ice storm

Kansas City International Airport is experiencing a lot of cancelled and delayed flights due to the freezing rain and cold temperatures this afternoon.

"This is probably going to be the most ice that we've seen in a number of years," said Dave Clippert, director of the Pettis County Emergency Management Agency. An Ice Storm Warning has been issued for much of the state of Missouri through Sunday. "It is ranging anywhere from a half-inch up to an inch."

The Missouri Department of Transportation is urging motorists to avoid travel, if possible, late Thursday night through Sunday, due to significant amounts of freezing rain, sleet and ice, in the forecast.