Storm Impacting the Northwest U.S.; Fire Weather Conditions in Southern California; Severe Weather in the South

A Pacific storm is bringing areas of low elevation rain, moderate to heavy mountain snow, and high winds to the Northwest. Strong Santa Ana winds and very dry conditions are producing elevated to critical fire weather conditions in southern California. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through early Wednesday morning across parts of northeast Texas into western Tennessee. Read More >

Overview

A fast moving but powerful low pressure system brought significant snow to parts of the Central and Southern Plains on Thursday February 17th. The event started off late Wednesday night with thunderstorms producing sleet and freezing rain with the precipitation changing to all snow by early Thursday morning. Strong north winds gusting to 40 mph created whiteout conditions for the morning commute.

Picture by Roger Martin, on southwest side of Wichita

Photos & Video

Photos & Video


Map showing where the heaviest snow fell during the event	Satellite imagery showing where the snow fell across southern and eastern Kansas	Radar animation ending during the early afternoon of February 17th

		Haven’t been able to measure yet but it’s snowing and blowing in NW #Wichita at the Lake at Ridgeport. #ICTwx #kswx @NWSWichita pic.twitter.com/O0C2h4DzED — Kevin Darmofal (@THUNDR1) February 17, 2022
Meteorologist at the NWS Wichita measuring snow	Snow north of Clearwater. Picture taken by Mick Mcguire

There is a house down that road that’s easily visible normally. This wind is making this blizzard-like. pic.twitter.com/ApvTHNpZaY — RFD (@ItsJustRFD) February 17, 2022	Snow is really coming down hard in East Wichita, KS!! Huge flakes with snowfall rates of 1-2 inches per hour! Slow mo video in comments. #kswx pic.twitter.com/VuqRNjL4o5 — Tyler Kurtz (@tornadokurtzman) February 17, 2022	8:50 am - Current road and visibility conditions in SW Wichita. Very poor visibility at times. @NWSWichita #kswx pic.twitter.com/VClNM5id0U — Roger Martin III (@RM3wx) February 17, 2022
.@NWSWichita west edge of Belle Plaine, visibility <500 ft. E 5" snow on the ground in calmer areas. #kswx #storm12 pic.twitter.com/hg2c7MXeoh — Chaser Scott Roberts (@KSStormInfo) February 17, 2022	Snow is coming down hard and heavy in Wichita as of 8 a.m. James Bryson walks through Wichita's Riverside neighborhood on his way to work Thursday morning. @NWSWichita #kswx #WinterStorm pic.twitter.com/voNYOKmemb — Travis Heying (@travisheying) February 17, 2022	Close lightning with heavy sleet, Wichita, Kansas. 12:02 am. #kswx @NWSWichita @JayPraterKAKE @Ginger_Zee pic.twitter.com/JeeAgHpPrN — Bryce Kintigh (@stormchasrbryce) February 17, 2022