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In 2022, Western Kansas received a winter sneak attack with a quick hit of heavy snow.  While snowfall of 8-10 inches was expected across much of Western Kansas, old man winter had other ideas and utterly clobbered Sherman, Wallace, Scott and Wichita Counties with an average of 15 inches of snow in less than 18 hours.  The highest amounts of snow occurred in Wallace County with Sharon Springs receiving 25.4 inches of snow in 16 hours and Mount Sunflower receiving a complete shellacking with 27.2 inches of snow in an incredibly short 14 hours.  This large amount of snow remained on the ground for more than a weak keeping temperatures in the area near freezing while the rest of state was much warmer in the upper 40s and mid 50s.

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In 1989, severe thunderstorms struck the Southern Plains. One severe thunderstorm that was located in Central Texas spawned a tornado that injured 3 people in Troy, located about 30 miles southwest of Waco.

In 1821, the Hudson River froze during the coldest winter since 1780. Thousands crossed on the ice from New York City to New Jersey.
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