A Winter Storm Watch will begin Wednesday evening.
Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow and sleet accumulations of greater than four inches where precipitation is heaviest and ice accumulations of around one tenth of an inch are possible. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
The watch will be in effect for portions of central, south central and southeast Kansas from Wednesday evening through Thursday afternoon.
Plan on slippery road conditions. Blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility, especially on Thursday. The hazardous conditions will impact the Thursday morning and Thursday evening commutes. The combination of gusty winds and the weight of snow and ice could bring down tree branches and lead to scattered power outages.
Where snow occurs, snowfall rates of one inch per hour can be expected. The timing of the heaviest precipitation rates is expected from 4 a.m. to noon Thursday.