Friday, January 13, 2017

The "Ice Storm of 2017" Begins for Metro Kansas City

Finally- after all the 'anticipation-'  Round 1 of possibly 3 begins...


Rain- freezing on contact- is now falling in southwest Johnson county along I-35 south of Olathe- according to KC SCOUT traffic cameras showing wet roadway.

At 8:51 pm- a Kansas Highway Patrol unit reports "freezing rain in Olathe.".



The shown band of light to moderate rain will move from Miami county into Johnson county KS- Cass and Jackson counties in Missouri by 10 pm..


For more on what happens after the freezing rain hit- go HERE and HERE.


For an extensive story on Metro Kansas City's worst ice storm in 2002 go HERE.

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