Valentines day snow storm...

Overview

With an historically cold Arctic air mass in place, snow overspread the region on Valentines Day and continued through February 15th. Most locations across southern and eastern Kansas picked-up between 2 and 6 inches of snow. Because it was so cold, snow was very light and fluffy and was also easy to blow into drifts.

Picture from the NWS Wichita on February 14th

Photos & Video

Photos & Video

Radar animation from February 14th

Snowfall amounts from this event

12pm update from the NWS Wichita. Moderate to heavy snow and wind chills around -20. #kswx pic.twitter.com/Gjf3Pxf6hr — NWS Wichita (@NWSWichita) February 14, 2021	Blowing snow is causing low visibility. If you have to be out, slow down. Check https://t.co/GBWBjVxVLv for road conditions. #ICTtraffic #kswx pic.twitter.com/avGTmAEqQf — WichitaKDOT (@WichitaKDOT) February 14, 2021	Oxford, KS pic.twitter.com/q7Z76lCoS9 — Noah (@noahdelaughter) February 14, 2021
I will call you ‘Mt. Maize’ @NWSWichita M5.2 in Maize... still waiting for feeling to return to my fingers, face, and toes ðŸ¥¶ #kswx pic.twitter.com/UCgt484md5 — Jake Dunne (@KWCHJake) February 14, 2021	Images from @NWSWichita on the coldest #ValentinesDay ever in Wichita. pic.twitter.com/a6lX7yDs3t — Bradley Ketcham (@wx4caster_bk) February 15, 2021	Currently at 4-6” of the fluffy white stuff. Hard to get an even reading because of the wind blowing it around, but at least 4” for sure! We are in eastern Wilson Co., Thayer, KS, near the Wilson/Neosho line. @weather_ks @NWSWichita #kswx pic.twitter.com/lBEPnJiUAp — Eric Spaulding (@E_Spaulding5) February 14, 2021

It’s really coming down in East Wichita. #kswx #snow #winterweather pic.twitter.com/qwrsReHjtX
— Tyler Kurtz (@tylerkurtz99) February 14, 2021

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