Snow headed to Kansas City as fans get ready for Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade
Those headed out the door Wednesday, whether it’s for work or to the Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade and rally, will need to dress warmly as snow and bitter wind chills are expected, according to FOX4 meteorologist Karli Ritter.
“We are expecting snow to become more widespread around the middle of the morning,” said Ritter, who provides weather updates to The Star. “As we go through the afternoon and evening, we are going to be talking about more snow overspreading the metro.”
The parade for the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs will start at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday and will be followed by a victory rally at Union Station. The Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The final score was 31-20.
“As we look ahead for the parade itself — that’s the big thing on everyone’s mind — it is going to be chilly with temperatures in the 20s this morning and then staying in the 20s through the early afternoon,” Ritter said. “The wind chill will likely be in the teens as snow is falling across the viewing area.”
By the time the snowfall ends, 1 to 3 inches of snow is expected in the metro area. Areas to the southeast of Kansas City are expecting between 3 and 6 inches of snow.
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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.
The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a winter weather advisory for the Kansas City that is in effect until late Wednesday. The snow is expected to start falling Wednesday morning.
“The good news is that after today, we look fairly quiet,” Ritter said. “There may be a few flurries or a few passing systems between now and next Tuesday.”
The next winter storm is expected to move into the area next Tuesday, she said.
This story was originally published February 5, 2020 at 6:48 AM.
