Parts of the state were under a blizzard warning before the storm moved to the east.

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By late Thursday, the National Weather Service had issued a blizzard warning from 6 a.m.

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The National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning through early Saturday afternoon and predicted up to 2 feet of snow and wind gusts of up to 60 mph.

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Parts of the area could see up to 26 inches of snow from the storm, the station reported, and the weather service said Wichita would be under a blizzard warning until 6 a.m.

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He said the red snow warning remained in place with severe gale force winds and blizzard conditions expected to continue throughout the day and overnight, with only a slow improvement expected on Tuesday.

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