Winter Storm in Kansas, March 12 to 13, 1999

Name: Winter Storm in Kansas, March 12 to 13, 1999
Start: 1999-03-12T06:00
End: 1999-03-13T16:00
Location: Kansas

March 12 to 13, 1999 · NWS DDC · 27 events in 27 counties and zones

Winter Storm affected the entire CWA producing heavy snow and local blizzard conditions. There were winter weather driving accidents (fender benders) but no injuries.

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.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: $170,000
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.

Winter Storm affected the entire CWA producing heavy snow and local blizzard conditions. There were winter weather driving accidents (fender benders) but no injuries. Three structures received damage. One, a greenhouse in Greensburg, received damage as the roof caved in from the weight of the heavy snow. In Pratt county, a machine shed collapsed. The most severe damage occurred in Scott City with the local hardware store was destroyed from the weight of the snow. Snowfall amounts ranged from 7 to 18 inches with 12 to 14 inches common. There was an unofficial amount of 24 inches in Edwards county. Some specific amounts include (in inches): Trego Center 18, Kinsley 18, Ness City 17, St. John 16, Kalvesta 16, Collyer 16, Dighton 15, Scott City 15, Utica 15, Cunningham 14, Montezuma 14, Pratt 14, Dodge City 14, Healy 13, Jetmore 13, Lewis 13, Hugoton 13, Alexander 12, Wakeeney 12, Lakin 12, Garden City 12, Brownell 12, Hays 11, Protection 10, Loretta 10, Ellis, 10 Liberal 10, Cimarron 10, Meade 10, Ulysses 8, Syracuse 8, Johnson 8 and Coldwater 7.

The radar

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Event by event

27 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Barber

When: March 12, 6:00 AM CST to March 13, 4:00 PM 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, Clark

When: March 12, 6:00 AM CST to March 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Clark forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.236, -99.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Comanche

When: March 12, 6:00 AM CST to March 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Comanche forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.191, -99.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Edwards

When: March 12, 6:00 AM CST to March 13, 4:00 PM 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, Ellis

When: March 12, 6:00 AM CST to March 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Ellis forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.915, -99.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Finney

When: March 12, 6:00 AM CST to March 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Finney forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.044, -100.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Ford

When: March 12, 6:00 AM CST to March 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Ford forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.692, -99.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Grant

When: March 12, 6:00 AM CST to March 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Grant forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.562, -101.308 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Gray

When: March 12, 6:00 AM CST to March 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Gray forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.738, -100.438 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Hamilton

When: March 12, 6:00 AM CST to March 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Hamilton forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.999, -101.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Haskell

When: March 12, 6:00 AM CST to March 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Haskell forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.562, -100.871 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Hodgeman

When: March 12, 6:00 AM CST to March 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Hodgeman forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.088, -99.898 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Kearny

When: March 12, 6:00 AM CST to March 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Kearny forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.000, -101.320 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Kiowa

When: March 12, 6:00 AM CST to March 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Kiowa forecast zone
Property damage: $5,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.558, -99.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Lane

When: March 12, 6:00 AM CST to March 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Lane forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.481, -100.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Meade

When: March 12, 6:00 AM CST to March 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Meade forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.238, -100.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Morton

When: March 12, 6:00 AM CST to March 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Morton forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.191, -101.799 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Ness

When: March 12, 6:00 AM CST to March 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Ness forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.479, -99.916 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Pawnee

When: March 12, 6:00 AM CST to March 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Pawnee forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.181, -99.237 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Pratt

When: March 12, 6:00 AM CST to March 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Pratt forecast zone
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.648, -98.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Rush

When: March 12, 6:00 AM CST to March 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Rush forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.523, -99.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Scott

When: March 12, 6:00 AM CST to March 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Scott forecast zone
Property damage: $150,000
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 38.482, -100.907 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Seward

When: March 12, 6:00 AM CST to March 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Seward forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.193, -100.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Stafford

When: March 12, 6:00 AM CST to March 13, 4:00 PM 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, Stanton

When: March 12, 6:00 AM CST to March 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Stanton forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.563, -101.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Stevens

When: March 12, 6:00 AM CST to March 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Stevens forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 37.192, -101.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Trego

When: March 12, 6:00 AM CST to March 13, 4:00 PM CST
Where: Trego forecast zone
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
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

Every storm in Kansas in 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in Kansas, March 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: 5691883, 5691884, 5691885, 5691886, 5691887, 5691888, 5691889, 5691890, 5691891, 5691892, 5691893, 5691894, 5691895, 5691896, 5691897, 5691898, 5691899, 5691900, 5691901, 5691987, 5691988, 5691989, 5691990, 5691991, 5691992, 5691993, 5691994.