Kansas City Morning Snow Blast News Links: Covered In It!!!

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Winter Storm Warning: Monitoring ongoing snow, road conditions and school closings

KANSAS CITY METRO (KCTV) -- Snow began falling on the Kansas City metro late Tuesday night and continues this Wednesday morning. KCTV5 meteorologists say to expect widespread snow to continue for the metro throughout the morning and into the afternoon, with another later wave hitting Wednesday evening mostly in the southeast metro.

Heavy morning snow causing hazardous road conditions, wrecks across the area

Heavy snow building in the Kansas City metropolitan area is causing hazardous conditions on roads in our area.Road crews urge if you can stay home, to please stay off the roads and give crews room to treat and clear the streets.7:20 a.m. --7:18 a.m. -- 7:04 a.m. --6:56 a.m. --6:31 a.m.

KCK police, organizers working to protect those at risk from winter weather

KANSAS CITY, Ks. - Communities across the Kansas City area are preparing for this week's winter weather, including for those that are currently homeless and without a warm place to sleep in the current dangerous conditions. KCKPD Master Sgt. Angela Joyce is preparing one of her squad cars with a lot of supplies.

Eastbound I-70 shut down because of multiple crashes involving semi trucks in Grain Valley

GRAIN VALLEY, MO (KCTV) -- Missouri state troopers have shut down eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 after several semi trucks crashed Wednesday morning on the snow-covered roads. The crashes started just after 6 a.m. just west of Exit 24 to Grain Valley on I-70.

A guide to tracking road conditions across the Kansas City area

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - With a winter storm arriving in the Kansas City area that is sure to impact travel, KSHB 41 News has compiled a list of resources to help you track road conditions. Kansas City Scout is one resource that monitors accidents across the Kansas City area, so that travelers can plan the safest route through the winter conditions.

What do the roads look like? Check live Kansas City traffic conditions

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Significant rounds of snow and winter weather will make travel in Kansas City and surrounding areas challenging on Wednesday. The Missouri Highway Patrol tweeted at 6:30 a.m. that eastbound lanes of I-70 are completely blocked in Jackson County near Grain Valley, and FOX4 Traffic has been following touch and go conditions on southbound I-49 near 155th Street where one lane recently reopened.

Hundreds of flights cancelled as major winter storm prepares to sweep US

Airlines canceled hundreds of flights Tuesday, governors urged residents to stay off roads and schools closed campuses as a huge swath of the US braced for a major winter storm that was set to put millions of Americans in the path of heavy snow and freezing rain.

82 million people under winter weather alerts from Colorado to Vermont

About 82 million Americans woke up Tuesday to winter weather alerts and the threat of rain, snow, sleet and ice wreaking havoc from Colorado to Vermont in coming days. This latest winter storm system will be a slow-moving blast impacting a massive swath of America, east from the Rockies to the I-95 corridor and New England, from now through Friday.

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