A winter storm will impact much of the area late tonight through Thursday, with accumulating snow, sleet, and ice. Strong wind gusts of 40 to 45 mph will create areas of blowing and drifting snow. Here's the latest forecast for snow and ice across the region.

According to the National Weather Service, the amount of snow will vary in the area from 1 to 4 inches with heavier amounts to the north and east. Ice accumulation for southeast Kansas will range from 0.1 to 0.25 inches will heavier amounts east.

Storms will begin around 10 pm tonight and will stay as a rain event when it will transition to an ice/snow mix between 5 am to 6 am then fully to snow at around 9 am. The snow is expected to move out of the area around 4 pm.