November 25th - Rare November snow storm!

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A rare November snow storm affected much of South Central and Eastern Kansas on Saturday November 25th. Wichita received 7.8 inches of snowfall which was the 2nd greatest one day November snowfall on record for Wichita. With just this one storm, November 2023 will go down as the 4th snowiest November on record for Wichita.

Even more amazing, there were locations north and northeast of Wichita that picked-up over a foot of snow! Numerous accidents were reported with parts of I-135 shut down on Saturday due to several accidents. In addition, the Wichita Eisenhower Airport was shutdown Saturday evening due to the heavy snowfall.

Picture by Jeff Hutton from Kingman

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Map showing there the heaviest snow fall

Map showing some of the snowfall values across the region

Photos & Video

Heavy snow and terrible road conditions just north of Hesston, Kansas, on 135. #kswx @NWSWichita pic.twitter.com/K2xbEI8rYp — Corey Gerken (@CoreyGerkenWX) November 25, 2023	I measured about 6” of snow officially at our house in south Wichita, and Sirius absolutely loved it ðŸ˜â„ï¸â˜ƒï¸ #kswx #wichita pic.twitter.com/I22Hko6k2L — Katie Western (@KatieTheWXLady) November 26, 2023	Near whiteout conditions now in Hesston, KS. Visibility is maybe 75 yards! #snow #winter #kswx pic.twitter.com/Ew3TjX8acG — Stephen Jones (@Tornado_Steejo) November 25, 2023
Southern McPherson County 9" of snow at 5:19pm.@NWSWichita #kswx pic.twitter.com/C2tDg7eKHu — Chelsey Petersen (@KS_StormSpotter) November 26, 2023	Some of the many slide offs and a few fender bender accidents between Emporia and Wichita. Some were old from last night some were new. #kswx pic.twitter.com/gw8AIIcw7h — Angie at KAKE (@AngieKansas) November 26, 2023	(7 PM UPDATE) Around 9 3/4" of snow 1 S Haven. #kswx @NWSWichita @KWCHRoss @KWCH12 pic.twitter.com/aQfOB0Dgvc — Kansas Weather Guy (@ks_weather_guy) November 26, 2023

5” at Riverfront with snow still falling! @NWSWichita @wx4caster_bk @JayPraterKAKE @FrankWaughKAKE @brooklinnrae @CamVenableKAKE @BrittFosterWX pic.twitter.com/0puDwHNFNi — Ben Hartman (@hartmanboy7) November 26, 2023	In NW Lindsborg, we ended up with an unofficial 5.75" at our house. I recorded some timelapse videos of today's snow event from different angles around the house. Always fun to see the snow grow like rising bread and self-heal its melted and trodden scars! #kswx @NWSWichita pic.twitter.com/QzHvDWYkhF — Mike Rose (@SaxmanTDS) November 26, 2023	Southern McPherson County 9" of snow at 5:19pm.@NWSWichita #kswx pic.twitter.com/C2tDg7eKHu — Chelsey Petersen (@KS_StormSpotter) November 26, 2023
Final snowfall total at Marion, 1 AM 14 1/8"@NWSWichita pic.twitter.com/zMtpiZSVMQ — FearlessFarm Frau (@KansasKnitnut) November 26, 2023	Just over 9” of snow in Newton. It will provide some much needed moisture. We’ll take it. â¦@NWSWichitaâ© â¦@BrianBledsoeâ© pic.twitter.com/nUgyEdpjyi — Jeff Naysmith (@agronomist_jeff) November 26, 2023	@NWSWichita storm total 7.5 inches on elevated surfaces in East Wichita. pic.twitter.com/uUIL7yaxww — ICT Chasing (@IctChasing) November 26, 2023

Marion County this morning. Reports of 14” closer to Marion itself. pic.twitter.com/onFOOnGNi2 — Kevin Suderman (@ksuderman) November 26, 2023	Here's a look at road conditions around 7:30pm. Highest snow totals so far have been for areas generally along and south of Highway 50. Dangerous road conditions are expected area wide with travel not recommended. #kswx pic.twitter.com/BzuW5o8K4c — NWS Wichita (@NWSWichita) November 26, 2023	Wow! What a winter storm ðŸŒ¨ï¸â„ï¸â˜ƒï¸ Eisenhower airport here in Wichita received 7.8” of snow! Many reports of 7-10” around the city! This broke the daily record of 6.8” set back in 1952. It was also the city’s 2nd biggest one day November snow on record! #kswx #snow pic.twitter.com/jBoNcpwKvZ — Adrian Campa KWCH (@adrianc_wx) November 26, 2023

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Regional radar loop of this event	Water vapor satellite imagery


Visible satellite imagery showing where the snow fell	500mb chart

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