Storm Data and Unusual Weather Phenomena - CIG

Storm Data and Unusual Weather PhenomenaTimePath PathNumber ofEstimatedLocal/ Length WidthPersonsDamageLocation DateStandard (Miles) (Yards) Killed Injured Property Crops Character of StormIOWA, NorthwestMarch 1998IOWA, SouthwestIAZ055-069-079>080-090>091KANSAS, EastKSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>055KSZ035-037-054>055-058>059NONE REPORTED.Harrison - Pottawattamie - Mills - Montgomery - Fremont - Page07081600CST1500CST0 0Winter StormA major winter storm moved through the central plains and created near blizzard conditions over portions of southwest Iowa.Heavy snowfall of 8 to 14 inches combined with strong northerly winds of 40 to 45 mph created considerable blowing snow with6-15 foot drifts common. Schools and businesses were closed for a few days as the strong winds continued to cause blowing snowmaking the task of cleaning up very difficult.Republic - Washington - Marshall - Nemaha - Brown - Cloud - Clay - Riley - Pottawatomie - Jackson -Jefferson - Ottawa - Dickinson - Geary - Morris - Wabaunsee - Shawnee - Douglas - Lyon - Osage07 1700CST1 9 150KBlizzard08 2100CSTA snowstorm accompanied by blizzard conditions dumped 6 or more inches of snow northwest of the Kansas Turnpike. A swath of10 or more inches fell along and north of a line from Holton in Jackson County to Belleville in Republic County. Sabetha reportedthe most snow with 18 inches. Other higher amounts included Centralia 15, Blaine 13, and Holton 11. Belleville, Washington, andFrankfort all received 10 inches. Strong winds combined with the snow to produce near white out conditions in many areas andforced the closing of at least 22 US and state highways, including 60 miles of interstate 70 from the west side of Topeka to nearJunction City. US Highway 75 was closed between Topeka and the Nebraska boarder. Numerous accidents and stranded cars werereported. One fatal accident occurred in northern Dickinson County due to a head on collision between two cars. Snowfall totalsdecreased dramatically southeast of the Kansas Turnpike with little accumulation south of Interstate 35.The snow began accumulating in North Central Kansas during late afternoon on the 7th. Rain in Northeast and East Central Kansasgradually changed to snow from early evening to shortly after midnight. Winds increased after midnight on the 8th with gustsbetween 30 and 50 mph mph creating blizzard or near blizzard conditions by noon, mainly northwest of the Kansas Turnpike.Drifts of 4 to 7 feet were common with drifts exceeding 10 feet reported in extreme cases. F45VEDickinson - Morris - Lyon - Osage - Coffey - Anderson19 0900CST2000CST0 0 10KSnowA small but strong storm produced a heavy wet snow but accumulations were held down due to mixed precipitation, warm ground,and temperatures slightly above freezing. Accumulations ranged from 2 to 4 inches south of a line from Garnett in central AndersonCounty to Abilene in central Dickinson County. Diamond Springs received a locally higher amount of 6 inches. Other amountsincluded Colony 4, Neosho Rapids 3, Osage CIty 2, Miller 2, and Council Grove 2.KSZ039Shawnee26 0700CST0 0High Wind (G44)1200CSTWinds gusted to around 50 mph, resulting in a grounding wire being torn from a voltage line in the southwest part of Topeka.Forbes Field on the south end of town officially reported a gust to 51 mph at 1027 AM.Dickinson CountySand Spg27 0630CST0 0Hail (0.75)Coffey County3 S Le Roy 27 1730CST0 0Hail (0.75)Anderson County3 E Westphalia 27 1747CST0 0Hail (1.00)Ottawa County3 SW Tescott 29 2000CST0 0Hail (0.75)Cloud County5 NE Miltonvale 29 2020CST0 0Hail (1.75)Cloud CountyAurora29 2020CST0 0Hail (0.75)Ottawa CountyTescott29 2055CST0 0Hail (1.00)Clay CountyMorganville29 2145CST0 0Hail (1.00)64 58