(MSC News)-- A Winter Storm Warning is in effect into Saturday for the local areas of northeast Kansas, northwest Missouri, and southeast Nebraska. 

If traveling, you should expect slippery and hazardous conditions to impact travel. 

A Winter Storm Warning means significant amounts of snow, sleet and ice will likely make travel very hazardous or impossible

Freezing drizzle is expected to begin Friday afternoon, creating a glaze of ice. Heavy snow is expected to develop later this afternoon with total accumulations of 4 to 7 inches.

Wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour are possible, leading to blowing snow and areas of reduced visibility.