Atchison, Kansas

... Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 1 PM CDT
Sunday...

A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect until 1 PM CDT
Sunday.

* Location... east central Kansas... west central and central
Missouri... including the Kansas City Metro area.

* Timing... rain will begin changing over to snow in northwest portion
of Kansas City and up toward the Plattsburg area late this evening
with a brief period of sleet or freezing rain possible as the
transition takes place. North of this line... including the Atchison
Kansas and St Joseph areas... it will be all snow the rest of the
evening and into the overnight hours. In areas just to the east and
northeast of Kansas City... the precipitation will slowly spread
east... with a transition period from rain to snow expected early in
the morning... with possibly a period of freezing rain or sleet as
this occurs. Kirksville... Moberly and Macon... may not see any
precipitation until well after midnight.

* Snow accumulations... total snow accumulations of 3 to 6
inches... with locally greater amounts... will be possible by
the time precipitation ends Sunday afternoon.

* Impacts... roads will likely become slick and hazardous with snow
tonight and Saturday. Initially the roads may be slushy... but as
snow amounts increase... the roads may become snow packed during the
day on Saturday making driving hazardous. In addition... strong
north winds will cause areas of blowing snow which will reduce
visibilities. Motorists should exercise extreme caution when
traveling.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Winter Weather Advisory for snow means that periods of snow
will cause primarily travel difficulties. Be prepared for snow
covered roads and limited visibilities... and use caution while
driving.

The Flood Warning continues for
the Missouri River at Atchison.
* From Saturday evening until further notice.
* At 2:44 PM Friday the stage was 21.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 22.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* Forecast... rise above flood stage by Saturday evening and continue
to rise to near 22.7 feet by Monday morning.
* At 22.0 feet... low-lying areas on the Missouri side of the river
begin to flood.

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location fs stage day/time forecast

Missouri River
Atchison 22 21.7 Fri 03 PM 22.7 Monday morning