2021 to get off to a slick start as winter storm arrives
January 1, 2021
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Forecasters are predicting a snowy, icy start to the new year across a large swath of Kansas and Missouri.
Scott Blair, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said the wintry mix will head northward into the two states from Oklahoma and Arkansas in the early morning hours Friday.
Much of the area is under either a winter storm warning or winter weather advisory.
"Hopefully everyone can minimize travel and maybe people can just stay inside and stay safe," he said. "Even though the weather is not ideal, we can keep everybody safe to start off 2021 on a good note, as good of a note as possible."
The worst of the weather will stretch from east-central and northeast Kansas into northwest and central Missouri.
More than a quarter inch of ice (0.63 centimeters) could coat surfaces in some areas, and snowfall accumulations will range from 2 to 4 inches (5.08 to 10.16 centimeters).
"Not everybody is going to see all ice or all snow," he said. "It is going to vary pretty greatly depending on where you are in those locations. Some areas will see all that ice whereas some areas will see mainly snow."
He said relief is expected Sunday when temperatures in the lower to mid-40s will start melting off the precipitation.
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