December weather is back - chance for rain & snow

Welcome to Monday. Just 10 more days until Christmas and after having some springlike weather over the weekend, it's feeling like December outside today. This huge storm spinning over Kansas was responsible for helping develop thunderstorms and the brief tornado that touched down in Harper county. After it happened, we started looking to see when the last December tornado in Kansas took place, and it's more than 10 years ago. We believe it may have been 2002. So December tornadoes in Kansas are rare, but they have been documented in every month of the year. And look at this crazy hailstone that fell in Oklahoma City yesterday. They take on some weird shapes sometimes when smaller hailstones stick to the bigger pieces of ice. I'm not sure how I would report it to the National Weather Service or media, but it's a big piece of ice!

Photo sent by David Gruber

The next system moving our way isn't nearly as strong as the one that is moving out of Kansas today. It will have some moisture to work with, and the clouds will start showing up Wednesday afternoon as it gets closer. The moisture should begin moving in shortly after dark and could continue into Thursday morning. Based on the temperatures, we will be borderline cold enough for snow, and that's why we are calling it a mix. Some snow could mix with the rain, and then by Thursday morning, it could be all snow for a few hours. However, because the moisture is somewhat limited, I would expect snow accumulations to be an inch or less. This will not be a big system.

Afternoon temperatures Thursday will be in the 30s, which is much cooler than what some of us have had in over a week. But considering winter begins on Sunday, seeing highs in the 30s isn't really out of the ordinary. Have a good day!