A strong and impactful storm system is expected to bring northeast Kansas a "triple threat" of high winds, severe thunderstorms and potential blizzard conditions from Tuesday into Wednesday, the National Weather Service said.

The late-winter system could affect trees and power lines, potentially causing electrical outages, said a graphic posted on the website of the weather service's Topeka office.

Conditions could also make driving difficult, particularly for high-profile vehicles, the graphic said.

These watches have been issued

Here's the anticipated timeline

A marginal potential for severe weather is expected when a round of thunderstorms early Tuesday morning affects northeast and east-central Kansas, with more storms potentially coming Tuesday afternoon, the weather service said.

Storms are expected to develop between 10 p.m. and midnight Monday in central and south-central Kansas/ then move east/northeast during the early morning hours, said Matt Flanagan, a meteorologist for the weather service's Topeka office.

Hail and damaging winds will be the main severe weather concerns, the weather said while indicating it had "moderate" confidence the storms would develop.

Tuesday afternoon's storms are expected to bring the potential for the largest hail, at up to 1.25 inches in diameter, Flanagan said.

Here's what the forecast says regarding wind and snow

The weather service said it had high confidence that high winds would blow between noon Tuesday and noon Wednesday throughout north-central, northeast and east-central Kansas.

Wind speeds late Tuesday and early Wednesday were predicted to gust as high as 59 mph at Hiawatha, 58 mph at Marysville and Concordia, 55 mph at Topeka, 54 mph at Lawrence, Manhattan and Abilene, 53 mph at Emporia and 51 mph at Garnett.

The weather service said it had moderate confidence that rain would change to snow from west to east early Tuesday evening.

"We're expecting a pretty quick changeover," Flanagan said. "Temperatures will drop really fast and change from rain to snow pretty quick."

Only an inch or two of snowfall is expected throughout north-central and northeast Kansas along and north of Interstate 70, with the highest snowfall amounts coming along the Kansas/Nebraska border, Flanagan said.

Still, "blizzard conditions" will be possible in those areas because of the anticipated strong winds, he said.

"Prepare for blizzard conditions north of I-70 and monitor the latest forecast," said a graphic on the website of the weather service's Topeka office. "Adjust travel plans to avoid possible whiteout conditions Tuesday evening and night."

(This story was updated to add new information.)

Contact Tim Hrenchir at [email protected] or 785-213-5934.