Although the forecast totals are being lowered the National Weather Service is continuing to warn Ellis County residents a significant amount of snow is still possible through Sunday and Monday.

As the storm continues to move into the area forecasting has been difficult due to quickly changing conditions.

The latest notice from the NWS follows:

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A VERY HIGH IMPACT WINTER STORM...COMPLETE WITH BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS...WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE TEXAS PANHANDLE SATURDAY
EVENING. THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK WOULD KEEP A BULK OF THE SEVERE
WINTER WEATHER JUST SOUTH OF THE SOUTHWEST KANSAS REGION...AT LEAST
INITIALLY. HOWEVER AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO DEEPEN AND PUSH
NORTHEAST ON SUNDAY...MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW WILL
START TO MOVE INTO FAR SOUTHERN KANSAS. AS IT DOES SO...NORTH WINDS
OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CREATE RAPIDLY DETERIORATING CONDITIONS.
VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY DROP OFF TO DANGEROUSLY LOW LEVELS IN WHITEOUT
OR NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS.

THERE IS STILL THE POTENTIAL FOR SEVERE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW
ON FREQUENT 50 MPH WIND GUSTS SUNDAY INTO MONDAY CREATING BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS. IT IS UNCLEAR EXACTLY HOW FAR REACHING BLIZZARD OR
NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL EXTEND INTO SOUTHWEST KANSAS. AS IT
STANDS NOW...THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE STORM WILL LIKELY RESIDE
ACROSS SOUTHWEST KANSAS. SOME AREAS COULD PROBABLY SEE LITTLE OR
NO SNOW AT ALL. THE DISTANCE BETWEEN LITTLE OR NO SNOW AT
ALL...AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY BE AS LITTLE
AS 50 TO 70 MILES. THIS IS WHY IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP
UPDATED ON OUR LATEST THINKING REGARDING THE TRACK AND STRENGTH OF
THIS STORM. WE WILL CONTINUE TO PUBLISH UPDATES VIA OFFICIAL
WEATHER SERVICES MESSAGES LIKE THIS ONE...AS WELL AS ON SOCIAL
MEDIA VIA FACEBOOK AND TWITTER.