Models remain inconsistent with what will occur this weekend, after making it appear that a near blizzard would impact the area early in the week to having nothing for NE mid-week, they are finally coming to
some agreement. The NAM has the system moving through early Saturday before it slides off to the East and strengthens becoming a big player for MO into the Ohio Valley were the storms impact will be much greater. Current models have only light snow falling across Much of E NE, starting in the early morning hours Saturday with flurries lasting through much of the day, there are some indications that a very narrow band of moderate snow may work East across the region, though given the models inconsistencies and poor performance as of late I'm not real confident in this actually verifying making snowfall totals tough to forecast at this point, though the NWS is currently calling for 1-3" for much of E NE, though from what I'm currently seeing in the models I think most would be lucky to see more than flurries, though if that narrow band of moderate snow does happen to move over your area you could pick up a quick couple of inches, just tough to currently tell if and where that band will setup. Regardless of rather or not you see any accumulating snowfall (I have a feeling many won't) winds will be somewhat of a issue on Saturday as the low deepens just to our East.
NWS issued this disscussion this evening
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SNOW WILL BECOME LIKELY ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT...SPREADING FROM WEST TO EAST...THEN ENDING THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS COULD AVERAGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHWEST IOWA. IN ADDITI ON TO THE
SNOW...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WHICH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. SOME DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. DUE TO THE HOLIDAY TRAVEL WEEKEND...STAY TUNED FOR LATER UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER WEATHER SITUATION.
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