Winter Storm, Smith
- When
- February 26, 6:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Smith forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.785, -98.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Kansas, February 26, 1997
An area of snow moved north into North Central Kansas and remained nearly stationary through the early evening. By the time the storm passed, 3 to 5 inches of new snow was recorded at Osborne and Smith Center.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 4
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.
An area of snow moved north into North Central Kansas and remained nearly stationary through the early evening. By the time the storm passed, 3 to 5 inches of new snow was recorded at Osborne and Smith Center. In Jewell county, Burr Oak took top honors with just over 8 inches of snow while Mankato measured almost 7 inches.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Jewell
- When
- February 26, 6:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jewell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.785, -98.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Osborne
- When
- February 26, 6:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Osborne forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.350, -98.768 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Mitchell
- When
- February 26, 6:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM 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
- Heavy Snow in Utah, February 26 to 28, 1997
- Flash Flood in Missouri, February 26, 1997
- Heavy Rain in Missouri, February 26 to 27, 1997
- Heat in New Jersey, February 26 to 28, 1997
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 26 to 27, 1997
- Heat in Pennsylvania, February 26 to 28, 1997
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 26, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, February 26 to 27, 1997
- Flooding in Missouri, February 26 to 28, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 26, 1997
- Heat in Maryland, February 26 to 28, 1997
- Winter Storm in Iowa, February 26 to 27, 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: 5585490, 5585491, 5585492, 5585493.