Overview
- The National Weather Service warned of a dangerous snow squall in the Kansas City area until 5:45 p.m., with conditions expected to deteriorate rapidly.
- Counties under the warning include Johnson and Miami in Kansas and Jackson and Cass in Missouri, covering numerous metro-area cities.
- At 5:15 p.m., the squall was located from Grain Valley to Gardner and moving southeast at about 30 mph, according to the NWS.
- Local reporting identified high-risk stretches on I-70, I-35, I-470, I-435, and I-49, specifying mile markers where visibility could drop quickly.
- Social media posts showed brief blizzard-like bursts near Omaha and described 10–15 minute periods of heavy snow and 30–40 mph gusts, with some users claiming this was Kansas City’s first such warning.