WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
CST THURSDAY...
* WHAT...Mixed precipitation changing to snow. Total snow accumulations of 3 to 8 inches and ice accumulations of around one tenth of an inch. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. Locally higher snow amounts are possible just west of the turnpike corridor.
* WHERE...Portions of Central, South Central and Southeast Kansas.
* WHEN...From midnight tonight to 6 PM CST Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on hazardous road conditions. Blowing and drifting snow could significantly reduce visibility, especially on Thursday. The hazardous wintry conditions will have the greatest impact on the Thursday morning commute. The combination of gusty winds and the weight of snow and ice could bring down tree branches and lead to scattered power outages.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Where snow occurs, snowfall rates of one to two inches per hour will be possible Thursday morning. The timing of the heaviest precipitation rates is expected from 4 am to noon Thursday.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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