Arctic airmass and snow on January 5th & 6th

Overview

An arctic airmass overspread the region during the evening of January 5th into the morning of January 6th. At the same time, a fast moving upper level disturbance produced several narrow bands of moderate to heavy snow across parts of Kansas. The highest snow totals were over northwest and north central portions of the state where generally 2 to 4 inches fell.

Thursday morning(01/06) wind chill values

Photos & Video

Photos & Video


Snowfall map from January 5th-6th	List of snowfall totals from January 5th-6th

@CamVenableKAKE snowing hard and fast in newton â„ï¸â„ï¸â„ï¸â„ï¸ðŸ¥¶ðŸ¥¶ pic.twitter.com/cSeBlExA6A
— josh â· (@joshlovesbts) January 6, 2022

Hard to really judge with a lot of it being wind blown but now that it’s stopped I’d bet 2-3 inches in Hutchinson, KS…was going crazy between midnight and 130am #kswx @kswxcoverage @KSstormchasers @JimCantore @WeatherNation @breakingweather @foxweather @NWS @NWSWichita pic.twitter.com/FmR94z05U4
— Coop (@Brandon05301992) January 6, 2022

Average measurement at our house in NW Hutchinson 4 7/8 inches (*average of 5 measurements)@NWSWichita #kswx #snow pic.twitter.com/Qg0JcDEjv6
— Kellie Swain (@KellieS23) January 6, 2022

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