Winds near hurricane strength are set to whip the central US, with white-outs, floods and tornadoes

[Eugene]

Source: CNN

Winds near hurricane strength are set to whip the central US, with white-outs, floods and tornadoes possible, too

By Allie Mazurek and Judson Jones, CNN
Updated 1824 GMT (0224 HKT) March 12, 2019

(CNN) — An intense and sprawling winter storm is expected to develop starting Tuesday across the Great Plains, delivering hurricane-force wind gusts, severe rain, heavy snow and floods for days across a wide swath of the central United States.

The storm is forecast to rapidly intensify overnight east of the Colorado Rockies. It will then trek slowly northeast through Thursday, delivering a variety of extreme weather from New Mexico to the Midwest.

Centered in Kansas as it hits its midweek peak, gusts as strong as 100 mph are possible as the storm toys with a state record low for sea level pressure, which is one indicator of storm strength.

A white-out is expected in parts of the northern Plains

Blizzard and winter storm warnings are in place for portions of Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska and South Dakota.

Heavy snow is expected in portions of the Rockies and northern Plains, with a foot or more falling in many areas.

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Read more: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/03/12/us/winter-storm-blizzard-snow-rain-wxc/index.html

[Sherman A1]

1. Thanks for posting

This looks to be a rather interesting upcoming event.

[MuseRider]

2. Watching tomorrow closely.

I am in Eastern Kansas where the wind gusts should not be quite as bad, I hope. I believe I read earlier that we are expecting maybe 65 MPH gusts and that is not terribly out of the ordinary, we get those during spring storms. If the 100 MPH gets closer to central Kansas there are some larger cities that might be impacted in a bad way.

The pressure found in a Cat 2 hurricane. Oh boy!

[MontanaMama]

3. One of my employees

was headed to Denver then to Sioux Falls tomorrow. Flights were cancelled and rescheduled for Thursday. That may not happen either.

[catbyte]

4. It's 37F now in southwest/central lower Michigan.

I just read the NWS Forecast Discussion. Highs tomorrow around 70F with a threat of severe thunderstorms and possibly tornadoes. Ah, springtime! No wonder my sinuses feel like shit.

Everybody please stay safe.