Winter Storm, Stafford
- When
- December 4, 6:00 PM CST to December 5, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Stafford forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.031, -98.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Kansas, December 4 to 5, 1999
A winter storm produced 6 inches of snow across most of the area. In Barber county, the snow was lighter but at the same time ice accumulated to 3/4 of an inch during a period of freezing rain.
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 DDC wrote it up.
A winter storm produced 6 inches of snow across most of the area. In Barber county, the snow was lighter but at the same time ice accumulated to 3/4 of an inch during a period of freezing rain. Power lines were reported to be down in the area.
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, Barber
- When
- December 4, 6:00 PM CST to December 5, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Barber forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.229, -98.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Edwards
- When
- December 4, 6:00 PM CST to December 5, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Edwards forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.888, -99.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Pratt
- When
- December 4, 6:00 PM CST to December 5, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pratt forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 37.648, -98.740 (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
- Damaging Wind in Arkansas, December 4, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Texas, December 4, 1999
- Heavy Snow and Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, December 4 to 5, 1999
- Tornado in Texas, December 4, 1999
- Damaging Winds in Arkansas, December 4, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Texas, December 4, 1999
- Tornado in Arkansas, December 4, 1999
- Tornado in Arkansas, December 4, 1999
- Tornado in Arkansas, December 4, 1999
- Wildfire in California, December 4 to 5, 1999
- Heavy Snow in Texas, December 4, 1999
- Winter Storm in Kansas, December 4 to 5, 1999
More
Every storm in Kansas in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, December 1999
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: 5720708, 5720709, 5720710, 5720711.