Blizzard, Phillips
- When
- March 24, 4:00 PM CST to March 25, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Phillips forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.785, -99.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard in Kansas, March 24 to 25, 1996
A major winter storm moved across the area producing blizzard conditions across the region. Snowfalls averaged 4 to 8 inches with winds gusting from 40 to 50 mph.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS GID wrote it up.
A major winter storm moved across the area producing blizzard conditions across the region. Snowfalls averaged 4 to 8 inches with winds gusting from 40 to 50 mph. This caused considerable drifting of the snow along with near zero visibilities. Numerous roads were closed along with spotty power outages.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Blizzard, Smith
- When
- March 24, 4:00 PM CST to March 25, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Smith forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.785, -98.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Jewell
- When
- March 24, 4:00 PM CST to March 25, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jewell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.785, -98.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Rooks
- When
- March 24, 4:00 PM CST to March 25, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Rooks forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.350, -99.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Osborne
- When
- March 24, 4:00 PM CST to March 25, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Osborne forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.350, -98.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Blizzard, Mitchell
- When
- March 24, 4:00 PM CST to March 25, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Mitchell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.393, -98.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Blizzard
- Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 mph or more with falling or blowing snow that cuts visibility below a quarter mile for three hours or longer.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, March 24 to 25, 1996
- Blizzard in South Dakota, March 24 to 25, 1996
- Avalanche in New Hampshire, March 24, 1996
- Blizzard in Minnesota, March 24 to 25, 1996
- Winter Storm in Michigan, March 24 to 25, 1996
- Hail in Texas, March 24, 1996
- Tornado in Arkansas, March 24, 1996
- Hail in Texas, March 24, 1996
- Hail in Texas, March 24, 1996
- Hail in Texas, March 24, 1996
- High Wind in Iowa, March 24 to 25, 1996
- Blizzard in Iowa, March 24 to 25, 1996
More
Every storm in Kansas in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, March 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5550487, 5550488, 5550489, 5550490, 5550491, 5550492.