January 16th-17th ice storm...

Overview

Sub freezing temperatures were in place during the evening of Thursday January 16th as an unseasonably moist airmass was lifted up and over the cold airmass. This resulted in a wintry mix of sleet and snow that eventually changed all over to freezing rain. Some locations over central and northeast Kansas picked-up between a quarter and half inch of ice, with most of this accumulating on elevated surfaces such as trees.

Photos & Video

Photos & Video


Radar animation from the evening of Jan 16th into the early morning hours of Jan 17th	Reported ice accumulation	Ice accumulation reports


Surface map from around 7 pm on January 16th	24 hour observed precipitation ending around 6 am on January 17th	This chart shows how rare the amount of low level moisture was for this event. It shows specific humidity values around 4 standard deviations above normal

3 w of Chase 1/4 to 3/8” of ice accumulation #kswx https://t.co/urGoMBtErQ
— NWS Wichita (@NWSWichita) January 17, 2020

Just another indication of how much ice is out there this morning. Please be careful. We are about to go above freezing, so watch for falling ice! #kswx @KWCH12 https://t.co/imCuXsjjlq
— Ross Janssen (@KWCHRoss) January 17, 2020

Ice accumulation 5 mi North of Great Bend pic.twitter.com/x3W52C06Ut
— Jonathan Lipe (@JonathanLipe6) January 17, 2020

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