CSW WEATHER: NWS Winter Storm WARNING In Effect For Metro- MetroRegion K.C.

The National Weather Service (NWS) in Pleasant Hill has issued a "Winter Storm Warning" for Metro (Kansas City- Leavenworth- Olathe- Lee's Summit- Liberty) and much of the Kansas City MetroRegion (Topeka- Lawrence- St. Joseph- Chillicothe- Maryville) from 6 am Wednesday morning until midnight Thursday morning.


Extreme Missouri southeastern to southern (Clinton- Nevada) counties and Kansas southwestern MetroRegion counties (Fort Scott- Iola-Garnett) are under a Winter Weather Advisory.


Expect blizzard conditions- blowing and drifting what could be around a half-foot of new snow with near white-out conditions at times- Wednesday night through Thursday morning.

More dangerous will be bitterly-cold wind chill readings dropping into the -40 range Thursday with strong west to northwest winds and near to record low temperatures through Saturday.

Yes Virginia- this storm appears to as bad if not potentially worse than the Christmas 2009 Blizzard less than 2 weeks ago.

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Leavenworth Times: "Military Police...Arrested for Allegedly Shooting Up Vehicles" In Atchison KS

The reported "alleged" three perps are U.S. Army MPs from the Leavenworth U.S. Disciplinary Barracks located near the Federal prison.

The three reportedly started shooting at parked cars (lucky there wasn't a teenage couple in one of them) on South 5th Street in Atchison around 10:15 pm last Wednesday- says The LEAVENWORTH (KS) TIMES.

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So- What Did Raided Sugar Creek MO Church DO??

It was a typical news media feeding frenzy- reports that Jackson County lawpeople raided a church on North Jennings in Indy-town Monday.


The INDEPENDENCE-BLUE SPRINGS- GRAIN VALLEY EXAMINER reports the apparently cause of the raid was "an alleged violation of the Federal Arms Act"- but no news stories anywhere so far give a clear indication of what the violation was.

They found some firearms and money in the church and arrested one person- I dunno what's so unusual about firearms nor money in a church that warrants a raid.

Appears to be one of these "tip of the iceberg" stories- or at least for Jackson County authorities- it had better be....

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CSW BREAKING: House Fire With Injury In Eastern KC-MO

At 2:34 pm Tuesday afternoon- five companies of the KC-MO Fire department responded on a house fire in the 3700 block of Windsor- near the Truman Sports Complex.


A working fire is reported at 2:41 pm and an a MAST-EMS ambulance is requested- apparently for an injured occupant outside the house.

There reportedly are dogs inside the burning home- and firefighters use 2 handlines ("small streams") to contain the fire and possible reach the trapped canines.

The responding MAST-EMS unit says the apparently female patient is refusing transport to a hospital as the firefight carries on with temperatures in the teens.

At 2:58 pm- the fire's reported under control- but no word on the dogs inside the house.

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CSW WEATHER: Winter Storm Watch For Metro- Northern MetroRegion K.C.

A storm even more dangerous than the Christmas Blizzard is in store for all of Metro Kansas City as well as the northern parts of the Kansas City MetroRegion Wednesday.

Snow- 2 to 5 inches storm total accumulation by Thursday- is slated to begin by noon Wednesday and continue into early Thursday.

Then- the most severe cold air mass in almost 20 years will sweep over the area Wednesday night.

Actual air temperatures will struggle to stay in the single digits Thursday- Friday and Saturday. Overnight lows will be in the -10 to -20 degree range on those mornings.

Of greatest concern will be life-threatening wind chills as strong west to northwest winds blow over our area on Thursday- producing blowing snow/blizzard conditions and winds chills as low as the -40 degree range that will continue into Friday morning.

Driving will be extremely hazardous Thursday and motorists stranded for any length of time could find their lives in peril if their vehicle's heater quits functioning.

This is a potentially dangerous and life-threatening weather situation!

CSW will be monitoring later Wednesday into early Thursday and posting the latest information on this winter storm.

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Record Low Temperatures Likely For Metro - MetroRegion Kansas City

Courtesy of the National Weather Service office in Pleasant Hill- here are the all-time record low minimum and maximum temperatures recorded in Kansas City and Saint Joseph for tomorrow through Saturday.

Some of the coldest temperatures in more than 20 years are headed for the Kansas City MetroRegion beginning Thursday and threaten to break some weather records in the process

The coldest temperature ever in Kansas City was -23 F set back in 1989.

In addition- 2-5 inches of snow can be expected across Metro and most of MetroRegion Kansas City by Thursday morning.

Strong northwest winds will create blizzard conditions Wednesday night into Thursday along with dangerously cold wind-chill factors.

...RECORDS FOR KANSAS CITY...

DATE RECORD LOW RECORD LOW MAXIMUM
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JAN 5TH: -15/1924 4/1924
JAN 6TH: -13/1912 -4/1912
JAN 7TH: -11/1912 -4/1912
JAN 8TH: -10/1979 8/1976
JAN 9TH: -10/1977 -2/1977
JAN 10TH: -17/1982 -5/1982

...RECORDS FOR ST JOSEPH (NOTE: DATA FOR THIS STATION IS INCOMPLETE)...

DATE RECORD LOW RECORD LOW MAXIMUM
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JAN 5TH: -19/1924 0/1924
JAN 6TH: -20/1971 7/1909
JAN 7TH: -15/1971 2/1942
JAN 8TH: -12/1979 8/1937
JAN 9TH: -13/1973 1/1977
JAN 10TH: -19/1982 -8/1982

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CSW BREAKING: House Fire In Lawson MO

Firefighters from Lawson- Excelsior Springs and Wood Heights are on-the-scene or enroute to a house fire "on Clark Street" in Lawson.

The alarm was first sounded at 3:41 pm and 3 minutes later a first-arriving unit reported "smoke and fire showing from the 2nd-story" of a 2-1/2/-story house on Lawson's East Side.

Lawson is in extreme northwestern Ray County MO..

Mutual-aid fire department assistance was requested from the other departments at that time.

From radio comms at the scene- it appears the fire was started by a fireplace or defective chimney- but an official report will be forthcoming later.

So far no injuries reported or any indications that anyone was inside the house as the firefight continues.

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Just Say NO To Further Expansion of KC-MO

Some developer-driven (surely NOT taxpayer-concerned) KC-MO City Council members are looking to override city planning committee recomendations to annex a piece of land near K.C.I. airport for yet another subdivision of homes.

Ya know what? This City Council silliness (Councilman Ford wants to be MAYOR???) needs to stop!

The city is ALREADY spread out more than the city services can provide adequate service for and now the city's unfair earnings tax is being questioned with voter petitions.

Plus- we're ALREADY paying out millions for underpaying TIFs and other corporate welfare.

We'll be watching the council meeting Thursday to see how this latest dreck plays out.

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CSW BREAKING: House Fire In KC-MO

Six companies of KC-MO firefighters are battling a house fire in single-digit temperatures near the Brookside area.

The initial alarm sounded at 12:14 pm early Monday afternoon for a house on fire in the 600 block of East 61st Street.

The fire was actually found in a structure in the 6000 block of Kenwood.

Pumper 29 arrived at 12:17 pm and reported fire was showing from the 2nd-floor of a 2-story house.

Initial searches of the burning structure have not revealed any victims inside.

At 12:25 pm- the on-scene KC-MO battalion chief has declared this fire under control.

As of this post- no injuries have been reported and a fire investigation will be underway shortly to determine cause.

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CSW BREAKING: Independence MO House Fire

At 5:37 am- five companies of the Independence Fire department rolled out on a reported fire in a lived-in house in central IN-MO..


At 5:41 am- the first-arriving fire company reports a working fire in the basement of the house at 12712 (East) Erickson Road and an ambulance is ordered for a person reportedly injured escaping the flames.

The fire is reportedly "knocked down" at 5:56 am and the Red Cross was ordered for the "4 adults and 1" child who were displaced.

The injured person was a male who was transported by AMR-EMS to the University of Kansas Medical Center with non life-threatening smoke inhalation.

A "14-month-old" infant was taken to Cneterpoint Med Center with "no symptoms- just for a check-up" by a physician.

The fire's cause is under investigation with no dollar loss yet available.

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CSW WEATHER: Snow Continues In Metro K.C.

The snowfall rate is slowly increasing again to the west of Metro K.C. according to the latest trends on weather radar- but still no NWS advisories in effect for the Metro.

Miami and Linn counties Kansas- as well as Bates county MO are in a Winter Weather Advisory through noon today.

One to three inches are reported throughout Metro Kansas City as of 1:30 am- with the heaviest amounts in Leavenworth- Wyandotte and Johnson counties Kansas.

Another 1 to 3 inches are possible by Sunday afternoon.

Here are some local traffic camera tours- locations and times indicated on the image's properties.
There have been more than a dozen non or mostly minor-injury crashes throughout Leavenworth- Wyandotte- Johnson counties in KS and in Platte and Jackson counties MO since 10:30 pm Saturday night.

Many have been slide-offs with no injuries- as shown on this K.C. Scout camera image on I-435 near Pflumm in Overland Park..

Road conditions are partially to completely snow-packed around Metro Kansas City with numerous slick spots.

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