Winter Storm, Comanche
- When
- November 23, 10:00 PM CST to November 24, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Comanche forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 37.191, -99.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Kansas, November 23 to 24, 2004
On the evening of November 23rd, a winter storm entered south central Kansas from the southwest, and dumped heavy snow over a small part of Kiowa, Pratt and Comanche counties. Lesser amounts of snow fell across the rest of south central Kansas and a small part of southwest Kansas.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 10 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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- 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
- 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.
On the evening of November 23rd, a winter storm entered south central Kansas from the southwest, and dumped heavy snow over a small part of Kiowa, Pratt and Comanche counties. Lesser amounts of snow fell across the rest of south central Kansas and a small part of southwest Kansas. A band of snow 12 to 25 miles wide, with snow depths from 4 to 6 inches, fell from 4 miles northeast of Coldwater, to 3 miles southwest of Haviland, to 5 miles north of Greensburg. An area of snowfall with amounts 2 inches or greater fell southeast of a line from Seward to 10 miles west of Minneola, and also north of line from 10 miles west of Minneola to near Sun City, and then east of line from Sun City to 5 miles east of Seward. Snow amounts of 1 inch or more fell southeast of a line from 15 miles southwest of Meade to 7 miles northwest of Dodge City to 10 miles northeast of Larned.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Barber
- When
- November 23, 10:00 PM CST to November 24, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Barber forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 37.229, -98.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Clark
- When
- November 23, 10:00 PM CST to November 24, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Clark forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 37.236, -99.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Edwards
- When
- November 23, 10:00 PM CST to November 24, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Edwards forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 37.888, -99.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Ford
- When
- November 23, 10:00 PM CST to November 24, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Ford forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 37.692, -99.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Kiowa
- When
- November 23, 10:00 PM CST to November 24, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kiowa forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 37.558, -99.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Meade
- When
- November 23, 10:00 PM CST to November 24, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Meade forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 37.238, -100.366 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Pawnee
- When
- November 23, 10:00 PM CST to November 24, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pawnee forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 38.181, -99.237 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Pratt
- When
- November 23, 10:00 PM CST to November 24, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pratt forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 37.648, -98.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Stafford
- When
- November 23, 10:00 PM CST to November 24, 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Stafford forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS STORM SURVEY
- Coordinates
- 38.031, -98.717 (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
- Tornado in Louisiana, November 23, 2004
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Mississippi, November 23 to 24, 2004
- Tornado in Texas, November 23, 2004
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, November 23, 2004
- Tornado in Louisiana, November 23, 2004
- Tornado in Louisiana, November 23, 2004
- Tornado in Texas, November 23, 2004
- Tornado in Texas, November 23, 2004
- Tornado in Texas, November 23, 2004
- Tornado in Louisiana, November 23, 2004
- Tornado in Texas, November 23, 2004
- Tornadoes and Hail in Alabama, November 23, 2004
More
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5426354, 5426355, 5426356, 5426357, 5426358, 5426359, 5426360, 5426361, 5426362, 5426363.