Monday, December 31, 2012

Winter weather advisory in place for KCK, metro

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for Wyandotte County and other counties in the Kansas City metro area.

Kansas City is expected to see between 2-4 inches of snow over the next 48 hours.

Full text of the winter advisory: 
* TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND LAST INTO
  EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THERE MAY BE A LULL IN THE
  ACCUMULATING SNOW LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE ADDITIONAL SNOW
  DEVELOPS MONDAY EVENING AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

* TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED
  AMOUNTS UP TO 5 INCHES.

* IMPACTS...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS
  TRAVEL CONDITIONS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.

* OTHER IMPACTS...SOME SNOW MAY MELT ON ROADWAYS AND OTHER
  SURFACES DURING THE DAY MONDAY...BEFORE RAPIDLY FALLING
  TEMPERATURES CAUSES THIS MOISTURE TO FREEZE AFTER DARK.
  ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW ON TOP OF ICY ROADS MAY CREATE VERY
  HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS MONDAY EVENING AND EARLY TUESDAY
  MORNING.