Snow tapers off in Western Kansas... maybe a few snowflakes for Wichita. It'll be windy for everyone though. We've seen a 56mph gust and 4 inches of snow in Goodland.
A major snow storm that shuttered airports in Missouri and buried parts of Kansas in knee-deep powder is crawling northeast, promising a messy and possibly dangerous morning commute.
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback announced Wednesday that all state offices in the Executive Branch will be closed Thursday, February 21st in anticipation of inclement weather conditions. If a state office is already closed, it will remain closed.
Scientists point to both scant recent snowfall in parts of the country and this month's whopper of a Northeast blizzard as potential global warming signs.
The storm started Friday night and dumped up to 3 feet of snow and knocked out power to more than 650,000 homes and businesses from Maine to Pennsylvania.
Showers and thunderstorm chances will increase this evening and overnight across the entire state. Rain will change to snow for far NW Kansas. A winter weather advisory and blizzard warning has been posted for extreme NW Kansas.
The behemoth storm packing hurricane-force wind gusts and blizzard conditions dumped more than 2 feet of snow on New England and knocked out power to 650,000 homes and businesses.