WeatherFanatics: LIVE: Blizzard Continues in Kansas; Gusty Storms Approach New Orleans

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

LIVE: Blizzard Continues in Kansas; Gusty Storms Approach New Orleans

By Kevin Byrne, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer

November 17,2015; 11:03PM,EST

A powerful storm swept through the U.S. Plains Monday night into Tuesday spawning multiple tornadoes from Texas to Nebraska.
The same system spread snow and blizzard conditions across Colorado, forcing major travel delays on roadways and in the air. Some areas outside of Denver recorded up to 15 inches of snow on Tuesday morning.
"A large area of rain and thunderstorms will continue to slowly push eastward across the Mississippi Valley through tonight," AccuWeather Meteorologist Jordan Root said. "Wind gusts between 60 and 70 mph may accompany the thunderstorms along with very heavy rain that could lead to flooding."
There is also a tornado risk across the lower Mississippi Valley this evening, he added.
For storm reports from Monday night into early Tuesday morning, click here.

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UPDATES: (All times are listed in CST)
10:03 p.m. CST Tuesday: Heavy rain and fog are occurring at Memphis International Airport where there are currently delays, the FAA reported.

9:58 p.m. CST Tuesday: About 6,300 Memphis Light, Gas and Water customers are without power due to storms, the utility reported.

9:54 p.m. CST Tuesday: 2.51 inches of rain in 3 hours at Tunica, Mississippi, MesoWest reports.
9:51 p.m. CST Tuesday: 1.69 inches of rain in 3 hours at Jennings, Louisiana, MesoWest reports.

9:44 p.m. CST Tuesday: Record rainfall occurred Tuesday in Little Rock, Arkansas.
9:38 p.m. CST Tuesday: More than 3,700 Louisiana customers are without power after storms, utilities report.
9:29 p.m. CST Tuesday: Snowy, windy travel on I-70 at Oakley, Kansas, KansasDOT webcam shows.

9:05 p.m. CST Tuesday: Interstate 70 is closed in part of Colorado to the Kansas state line.
9 p.m. CST Tuesday: Wind damage reported in Obion County, Tennessee.
8:57 p.m. CST Tuesday: Treacherous road conditions in Stockville, Nebraska.
8:22 p.m. CST Tuesday: Snow continues to spread throughout western Kansas.

7:29 p.m. CST Tuesday: Road closures reported in Oklahoma due to slippery travel and low visibility.
7:05 p.m. CST Tuesday: Snow continues to cause travel disruptions in Kansas.
6:54 p.m. CST Tuesday: Kansas City, Missouri, has received 1.27 inches of rain today, breaking the old daily record of 1.14 inches set in 1958.
6:40 p.m. CST Tuesday: Flash flooding expected to increase around Memphis, Tennessee.
5:55 p.m. CST Tuesday: The visibility in Goodland, Kansas has been less than one mile since 12:36 p.m. Tuesday afternoon.
5:31 p.m. CST Tuesday: Torrential downpours have caused some roadway flooding across Missouri.
5:04 p.m. CST Tuesday: Heavy rain has fallen across much of Missouri over the past 24 hours.
24 Hour Rainfall Totals (Starting 5 p.m. CST Monday)

City, State	Rainfall Total
Rolla, Missouri	4.85"
West Plains, Missouri	4.47"
Kaiser, Missouri	4.29
Columbia, Missouri	3.87
Jefferson City, Missouri	3.69"

4:55 p.m. CST Tuesday: North Little Rock, Arkansas has received 2.21 inches of rain so far today, washing away the old daily rainfall record of 0.85 of an inch set in 1996.
4:31 p.m. CST Tuesday: Visibility is down to 100 yards in parts of northwest Kansas due to heavy, blowing snow, according to law enforcement.

4:03 p.m. CST Tuesday: A roof was blown off a house on East Mount Zion Road near Monticello, Arkansas, according to Emergency Managers. Trees were also blown down in the area.
3:55 p.m. CST Tuesday:

Heavy rains brought significant flooding to Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas. (Twitter Photo/@thirdcoast)
3:51 p.m. CST Tuesday: Flooding has caused road closures in Little Rock, Arkansas.
3:03 p.m. CST Tuesday: More than 21,000 Entergy Arkansas customers without power, the utility reports.