A winter blast will storm into Kansas starting Monday night and continuing into Tuesday night, although the latest prediction shows the heaviest snowfall east of Russell. Six-plus inches of snow is expected in a swath from Medicine Lodge to Manhattan. Northwest Kansas could see 2 and 4 inches of accumulation.

According to the National Weather Service, the heaviest snow is expected to fall between 3 a.m. Tuesday morning through 3 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. Strong north wind is expected to cause considerable blowing and drifting snow.

Temperatures are expected to stay very cold after the storm passes. Lows will be around zero, with highs only in the teens.

Another storm could bring more heavy snow to the area by the end of the week.