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Snow wraps up in Kansas City metro; areas east of KC could see more

This week’s winter storm in Kansas City is wrapping up as snowfall comes to a stop, according to FOX4 meteorologist Alex Countee.

Friday’s snow should stop mid-afternoon and temperatures will hang around freezing into the evening, said Countee, who provides weather updates for The Star.

Snow covered a statue of Overland Park founder William Strang, decked out in a Kansas City Chiefs jersey, in downtown Overland Park on Friday, January 24, 2020. A majority of school districts in the area were closed due to the snowfall.
Snow covered a statue of Overland Park founder William Strang, decked out in a Kansas City Chiefs jersey, in downtown Overland Park on Friday, January 24, 2020. A majority of school districts in the area were closed due to the snowfall. Chris Ochsner cochsner@kcstar.com

In the metro area, snow was expected to stop around noon.

“We could have a couple snow showers way out towards the east,” Countee said. “After that, we’re going to stay cloudy.”

Several inches of snow hit the Kansas City metro area Friday morning, Jan. 24, 2020.
Several inches of snow hit the Kansas City metro area Friday morning, Jan. 24, 2020. Shelly Yang syang@kcstar.com

Kansas City could see up to a tenth of an inch of additional snowfall Friday, Countee said.

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The Star produced this weather update in partnership with the local FOX4 television station. The station’s meteorologists create forecast videos multiple times a day for the newspaper to include in its weather reports.

This weekend, temperatures will climb to the upper 30s before reaching the low 40s early next week.

According to the National Weather Service, 2 to 3 inches of snow had fallen across the metro area by early Friday morning.

A winter weather advisory is in effect for the region until 6 p.m. Friday.

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