A rare winter storm impacting the Southern U.S. will move offshore Wednesday morning. Behind the storm, arctic air will continue encompassing the eastern two-thirds of the Nation with only a slow return to normal temperatures expected by the end of the week. Moderate to strong Santa Ana winds and low humidity will maintain Critical fire weather conditions in southern California into Thursday. Read More >
On March 23-24 a strong early spring storm system tracked across the Central Plains. The storm clobbered portions of east central Kansas with snowfall amounts up to 9.0 inches. This snowstorm was a combination of a persistent and unusually cold weather pattern that set up over the eastern U.S. during this past week, and a strong storm system that originated in Alaska. High snowfall rates allowed for snow to accumulate despite the relatively warm surface temperatures and the higher sun angle this time of year. Most of the heavy snow was able to occur overnight, which reduced the chances of the sun melting the snow like during the daytime hours. As the system deepened the winds increased out of the north and northwest to around 30 mph, which caused some blowing and drifting of snow. Snow drifts were around 1 to 2 feet in some areas. This made for dangerous travel conditions this morning across most of the eastern portion of Kansas. Below are images of the snowfall totals across northeast Kansas and the region.
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(Photos above courtesy of WIBW and NWS employees)
| Local Storm Reports | |||
| County | Location | Snowfall | Source |
| Shawnee | 3 SW Tecumseh | 8.4 | cocorahs |
| Shawnee | 4 NE Forbes Field | 8.4 | nws employee |
| Franklin | Lane | 8.3 | co-op observer |
| Douglas | 3 WSW Lawrence | 7 | nws employee |
| Douglas | 3 W Lawrence | 6.5 | nws employee |
| Franklin | Richmond | 6.5 | public |
| Franklin | Richmond | 6.5 | public |
| Anderson | Colony | 6 | co-op observer |
| Jackson | Mayetta | 6 | trained spotter |
| Lyon | 5 ESE Emporia | 6 | cocorahs |
| Coffey | Gridley | 6 | co-op observer |
| Shawnee | Auburn | 6 | co-op observer |
| Douglas | Lecompton | 6 | co-op observer |
| Shawnee | Topeka | 6 | official nws obs |
| Shawnee | Auburn | 6 | co-op observer |
| Wabaunsee | Eskridge | 5.6 | co-op observer |
| Jackson | Holton | 5.3 | trained spotter |
| Riley | 6 WNW Alma | 5.2 | cocorahs |
| Osage | 3 NE Burlingame | 5 | cocorahs |
| Dickinson | Herington | 5 | co-op observer |
| Jefferson | Ozawkie | 5 | fire dept/rescue |
| Morris | White City | 5 | co-op observer |
| Morris | White City | 5 | co-op observer |
| Wabaunsee | Mcfarland | 4.9 | co-op observer |
| Wabaunsee | Mcfarland | 4.9 | co-op observer |
| Wabaunsee | Alta Vista | 4.7 | co-op observer |
| Shawnee | 7 WSW Topeka | 4.5 | nws employee |
| Riley | 1 NW Manhattan | 4.5 | cocorahs |
| Douglas | Lawrence | 4.2 | co-op observer |
| Jefferson | 3 SW Valley Falls | 4 | co-op observer |
| Pottawatomie | Blaine | 4 | trained spotter |
| Lyon | Emporia | 4 | co-op observer |
| Cloud | Miltonvale | 4 | co-op observer |
| Morris | 1 NNE Wilsey | 4 | co-op observer |
| Brown | Hiawatha | 3.5 | trained spotter |
| Nemaha | Corning | 3 | public |
| Ottawa | Tescott | 3 | co-op observer |
| Nemaha | Corning | 3 | public |
| Nemaha | Seneca | 3 | law enforcement |
| Dickinson | Enterprise | 2.8 | cocorahs |
| Marshall | Blue Rapids | 2.8 | co-op observer |
| Ottawa | 5 NNW Ada | 2.6 | cocorahs |
| Washington | 3 ENE Greenleaf | 2.5 | cocorahs |
| Cloud | 8 SW Aurora | 2.5 | cocorahs |
| Washington | Washington | 2.1 | co-op observer |
| Washington | Clifton | 2 | co-op observer |
| Washington | 4 SW Morrowville | 2 | cocorahs |
| Ottawa | Minneapolis | 2 | co-op observer |
| Marshall | 2 NNW Beattie | 2 | co-op observer |
| Clay | Clay Center | 2 | co-op observer |
| Clay | Clay Center | 2 | co-op observer |
| Cloud | Concordia | 1.8 | co-op observer |
| Washington | Barnes | 1.6 | cocorahs |
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