Lawrence and parts of northeastern Kansas should expect rain and thunderstorms overnight into Tuesday, followed by possible snow Tuesday night into Wednesday.
Storms are likely to develop in the early hours of Tuesday and could bring damaging hail and wind, according to the National Weather Service in Topeka. Lawrence has an 80% chance of precipitation overnight into Tuesday morning.
That’s followed by a 90% chance of precipitation — rain and possibly thunderstorms — throughout the day Tuesday. There’s a chance of snow after 3 a.m. Wednesday.
“Rain is forecast to change over to snow Tuesday evening. These winds with falling snow could create blizzard conditions,” according to NWS. “The snow amounts are not going to be the problem but white out conditions could make travel nearly impossible while the snow is falling.”
NWS has issued a high wind watch, in effect from noon Tuesday through noon Wednesday. Winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph are possible.
“Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles,” according to NWS.
However, Wednesday is expected to be partly sunny with a high of 40°, followed by a high near 50° on Thursday, according to the forecast. There’s a chance of rain returning Friday, but temperatures should near the 60s, according to NWS.
The weekend is expected to be mostly sunny and clear, with highs of 52° on Saturday and 63° on Sunday.
See links to severe weather information and resources below.
In the event of power outages, you can check their status on the Evergy outage map, outagemap.evergy.com.
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Severe weather resources
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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