Winter Storm, Smith
- When
- February 11, 10:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Smith forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.785, -98.785 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Kansas, February 11, 2000
A quick moving weather system dumped 4 to 7 inches of snow in parts of north-central Kansas. Most of the snow fell during the afternoon hours.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 3
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.
A quick moving weather system dumped 4 to 7 inches of snow in parts of north-central Kansas. Most of the snow fell during the afternoon hours. Smith Center received 7 inches of snow. Portions of Jewell and Mitchell counties reported up to 6 inches of snow. For some, this snow was the first significant and measurable precipitation of the winter. Unseasonably warm temperatures in the days following this event caused the snow to melt within 3 days.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Jewell
- When
- February 11, 10:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Jewell forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.785, -98.218 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Mitchell
- When
- February 11, 10:00 AM CST to 7:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mitchell forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- 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
- Rip Current in Guam, February 11, 2000
- Heavy Rain in California, February 11 to 14, 2000
- High Wind in California, February 11 to 14, 2000
- Heavy Rain in California, February 11 to 14, 2000
- Flood in California, February 11 to 14, 2000
- Winter Storm in Pennsylvania, February 11, 2000
- Heavy Rain in California, February 11 to 14, 2000
- Flash Flooding in West Virginia, February 11 to 14, 2000
- Winter Storm in Kansas, February 11, 2000
- Winter Storm in Maine, February 11, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Maine, February 11, 2000
- Heavy Snow in California, February 11 to 14, 2000
More
Every storm in Kansas in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, February 2000
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: 5127351, 5127352, 5127353.