Weather and Market Commentary: January 20, 2010
January 20, 2010 by sabrina829
Wednesday, January 20, 2010:
Except for the far northwestern Corn Belt through parts of the Northern Plains, this has been a month that has featured sub-normal amounts of precipitation for a large part of the Nation’s midsection. However, that is going to be changing in a big way, with today’s storm marking the beginning of a wet stretch of weather that likely will last through the end of the month. Freezing rain is a big problem this morning over the heart of the Corn Belt with winter weather advisories, freezing rain advisories, and even ice storm warnings posted for much of Nebraska, Iowa, northern Illinois southwestern Wisconsin, and southern Minnesota. Many roads in that area are partially or completely covered with ice, and additional significant ice accumulation is expected for especially this morning in an area from northwestern Iowa southeastward through northern Illinois. Further south it is rain, with radar suggesting some fairly big amounts falling early on this Wednesday over the lower Ohio River Valley and the far northern Delta. This storm eventually bring a lot of 1-2 inch rains (and locally heavier) for most of the Delta and the Southeast for today and tomorrow; some severe storms with this activity cannot be ruled out.
The storm described above is really just the first in a series of storms to impact a lot of the Nation through the end of the month. California has already been hit hard by stormy weather, but their worst may still be yet to come as a fierce storm hits them for tomorrow night and Friday. It will be that same storm that hits the midsection of the country for the weekend. That storm will be strong enough to draw a lot of warm air into the region, so the bulk of the precipitation will fall as rain in the Corn Belt. Considerable snow will fall in much of the Northern Plains, with a good deal of wind accompanying that snowfall. Severe weather in the Delta and Southeast for the weekend looks to be a good bet as well. When you combine the two storm systems together, melted precipitation amounts of around an inch or a little more will not be uncommon for a sizable part of the Corn Belt, with 2-4 inches of rain and locally heavier for the Delta and Southeast. But that is not the end of it, as there are strong signs of another weather system for around January 28 and potentially a bigger system right at month’s end.
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Weather and Market Commentary: January 20, 2010
January 20, 2010 by sabrina829
Wednesday, January 20, 2010:
Except for the far northwestern Corn Belt through parts of the Northern Plains, this has been a month that has featured sub-normal amounts of precipitation for a large part of the Nation’s midsection. However, that is going to be changing in a big way, with today’s storm marking the beginning of a wet stretch of weather that likely will last through the end of the month. Freezing rain is a big problem this morning over the heart of the Corn Belt with winter weather advisories, freezing rain advisories, and even ice storm warnings posted for much of Nebraska, Iowa, northern Illinois southwestern Wisconsin, and southern Minnesota. Many roads in that area are partially or completely covered with ice, and additional significant ice accumulation is expected for especially this morning in an area from northwestern Iowa southeastward through northern Illinois. Further south it is rain, with radar suggesting some fairly big amounts falling early on this Wednesday over the lower Ohio River Valley and the far northern Delta. This storm eventually bring a lot of 1-2 inch rains (and locally heavier) for most of the Delta and the Southeast for today and tomorrow; some severe storms with this activity cannot be ruled out.
The storm described above is really just the first in a series of storms to impact a lot of the Nation through the end of the month. California has already been hit hard by stormy weather, but their worst may still be yet to come as a fierce storm hits them for tomorrow night and Friday. It will be that same storm that hits the midsection of the country for the weekend. That storm will be strong enough to draw a lot of warm air into the region, so the bulk of the precipitation will fall as rain in the Corn Belt. Considerable snow will fall in much of the Northern Plains, with a good deal of wind accompanying that snowfall. Severe weather in the Delta and Southeast for the weekend looks to be a good bet as well. When you combine the two storm systems together, melted precipitation amounts of around an inch or a little more will not be uncommon for a sizable part of the Corn Belt, with 2-4 inches of rain and locally heavier for the Delta and Southeast. But that is not the end of it, as there are strong signs of another weather system for around January 28 and potentially a bigger system right at month’s end.
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