Kansas City Weather

Chiefs-steelers Nfl Divisional Playoff Game Pushed Back By Winter Storm Jupiter

... "Ice Bowl II," however. The field at Arrowhead Stadium is heated, so there's no concern about patches of ice on the grass itself. However, it's safe to assume the field will be wet during the game. Arrowhead's Interesting Late-Season Weather. This will be the fourth consecutive Chiefs home game where the weather has at least been interesting, if not impactful. The Chiefs hosted the Oakland Raiders for a big Week 14 Thursday night divisional battle Dec. 8, with a kickoff temperature of only 21 degrees. That was the coldest game at Arrowhead since Dec. 26, 2010, and only the fifth time the Raiders played in temperatures colder than 25 degrees since 2000 , according to CBS Sports. (MORE: 5 Best and Worst Weather NFL Cities ). Just 10 days later, the cold outdid itself on Dec. 18. With a kickoff temperature of 1 degree, and a wind chill of minus 9, the Chiefs and Tennessee Titans played in the  record-tying coldest game ...

Ice Storms Moving Into Kansas City Just In Time For Steelers' Arrival

... bathed in red light Friday as the city prepares for Sunday's AFC divisional playoff football game between the Chiefs and the Steelers at Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium. The game time was moved from noon to primetime because of an ice storm due to hit the area this weekend. Associated Press. Forecasters are predicting the worst ice storm in at least a decade in the Midwest, just as the Steelers prepare to head to Kansas City for the AFC playoff game against the Chiefs. The National Weather Service issued ice storm warnings from the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles into southern Illinois, with up to 1 inch of ice expected in some locations. The warning is in effect from Saturday night through midnight Monday. “We could see some fairly significant ice accumulations,” National Weather Service forecaster Kevin Brown said. “Enough ice accumulations to cause a lot of problems with trees and power lines and power interruptions.”. The National Football League c hanged the start time of the Steelers game to 8:20 p.m. Freezing rain already arrived today in the Midwest ...

Severe Central Us Ice Storm To Cut Power, Immobilize Travel And Cause Damage

... Kansas City and St. Louis, Missouri, and Springfield, Illinois. Ice storm to creep northward in central US on Sunday, Monday. While the icy mix will diminish in the mid-Atlantic by Sunday, the ice storm will continue over a large part of the Central states. Freezing rain, or an icy mix will develop in Omaha, Nebraska, and Des Moines, Iowa, during Sunday afternoon and continue during Sunday night and part of Monday. Icy conditions may develop around Minneapolis on Monday. Warmer air from the south will begin to thaw parts of the Ohio and middle Mississippi valleys. The ice storm could have an impact on fans traveling to the NFL Playoff game between the Steelers and Chiefs in Kansas City , even if temperatures rise above freezing for the game. The worst of the ice storm. "In some areas, the weight of the ...

Steelers Are Red Hot But Bad Weather Favors Kansas City

... the Steelers-Chiefs divisional game on Sunday. “Pittsburgh is so hot right now,” Dungy said. “The only thing that I want to see and I will see about a quarter ’til 1 p.m. is the weather because I do think bad weather favors Kansas City.”. But don’t lock his pick in just yet because as he joked with the guys he wants everyone to tune in to see what he picks Sunday on NBC. Dungy also weighed in on the arrest of Steelers linebackers coach Joey Porter, calling it more of disappointment rather than a distraction for the team. “As a player and a coach, you’ve got to do it the right way, and you have to realize that any place you go, you are now representing the city and the team,” Dungy added. “I think Joey Porter let them down in that regard and, to me, that is the most disappointing thing.”. So would he give Porter another chance. “People always deserve a second chance,” Dungy said. “But again we’re representing the National Football League, we’re representing the team and the ownership. Those are things you just can’t do. So yes, I think you always deserve a second chance but you know Joey Porter, he has had some second ...

Greater Kansas City Weekend Weather Ice Storm Warning 1/13-1/15

... Zine - Periods of significant icing are likely across the area this weekend starting this morning across areas mainly south of highway 50 and spreading northward through the afternoon and evening. Periods of freezing rain will continue through Sunday evening across northern Missouri. The most significant icing is expected Saturday night into Sunday morning. Precipitation will gradually change over to rain from south to north Sunday afternoon and evening. This Warning is for: Atchison KS, Leavenworth, Wyandotte, Johnson KS, Adair, Buchanan, Clinton, Caldwell, Livingston, Linn MO, Macon, Platte, Clay, Ray, Carroll, Chariton, Jackson. Graphic courtesy of @NWSKansas City. Including the cities Of Atchison, Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Lansing, Kansas City Kansas, Overland Park, Stanley, Olathe, Shawnee, Lenexa, Kirksville, St. Joseph Airport, St. Joseph, Cameron, Plattsburg, Lathrop, Hamilton, Braymer, Polo, Breckenridge, Chillicothe, Brookfield, Marceline, Macon, La Plata, Parkville, Platte City, Riverside, Weatherby Lake, Weston, Gladstone, Liberty, Excelsior Springs, Richmond, Lawson, Carrollton, Salisbury, Brunswick, Keytesville, Kansas City, and Independence. ...

Christmas Eve Fog, Christmas Day Thunderstorms

... Lynn Greene of Olathe walked his dogs in a shroud of fog Saturday at the Heritage Park off leash area in Olathe. Shane Keyser __link__. National Weather Service of Kansas City Twitter. 1 of 3. Order Reprint of this Story. Thunderstorms in the Kansas City area. Possible tornadoes in north-central Kansas. Heavy snow in the northern Plains. After a fog-shrouded Christmas Eve in Kansas City, meteorologists were predicting some unusual weather and warning of the risk of more drastic activity for Christmas Day throughout the Midwest. In Kansas City, Christmas should be warmer and wet, with dense fog in the morning and a high chance for thunderstorms and gusty winds. A freezing fog Saturday morning left roads slick and visibility low. Later in the day, the National Weather Service issued a dense fog advisory for 6 p.m. Saturday through 9 a.m. Sunday, with visibility of less than a quarter-mile. Drivers should slow down and take extra caution, the weather service said. Thunderstorms are considered likely in ...

Freezing Rain Arrives Late Friday, And Forecast Still Calls For Ice Storm Saturday

... 9 and 9:30. — NWS Kansas City (@NWSKansas City) January 14, 2017. Light ice was reported in Butler, Clinton, Harrisonville and Paola at about 8 p.m. Friday. Light ice now being reported in Butler, MO, expanding soon into Clinton, Harrisonville, Paola. — NWS Kansas City (@NWSKansas City) January 14, 2017. Freezing rain reached Olathe and Belton shortly before 9 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. Freezing rain will reach Olathe/Belton shortly before 9 PM. Downtown KC/Lee's Summit between 9 and 9:30. — NWS Kansas City (@NWSKansas City) January 14, 2017. Freezing rain was expected to spread over Interstate 70 from Kansas City to Columbia starting at 10 p.m. Freezing rain is about to overspread all of I-70 from KC to Columbia within the next 45 minutes. — NWS Kansas City ...

Tips You Need To Know To Get Through This Weekend’s Ice Storm

... set at the right temperatures so that your food is safe to start with, said Crystal Futrell, health and food safety extension agent for the Johnson County Kansas State University Research and Extension Office in Olathe. Futrell recommended that people have a thermometer for both their refrigerator and freezer. The freezer should be set at zero degrees or below. The refrigerator should be set at 40 degrees or below. “If the power goes out, it is recommended that you try not to open the doors as much as possible,” she said. “Food in a full freezer can stay frozen up to 48 hours. If it’s halfway full, it’s 24 hours.”. In a closed refrigerator, food will stay safe for up to four hours. If you believe the power will be out longer than four hours, you can start moving things like milk, cheeses, meats and anything else you won’t need immediately to the freezer. She suggested people know in advance where to get dry ice. “We do not recommend people store things outside,” Futrell said. “Air temperatures are so fluctuant, they are just not reliable sources of cold.”. But what ...