Post updated at 3:20 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1:
Lawrence accumulated about 4 inches of snow throughout the day Monday, according to a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s branch in Topeka.
Shawn Byrne said that number came from a 2:20 p.m. measurement.
Meteorologists had estimated that Lawrence had already seen 1 to 2 inches of snow as of around 10 a.m. Monday with up to 3 total inches expected, most of which would fall throughout the morning. Totals ultimately exceeded that amount.
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Byrne said snowfall was beginning to wane around 3 p.m., and it would likely cease between the next hour to hour and a half. He didn’t anticipate much more snow accumulation in that time.
A winter weather advisory was set to remain in effect for Douglas County and much of Kansas until 6 p.m. Monday.
A measurement from 9:30 a.m. showed 2 inches of snow in downtown Lawrence, with other reports showing between an inch and an inch and a half, according to Matt Flanagan, a meteorologist with the NWS in Topeka.
“That may be kind of the last big band of snow, the heavier band of snow with just a lot of light snow left farther to the west,” Flanagan said Monday morning. “So once we get through this next hour, hour and a half, I think things will lighten up, at least from a snowfall perspective.”
Road conditions in Lawrence and Douglas County have contributed to numerous crashes and delays of Lawrence Transit routes; read more about that in this article. Many streets around town were still slick as of the latest update to this post, and many Monday evening activities have been canceled.
Monday’s high was forecast to be 27 degrees, hitting a low of 15 degrees at night, according to the National Weather Service. Snowfall was expected to cease by the evening, replaced by a calm wind.
Tuesday is expected to be mostly sunny, with a high near 37 degrees and a low of 25 degrees at night. Wednesday will be mostly cloudy with a high near 38 degrees and wind gusts that could reach 20 mph. Wednesday night will drop to about 9 degrees with the 20 mph winds.
Thursday is expected to be mostly sunny with a high of 24 degrees during the day and a low of 17 degrees at night. Currently, there is a 20% chance of snow before midnight on Thursday.
Friday also has a 20% chance of snow before noon, with a high of 37 degrees. Although the day will be mostly sunny, Friday night will be partly cloudy with a low near 24 degrees.
See severe weather resources and information on how to check conditions of roads you need to travel below.
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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.
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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