Kansas Governor Laura Kelly is ordering state offices to stay closed for another day this week while Topeka leaders follow suit with city offices due to a powerful winter storm. Kelly issued the order on Monday,

The last time the weather in Kansas City was severe enough to be considered a blizzard was in November of 2018.

Follow live Kansas City blizzard coverage here. This story will be regularly updated. Kansas City welcomed the new year with a rare blizzard. Residents in the metro area began preparations for the winter storm in earnest on Friday and by Saturday afternoon freezing rain left roads coated with a slick of ice.

The first weekend of 2025 saw a major winter storm coat the Kansas City Metro with a slick layer of ice - followed by a major dumping of snow during a Sunday blizzard.