Heavy Snow, Morton
- When
- March 26, 12:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Morton forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.191, -101.799 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Kansas, March 26, 2005
Snow began falling in extreme southwestern Kansas during the overnight hours of Friday night, March 25th into the daytime hours of Saturday, March 26th. Due to wide variances in soil temperatures, much of the snow did not accumulate, and very few travel problems were reported.
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 DDC wrote it up.
Snow began falling in extreme southwestern Kansas during the overnight hours of Friday night, March 25th into the daytime hours of Saturday, March 26th. Due to wide variances in soil temperatures, much of the snow did not accumulate, and very few travel problems were reported. However, before the snow tapered off during the mid afternoon of Saturday, March 26th, a 20 to 30 mile wide swath of 3 to 4 inches of snow fell in western Morton County along and near the Colorado border. Outside of this 3 to 4 inch swath, a narrow band of 1 to 2 inches of snow fell in parts of eastern Morton, western Stevens and southwestern Stanton counties.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Stanton
- When
- March 26, 12:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Stanton forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.563, -101.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Stevens
- When
- March 26, 12:00 AM CST to 3:00 PM CST
- Where
- Stevens forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 37.192, -101.312 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Hail in Alabama, March 26, 2005
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 26, 2005
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- High Wind in Oregon, March 26 to 27, 2005
- Hail in Florida, March 26, 2005
More
Every storm in Kansas in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, March 2005
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: 5440415, 5440416, 5440417.