How much snow did Kansas City get from the winter storm? Here’s a look at early totals
Snow from an ongoing winter storm has come to an end in the Kansas City area, according to the National Weather Service in Kansas City.
Preliminary data indicates that between 3 and 4 inches fell across much of the metro area, according to a weather map generated using snowfall totals submitted to the National Weather Service.
As of noon, 3.2 inches of snow had fallen at the National Weather Service’s offices in Pleasant Hill, Missouri, according to a message posted on Twitter.
The map shows that the brunt of the storm passed to Kansas City’s southeast into central and northeast Missouri. The image was generated using a mapping tool by Iowa State University’s Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Although another round of snow is expected to develop Wednesday night, the path of the storm will likely stay southeast of the Kansas City area, according to an updated forecast from the weather service. More accumulating snow is expected along and south of Interstate 70.
Travel across central Missouri, where road conditions have turned dangerous, is discouraged. The weather service reported that officials with the Missouri Department of Transportation were reporting numerous crashes along Interstate 70.
Shortly before noon, I-70 was closed west of Columbia, Missouri. Emergency management officials described road conditions as being terrible, according to the weather service.
Semis were having trouble climbing snow-covered hills in both directions and a jackknifed rig was in the median, the Missouri Department of Public Safety said on Twitter.
As the storm moves out of the region, dangerously cold air will move in, sending temperatures into the single digits Wednesday night and to near zero degrees overnight Thursday into Friday morning. Wind chills as low as -15 degrees are possible, the weather service said.
This story was originally published February 2, 2022 at 1:53 PM.
