Day 74: Upcoming Pattern Change

I normally do not include graphics such as those above in my 365 Blog, however, I’ll make an exception tonight.  These graphics, generated by the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Norman, OK, adequately capture my growing concerns for late this week into next week.  The exact details are still in question, but a strong storm moving through the central plains will tap into Gulf of Mexico’s moisture and the arctic’s cold air.  Before the cold air sweeps into the southern plains, severe thunderstorms will be possible in the warm sector of the storm, followed by a chance of accumulating snows in much of Kansas and possibly as far south as Oklahoma in the cold sector.

A lot can, and most likely, will, change in the coming days.  This developing high-impact weather event will most likely be the focus of my blogs this week.