Severe thunderstorms, excessive rainfall, critical fire weather are all in the outlook today and into this last weekend of April. Very large hail, severe wind gusts, and a couple strong tornadoes will all be possible across the central and southern Plains today. Flash flooding also possible for portions of the Plains and Mississippi Valley. Critical fire weather conditions for Southern High Plains Read More >
A very potent and significant winter storm passed through the Central Plains on February 21, bringing more than a foot of snow to several locations throughout the state. In northeast Kansas most locations saw between 8 and 10 inches of snow, with the highest reported total coming from Rossville, in Shawnee County, where 14 inches of snow fell between 6am and 9 pm on the 21st. The event was highlighted by extremely heavy snow, approaching 4 inches per hour at some points. Accompanying the heaviest snow was occasional lightning, causing a rare phenomenon called thundersnow. The storm caused numerous vehicle accidents and forced the closure of parts of almost every Interstate in Kansas.
Above: The NWS Office in Topeka recorded 9.9 inches of snow.
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The following list highlights the highest reported snow amounts from across northeast Kansas.
...LATEST 24 HOUR SNOWFALL REPORTS THROUGH 9 PM...SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT
INCHES LOCATION ST COUNTY TIME
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14.00 3 S ROSSVILLE KS SHAWNEE 0233 PM
13.00 LEBO KS COFFEY 0153 PM
12.00 LYNDON KS OSAGE 0343 PM
12.00 SSW RICHMOND KS FRANKLIN 0900 AM
11.00 4 WSW BALDWIN CITY KS DOUGLAS 0436 PM
11.00 LYNDON KS OSAGE 1000 AM
11.00 5 WSW TOPEKA KS SHAWNEE 1000 AM
10.60 2 WNW LAWRENCE KS DOUGLAS 0915 PM
10.50 7 E ALTA VISTA KS WABAUNSEE 1140 AM
10.10 10 WNW OSAGE CITY KS LYON 0844 PM
10.00 OVERBROOK KS OSAGE 1130 AM
10.00 QUENEMO KS OSAGE 1000 AM
9.50 7 E DELPHOS KS OTTAWA 0600 PM
9.50 SSE WELLSVILLE KS FRANKLIN 0930 AM
9.40 BILLARD AIRPORT KS SHAWNEE 0613 PM
9.20 HOLTON KS JACKSON 1203 PM
9.00 OLPE KS LYON 0303 PM
9.00 2 SE HOYT KS JACKSON 0205 PM
9.00 4 NE FORBES FIELD KS SHAWNEE 0200 PM
9.00 AMERICUS KS LYON 1200 PM
8.50 2 NW PERRY LAKE KS JEFFERSON 0852 PM
8.40 4 W LAWRENCE KS DOUGLAS 0203 PM
8.00 WAKEFIELD KS CLAY 0656 PM
8.00 5 E MERIDEN KS JEFFERSON 0635 PM
8.00 5 SSE CONCORDIA KS CLOUD 0609 PM
8.00 WESTMORELAND KS POTTAWATOMIE 0528 PM
8.00 EUDORA KS DOUGLAS 0346 PM
8.00 PRINCETON KS FRANKLIN 0211 PM
8.00 4 NE FORBES FIELD KS SHAWNEE 1115 AM
7.50 6 N QUENEMO KS OSAGE 0306 PM
7.00 3 W MANHATTAN KS RILEY 0145 PM
7.00 6 E NEW STRAWN KS COFFEY 1248 PM
7.00 WINCHESTER KS JEFFERSON 1140 AM
6.60 WAMEGO KS POTTAWATOMIE 0641 PM
6.50 3 NW OZAWKIE KS JEFFERSON 0408 PM
6.50 7 SSW WAKEFIELD KS CLAY 1209 PM
6.00 CONCORDIA KS CLOUD 0616 PM
6.00 4 SE KEATS KS RILEY 0200 PM
6.00 E MANHATTAN KS RILEY 0146 PM
4.50 5 SW BAILEYVILLE KS MARSHALL 0343 PM
4.00 BLUE RAPIDS KS MARSHALL 0528 PM
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