079 WWUS53 KEAX 162315 SQWEAX BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Snow Squall Warning National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 515 PM CST Fri Jan 16 2026 KSC091-121-MOC037-095-162345- /O.NEW.KEAX.SQ.W.0003.260116T2315Z-260116T2345Z/ Miami KS-Johnson KS-Cass MO-Jackson MO- 515 PM CST Fri Jan 16 2026 The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has issued a * Snow Squall Warning for... Northeastern Miami County in east central Kansas... Johnson County in east central Kansas... Northern Cass County in west central Missouri... Jackson County in west central Missouri... * Until 545 PM CST. * At 515 PM CST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line extending from Grain Valley to Gardner, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to blowing snow and rapidly falling visibility. Wind gusts greater than 35 mph. SOURCE...Radar and webcams. IMPACT...Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 7 and 29. Interstate 35 in Kansas between mile markers 205 and 229. Interstate 470 between mile markers 0 and 16. Interstate 435 between mile markers 0 and 5, and between mile markers 62 and 83. Interstate 49 between mile markers 165 and 183. Locations impacted include... Kansas City, Overland Park, Olathe, Independence, Lee's Summit, Shawnee, Blue Springs, Lenexa, Leawood, Raytown, Grandview, Belton, Prairie Village, Raymore, Gardner, Grain Valley, Merriam, Mission, Pleasant Hill, and Paola. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow Down! Rapid changes in visibility and road conditions are expected with this dangerous snow squall. Be alert for sudden whiteout conditions. Reduce speed and turn on headlights! During snow squalls, the visibility may suddenly drop to near zero in whiteout conditions. && LAT...LON 3857 9495 3886 9498 3902 9477 3904 9461 3905 9461 3913 9418 3906 9410 3875 9412 TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 324DEG 27KT 3903 9420 3883 9490 SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED $$ CDB  140 WWUS53 KEAX 162328 SQWEAX Snow Squall Warning National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 528 PM CST Fri Jan 16 2026 KSC091-121-MOC037-095-162345- /O.CON.KEAX.SQ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260116T2345Z/ Miami KS-Johnson KS-Cass MO-Jackson MO- 528 PM CST Fri Jan 16 2026 ...A SNOW SQUALL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CST FOR NORTHEASTERN MIAMI...SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON...NORTHERN CASS AND SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES... At 527 PM CST, a dangerous snow squall was located along a line extending from Blue Springs to 6 miles southeast of Olathe, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to blowing snow and rapidly falling visibility. Wind gusts greater than 35 mph. SOURCE...Radar and webcams. IMPACT...Travel will become difficult and potentially dangerous within minutes. This includes the following highways... Interstate 70 in Missouri between mile markers 18 and 29. Interstate 470 between mile markers 0 and 15. Interstate 435 between mile markers 69 and 74. Interstate 49 between mile markers 164 and 183. Locations impacted include... Overland Park, Olathe, Lee's Summit, Blue Springs, Leawood, Raytown, Grandview, Belton, Raymore, Grain Valley, Pleasant Hill, Spring Hill, Greenwood, Peculiar, Louisburg, Lake Lotawana, Lake Winnebago, Lone Jack, Lake Tapawingo, and Cleveland. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Slow Down! Rapid changes in visibility and road conditions are expected with this dangerous snow squall. Be alert for sudden whiteout conditions. Reduce speed and turn on headlights! During snow squalls, the visibility may suddenly drop to near zero in whiteout conditions. && LAT...LON 3860 9480 3882 9483 3887 9472 3895 9458 3906 9425 3906 9410 3875 9412 TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 321DEG 27KT 3901 9427 3882 9473 SNOW SQUALL...OBSERVED $$ CDB  633 WWUS53 KEAX 162343 SQWEAX Snow Squall Warning National Weather Service Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO 543 PM CST Fri Jan 16 2026 KSC091-121-MOC037-095-162353- /O.EXP.KEAX.SQ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-260116T2345Z/ Miami KS-Johnson KS-Cass MO-Jackson MO- 543 PM CST Fri Jan 16 2026 ...THE SNOW SQUALL WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MIAMI...SOUTHEASTERN JOHNSON...NORTHERN CASS AND SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 545 PM CST... The snow squall that prompted the warning has weakened. Therefore, the snow squall warning will be allowed to expire. Areas of blowing snow and snow-covered roads will continue to make travel difficult. && LAT...LON 3860 9480 3882 9483 3887 9472 3895 9458 3906 9425 3906 9410 3875 9412 TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 324DEG 27KT 3893 9420 3874 9466 $$ CDB