The potential for heavy snow at higher elevations in the western U.S. will continue for many spots through the weekend. In the meantime, the eastern half of the continental U.S. will transition to above normal temperatures ahead of a pair of cold fronts next week that will bring readings back to closer to normal as we approach Thanksgiving Day. Read More >
March 27-28, 2009 Winter Storm Reports
THE TOTALS BELOW ARE SEPARATED INTO SNOW...AND ICE AND SLEET
CATEGORIES...THEN BY AMOUNT...AND ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE
FINAL AMOUNT FOR EACH LOCATION.
Reports valid as of 3 PM CDT, March 28, 2009.
SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT
INCHES LOCATION ST COUNTY TIME
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9.00 SSE HOPE KS DICKINSON 0230 PM
UPDATE FROM EARLIER 7 INCH TOTAL. MELTED
DOWN TO 1.21 LIQUID.
8.00 BURDICK KS MORRIS 1132 AM
7.10 3 W BEATTIE KS MARSHALL 0251 PM
7.00 ABILENE KS DICKINSON 0215 PM
7.00 SSE HOPE KS DICKINSON 0903 AM
TRAINED SPOTTER MEASURED 7 INCHES OF SNOW
7.00 4 ENE ADA KS OTTAWA 0735 AM
7.00 23 NNW MANHATTAN KS RILEY 0730 AM
6.00 6 NE TALMAGE KS DICKINSON 0248 PM
6.00 1 S BLUE RAPIDS KS MARSHALL 0117 PM
6.00 NE MINNEAPOLIS KS OTTAWA 1100 AM
6.00 1 WSW ABILENE KS DICKINSON 1023 AM
6.00 ABILENE KS DICKINSON 0248 AM
MANY COUNTY ROADS ACROSS DICKINSON COUNTY
ARE IMPASSIBLE DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW.
5.70 WAKEFIELD KS CLAY 0924 AM
5.00 HERINGTON KS DICKINSON 0936 AM
5.00 ENTERPRISE KS DICKINSON 0936 AM
5.00 WAKEFIELD KS CLAY 0719 AM
5.00 CHAPMAN KS DICKINSON 0700 AM
4.40 MINNEAPOLIS KS OTTAWA 0936 AM
4.00 4 S CHAPMAN KS DICKINSON 0912 AM
4.00 W MOONLIGHT KS DICKINSON 0900 AM
4.00 MILTONVALE KS CLOUD 0821 AM
4.00 TESCOTT KS OTTAWA 0702 AM
3.80 2 SSW BENNINGTON KS OTTAWA 1050 AM
3.80 MANHATTAN KS RILEY 0936 AM
3.00 BLAINE KS NEMAHA 0926 AM
3.00 7 SW MANHATTAN KS RILEY 0630 AM
3.00 MINNEAPOLIS KS OTTAWA 0538 AM
HEAVY SNOW REPORTED
3.00 MANHATTAN KS RILEY 0322 AM
3.00 2 SSW BURDICK KS MORRIS 0935 PM
ESTIMATED 3 INCHES SINCE SNOW BEGAN FALLING.
2.50 CHAPMAN KS DICKINSON 1221 AM
1 INCH OF SNOW DURING THE PAST HOUR. 2.5
INCHES ON THE GROUND. SNOW MIXED WITH SOME
SLEET. ROADS SNOW COVERED.
2.00 CLAY CENTER KS CLAY 0936 AM
2.00 NNE MARYSVILLE KS MARSHALL 0827 AM
2.00 WHITE CITY KS MORRIS 0700 AM
2.00 LONGFORD KS CLAY 0313 AM
SLEET WAS MIXED IN WITH THE SNOW ACROSS CLAY
COUNTY.
1.60 MCFARLAND KS WABAUNSEE 0936 AM
1.50 4 SSE MORROWVILLE KS WASHINGTON 0939 AM
1.20 LONGFORD KS CLAY 0853 AM
1.00 E HANOVER KS WASHINGTON 0200 PM
1.00 COUNCIL GROVE KS MORRIS 0936 AM
1.00 ESKRIDGE KS WABAUNSEE 0936 AM
1.00 CLIFTON KS WASHINGTON 0936 AM
1.00 RANDOLPH KS RILEY 0809 AM
1.00 BEATTIE KS MARSHALL 0712 AM
1.00 WILSEY KS MORRIS 0710 AM
1.00 CONCORDIA KS CLOUD 0703 AM
1.00 MANHATTAN KS RILEY 1248 AM
1.00 MANHATTAN KS RILEY 1248 AM
1.00 WESTMORELAND KS POTTAWATOMIE 1248 AM
1.00 ALMA KS WABAUNSEE 1245 AM
INTERSTATE 70 IS SNOW PACKED WEST OF MAPLE
HILL IN WABAUNSEE COUNTY.
1.00 MINNEAPOLIS KS OTTAWA 1232 AM
0.60 4 NE TOPEKA KS SHAWNEE 0303 PM
0.00 ABILENE KS DICKINSON 1235 AM
3 INCHES OF SNOW. ROADS ARE SNOW PACKED WITH
SOME DRIFTING.
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT
INCHES LOCATION ST COUNTY TIME
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1.00 N ALLEN KS LYON 1027 AM
ONE INCH OF ICE ON SURFACES...POWER LINES
DOWN...CURRENTLY HEAVY SNOW FALLING
1.00 4 SE COUNCIL GROVE KS MORRIS 0947 AM
CURRENTLY ALL SLEET...MEASURED 1 INCH OF
SLEET ON THE GROUND
0.80 2 NNW OSAGE CITY KS OSAGE 1207 PM
0.50 4 N AMERICUS KS LYON 1126 AM
20 POWER POLES REPORTED SNAPPED AROUND 200
TO 330 ROAD NEAR THE
ADMIRE...BUSHONG...AMERICUS AREA. ALSO, TREES
REPORTED DOWN IN EMPORIA.
0.50 3 E OLPE KS LYON 1121 AM
3 INCH LIMBS REPORTED SNAPPED
0.50 OSAGE CITY KS OSAGE 1023 AM
POWER LINE REPORTED DOWN DUE TO ICE
ACCUMULATION ON 56 HWY AND STANLEY.
0.50 4 E WILSEY KS MORRIS 0942 AM
1/2 INCH OF ICE ON POWER LINES AND TREES.
CURRENTLY ALL SNOW WITH 2 INCHES OF SNOW ON
GROUND.
0.40 W BURLINGAME KS OSAGE 1206 PM
0.37 2 N DUNLAP KS MORRIS 0945 AM
0.25 TOPEKA KS SHAWNEE 0111 PM
ICE ACCUMULATION TAKEN OFF OF RAIN GAGE. SIX
HOUR ACCUMULATION.
0.25 7 SE OVERBROOK KS FRANKLIN 1218 PM
0.25 4 ENE READING KS OSAGE 1207 PM
0.25 NW AUBURN KS SHAWNEE 0955 AM
0.10 2 S EUDORA KS DOUGLAS 1037 AM
0.10 INCH OF ICE ON TREES...CURRENTLY A MIX
OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
0.00 LEBO KS COFFEY 1117 AM
POWER LINES DOWN IN GRIDLEY...TREE LIMBS
SNAPPING IN BURLINGAME...SLIDE OFFS REPORTED
ON I-35 SOUTH BOUND NEAR LEBO