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Winter Weather Expected to Move Through Eastern Kansas

Electronic highway sign along the Kansas Turnpike (File photo by J. Schafer)
Electronic highway sign along the Kansas Turnpike (File photo by J. Schafer)
 

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
320 PM CST WED JAN 20 2016

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THURSDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL
KANSAS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE EAST AND NORTHEAST ACROSS
THE AREA IN THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. MODERATE TO BRIEFLY
HEAVY SNOWFALL RATES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH 10 PM WEST OF LINE
FROM MARYSVILLE TO EMPORIA. ACCUMULATING SNOW SHOULD BE ENDING
DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...HOWEVER FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY DEVELOP
THURSDAY AS THE SNOW TAPERS OFF. FREEZING DRIZZLE IS ALSO
POSSIBLE ALONG AND SOUTHEAST OF INTESTATE 35 THIS EVENING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...AMOUNTS FROM ONE TO FOUR INCHES SHOULD BE
COMMON. LOCAL AMOUNTS AROUND FIVE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WEST OF A
LINE FROM MARYSVILLE TO EMPORIA.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...LESS THAN ONE HUNDREDTH OF AN INCH OF ICE
FROM FREEZING DRIZZLE IS EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS...ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW-PACKED AND SLICK...RESULTING
IN HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS THROUGH THE ADVISORY PERIOD.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW
WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW
COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

Click here for the latest from the National Weather Service in Topeka.

J. Schafer is the News Director of Kansas Public Radio. He’s also the Managing Editor of the Kansas Public Radio Network, which provides news and information to other public radio stations in Kansas and Missouri.