Driving conditions are gradually improving across the KVOE listening, however, caution is still advised with additional precipitation forecasted through Tuesday morning.
Due to the impending precipitation winter weather advisories have been extended across the area by the National Weather Service. You can find a full list of active advisories here.
As of 5 pm Monday, the majority of area highways are mostly clear experiencing seasonal driving conditions with some isolated slick spots.
Temperatures will drop slightly into the low 20’s Monday evening through Tuesday morning before gradually climbing into the mid to upper 30’s throughout the workweek. Highs in the mid to upper 50’s are forecasted for the upcoming weekend giving residents somewhat of a reprieve from the bitter cold that has impacted the listening area over the past several days.
Light snowfall Monday led to a handful of slide-off crashes on area highways and a number of fender benders in the Emporia city limits Monday morning. One injury accident was reported Monday morning near the junction of Kansas Highway 99 and Road 70.
Lyon County Deputy Zach Shafer says 37-year-old Natalia Guthrie of Olpe lost control of her SUV shortly after 8:10 am Monday. The SUV went into a ditch and rolled onto its roof.
Guthrie suffered apparently non-life-threatening injuries and went to Newman Regional Health for observation and treatment. She was wearing her seatbelt.
A handful of schedule adjustments were announced Monday due to the inclimate weather. You can find those adjustments by clicking here.
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Noon Monday: WEATHER: Olpe woman hurt in south Lyon County wreck; area highway conditions gradually improving
Road conditions are slick in spots as the first snowfall of the season continues across the area.
Snow has been light through the morning, but it has been more than enough to cause a fair amount of slideoff crashes on area highways and a handful of fender-benders in the Emporia city limits. So far, the only injury crash was a rollover that happened near the junction of Kansas Highway 99 and Road 70. Lyon County Deputy Zach Shafer says 37-year-old Natalia Guthrie lost control of her SUV shortly after 8:10 am Monday. The SUV went into a ditch and rolled onto its roof. Guthrie suffered apparently non-life-threatening injuries and went to Newman Regional Health for observation and treatment. She was wearing her seatbelt.
As of 2 pm Monday, the Kansas Turnpike is partly snow-covered terminal to terminal. However, Kansas Highway 99 from Madison south and Kansas Highway 177 south of Cottonwood Falls are completely covered. Other area highways are partly snow-covered or have seasonal driving conditions.
KDOT has been out since 4 am, while Lyon County crews have been out since around 6:30 am and city crews have been out since 8 am, with street treatment the main focus unless there is some accumulation.
TV-13 meteorologist Doug Meyers expects more of the same through the evening hours with 1-3 inches of total snowfall still possible.
All Greenwood County’s public schools closed Monday, and the Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland office at Amend Girl Scout Center also closed Monday. Also, Flint Hills Technical College canceled its classes starting after 3:30 pm and USD 251 North Lyon County canceled sports practices for Monday evening.
Winter weather advisories continue until 1 am Tuesday, but more wintry precipitation is possible to likely through early Wednesday. Snow and sleet are possible Tuesday, and freezing rain is possible Wednesday morning.
