An area of very heavy snow developed and was associated with a strong low pressure system over the southern plains. Numerous school closings and non injury accidents occurred.
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The episode as NWS TOP wrote it up.
An area of very heavy snow developed and was associated with a strong low pressure system over the southern plains. Numerous school closings and non injury accidents occurred. Snow accumulated to nearly a foot in a few spots. Gusty north winds of 10 to 20 mph brought drifts one to three feet deep. This storm was unusual to the extent that large differences in accumulations occurred within a short distance. For example, one area would receive only a few flakes while a city only 15 miles away would have 6 to 8 inches. This storm and the ice storm of the previous day prompted the governor to issue a state of disaster emergency for Anderson, Coffey, Douglas, Franklin, Lyon, Osage and Shawnee counties. This ensured state resources would be available to areas most affected by the two storms including expediting the restoration of electrical power.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Topeka, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 30, 3:00 AM CST, 8 hours earlier.
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3 heavy snow, 3 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Snowfall was generally 6 to 8 inches with a few locations reporting 9 to 10 inches. Drifts of one to two feet were also reported.
Snowfall of 8 to 10 inches reported with some drifting.
Six to eleven inches reported with 10 to 11 inches in the Ottawa area and drifts up to two feet high.
The northwest part of the county reported no snowfall but the southeast corner reported up to 8 inches with three foot drifts.
Most of the county northwest of Interstate 35 reported under 4 inches of snow but areas along and southeast of the Interstate reported 5 to 6 inches with nearly 7 inches in the southeast corner.
Most of the county reported under 5 inches but the southeast corner received 6 to 8 inches with some drifting.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kansas in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, November 2006
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: 5145, 5146, 5147, 5148, 5149, 5150.