KANSAS CITY SUFFERS SURPRISE SNOWZILLA ATTACK!!!

First and foremost . . .

BE CAREFUL KANSAS CITY COMMUTERS!!! IT'S REALLY COMING DOWN OUT THERE AND THE SNOWFALL IS A BIT OF A SURPRISE!!!

About half of the weather newsies DID NOT PREDICT MUCH ACCUMULATION and said we'd get more of a wintry mix. 

Typically . . . Most of them are quick to panic and sound the alarm amid light rain.

This morning . . . People who bothered to pay attention to the weather might be a bit surprised. 

Consider . . .

Apropos for #TBT, back in the days when this blog was offered our first bribe . . . Kansas City weather newsies have been notorious across the nation for bad predictions.

To be fair . . . A few inches (of snow) rarely hurt anyone who didn't exercise a bit of caution. 

We might update with a few more links when the morning news crews are up and panicking housewives. 

Here are some of our faves . . .

Widespread snow surprises Kansas City region overnight, slick road conditions and closings reported

ALERT. WEATHER TODAY IS THE FIRST ALERT WEATHER ALERT DAY. YOU CAN JUST TELL BY TAKING A LOOK OUTSIDE. WE ARE DEALING WITH HEAVY SNOW. WE'VE GOT FIRST ALERT METEOROLOGIST NICK BENDER WITH THE FORECAST. MARTIN AUGUSTINE IS ON THE ROADS WITH AN UP CLOSE LOOK AND I'LL HAVE AN OVERVIEW OF TRAFFIC ACROSS THE METRO IN JUST A BIT.

Winter Weather Coverage: Traffic, Forecast, Power Outages, Closings

KANSAS CITY METRO (KCTV) - Multiple inches of snow fell on the Kansas City metro early Thursday morning, covering area roadways and causing traffic issues. Because the snowfall levels were unexpected, very few local roads were pre-treated, and very few snow plows were out to start the day.

BLOG: Winter storm wreaks havoc on metro roads

6:02 a.m. | KSHB 41 Chiefs Meteorologist Mike Nicco is encouraging any commuters to wait a few hours if possible as the snow will end from west to east in the next couple of hours. As the snow wraps up, temperatures will warm above freezing quickly.

And now . . .

We hope that locals remember to take it slow and contemplate a few basic laws of physics during the morning rush hour.

Developing . . .