Kansas, 2000

Heavy Snow in Kansas, March 16, 2000

March 16, 2000 · NWS ICT · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

2 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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  • Wind
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  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

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Event by event

2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Reno

When
March 16, 9:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
Where
Reno forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.953, -98.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A freak late season winter storm buried parts of Reno and Kingman counties with 6 to 11 inches of snow. Convective in nature with sleet occasionally intermixed, accumulations dropped off dramatically as adjacent counties to the north, east, and south generally received less than 2 inches with isolated amounts of 3 inches. Even within Reno and Kingman counties, accumulations varied widely. (Wildly?). The greatest accumulation (11 inches) occurred at Calista in northwest Kingman County. Meanwhile, Rago, located 20 miles to the southeast, received only 1 inch. In addition to trained AGTAP spotters, reports were also received from law enforcement and co-operative observers.

Heavy Snow, Kingman

When
March 16, 9:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
Where
Kingman forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.559, -98.136 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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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: 5132742, 5132743.