A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE RAPIDLY FROM NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND INTO CENTRAL KANSAS BY THIS EVENING. RAIN WILL MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SNOW WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…WAKEENEY…CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR…HAYS…ELLIS…SCOTT CITY…DIGHTON…NESS CITY…LA CROSSE…RUSH CENTER…SYRACUSE…LAKIN…DEERFIELD…GARDEN CITY… KALVESTA…JOHNSON CITY.
WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST /8 PM
MST/ THIS EVENING.
- TIMING…RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW THIS MORNING AND LAST INTO THE
- AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
- MAIN IMPACT…EXPECT 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR 5 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE FROM SYRACUSE TO SCOTT CITY AND WAKEENEY. THE SNOW MAY INITIALLY ONLY STICK ON GRASSY AREAS BUT AS THE TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE LOW 30S THE SNOW WILL BEGIN TO STICK ON THE ROAD SURFACES ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGE DECKS.
- OTHER IMPACTS…REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN THE HEAVIER SNOW BANDS ALONG WITH NORTH WINDS AT 20 TO 30 MPH WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS AT TIMES.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE