KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Much of the Kansas City metro area got between 3 and 4 inches of snow Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, making for messy, slick roads.
The City of Kansas City, Missouri, declared a Phase 2 snow emergency just before 7 a.m. Wednesday. That means any car parked on a snow route must be moved within two hours or the owner could be ticketed.
For parking on non-snow routes, KCMO issued the following advisories:
- On north-south streets, drivers sould park on the west side.
- On east-west streets, drivers sould park on the north side.
On local roads around Kansas City, plow crews tackled priority routes first. Overnight, snow plows cleared a passable path.
By 5 a.m. drivers could see pavement on streets such as 59th in the Brookside area. Other streets, including Ward Parkway, were covered with snow, but drivers were able to make it down the road without issues.
Many residential streets in the city were untouched. Like in past storms this winter, city crews eventually make their way into neighborhood streets. The strategy is to create one passable lane allowing residents to get to main streets.
In Overland Park, Kansas, crews worked overnight to clear snow. Like other cities, snow plows hit the main roads first and then ventured into the resident areas.
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On the highways, it was a similar story. While clear in some places, 41 Action News crews monitoring the conditions reported driving at least 20 mph below the posted speed limit.
Many of the highways showed snow packed lanes, making it difficult to see where the lines.
On northbound 71 Highway near 53rd Street, road conditions were clear, but there was still a shine on the roads.
On southbound 71 Highway, it was the opposite: lanes were covered with snow.
71 N vs. 71 S near the 53rd St area - 71N much more clear, lanes are visible but very slick - snow packed lanes on 71 S @41actionnews pic.twitter.com/3MviaDd32M
— Rae Daniel (@RAEtheReporter) February 20, 2019
On and off ramps are slick.
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