Icy Hot Mess On Kansas City Metro Streets

You're hearing on social media, MSM news and everywhere else . . .

STAY HOME UNLESS IT'S AN EMERGENCY!!!

A quote that explains the sitch that won't improve any time soon . . .

"Drivers need to avoid traveling until conditions improve sometime on Monday,” said MoDOT Chief Safety and Operations Officer Becky Allmeroth. “For the remainder of this weekend, travel should be limited to emergencies only. These difficult conditions will also delay response times for our crews and emergency response partners.”

Across the state, MoDOT has 1,500 snow trucks operating with crews working 12-hour shifts until roads are mostly clear after the snow ends.

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The Kansas City region is under a blizzard warning through 3 a.m. Monday morning. Travel is not advised.

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Some drivers said they've been stuck on Kansas City-area highways for hours Saturday evening because of icy conditions.

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Road conditions were deteriorating Saturday in the central U.S. as a winter storm brought a mix of snow, ice and plunging temperatures, with forecasts calling for the dreaded combo to spread eastward in the coming days. "Winter returned," said Bob Oravec, lead forecaster at the National Weather Service .

Kansas City-area snowplow flips on icy highway as roads become dangerous

Drivers across Kansas City are being asked to get home and stay there through the storm.

Live Updates: Winter weather creates travel nightmare in Kansas City

Snow and ice are already wreaking havoc throughout the Kansas City area on Saturday night, and even more winter weather is coming overnight through Sunday evening.

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