Winter Storm Warning in effect until 1 PM CDT this afternoon...
Early This Morning
Snow likely...freezing rain and sleet. Lows around 30. North winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of precipitation 80 percent.
Today
Cloudy. Chance of snow or rain...freezing rain...sleet in the morning...then a chance of rain and drizzle in the afternoon. Blustery. Highs in the mid 30s. North winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation 50 percent.
... Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 1 PM CDT this afternoon...
A Winter Storm Warning remains in effect until 1 PM CDT this afternoon.
* Location... portions of east central Kansas... west central and central Missouri... including the cities of Paola... Harrisonville... Clinton... Butler... Warrensburg... and Sedalia.
* Timing... light to occasionally moderate snow will continue through the morning hours. The snow may mix with or change over to sleet and freezing rain... mainly east of a line from Pleasant Hill to Butler. The precipitation will end by noon on Sunday.
* Snow accumulations... additional accumulations of 1 to 2 inches are possible with little if any accumulation of ice. Total snowfall accumulations will range from 6 to 12 inches. Blowing and drifting of the snow may occur with snow drifts to 4 feet possible.
* Impacts... roads are expected to be slick and hazardous this morning. In addition... brisk north winds will cause blowing of the snow which may temporarily reduce visibilities to below one half mile.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Winter Storm Warning for heavy snow means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. Significant amounts of snow are forecast that will make travel dangerous. Motorists should remain alert to changing weather conditions... and take necessary precautions if travel is necessary.
Record Report
Statement as of 2:05 am CDT on March 21, 2010
... Record snowfall at the Kansas City International Airport...
A record daily snowfall of 7.3 inches was recorded at the Kansas City International Airport on Saturday March 20th. The previous record snowfall of 2.8 inches was set way back in 1892.
Local Storm Report
03/20/2010 0933 PM
Freeman, Cass County.
Heavy snow m8.0 inch, reported by trained spotter.
03/20/2010 0848 PM
Raymore, Cass County.
Snow m7.0 inch, reported by trained spotter.
Relayed from broadcast media
03/20/2010 0540 PM
Peculiar, Cass County.
Heavy snow e6.5 inch, reported by broadcast media.
03/20/2010 0540 PM
Freeman, Cass County.
Heavy snow e7.0 inch, reported by broadcast media.
03/20/2010 0700 am
Raymore, Cass County.
Snow m2.9 inch, reported by co-op observer.
03/20/2010 0700 am
Pleasant Hill, Cass County.
Snow m2.8 inch, reported by official NWS obs.
03/20/2010 0509 am
Pleasant Hill, Cass County.
Snow m2.5 inch, reported by NWS employee.
Measured at keax
Public Information Statement
Statement as of 3:53 am CDT on March 21, 2010
... Public information statement...
All hazards NOAA Weather Radio station... kid77 in Kansas City... is back on the air. We apologize for any inconvenience this outage may have caused our listeners.