Winter Storm, Jewell
- When
- December 2, 4:00 PM CST to December 3, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jewell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.785, -98.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Kansas, December 2 to 3, 1997
Snow fell across north central Kansas during the night dropping two to three inches of fresh snow. Mitchell county reported the most snowfall with Cawker City at four inches and Hunter measuring six inches of new snow.
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.
Snow fell across north central Kansas during the night dropping two to three inches of fresh snow. Mitchell county reported the most snowfall with Cawker City at four inches and Hunter measuring six inches of new snow. The snow and cold resulted in slick road conditions the morning of the 3rd and some accidents in the region.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Mitchell
- When
- December 2, 4:00 PM CST to December 3, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Mitchell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.393, -98.209 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Osborne
- When
- December 2, 4:00 PM CST to December 3, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Osborne forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.350, -98.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Phillips
- When
- December 2, 4:00 PM CST to December 3, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Phillips forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.785, -99.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Rooks
- When
- December 2, 4:00 PM CST to December 3, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Rooks forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.350, -99.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Smith
- When
- December 2, 4:00 PM CST to December 3, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Smith forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.785, -98.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Dense Fog in Nebraska, December 2, 1997
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, December 2, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 2 to 3, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 2 to 3, 1997
- Strong Wind in Rhode Island, December 2, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, December 2 to 3, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New Mexico, December 2 to 3, 1997
- Strong Wind in Connecticut, December 2, 1997
- Strong Wind in New Hampshire, December 2, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, December 2 to 3, 1997
- High Surf in Hawaii, December 2 to 4, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, December 2, 1997
More
Every storm in Kansas in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, December 1997
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: 5626083, 5626084, 5626085, 5626086, 5626087, 5626088.