Wet snow moves into the Kansas City area, turning roads slick for the morning commute
A wet, slushy snow started falling across the Kansas City area early Wednesday as the first wave of a three-day winter storm arrived, according to FOX4 meteorologist Michelle Bogowith.
“This morning we are dealing with wet snow moving into the metro area,” said Bogowith, who provides weather updates to The Star. “Early on, there could be a little bit of a wintry mix, but I definitely think the snow wins out as temperatures will drop to right around or below the freezing mark.”
The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill said on Twitter that they were getting reports of slide-offs.
“The wintry weather has begun, and roads are becoming dangerous so take it slow this AM,” the weather service said.
At least two school districts in the Kansas City area — West Platte Schools and Excelsior Springs School District — have canceled classes for Wednesday because of the weather conditions.
Kansas City Public Schools said that a high number of its buses were delayed — some as many as 30 minutes — because of the weather.
The Piper School District also said that the weather conditions were causing some of its buses to be delayed.
The snow is expected to continue throughout the morning and into the lunch hour before transitioning over to a wintry mix Wednesday afternoon and evening.
“At times we could have some very cold rain showers mixing in with some of that wintry mix as temperatures go slightly above the freezing mark,” Bogowith said. “As far as today’s snowfall accumulations go, it’s not going to be all that much.”
Some areas could see higher snowfall totals, she said.
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The rain and snow mix is expected to continue Thursday before transitioning back to an all-snow event overnight Thursday. Temperatures will dip into the 20s Friday morning, she said. The storm is expected to move out of the metro Friday.
“We won’t see much recovery until the end of the weekend and the start of early next week,” Bogowith said.
This story was originally published January 22, 2020 at 6:34 AM.
