Update:

The Geary County Sheriff’s Department has returned to normal accident reporting procedures.

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Geary County Extension Agent Chuck Otte has reported that the weather system that moved through the area on Saturday produced one inch of snow in Geary County. The total precipitation for the 24-hour period ending at 7 a.m. Sunday was 0.81 hundredths of an inch.

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Undersheriff Brad Clark has reported that the Geary County Sheriff’s Department has implemented their emergency accident reporting phase.

There have been multiple vehicle slide-offs due to the snow. When that occurs the Sheriff’s Department can be overwhelmed by calls for service involving minor accidents.

The Department will not respond to non-injury accidents when the vehicles are inoperable. Drivers should move to a place of safety and exchange personal and insurance information, and report the accident to their insurance company as soon as possible. File a report when their is property damage over $1,000 with the appropriate law enforcement agency within 48 hours.

All injury accidents and accidents blocking a street due to disabled vehicles should be reported to law enforcement. Law enforcement and needed emergency personnel will respond.

As soon as caseload permits the Sheriff’s Department will go back to normal report taking.

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The Junction City Police Dispatch confirmed about 5 p.m. Saturday there had been multiple vehicle slide-offs in the late afternoon after the arrival of the snow in the area. No injuries were reported.

Road conditions were slushy and slick as crews worked to treat them. A blizzard warning is in effect until midnight.

I-70 westbound from Salina to the Colorado border has been closed because of the blizzard conditions.