According to the National Weather Service, the Kansas City area could be hit hard by both ice and snow in the next 48 hours. Heavy snow, along with sleet and ice accumulations, is being predicted by the National Weather Service.
News release:
* TIMING...LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR THURSDAY MORNING AND MAY HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON THE MORNING COMMUTE.
* SNOW/ICE ACCUMULATIONS...THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL GENERALLY FALL NORTH OF A LEAVENWORTH TO RICHMOND LINE...WHILE THE GREATEST THREAT FOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ALONG AND SOUTH OF A PAOLA TO WARRENSBURG LINE. A MIX OF SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR IN BETWEEN THESE AREAS.
* IMPACTS...HEAVY SNOW...SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL HAVE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON TRAVEL. ICE MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES.
