Normal snowfall & an update on our weekend storm

We've had so little snowfall in Kansas this winter (and the last two winters as a matter of fact) that it is easy to forget what normal is around here.

At this point in the season, we would typically have this much snow:

Almost all of the excitement for the rest of this week will be out east. All I saw yesterday in the national news were headlines like this:

And there is such a thing as a "bomb" cyclone in meteorology. Basically, if a storm intensifies so much an hour, over a 12-24 hour period, it can classified as a "bomb". It's nothing you can detonate, thank goodness, but it is usually a nightmare for travelers.

Could this storm be considered a Nor'easter? Yes! A storm that slides up the east coast, drawing in moisture from the ocean to produce major precipitation, can be classified as just that. But not every Nor'easter is a "bomb". 

We are still on track to watch a weekend storm cross the central US. It's not going to be anything close to a "bomb" cyclone, and unfortunately, with the track coming right over the state, most of the good rainfall will pass east of us. Some areas may get .10", but anything more than that would be quite a stretch. 

Our Future Track develops the rain showers Sunday morning and by mid-afternoon, almost all of it will be well east of us.

Another storm could be on the way later next week. Details still to come.