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Lawrence Habitat for Humanity to give out free winter weatherization kits
Lawrence Habitat for Humanity on Saturday will distribute free kits to help folks prep their homes for winter weather.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence Habitat for Humanity to give out free winter weatherization kits
Lawrence Habitat for Humanity on Saturday will distribute free kits to help folks prep their homes for winter weather.
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Extreme cold to hit after blizzard moves out of Lawrence; here are closures for Monday, Jan. 6, 2025
More inches of snow are expected to hit Lawrence throughout the day Sunday, to be followed by extreme cold on Monday. We’ll post Monday closures here.
Solid waste services delayed by a day in Lawrence this week
The City of Lawrence will delay solid waste services scheduled for Monday and throughout this week by one day because of the winter storm.
Update: All highways in northeastern Kansas closed
Update: Low visibility and impassable conditions have prompted the Kansas Department of Transportation to close all highways in northeastern Kansas.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
First United Methodist Church opens to provide overnight shelter; University Community of Christ to open for day
Update: First United Methodist Church in downtown Lawrence opened its doors for overnight emergency shelter, and the University Community of Christ will open at 10 a.m. Sunday as a day shelter.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
City of Lawrence facilities to be closed Monday because of weather
Lawrence City Hall and parks and recreation facilities will be closed Monday because of inclement weather and dangerous travel conditions.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Freezing drizzle hits Lawrence; several inches of snow to follow Sunday morning
Freezing drizzle that began Saturday afternoon in Lawrence will increase and continue before turning into snow as the sun comes up Sunday, according to a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
Lawrence streets coated with ice; here are closures and cancellations for the weekend of Jan. 4-5, 2025
Multiple crashes had already been reported Saturday as ice began to coat the streets of Lawrence. We’ll post closures and cancellations for events and locations that are sent to us here.
Lawrence crews prepare roads, bridges, plows for incoming winter storm
City staff members have been working to prepare for ice and snow that’ll soon hit and getting snowplows ready to roll. Unfortunately, the newly named snowplow — “Taylor Drift” — will have to do it with a broken heart.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Update: Lawrence Transit cancels bus routes during dangerous road conditions
Update: Lawrence Transit has canceled all bus service until Monday after Lawrence streets became too dangerous to continue operating.
Lawrence could receive 5 to 10 inches of snow in weekend winter storm
Freezing drizzle beginning Saturday afternoon will turn into freezing rain and sleet before transitioning into 5 to 10 inches of snow Sunday in Lawrence, according to a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence Community Shelter, city prepare for winter weather; here’s where to go and how to help
With the possibility of severe weather looming, the Lawrence Community Shelter, city and volunteers are preparing to ensure everyone who needs a warm place to sleep will have one.
Douglas County might see freezing rain, snow this weekend
Douglas County might see freezing rain and snow this weekend, followed by very cold temperatures going into the week.
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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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