The first sign of this major winter storm was the tapping of sleet against our windows overnight. By this morning, we had received more sleet than snow in central Missouri and accumulations were modest in this region.
Periods of sleet and snow continued throughout the day but, as Arctic air filters down from the north, the precipitation has changed to all snow. Indeed, as I write this post, a band of moderate to heavy snowfall stretches from eastern Kansas to Washington DC. South of that band, an ice storm is placing power lines at risk and, farther south, severe thunderstorms are raking the Gulf Coast States.
Whether we reach our forecast total of a foot or more of snow remains uncertain but one must acknowledge the accuracy of the Weather Service models; seemingly off base this morning their predictions are coming to fruition this evening.
