Global Warming Shuts Down Schools In Flagstaff, NM; Postpones Tucson Golf Tournament; Do Not Travel Advisories In Wichita, KS, Due to Global Warming

Arizona Daily Sun is reporting:

The mid-morning lull in the snow over Flagstaff doesn't mean the storm is over.
That's what the National Weather Service in Bellemont is reporting in its most recent bulletin.

The Weather Service predicts that snow showers will redevelop over Flagstaff in late morning and early afternoon, yielding a storm total of 8 to 12 inches in the city.  As of 8 a.m., between 3 and 5 inches had been reported in Flagstaff.

CT Post is reporting that global warming shut down premier golf tournament in Tucson:

Nine flights headed to Tucson were diverted to Phoenix or other airports because of a winter storm that brought snow to southern Arizona.

Officials at Tucson International Airport said planes were being allowed to take off and other flights were cleared to land by early afternoon Wednesday.

Snowfall postponed first-round play Wednesday at southern Arizona's premier golf event in Marana, while winter weather canceled classes in Flagstaff, Bisbee and Show Low and battered other parts of the state.

Meanwhile, the National Weather Service is reporting (no link, it will change too soon):

Winter Storm Watches & Warnings are in effect for a large portion of the central U.S., as a powerful storm system is expected to bring more than a foot of snow along with strong winds to parts of the central Plains Wednesday into Thursday. Farther south, freezing rain is likely over parts of Oklahoma, Missouri & Arkansas, with severe thunderstorms & heavy rainfall possible over parts of the South. 

The Wichita Eagle, meantime, is reporting snow removal crews having trouble keeping up in Wichita:

City and state crews were working feverishly at midday to stay ahead of a wet, slushy snow that was making travel difficult as a major winter storm hit.

Joe Pajor, deputy director of public works for Wichita, said the city has a full snow emergency operation under way that will remain in place through at least Thursday night.

One hundred employees driving 100 pieces of equipment are splitting 12-hour shifts working 24 snow emergency routes, primarily the city’s high volume arterials. Crews are applying salt and sand the length of those routes, and plowing where appropriate, Pajor said. It takes eight to 24 hours to reach all those routes, depending on how much plowing is involved.