KANSAS CITY, Mo. — As the Kansas City area comes under a winter weather warning beginning at 9 p.m. Wednesday, cities across the metro are preparing for the snow.
Kansas City, Missouri, snow crews will be pre-treating the roads Wednesday evening and are preparing to start snowplowing late Wednesday night into Thursday, according to a city news release. About 300 snow removal vehicles will be out until the streets are clear.
The city also suspended trash and recycling collection for Thursday and Friday, so that the drivers are available to plow the snow. Residents with Thursday and Friday pick-up days will be allowed to place four bags of trash out next week.
Kansas City, Kansas, also announced that Waste Management will not collect residential trash and recycling Thursday, and pickup will be delayed by one day this week.
Judicial Offices of the 16th Circuit Court in Jackson County will be closed for court operations.
Municipal Court hearings will be virtual for all cases. City Hall will conduct business virtually Thursday, but the regular City Council meeting will be open to the public.
The city will also be opening its overnight overflow center for people who experience homelessness when shelters are full. Two warming buses will also be in service during the day and the 10 Community Centers will double as warming centers.
The city of Independence is also preparing for the storm by activating the Roger T. Sermon Community Center as an Emergency Storm Assistance Center Wednesday from noon to 7 p.m.
The center will assist people who need overnight shelter over the next two days. It is located at 201 north Dodgion St., and it will be a warming site from Thursday through Saturday.
The city released the scheduled of the warming site:
- Thursday, March 10, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Friday, March 11, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Saturday, March 12, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
In Overland Park, snow crews are leaving work Wednesday at 2 p.m. and will be coming back at 10 p.m. to begin pre-treating the streets and plowing when necessary. The day shift of snow crews will be in at 7:30 a.m. Thursday and will plow throughout the day as needed.
Harvesters Community Food Network will be closing its facilities in Topeka and Kansas City Thursday due to the winter storm warning. The food service provider will also be canceling its mobile distributions Thursday.
Jackson County will have a delayed start of 10 a.m. Thursday for all county buildings and facilities. The county will also have limited staff in-person Thursday and asks that residents use the county's online services.
Additionally, all Johnson County Library locations will be closed Thursday due to weather.
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