Springtime may come after all. Following Lawrence’s third significant snow of the winter, warmer weather is finally in the forecast.
Adam Jones, meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Topeka, said NWS didn’t haven any recent Lawrence snow measurements as of around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday. The most recent measurements were 1.5 to 2 inches, received Tuesday morning.
NWS received a report of about 2.8 inches in Eudora on Tuesday afternoon, and staff at the NWS’ Topeka office measured about 4 inches as of 5:21 p.m.
There should be no more snow through the rest of the week, Jones said. Overnight low temperatures could drop below 0°, and wind chills are expected to be around -20°.
The coldest temperatures are expected Wednesday night into Thursday morning. The low in the forecast is -13°, with wind chills between -15° and -20°, according to NWS. Friday is expected to see a high near 23°, followed by highs near 38° and 53° Saturday and Sunday, respectively.
Next week, the temperatures should bounce back and could reach into the 60s, Jones said.
“So we have some bitter cold to deal with for the next couple of days. But thankfully, after that, we warm up,” he said.
In the meantime, Jones suggested covering all exposed skin and wearing multiple layers.
“You really want to be prepared for these types of temperatures, even if you’re just driving across town or going to visit someone in the next city over,” he said. “You never know when you could have car trouble and get into a sticky situation really quick.”
Lawrence got nearly a foot of snow during a blizzard in early January. Some piles of that snow were still melting when another few inches fell last week.
See links to more severe weather resources and information below. See this page for more weather coverage.
See a list of weather-related closures and cancellations for Wednesday, Feb. 19 at this link.
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Severe weather resources
Get warm in Lawrence:
• See this page for locations to get warm during the day and overnight, where to get help for pets and more.
National Weather Service local office (Topeka):
• Find the latest weather forecast info and severe weather advisories for the Lawrence area at this link.
• In the event of rapidly changing severe weather, such as tornadoes, the NWS posts frequent updates on Twitter, @NWSTopeka. You do not need a Twitter account to see tweets from NWS.
• NWS is also on Facebook, facebook.com/NWSTopeka.
• Call 785-234-2592 to hear the forecast.
City of Lawrence snow info:
• The city has snow information and a map at lawrenceks.org/snow that shows information about road conditions and where snowplows have been. The city typically begins snow and ice control for residential roadways when 2 or more inches of snowfall or icing occurs.
Douglas County Emergency Management:
• Follow @DgCoEM on Twitter or Douglas County, KS- Emergency Management on Facebook, facebook.com/dgcoem.
• Sign up to receive emergency alerts at dgcoks.org/emalerts.
• Find lots of tips on severe weather and other emergency preparedness on DgCoEM’s website at douglascountyks.org/emergency-management.
• Report storm damage (for non-emergencies only, and after storm danger has passed) by calling the nonemergency dispatch line at 785-843-0250 or 785-832-7509.
Evergy outages:
• Check the status of power outages on the Evergy outage map, outagemap.evergy.com.
• Report a power outage at evergy.com/report-outage, or call 800-544-4857.
• For down powerlines, call Evergy’s emergency line, 800-383-1183, if above-ground lines are arcing or making contact with trees or vegetation. Call 911 immediately if overhead power lines are on the ground or a fire starts. Do not go near the line.
Highway conditions beyond Lawrence:
• KanDrive, an app and website from the Kansas Department of Transportation, has info on highway conditions statewide. KanDrive is available online at KanDrive.gov, and its app is available for download free on the App Store and Google Play.
Air quality:
• Check the current air quality index in Lawrence and elsewhere through AirNow, airnow.gov.
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