Jan 03, 2025

Winter storm warning issued for Ellis County; snow up to 9 inches

Posted Jan 03, 2025 6:23 PM
National Weather Service Dodge City 
National Weather Service Dodge City 

Hays area forecast

๐–๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐–๐š๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  (๐๐ข๐ง๐ค)What: Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Saturday will have freezing drizzle and Sunday will have snow and blowing snow. Total snow and sleet accumulations between 5 and 9 inches and ice accumulations up to one tenth of an inch. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph, according to the National Weather Service in Dodge City.

Location: Ness and Trego, Ellis, Rush, Pawnee, and Stafford Counties.When: Starting Saturday afternoon through Sunday eveningImpacts: Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely become slick and hazardous. Visibilities may drop below 1/4 mile due to falling and blowing snow. Travel is not advised on Saturday and Sunday.

๐–๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐–๐ž๐š๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐€๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ (๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž)What: Mixed precipitation expected. Saturday will have freezing drizzle and Sunday will have snow and blowing snow. Between 1 and 5 inches of snow is expected and ice accumulations up to one tenth of an inch. Winds gusting as high as 45 mph.

Where: Portions of south central, southwest, and west central Kansas.When: Starting Saturday afternoon through Sunday nightImpacts: Plan on slippery road conditions. Travel could become hazardous on Sunday with snow and blowing snow.

Northwest Kansas weather forecast

Courtesy of the National Weather Service in Goodland
Courtesy of the National Weather Service in Goodland