There could be an isolated slick spot Friday morning, but for the most part driving conditions are OK in Emporia after light snowfall Thursday night.
Light rain changed over to light snow shortly before sunset, with a dusting of snowfall across much of Emporia by the time the snow ended. Lyon County Emergency Communications reports one non-injury crash related to the weather.
Kandrive.org still has several area highways listed as seasonal, meaning clear or wet with isolated icing. That list includes:
*The Kansas Turnpike from terminal to terminal
*Interstate 35 east of the Kansas Highway 130 junction
*US Highway 56 from the Lyon-Osage county line west to Kansas Highway 99
*K-99 north of US-56
*US Highway 75 south of Interstate 35
Travel conditions should be at full speed for much of Friday as temperatures climb from the mid- and upper 20s th the upper 40s with full sunshine through the day. Breezy conditions are expected Saturday with highs in the mid-30s. A calmer, warmer day is expected Sunday with highs back into the mid-40s.
As far as rain totals go, the KVOE studios got 0.10 inches of rainfall along with the dusting of snow. The Emporia Municipal Airport got 0.02 inches. Other totals:
*1100 block Constitution: 0.20 inches total accumulation
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8:30 pm Thursday: Drivers cautioned as recent snowfall leads to seasonal driving conditions on area roads and highways
Weather conditions transitioned quickly from springlike to wintry Thursday.
Temperatures shifted significantly from the low 60s to upper 30s shortly after noon. Following brief light rainfall, wintry precipitation began shortly before 6 pm and became heavy snowfall just before 7 pm.
Some area roads and highways are beginning to experience seasonal driving conditions including US Highway 50 between the Lyon and Chase County lines, US Highway 56 between the Lyon and Greenwood County lines and also between the Lyon and Osage County lines. Kansas Highway 99 and US 56 four miles east of Allen are partially snow-covered.
Forecasts are calling for less than half an inch of accumulation and widespread travel issues are not expected long-term due to warm ground conditions. That being said, drivers need to be cautious due to the heavy snow and steady wind gusts around 40 mph that have been commonplace since Wednesday afternoon.
Wind advisories continue for all area counties until 1 am Friday. For the latest travel conditions be sure to visit Kandrive.org.
Be sure to stay with KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media for more updates as needed.
