Winter Storm, Barber
- When
- March 18, 2:42 PM CST to March 19, 12:53 PM CST
- Where
- Barber forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.229, -98.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Kansas, March 18 to 19, 1998
and Clark counties. 20 to 30 mph winds accompanied the snowfall resulting in visibilities under 1/2 mile and significant drifting of the snow.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 27 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
- 27
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 DDC wrote it up.
Total snowfall accumulations ranged from 1 to 2 inches in Ellis and Ness counties...4 to 6 inches in Pawnee...Lane and Scott counties...6 to 8 inches in Pratt...Edwards...Hodgeman and Hamilton counties...and 8 to12 inches in Stafford...Comanche...Ford...Gray...Finney...Grant...Morton...Seward ...Meade...and Clark counties. 20 to 30 mph winds accompanied the snowfall resulting in visibilities under 1/2 mile and significant drifting of the snow.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
27 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Clark
- When
- March 18, 2:42 PM CST to March 19, 12:53 PM CST
- Where
- Clark forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.236, -99.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Comanche
- When
- March 18, 2:42 PM CST to March 19, 12:53 PM CST
- Where
- Comanche forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.191, -99.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Edwards
- When
- March 18, 2:42 PM CST to March 19, 12:53 PM CST
- Where
- Edwards forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.888, -99.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Ellis
- When
- March 18, 2:42 PM CST to March 19, 12:53 PM CST
- Where
- Ellis forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.915, -99.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Finney
- When
- March 18, 2:42 PM CST to March 19, 12:53 PM CST
- Where
- Finney forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.044, -100.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Ford
- When
- March 18, 2:42 PM CST to March 19, 12:53 PM CST
- Where
- Ford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.692, -99.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Grant
- When
- March 18, 2:42 PM CST to March 19, 12:53 PM CST
- Where
- Grant forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.562, -101.308 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Gray
- When
- March 18, 2:42 PM CST to March 19, 12:53 PM CST
- Where
- Gray forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.738, -100.438 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Hamilton
- When
- March 18, 2:42 PM CST to March 19, 12:53 PM CST
- Where
- Hamilton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.999, -101.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Haskell
- When
- March 18, 2:42 PM CST to March 19, 12:53 PM CST
- Where
- Haskell forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.562, -100.871 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Hodgeman
- When
- March 18, 2:42 PM CST to March 19, 12:53 PM CST
- Where
- Hodgeman forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.088, -99.898 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Kearny
- When
- March 18, 2:42 PM CST to March 19, 12:53 PM CST
- Where
- Kearny forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.000, -101.320 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Kiowa
- When
- March 18, 2:42 PM CST to March 19, 12:53 PM CST
- Where
- Kiowa forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.558, -99.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lane
- When
- March 18, 2:42 PM CST to March 19, 12:53 PM CST
- Where
- Lane forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.481, -100.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Meade
- When
- March 18, 2:42 PM CST to March 19, 12:53 PM CST
- Where
- Meade forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.238, -100.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Morton
- When
- March 18, 2:42 PM CST to March 19, 12:53 PM CST
- Where
- Morton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.191, -101.799 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Ness
- When
- March 18, 2:42 PM CST to March 19, 12:53 PM CST
- Where
- Ness forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.479, -99.916 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Pawnee
- When
- March 18, 2:42 PM CST to March 19, 12:53 PM CST
- Where
- Pawnee forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.181, -99.237 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Pratt
- When
- March 18, 2:42 PM CST to March 19, 12:53 PM CST
- Where
- Pratt forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.648, -98.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Rush
- When
- March 18, 2:42 PM CST to March 19, 12:53 PM CST
- Where
- Rush forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.523, -99.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Scott
- When
- March 18, 2:42 PM CST to March 19, 12:53 PM CST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.482, -100.907 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Seward
- When
- March 18, 2:42 PM CST to March 19, 12:53 PM CST
- Where
- Seward forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.193, -100.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Stafford
- When
- March 18, 2:42 PM CST to March 19, 12:53 PM CST
- Where
- Stafford forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.031, -98.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Stanton
- When
- March 18, 2:42 PM CST to March 19, 12:53 PM CST
- Where
- Stanton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.563, -101.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Stevens
- When
- March 18, 2:42 PM CST to March 19, 12:53 PM CST
- Where
- Stevens forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.192, -101.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Trego
- When
- March 18, 2:42 PM CST to March 19, 12:53 PM CST
- Where
- Trego forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.914, -99.873 (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
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, March 18 to 19, 1998
- Flash Flood in Florida, March 18 to 19, 1998
- Winter Storm in Colorado, March 18 to 19, 1998
- Winter Storm in Colorado, March 18, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Texas, March 18 to 19, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, March 18, 1998
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, March 18, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, March 18 to 19, 1998
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, March 18, 1998
- Winter Weather in New Jersey, March 18, 1998
- Winter Storm in Kansas, March 18 to 19, 1998
- High Wind in Alaska, March 18, 1998
More
Every storm in Kansas in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, March 1998
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: 5638861, 5638862, 5638863, 5638864, 5638865, 5638866, 5638867, 5638868, 5638869, 5638870, 5638871, 5638872, 5638873, 5638874, 5638875, 5638876, 5638877, 5638878, 5638879, 5638880, 5638881, 5638882, 5638883, 5638884, 5638885, 5638886, 5638887.