Craig Daily Press / Weather

County,: Winter Weather Advisory issued May 02 at 1:28AM CDT until May 02 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS; Effective: 12:28 a.m. on Thursday, May 2, 2013; Expires: 8 a.m. on Thursday, May 2, 2013; ...AN UNUSUALLY COLD AND LATE WINTER SYSTEM TO IMPACT WEST CENTRAL KANSAS
EARLY THIS MORNING...
.A VERY COLD AIRMASS HAS SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE MORNING
HOURS. GROUND TEMPERATURES ARE WARM BUT SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE MAINLY
ON GRASSY AREAS AND ELEVATED SURFACES. IN HEAVIER SNOW BANDS...MINOR
ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE ON ROADWAYS.
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS
MORNING.
* TIMING...LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS AND TAPER WEST TO EAST BY MID MORNING.
* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...1 TO 3 INCHES.
* MAIN IMPACT...MOST OF THE SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE ON GRASSY
AND ELEVATED SURFACES.
* OTHER IMPACTS...GROUND TEMPERATURES ARE WARM SO MOST SNOW WILL
MELT AS IT HITS ROADWAYS. DESPITE THIS...IN THE HEAVIER
SNOW BANDS...SOME ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE ON ROADWAYS. THIS
COULD CREATE TEMPORARY SLICK AND HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS.; See more at NOAA