Five to seven inches of snow expected in southeast Kansas

(From the National Weather Service)

WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY.

* TIMING...A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE REGION
  TODAY INTO TONIGHT...WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW...SLEET AND
  FREEZING RAIN EXPECTED.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...5 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
  FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND
  NORTHEAST OF A NEWTON TO MADISON LINE. THE REMAINDER OF THE
  WARNING AREA CAN EXPECTED BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES OF SNOW WITH
  THE LOWER AMOUNTS OVER FAR SOUTHEAST KANSAS. SLEET IS ALSO
  EXPECTED TO MIX WITH THE SNOW ON SATURDAY.

* ICE ACCUMULATIONS...OF A QUARTER INCH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED
  OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS TODAY.

* IMPACTS...WEEKEND TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE
  ACROSS THE WARNING AREA DUE TO ICING ON UNTREATED ROADS AND
  OVERPASSES. IN ADDITION...ICE BUILDUP ON TREES AND POWERLINES
  COULD RESULT IN SOME POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER IS
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR
IMPOSSIBLE.