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March 2008
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Matt Chambers: December 2007 ArchivesI hope you all had a wonderful Christmas Holiday! I've been out of the storm center since Thursday of last week, fortunate enough to have some time off around Christmas. So, my family and I did the same thing that many of you did. We hit the road, headed for our native territory of northwest Missouri -- St. Joseph, MO, to be exact. Of course, it was wonderful to be in the midst of family and friends for the Holiday, but the t... Two waves of wintery weather rolled through the bi-state area over the weekend. Round one arrived early Saturday morning, December 15, bringing a mix of rain, freezing rain, sleet, and snow. The second round developed to our west and southwest Saturday afternoon, intensifying as it moved into the St. Louis metropolitan area. Thundersnow (a snow storm producing lightning and thunder) was reported for a brief time in p... How's that for wishy-washy? Forecasting the weather in and around St. Louis at any time of the year is difficult at best, but there is no more challenging time than late fall and winter. The last few days have been evidence enough of that, as merely a few miles meant the difference between freezing rain and rain, between losing power and keeping the lights on, between icy roads and wet roads. Now comes our next challenge -- Sa... They say there are three things that really count in the real estate business... Location, location, location. The same is true in the world of weather, and Thursday's winter-style storm system is proof of that. The line is fairly sharp between those who woke up Friday morning to snow on the ground and those that were left with more of a sleet/snow/freezing rain mix accumulation. That line basically runs from Columbia, MO to ... Much of our area is now (or soon will be) under either a snow advisory or a winter weather advisory. Check out the main page of KMOV.com, and take a look at the weather alert text scrolling near the top of the page. This will tell you if your area is included in either of these advisories. So, when does the wintery weather arrive, and is accumulating snow or ice really going to be a problem? ... |
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