Heavy lake effect snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes through early Saturday. Snow squalls with heavy snow and gusty winds will create dangerous travel in the Interior Northeast due to low visibility and slippery roads. A major winter storm will bring moderate to heavy, accumulating snow and gusty winds from the eastern Plains to the western Great Lakes today through Saturday. Read More >
Below is a graphic that contains 48 hour snowfall totals from 7am Dec. 24th (Christmas Eve) through 7am Dec. 26th. These reports come courtesy of trained storm spotters, cooperative observers, and the CoCoRaHS network of precipitation observers. Thank you to all who have submitted reports. The daily temperature and precipitation totals table can be found HERE, and the Local Storm Reports HERE. Locally higher amounts can be noted in all generally analyzed areas.
Above: Map depicts reports of snowfall from across the area
Images from The Christmas 2009 Snow Storm
Above: 19" snow drift up to the front door of a residence in Lawrence, KS on Christmas morning
Above: Snow drifting over outdoor furniture in Lawrence, KS on Christmas morning
Above: Snow covered roads, like this one in Topeka, made travel very difficult on Christmas morning for much of northeast Kansas.
Above: Lawrence, KS received nearly 10 inches of snow between December 24th and December 26th
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Location |
County | Storm Total |
| Garnett | Anderson | 5.0 |
| 7 WSW Topeka | Shawnee | 7.7 |
| 8 W Emporia | Lyon | 5.0 |
| 4 E Lawrence | Leavenworth | 6.5 |
| 2E Herington | Morris | 7.0 |
| Manhattan | Riley | 9.0 |
| 1 S Ottawa | Franklin | 7.5 |
| 4 E Carbondale | Osage | 10.0 |
| Ottawa | Franklin | 8.0 |
| White City | Morris | 4.5 |
| Wilsey | Morris | 4.0 |
| 1 W Concordia | Cloud | 2.7 |
| Manhattan | Riley | 9.6 |
| Minneapolis | Ottawa | 1.5 |
| Clifton | Washington | 5.0 |
| Clay Center | Clay | 4.0 |
| Herington | Dickinson | 6.0 |
| Lawrence | Douglas | 8.5 |
| 1 WSW Osage City | Osage | 13.0 |
| 3 SW Valley Falls | Jefferson | 8.5 |
| Lecompton | Douglas | 9.5 |
| Blue Rapids | Marshall | 9.5 |
| Lane | Franklin | 7.0 |
| McFarland | Wabaunsee | 7.7 |
| Eskridge | Wabaunsee | 9.5 |
| 3 SW Baileyville | Nemaha | 13.0 |
| Grantville | Jefferson | 9.0 |
| Neosho Rapids | Lyon | 7.0 |
| Haddam | Washington | 4.5 |
| Horton | Brown | 5.5 |
| Washington | Washington | 7.0 |
| Chapman | Dickinson | 3.0 |
| 1 E Garnett | Anderson | 6.0 |
| Onaga 3.1 WSW | Pottawatomie | 8.5 |
| Lawrence 2.2 W | Douglas | 9.4 |
| Topeka 4.6 ESE | Shawnee | 9.0 |
| Eskridge | Wabaunsee | 10.0 |
| Lawrence 3.1 W | Douglas | 9.1 |
| McFarland | Wabaunsee | 9.0 |
| Lawrence 1.3 NW | Douglas | 7.8 |
| White City 2.5 WNW | Morris | 6.5 |
| Barnes | Washington | 7.4 |
| Lawrence 1.6 ESE | Douglas | 7.0 |
| Emporia 5.6 ESE | Lyon | 6.7 |
| Manhattan 0.5 NE | Riley | 9.4 |
| Lecompton 4.3 SW | Douglas | 6.5 |
| Jamestown 2.4 NW | Cloud | 4.0 |
| Chapman | Dickinson | 4.0 |
| Clay Center | Clay | 6.0 |
| Concordia | Cloud | 2.0 |
| Emporia | Lyon | 9.0 |
| Eskridge | Wabaunsee | 10.0 |
| Fort Riley | Geary | 6.0 |
| Herington | Dickinson | 5.0 |
| Horton | Brown | 8.0 |
| Manhattan | Riley | 9.5 |
| Minneapolis | Ottawa | 7.5 |
| Ottawa | Franklin | 7.5 |
| Valley Falls | Jefferson | 8.0 |
| Agenda | Republic | 4.5 |
| Blue Rapids | Marshall | 10.0 |
| Clifton | Washington | 4.0 |
| Colony | Anderson | 7.0 |
| Haddam | Washington | 7.5 |
| Lane | Franklin | 7.4 |
| Lecompton | Douglas | 10.0 |
| McFarland | Wabaunsee | 8.7 |
| Miltonvale | Cloud | 4.0 |
| Neosho Rapids | Lyon | 7.0 |
| Parallel | Riley | 6.5 |
| White City | Morris | 4.5 |
| Wilsey | Morris | 4.0 |
| Corning | Nemaha | 16.0 |
| Seneca | Nemaha | 14.0 |
| Holton | Jackson | 10.0 |
The heavy snow was accompanied by extremely strong winds overnight. Below are some of the peak wind gusts reported across the area.
| Location | WindSpeed | Date | Time |
| Topeka Billard Arpt | 47 MPH | Dec. 25 | 1:47 am |
| Forbes Field | 48 MPH | Dec. 25 | 1:36 am |
| Concordia | 49 MPH | Dec. 25 | 2:11 am |
| Lawrence | 45 MPH | Dec. 25 | 1:03 am |
| Emporia | 54 MPH | Dec. 25 | 1:20 am |
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