Kansas, 2000

Winter Storm in Kansas, March 16, 2000

March 16, 2000 · NWS DDC · 10 events in 10 counties and zones

A winter storm moved into the area giving most areas of measurable snowfall. The heaviest snow of 6 to 8 inches fell in a area covering all of Kiowa county, southeast Ford, far northeast Clark, far northern Comanche county, Northwest Barber, Pratt and far southern Edwards county.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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 moved into the area giving most areas of measurable snowfall. The heaviest snow of 6 to 8 inches fell in a area covering all of Kiowa county, southeast Ford, far northeast Clark, far northern Comanche county, Northwest Barber, Pratt and far southern Edwards county. An isolated area of 6 inches of snow fell in northeast Stevens and far southeast Grant county...extending in Morton county.

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Event by event

10 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Barber

When
March 16, 9:00 AM CST to 6:00 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 16, 9:00 AM CST to 6:00 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 16, 9:00 AM CST to 6:00 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 16, 9:00 AM CST to 6:00 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, Ford

When
March 16, 9:00 AM CST to 6:00 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 16, 9:00 AM CST to 6:00 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, Kiowa

When
March 16, 9:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Kiowa forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.558, -99.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Morton

When
March 16, 9:00 AM CST to 6:00 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, Pratt

When
March 16, 9:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Pratt forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.648, -98.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Storm, Stevens

When
March 16, 9:00 AM CST to 6:00 PM CST
Where
Stevens forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
37.192, -101.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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.

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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: 5137326, 5137327, 5137328, 5137329, 5137330, 5137331, 5137332, 5137333, 5137334, 5137335.