The National Weather Service on Monday afternoon issued a winter storm warning lasting from 6 p.m. Tuesday to 6 p.m. Wednesday for north-central, northeast and east-central Kansas. Counties covered by the warning are Shawnee,

The weather service has issued a winter storm warning for Kansas City and portions of Kansas and Missouri that will be in effect from midnight Tuesday to 9 p.m. Wednesday.

Hundreds of millions of Americans are on alert for the arrival of three different snowstorms that will hit this week: affected states and what to expect.

The National Weather Service in Hastings is warning residents near the border with Kansas to be prepared for potentially hazardous winter conditions early this week.

On Monday at 2:32 p.m. a winter storm warning was issued by the National Weather Service valid for Wednesday between midnight and 9 p.m. The warning is for Atchison, Doniphan, Leavenworth, Wyandotte,

Wichita’s chance for snow increases to 90% at night, with a high temperature of 29 and a low of 18. Wednesday shows a 90% chance of snow before noon. The high for that day is expected at 21, and a frigid low of 5, the forecast shows.

Winter storm warnings are issued "when a significant combination of hazardous winter weather is occurring or imminent."

A series of three winter storms will bring the potential for significant snowfall and bitterly cold temperatures to Kansas City this week, the National Weather Service said.