The entire Kansas City metro area is now under a winter storm watch as a major storm targeting the southern and eastern U.S. has shifted further north, according to the National Weather Service.
The watch, initially issued Wednesday for counties south of the metro, has been expanded to include Atchison, Leavenworth, Wyandotte and Johnson counties in Kansas and Platte, Clay, Ray, Carroll, Jackson, Lafayette, Saline and Howard counties in Missouri.
“Heavy snow possible,” the weather service said. “Total snow accumulation between 5 and 7 inches is possible.”…