Winter Storm, Phillips
- When
- February 23, 12:00 PM CST to February 24, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Phillips forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.785, -99.347 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Kansas, February 23 to 24, 1997
Snowfall during the afternoon and night of February 23 totaled some of the heaviest amounts of the winter season in North Central Kansas. New snow amounts of 5 to 10 inches were tallied from Smith Center and Alton westward.
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.
Snowfall during the afternoon and night of February 23 totaled some of the heaviest amounts of the winter season in North Central Kansas. New snow amounts of 5 to 10 inches were tallied from Smith Center and Alton westward. Damar reported 12 inches of snow from the slow moving storm. Many schools were closed or started late the morning of February 24. Further east, near Mankato and Osborne, snow totals of 2 to 4 inches were common.
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, Smith
- When
- February 23, 12:00 PM CST to February 24, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Smith forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.785, -98.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jewell
- When
- February 23, 12:00 PM CST to February 24, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jewell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.785, -98.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Rooks
- When
- February 23, 12:00 PM CST to February 24, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Rooks forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.350, -99.325 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Osborne
- When
- February 23, 12:00 PM CST to February 24, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Osborne forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.350, -98.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Mitchell
- When
- February 23, 12:00 PM CST to February 24, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Mitchell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.393, -98.209 (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
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 23 to 24, 1997
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 23 to 24, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, February 23 to 24, 1997
- High Wind in California, February 23 to 24, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 23 to 24, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 23, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, February 23 to 25, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 23 to 24, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 23 to 24, 1997
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 23 to 24, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Utah, February 23 to 24, 1997
- Winter Weather in Alaska, February 23, 1997
More
Every storm in Kansas in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, February 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5585480, 5585481, 5585482, 5585483, 5585484, 5585485.