Winter Storm, Douglas
- When
- November 28, 8:00 PM CST to November 30, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Douglas forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.885, -95.293 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Kansas, November 28 to 30, 2004
A second winter storm struck north central and northeast Kansas beginning late on the 28th as an upper level disturbance moved northeast out of the southern Rockies. Snow, with some freezing drizzle, fell across an area generally north and west of a line from Emporia to Lawrence.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 19 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
- 19
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 TOP wrote it up.
A second winter storm struck north central and northeast Kansas beginning late on the 28th as an upper level disturbance moved northeast out of the southern Rockies. Snow, with some freezing drizzle, fell across an area generally north and west of a line from Emporia to Lawrence. Snow amounts generally varied from 2 to 5 inches over the area with local amounts around 7 inches in the Centralia area. Slick and slushy roadways were reported along with a number of vehicle accidents. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities however.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
19 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Brown
- When
- November 28, 8:00 PM CST to November 30, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Brown forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.827, -95.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Clay
- When
- November 28, 8:00 PM CST to November 30, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.350, -97.165 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Cloud
- When
- November 28, 8:00 PM CST to November 30, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cloud forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.480, -97.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Dickinson
- When
- November 28, 8:00 PM CST to November 30, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dickinson forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.867, -97.153 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Geary
- When
- November 28, 8:00 PM CST to November 30, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Geary forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.002, -96.752 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jackson
- When
- November 28, 8:00 PM CST to November 30, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.417, -95.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Jefferson
- When
- November 28, 8:00 PM CST to November 30, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.236, -95.383 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Lyon
- When
- November 28, 8:00 PM CST to November 30, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lyon forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.456, -96.153 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Marshall
- When
- November 28, 8:00 PM CST to November 30, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Marshall forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.784, -96.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Morris
- When
- November 28, 8:00 PM CST to November 30, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Morris forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.687, -96.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Nemaha
- When
- November 28, 8:00 PM CST to November 30, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Nemaha forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.784, -96.014 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Ottawa
- When
- November 28, 8:00 PM CST to November 30, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Ottawa forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.133, -97.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Pottawatomie
- When
- November 28, 8:00 PM CST to November 30, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pottawatomie forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.379, -96.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Republic
- When
- November 28, 8:00 PM CST to November 30, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Republic forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.828, -97.651 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Riley
- When
- November 28, 8:00 PM CST to November 30, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Riley forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.297, -96.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Shawnee
- When
- November 28, 8:00 PM CST to November 30, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Shawnee forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.042, -95.756 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Wabaunsee
- When
- November 28, 8:00 PM CST to November 30, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wabaunsee forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 38.953, -96.205 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Washington
- When
- November 28, 8:00 PM CST to November 30, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.784, -97.087 (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
- Strong Wind in Pennsylvania, November 28, 2004
- Strong Wind in New Jersey, November 28, 2004
- High Wind in New York, November 28, 2004
- Flash Flood in New York, November 28, 2004
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, November 28, 2004
- Strong Wind in Maine, November 28, 2004
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, November 28, 2004
- Strong Wind in New York, November 28, 2004
- Flash Flood in New York, November 28, 2004
- Strong Wind in New Hampshire, November 28, 2004
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, November 28 to 29, 2004
- Heavy Snow in Nebraska, November 28 to 29, 2004
More
Every storm in Kansas in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, November 2004
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5426764, 5426765, 5426766, 5426767, 5426768, 5426769, 5426770, 5426771, 5426772, 5426773, 5426774, 5426775, 5426776, 5426777, 5426778, 5426779, 5426780, 5426781, 5426782.