Wednesday, January 1, 2014

Winter Weather Advisory issued for Wyandotte County

KANSAS CITY, KAN. ---- Just as the snow completely melts off from an earlier winter storm, Old Man Winter could soon be making another appearance in Wyandotte County.

The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Kansas City. The advisory lasts from Wednesday afternoon to Thursday morning.

More information from the National Weather Service:
* TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO START FALLING BY 3 PM OR SHORTLY THEREAFTER ON WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL LIKELY FALL BETWEEN 4 PM AND MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY NIGHT. BY 6 AM THURSDAY MORNING EXPECT WIDESPREAD SNOW TO COME TO AN END.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WIDESPREAD 2 TO 4 INCHES

* IMPACTS... WINDS WILL BE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 15 MPH GUSTING UP TO 30 MPH THROUGH THE DAY. THIS WILL CAUSE VISIBILITY ISSUES AS WELL AS DRIFTING OF SNOW.

* TEMPERATURES...OVERNIGHT LOWS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 5 AND 15 MPH WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL VALUES ON THURSDAY MORNING TO BE BETWEEN 5 AND 15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.