November 26-30 2015 Ice Storm

November 2015 Ice Storm

A potent storm system stalled across the Central Great Basin, causing an enlongated period of precipitation across the Central Plains. This system began as rain before transitioning as cold air moved in from the north into ice, sleet and some snow. Rain fell across the area bring upwards of 2-3 inches to eastern Kansas on Thanksgiving day (November 26th). The system transitioned into a winter storm with the cold surface temperatures causing freezing rain, sleet and snow from Thursday night through Sunday night across the area. This storm system brought heavy rain in addition to significant ice accumulations across eastern Kansas. Periods of freezing drizzle and freezing rain were reported for consecutive days resulting in significant ice accumulations across central and south central Kansas. The highest totals exceeded 3/4 inch across portions of Central Kansas.

Damage to trees and powerlines occurred. This caused power outages in Hutchinson and other central Kansas counties.

@NWSWichita Hard to get a good mes. but between but more than .5, less than .6 inches. West side of HUT#kswx pic.twitter.com/AzM2fCeSTt
— Lee West (@sportsdrenched) November 29, 2015

Goddard, KS. Photo courtesy City of Goddard, received from twitter.

@NWSWichita KM103 est. 1/2 in ice accum...tree limbs down in areas pic.twitter.com/T8IKAdbFm4
— Lindsay Schoenhofer (@lindsayschoenh1) November 29, 2015

@NWSWichita 11:55 am KM103 near airport... heavy ice brought down 3 in diameter limb on my patio pic.twitter.com/EIbPvCCV86
— Lindsay Schoenhofer (@lindsayschoenh1) November 28, 2015

@NWSWichita Hillsboro,KS pic.twitter.com/AtzEStyA8T
— Bill Rudd (@flarudds) November 29, 2015

@NWSWichita Inman pic.twitter.com/K5nVw4oymT
— Miranda Gallagher (@aemt727) November 29, 2015

@NWSWichita Inman pic.twitter.com/H1kkKwHJT5
— Miranda Gallagher (@aemt727) November 29, 2015

@KWCH12 at least it didn't fall on the power line pic.twitter.com/j7lmIAAcNy
— stew b (@stewpor1969) November 29, 2015

Reports

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