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A mixture of sleet, snow and freezing rain expected overnight could make Thursday’s morning commute dicey, according to the most recent forecast from the National Weather Service in Topeka.

Douglas County is under a Winter Weather Advisory until 6 p.m. Thursday due to the expected conditions, the weather service said.

According to the forecast, precipitation beginning Wednesday night could mix snow and freezing rain before moving primarily into light freezing rain and sleet after midnight.

Snow accumulations from the storm are expected to be between 1 and 2 inches, with ice accumulations less than a quarter inch. Temperatures are expected to be in the middle 20s overnight, with the chance of precipitation near 100%, the weather service said.

Thursday morning, freezing drizzle is expected throughout the morning and afternoon, with additional accumulations less than a quarter inch, according to the weather service.

Several area events have been canceled for Thursday in preparation for the expected weather, including:

• Haskell Indian Nations University classes delayed Thursday until 11:15 a.m.

• Haskell Indian Nations University non-essential employees approved for 2-hour late arrival on Thursday.

• Lawrence Police Department “Coffee with a Cop” event canceled for Thursday.

• Douglas County District Court closed until 1:30 p.m. Thursday.

• Lawrence Memorial Hospital Tai chi, Twist & Shout, and Rhythm & Moves classes at Sports Pavilion Lawrence canceled for Thursday morning.

• University of Kansas presentation “‘Keeping Implicit Bias in Mind’ with Jerry Kang, Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at UCLA” canceled for Thursday.

At the time of publication, Lawrence Public Schools and the University of Kansas were still in session for Thursday.