…WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
NOON CST FRIDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ACCUMULATING ICE…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* TIMING…A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL GRADUALLY SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA…EXTENDING ROUGHLY TO MANHATTAN BY THURSDAY EVENING AND FROM COUNCIL GROVE TO HIAWATHA THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO FRIDAY MORNING. THIS WINTRY MIX MAY
CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH SATURDAY.

* ICE AND SNOW ACCUMULATIONS…ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A HALF OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE…PRIMARILY NORTH AND WEST OF A COUNCIL
GROVE TO HIAWATHA LINE WITH LESSER AMOUNTS TO THE SOUTHEAST.
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. LITTLE TO NO SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED.

* OTHER IMPACTS…ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON ROADWAYS COULD MAKE FOR  SLICK TRAVEL OVER THE HOLIDAY. REMEMBER THAT BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES OFTEN BECOME SLICK BEFORE MAIN ROADWAYS. ICE MAY
ALSO ACCUMULATE ON POWER LINES AND COULD CAUSE LOCALIZED POWER  OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

CONDITIONS CAN DETERIORATE RAPIDLY IN WINTER WEATHER
SITUATIONS…SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME WHEN TRAVELING.
PRACTICE YOUR WINTER SAFETY RULES…KEEP AN EXTRA
FLASHLIGHT…FOOD…AND WATER IN YOUR CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS MEANS ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER INCH OR MORE OF ICE ARE ANTICIPATED. TRAVEL IS LIKELY TO BE SEVERELY IMPACTED.