Wichita had 5.9 inches of snow fall on Thursday, bringing the January total up to 9.5 inches, according to National Weather Service data. That amount, as measured at the Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport, already ties for the 12th snowiest January on records dating back to 1888.

Highways west and southwest of Wichita are becoming snowpacked as winter weather moves into the state. In Barber County, emergency management reports a two-vehicle accident on K-2 near the bridge. Visibility is all reported to be less than a quarter of a mile.

The forecast calls for a 20% to 30% chance of snow starting after noon, with the chance increasing up to midnight, the National Weather Service in Wichita said Wednesday.