 inch per hour. Nonetheless, by late Wednesday evening there were several inches of new snow on the ground. Winds remained fairly weak as the actual surface low tracked through the lower Mississippi valley. However, even winds of 10 to 20 mph were able to blow the dry snow around easily with drifting reported in rural areas. 4 to 8 inches of snowfall were reported across the area. Generally, most locations saw between 4 and 6 inches with the heaviest amounts confined to along and south of the US 24 corridor...see the map. The heaviest snowfall report came from Grissiom AFB with 8 inches. Additional site specific snowfall amounts can be found in our latest public information statement.
This story written by Todd Holsten
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