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Central Jackson County Emergency Management Agency
Wednesday January 15th, 2020 :: 02:53 p.m. CST

Alert

Winter Storm Watch until 06:00PM Friday

...Winter Storm Expected Thursday Night - Friday... .A mixture of snow, sleet, and freezing rain will overspread the region from south to north as a strong storm system approaches the region. This will impact the Friday morning commute across the Kansas City area as snow transitions to sleet, freezing rain, and then to rain by the early afternoon. Further north, cold air will linger longer into the day and the transition to rain will occur much later in the day.

* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow accumulations of up to two inches and ice accumulations of up to one tenth of an inch possible. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of east central and northeast Kansas and northwest and west central Missouri.

* WHEN...From late Thursday night through Friday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning or evening commute.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The wintry mix will transition to all rain by the early afternoon, ending any additional snow or ice accumulations.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ANDREW ... DONIPHAN ... JACKSON ... LEAVENWORTH ... CASS ... CLAY ... MIAMI ... HOLT ... PLATTE ... ATCHISON ... JOHNSON ... BATES ... ATCHISON ... LINN ... HENRY ... NODAWAY ... WYANDOTTE ... JOHNSON ... BUCHANAN

Instructions:

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.

Address/Location
Central Jackson County Emergency Management Agency
805 NE Jefferson St
Blue Springs, MO 64014

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 816-229-2522

Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Winter Storm Watch

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