(MSC News)--A winter weather advisory is in place regionally.

The National Weather Service has issued the advisory from Wednesday evening through Thursday morning.

Snowfall is expected to start early this evening and continue through tonight, with 2-3 inches of snow possible.

Travel may become difficult as snow is expected to cover roads and limit visibility.

Local northeast Kansas counties included in the advisory are Atchison, Brown, Doniphan, Jackson, Jefferson, Leavenworth and Pottawatomie.

In northwest Missouri, local counties included in the advisory are Buchanan, Platte, Holt, and Atchison.

The southeast Nebraska counties of Richardson, Pawnee, Nemaha, Johnson, Gage and Otoe counties are also included.