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August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Extreme cold temperatures persist; Lawrence Public Schools and more to be closed Monday
Lawrence Public Schools will be closed Monday as snow has passed through the area but extremely cold temperatures and wind chills as low as 22° below will continue for another day. Find details and more closures here.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Extreme cold temperatures persist; Lawrence Public Schools and more to be closed Monday
Lawrence Public Schools will be closed Monday as snow has passed through the area but extremely cold temperatures and wind chills as low as 22° below will continue for another day. Find details and more closures here.
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Tricia Masenthin/Lawrence Times
Snow piles on Lawrence sidewalks and near bus stops hinder accessibility for pedestrians, bus riders
Snow-ridden sidewalks and bus stops around Lawrence have raised accessibility concerns for pedestrians, but the city says it does not have the resources to clear all areas.
Amid prospect of future snow days, Lawrence school district watchful of instructional hours
The Lawrence school district is anticipating more snow days this winter that could result in having to make up instructional hours.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
City of Lawrence reopening overflow winter emergency shelter; volunteers needed
Extremely cold temperatures and wind chills are in the forecast for Lawrence, and the city is planning to reopen an overflow emergency shelter to ensure everyone will have a warm place to sleep.
Lane of K-10 closed after 5-vehicle crash in icy conditions
There were no injuries, but a lane of Kansas Highway 10 was temporarily closed Saturday evening following a five-vehicle crash, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence school board to hear update on makeup time following 4 snow days
The Lawrence school board on Monday will hear an update from administrators on their plans if the district must make up instructional hours after four snow days already this year.
Lawrence gets more snow; low chance of winter precipitation forecast for Saturday
A small chance of freezing rain or snow is in the forecast for Saturday after Lawrence received some additional snowfall beginning Thursday night and ending early Friday.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence and area schools closed Friday after just one in-session day this week
Lawrence Public Schools will be closed Friday due to overnight snowfall and icy conditions.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
City of Lawrence to pause overflow winter shelters for now
An overnight shelter space that opened Saturday evening to ensure folks would have a warm place to sleep is now closed “until the need arises again.”
Lawrence could get 1 to 3 more inches of snow going into Friday
Lawrence is forecast to receive 1 to 3 inches of additional snow, but unlike the weekend blizzard, it’s not expected to be accompanied by freezing rain and strong winds.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence still cleaning up after blizzard; answers to some FAQs as efforts continue
Many residential roads aren’t yet cleared as Lawrence recovers from the weekend’s blizzard, and bitter temperatures are forecast the remainder of the week. Here are answers to a few FAQs as cleanup efforts continue.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence Public Library to close early, plus closures for Wednesday, Jan. 8
The Lawrence Public Library will close early — at 5 p.m. — Tuesday as extreme cold persists and roads are still in rough shape. We’ll post closures and service changes at this link as we receive them.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
City of Lawrence desperate for winter shelter volunteers
The city is in desperate need of help from volunteers to keep winter emergency shelters open amid extreme cold.
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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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