WINTER STORM and gusty winds!

After yesterday's major winter storm, which dumped large amounts of snow across Iowa, Missouri and Kansas and brought a 32F temperature drop as the cold front passed through central Illinois, I wonder who is going to have a white Christmas? Below are two maps. The first is a meteogram that monitors temperature, dewpoint temperature, pressure, wind speed and direction and precip type against time for the time period when the front passed through Champaign, IL. We had wind gusts in Springfield, IL up to 57 mph and C-U had wind gusts reaching 51 mph. At one time, the temperature in Jacksonville, IL was 26F, the temperature in Springfield, IL was 36F and the temperature in Decatur, IL was 52F. Pretty impressive cold front! The second in a map made by Intellicast that shows todays snow cover and depth. Monitor snow cover across the US here.