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The University of Kansas has announced that its Lawrence and Edwards campuses will close Monday afternoon because of the weather. Find info on more closures and cancellations here.
Lawrence accumulated about 4 inches of snow throughout the day Monday, according to a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s branch in Topeka.
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Dozens of crashes were reported Monday and some Lawrence Transit routes were delayed or paused throughout the day because of snowy road conditions.
The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for Douglas County as multiple inches of snow are in the forecast for Monday. Cold temperatures are expected all week.
Lawrence is expected to receive rainfall that quickly transitions into brief snowfall Saturday, and there’s an increasing chance of an inch or more snow on Monday.
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The only option for folks to seek shelter from the cold this winter will be the Lawrence Community Shelter, the city has announced, and the city says no one will be turned away in an emergency despite the new residency policy.
The City of Lawrence is again asking residents to help name a snow plow, and this year, the final choice will go to a community vote.
A local weather phenomenon holds that the 6,100-person town of Tonganoxie, Kansas, can weaken and divide thunderstorms and tornadoes. Experts are mixed on its existence — and what causes it — but locals say otherwise.
Lawrence and parts of northeastern Kansas will be under a heat advisory again Friday as heat indices well above 100° are expected.
Douglas County and much of Kansas are in a flood watch effective from noon Thursday through 1 p.m. Friday, according to the National Weather Service.
