2/13/12 to 2/19/12   Today: Snow before 9am, then snow likely, possibly mixed with freezing drizzle between 9am and noon, then snow likely, possibly mixed with drizzle and freezing drizzle after noon. High near 36. Breezy, with a south wind between 15 and 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than 1 inch possible. Tonight: A chance of drizzle or freezing drizzle before 9pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 26. South wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west northwest. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph. Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. West northwest wind at 7 mph becoming south southeast. Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain or drizzle after midnight. Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 33. Southeast wind between 3 and 7 mph. Wednesday: Rain likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a high near 59. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph becoming southwest. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33. Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Coffeyville       Independence Cherryvale     Caney Sedan   Parsons Elk City   Longton Chanute   Erie Columbus Chetopa Altamont   Neodesha Fredonia       Oswego Bartlesville   Nowata   South Coffeyville   Dewey Copan       Snow /Ice Facts When we say"several inches of snow are coming" that usually means 3"or more inches. Snowflakes are made up of ice crystals. The average snowflake falls at a speed of 3.1 miles per hour. The largest snowflakes ever recorded fell in the state of Montana in the United States of America. The snowflakes were 15 inches in diameter. All snowflakes have six sides. Believe it or not, snow is actually clear/transparent. Snow appears white because the crystals act as prisms. The term snow storm can describe a heavy snowfall while a blizzard involves snow and wind. Snow shower is a term for an intermittent snowfall, while flurry is used for very light, brief snowfalls. Once the snow is on the ground, it will settle under its own weight (largely due to differential evaporation) until its density is approximately 30% of water. The largest known piece of ice to fall to earth was an ice block 6 meters (20 ft) across that fell in Scotland on 13 August 1849.

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