THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL EJECT OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA FROM WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. THE MOST SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS ARE PROJECTED ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN KANSAS…WITH SLEET AND
FREEZING RAIN POTENTIAL MORE OF A CONCERN IN SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL DURING THIS TIME PERIOD SHOULD CHECK LATEST FORECASTS FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES.

* TIMING…THE WINTRY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
LATE WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…OF 4 TO 9 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN
CENTRAL KANSAS…WITH A TRACE UP TO AN INCH OR TWO IN THE SOUTH.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS…OF 0.25 TO 0.40 INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN MUCH OF
SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS FROM FREEZING RAIN.

* WINDS…WILL BE EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY AT SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH
FOR MUCH OF THE TIME.

* IMPACTS…SNOW AND BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL LIKELY RESULT
IN SNOWPACKED AND TREACHEROUS DRIVING ACROSS CENTRAL KANSAS. ICE
ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN TREES…POWERLINES AND UNTREATED
HIGHWAYS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN KANSAS DEPENDING
ON EXACT TEMPERATURES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.