- County,
- Winter Storm Watch issued February 19 at 3:23PM CST until February 21 at 6:00PM CST by NWS
- Effective: 3:23 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013
- Expires: 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013
...MAJOR WINTER STORM HEADED TO SOUTHWEST KANSAS...
.A HIGH IMPACT WINTER STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN KANSAS FROM
WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL BE THE PREDOMINANT
PRECIPITATION TYPE...ALTHOUGH A MIX OF FREEZING DRIZZLE... SLEET
AND FREEZING RAIN ARE POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS AS WELL.
...WINTER STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM CST /2 AM MST/
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
* TIMING...RAIN, SNOW OR SLEET WILL DEVELOP BETWEEN 3 AM AND 6 AM
WEDNESDAY AND THEN CHANGE TO ALL SNOW AND SLEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
* SNOW AND ICE AMOUNTS...ALTHOUGH THERE IS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY
WITH EXACT SNOW AND ICE AMOUNTS...CURRENT THINKING IS THAT
SNOW AND SLEET AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. THE
PRECIPITATION MAY BEGIN AS RAIN WEDNESDAY BEFORE CHANGING TO A
MIX OF FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ALL
SNOW IS EXPECTED EARLY THURSDAY.
* MAIN IMPACT...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL
ACCOMPANY THE FREEZING RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW AND CAUSE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. ALTHOUGH SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF ICE ARE
BECOMING MUCH LESS LIKELY...SOME ICE COULD ACCUMULATE ON TREES
AND POWER LINES AND POSSIBLY EVEN ON ROAD SURFACES DEPENDING
ON EXACT TEMPERATURES.- See more at NOAA
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What’s the best way to spend a snow day?
Shovel your driveway and paths, check neighbors’ driveways and then grab all your closest little ones and find the biggest sledding hill. Snowmen also are a must. Snow days are a great time to catch up on missed shows and much-needed rest. I love snowdays, they haven’t changed one bit even as an adult, although I am sure not all working adults can say that, but I am happy I can. I was excited to see the snowmen and other snow sculptures throughout the Lawrence and Kansas City metro areas.
