3.0″ total snowfall as of 2:45pm… and likely no additional accumulating snow. This will probably be the last post regarding the meteorology of this event.  On water vapor imagery, it certainly appears the primary mid level vorticity max (denoted by the red “X”) is tracking a bit farther to the north.  This has kept Dodge City dry after the last band moved rapidly through around Noon.  Classic dry intrusion… actually two of them (denoted by the yellow arrows).  Much farther to the south where the major dry intrusion is ejecting out into Texas, a significant wind storm is occurring with widespread 60 to 70 mph winds being reported in gusts across West Texas.  Guadalupe Pass is even experiencing some 100 mph gusts at times.  As of the valid time of the surface charts below, the surface vorticity center was located near Coldwater, KS.  Nice surface baroclinicity with 11°F at Springfield, CO (far southeast CO) and 62°F at Lubbock, TX.  Fascinating storm system, even though I pretty much got shafted here in Dodge City as compared to other snow lovers northeast of here!

2.8″ as of 11:30am. I went out and shot photos around the house, including my neighbors awesome Sante Fe style home.  As of 11:30am, I measured 2.8″ uniform on the driveway.  Wind continues to be very weak, which is unusual for western Kansas snows.  Below is a photo of my awesome red dumpster amidst the snowfall:

2.2″ snowfall as of 7:00am. The dry intrusion has hit… and it is only snowing very lightly at this time.  There is an even 2.2″ of accumulation on the driveway.  There really isn’t much wind to speak of either.  The worst of the wind will occur later this evening once the low moves east of here, but by that time falling snow is expected to be long gone.  We may see another inch or perhaps 2″ as the next surge comes out of northeastern New Mexico… so a final of 3 or 4″ is probably reasonable for Dodge City.  I may take a few photos around the house later on today… but I’m going to catch more sleep for now.