Light to moderate snow, poor visibility and slick travel are all in the forecast for Thursday.
Current projections are still calling for 2-5 inches of snow for Emporia and most of the KVOE listening area, with higher totals north of a White City to Harveyville line. Areas north of that line could see 5-7 inches of snowfall starting before sunrise Thursday and continuing until around sunrise Friday.
The National Weather Service has adjusted the winter weather advisory involving Coffey and Osage counties. It still starts at 6 pm Wednesday, but it now extends to 12 am Friday instead of 6 pm Thursday. Lyon, Chase and Morris counties remain in winter weather advisories from 6 pm Wednesday to 6 pm Thursday and Wabaunsee County is still in a winter storm warning from 6 pm Wednesday to 6 pm Thursday.
Road conditions will be slick, and wind gusts as high as 25 mph could cause widespread issues with visibility and drifting. The risk of bad weather has activated the KVOE.com Closings and Cancellations page with some activity on it.
If you need to announce schedule adjustments — closings, cancellations, postponements or delays — call KVOE at 620-342-1400 or email kvoe@kvoe.com.
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4:45 am Wednesday: Winter weather advisories coming for Lyon, Chase, Coffey, Morris, Osage counties; Wabaunsee County upgraded to winter storm warning
Another round of wintry weather is headed our way.
Light to moderate snow is expected for the KVOE listening area Thursday, and several weather alerts are already up. Wabaunsee County is in a winter storm warning from 6 pm Wednesday to 6 pm Thursday, while Lyon, Chase, Coffey, Morris and Osage counties are in winter weather advisories for the same time period.
TV-13 meteorologist Doug Meyers says there could be two waves of snowfall with this event.
Current forecasts have 2-5 inches of snow for most of the area, including Lyon County. Totals will be higher the further north you go, and Wabaunsee County could be looking at 5-7 inches south to north.
Road conditions will be slick, and wind gusts as high as 25 mph could cause widespread issues with visibility and drifting.
The projected snowfall comes after around an inch of sleet across the area Sunday. It will also come too late to have any impact on the US Drought Monitor’s weekly map Thursday. All area counties are listed as abnormally dry as of the March 3 report.
We’ll keep you updated on KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media. With travel and schedule impacts possible, be sure to join KVOE on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter if you haven’t already done so. If you need to announce schedule adjustments — closings, cancellations, postponements or delays — call KVOE at 620-342-1400 or email kvoe@kvoe.com.
