|Although most snowfall reports were under two inches, the gusty winds combined with the wet snow caused scattered power outages. A number of accidents occurred due to the hazardous conditions.
Every event with a place to put it; 15 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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.
The episode as NWS TOP wrote it up.
A late season snow fell across NE Kansas, as a deep low pressure system slid across the Central Plains and dragged cold northerly air southward.|Although most snowfall reports were under two inches, the gusty winds combined with the wet snow caused scattered power outages. A number of accidents occurred due to the hazardous conditions. A few schools were also closed. Some locally heavier amounts of snow did occur...|mainly to the west and north of Manhattan.
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 Feb 28, 3:25 PM CST, 9 hours 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 325 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007 .DISCUSSION... CONCERNS REMAIN SEVERE POTENTIAL EAST CENTRAL LATER TONIGHT AND THEN SNOW FOR OVERNIGHT HOURS. MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES ACROSS OUR AREA TODAY...AND TEMPERATURES HAVE MIXED OUT INTO THE 60S MOST AREAS. UPPER TROF MOVING ACROSS THE ROCKIES ATTM...AND ARE STARTING TO SEE RESPONSE IN SURFACE LOW DEEPENING OVER THE TX PANHANDLE. WHILE SOME DEWPOINTS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 70 ARE HOLDING IN THE LOWER 40S...DRIER AIR HAS PROGRESSED EASTWARD WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE 30S ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN KS. DEWPOINTS IN THE 40S AND 50S NOT FAR AWAY IN NE OK. SURFACE LOW IS PROGGED TO DEEPEN AND MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN KANSAS...THEN LIFT INTO NORTHERN MO AND INTO IOWA. INVERTED TROF TO SET UP ACROSS KANSAS THROUGH MIDNIGHT. STILL THINK WE WILL SEE SOME POOLING OF DEWPOINTS ALONG THIS TROF AS IT CONTINUES TO DEVELOP AND DRAW OKLAHOMA DEWPOINTS NORTHWARD. COOLING ALOFT FROM ADVANCING UPPER TROF WILL BRING COOLING OVER OUR CWA AROUND 0Z. AT THAT TIME...THINK CAP WILL WEAKEN ENOUGH TO INITIATE STORMS IN OUR FAR SE CWA...AND TO SUSTAIN ANY CONVECTION WHICH INITIATES FURTHER SOUTHWARD. 06Z RUC IS CLOSE TO CURRENT THINKING WHERE S/SE FLOW WILL DRAW MOISTURE AND STORMS NORTHWARD ALONG I70 CORRIDOR THROUGH THE EVENING...THEN RUN INTO CONVERGENCE IN THE SURFACE TROF AS FRONT PUSHES SOUTHWARD. WITH CAPES UP TO 1200 J/KG...AND 0-6KM SHEAR RUNNING 50 KTS WITH SURFACE BASED CONVECTION...THINK WE WILL SEE SOME SEVERE STORMS BEFORE MIDNIGHT. NEXT CONSIDERATION IS SNOW FROM MIDNIGHT TO NOON THURSDAY. MID LEVEL FREEZING MARK COMES INTO THE WESTERN CWA BY MIDNIGHT...THEN PROGRESSES EASTWARD TOWARD TOP BY 12Z. HAVE SPREAD SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW EASTWARD...WITH A RAIN SNOW MIX AND RAIN OUT AHEAD. THINK WE WILL HAVE SOME LINGERING THUNDER 6-9Z ALONG AND SE OF I35. AS UPPER STORM GATHERS STRENGTH AND SFC LOW DEEPENS...SURFACE WINDS INCREASE TO SUSTAINED 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...AND WILL THEREFORE KEEP THE SN/BLSN ADVISORY. WINDOW FOR SNOWFALL IS TIGHT...BUT STRAIGHT CONVERSIONS 10/1 OF QPF TO SNOW SHOULD BRING ADVISORY NUMBERS ACROSS THE NORTHERN COUNTIES. BETTER QVECTOR CONVERGENCE...SATURATED PV...AND TROWAL FEATURES NOT COMING TOGETHER OVER OUR AREA FOR HEAVY SNOW...ALTHOUGH SOME FRONTOGENESIS WILL LIKELY BRING SOME LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. WILL GO WITH 2-5 IN THE NORTHERN 2 TIERS OF COUNTIES AT THIS TIME. IF SYSTEM SLOWS OR STARTS TO DEEPEN FASTER...WILL NEED TO BE SHIFTED. WINDS WILL REMAIN WESTERLY THURSDAY ACROSS THE CWA AND INCREASE FROM THE WEST/NORTHWEST FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL LIKELY KEEP LOWS THURSDAY NIGHT UP FROM WHAT THEY OTHERWISE WOULD BE (ESPECIALLY NORTHERN CWA WHERE SNOWCOVER EXPECTED TO BE DEEPEST) WITH LOWS MAINLY IN THE LOW TO MID 20S. ANOTHER SHORTWAVE LOBE WILL SWING SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA ON THE BACKSIDE OF UPPER LOW STILL OVER THE GREAT LAKES. AS THIS OCCURS...NOT ONLY WILL THE WINDS INCREASE...BUT ALSO THE CHANCE FOR SNOW FLURRIES/VERY LIGHT SNOW NORTH/NORTHEAST CWA WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE TROUGH. HAVE ADDED A CHANCE FOR FLURRIES FAR NORTH/NORTHEAST FRIDAY NIGHT/EARLY SATURDAY TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS...BUT EXPECT THE EVENT TO REMAIN LIGHT. THIS WILL ALSO BRING A REINFORCING PUSH OF COOLER AIR AND CLOUDS INTO THE AREA AS WELL. EXPECT HIGHS SATURDAY TO BE NEARLY THE SAME OR SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN FRIDAY MOST AREAS. AS CWA TRANSITIONS FROM NORTHWEST FLOW TO A MORE ZONAL FLOW BY THE END OF THE WEEKEND WITH UPSTREAM RIDGING...TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO MODERATE AS 850 FLOW BECOMES MORE WESTERLY AND 850 TEMPS INCREASE RAPIDLY LATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. THIS IN COMBINATION WITH MORE SUNSHINE SHOULD HELP PUSH HIGHS SUNDAY INTO THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S THEN MAINLY THE LOW TO MID 50S ON MONDAY...THEN GENERALLY 55 TO 60 TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. MOISTURE AND FORCING APPEAR WILL BE LIMITED SUNDAY INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...SO WILL CONTINUE WITH A DRY FCST. && .TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 12 PM CST THURSDAY KSZ008>012-020>023-034. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1259 AM CST THU MAR 1 2007 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-020700- REPUBLIC-WASHINGTON-MARSHALL-NEMAHA-BROWN-CLOUD-CLAY-RILEY- POTTAWATOMIE-JACKSON-JEFFERSON-OTTAWA-DICKINSON-GEARY-MORRIS- WABAUNSEE-SHAWNEE-DOUGLAS-LYON-OSAGE-FRANKLIN-COFFEY-ANDERSON- 1259 AM CST THU MAR 1 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL...NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SOME ISOLATED HAIL MAY FALL BUT WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER SOUTHEAST KANSAS WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST MISSOURI OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS WILL CHANGE TO SNOW IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW AS COLD AIR OVERSPREADS THE AREA. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE FROM ABILENE TO HOLTON...WITH THE HEAVIER TOTALS FORECAST ALONG THE NEBRASKA BORDER. IN ADDITION...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW ACROSS FAR NORTHERN KANSAS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS FOR PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SNOW WILL LINGER THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS THURSDAY BUT ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD BE MINOR. TOTAL SNOWFALL SHOULD RANGE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES. HOWEVER...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORIES WILL CONTINUE FOR PARTS OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST KANSAS DURING THE MORNING...AS WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 35 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND DRIFTING SNOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TOPEKA.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1051 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1046 PM HAIL LYNDON 38.61N 95.68W
02/28/2007 E0.75 INCH OSAGE KS TRAINED SPOTTER
PEA AND PENNY SIZED HAIL FALLING, VERY HEAVY RAIN AND
FREQUENT LIGHTNING.
&&
BNPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1113 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1109 PM TSTM WND GST WELLSVILLE 38.72N 95.08W
02/28/2007 E60 MPH FRANKLIN KS TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
BNPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1114 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1113 PM HAIL OTTAWA 38.62N 95.27W
02/28/2007 E1.00 INCH FRANKLIN KS TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
BNPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS
1152 PM CST WED FEB 28 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0609 PM HAIL 3 SW LE ROY 38.05N 95.67W
02/28/2007 E1.00 INCH COFFEY KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
0640 PM HAIL 3 S MELVERN 38.46N 95.64W
02/28/2007 E0.75 INCH OSAGE KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0645 PM HAIL 4 E MELVERN 38.51N 95.56W
02/28/2007 E0.88 INCH OSAGE KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0646 PM HAIL COLONY 38.07N 95.37W
02/28/2007 E0.88 INCH ANDERSON KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
0648 PM TORNADO 3 W COLONY 38.07N 95.42W
02/28/2007 ANDERSON KS STORM CHASER
KAKE TV RELAYED REPORT FROM STORM CHASER OF TORNADO ON
THE GROUND WEST OF COLONY.
0658 PM HAIL 3 NE WESTPHALIA 38.21N 95.45W
02/28/2007 E1.00 INCH ANDERSON KS PUBLIC
0702 PM HAIL 6 NE COLONY 38.13N 95.29W
02/28/2007 E1.00 INCH ANDERSON KS PUBLIC
3 MILES SOUTH OF WELDA
0705 PM FUNNEL CLOUD 2 SE COLONY 38.05N 95.34W
02/28/2007 ANDERSON KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0708 PM TORNADO 1 S COLONY 38.06N 95.37W
02/28/2007 ANDERSON KS TRAINED SPOTTER
THREE TORNADOS COMBINED INTO ONE.
0710 PM HAIL BALDWIN CITY 38.78N 95.18W
02/28/2007 E1.00 INCH DOUGLAS KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0710 PM HAIL BALDWIN CITY 38.78N 95.18W
02/28/2007 E1.00 INCH DOUGLAS KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
0720 PM HAIL LEBO 38.42N 95.85W
02/28/2007 E1.00 INCH COFFEY KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0745 PM HAIL 3 SE MELVERN 38.48N 95.60W
02/28/2007 E1.75 INCH OSAGE KS TRAINED SPOTTER
GOLFBALL HAIL FALLING 5 MILES EAST OF BETO JUNCTION
0745 PM HAIL 2 W WAVERLY 38.39N 95.64W
02/28/2007 E1.75 INCH COFFEY KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0758 PM HAIL 4 E MELVERN 38.51N 95.56W
02/28/2007 E1.50 INCH OSAGE KS TRAINED SPOTTER
RETURNED TO RESIDENCE AT 920 PM AND PING PONG BALL SIZE
HAIL STILL ON GROUND. EVENT TIME BASE ON OTHER REPORTS
SAME STORM.
0758 PM HAIL 4 E MELVERN 38.51N 95.56W
02/28/2007 M1.25 INCH OSAGE KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0815 PM HAIL WILLIAMSBURG 38.48N 95.47W
02/28/2007 E1.75 INCH FRANKLIN KS LAW ENFORCEMENT
0820 PM HAIL OTTAWA 38.62N 95.27W
02/28/2007 M1.00 INCH FRANKLIN KS NWS EMPLOYEE
0822 PM HAIL OTTAWA 38.62N 95.27W
02/28/2007 E1.00 INCH FRANKLIN KS TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL A LITTLE LARGER THAN A QUARTER ON SOUTH SIDE OF
OTTAWA.
0832 PM HAIL OTTAWA 38.62N 95.27W
02/28/2007 E1.00 INCH FRANKLIN KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0927 PM HAIL 10 SW EMPORIA 38.30N 96.31W
02/28/2007 E0.88 INCH LYON KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0931 PM TSTM WND GST 4 S EMPORIA 38.35N 96.18W
02/28/2007 E60.00 MPH LYON KS ASOS
60 MPH WIND GUST AT EMPORIA AIRPORT
0932 PM HAIL EMPORIA 38.40N 96.18W
02/28/2007 E1.00 INCH LYON KS TRAINED SPOTTER
WESTSIDE OF EMPORIA
0932 PM HAIL EMPORIA 38.40N 96.18W
02/28/2007 E1.00 INCH LYON KS TRAINED SPOTTER
NICKEL TO QUARTER SIZE HAIL ON WEST SIDE OF EMPORIA.
0936 PM HAIL EMPORIA 38.40N 96.18W
02/28/2007 E1.50 INCH LYON KS TRAINED SPOTTER
SOUTH SIDE OF EMPORIA
0944 PM HAIL 3 ENE EMPORIA 38.42N 96.13W
02/28/2007 E0.75 INCH LYON KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0946 PM HAIL 8 ENE EMPORIA 38.45N 96.04W
02/28/2007 E1.75 INCH LYON KS TRAINED SPOTTER
0953 PM HAIL 4 W READING 38.52N 96.03W
02/28/2007 E1.00 INCH LYON KS TRAINED SPOTTER
1009 PM HAIL OLIVET 38.48N 95.75W
02/28/2007 E1.00 INCH OSAGE KS TRAINED SPOTTER
1046 PM HAIL LYNDON 38.61N 95.68W
02/28/2007 E0.75 INCH OSAGE KS TRAINED SPOTTER
PEA AND PENNY SIZED HAIL FALLING, VERY HEAVY RAIN AND
FREQUENT LIGHTNING.
1109 PM TSTM WND GST WELLSVILLE 38.72N 95.08W
02/28/2007 E60.00 MPH FRANKLIN KS TRAINED SPOTTER
1113 PM HAIL OTTAWA 38.62N 95.27W
02/28/2007 E1.00 INCH FRANKLIN KS TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
BNSIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1241 AM CST THU MAR 1 2007 KSZ024-039-010715- JACKSON-SHAWNEE- 1241 AM CST THU MAR 1 2007 THROUGH 115 AM CST...A THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH ACROSS PORTIONS OF JACKSON AND NORTHWEST SHAWNEE COUNTIES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL. SOME COMMUNITIES THAT COULD BE AFFECTED INCLUDE POTAWATOMI RESERVATION...HOYT...MAYETTA...SOLDIER... CIRCLEVILLE...DENISON...HOLTON...WHITING AND NETAWAKA.
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ALERT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOPEKA KS 1258 AM CST THU MAR 1 2007 KSZ024-010730- JACKSON- 1258 AM CST THU MAR 1 2007 THROUGH 130 AM CST...A THUNDERSTORM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH ACROSS PORTIONS OF EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING PENNY SIZE HAIL. SOME COMMUNITIES THAT COULD BE AFFECTED INCLUDE MAYETTA...DENISON...HOLTON AND WHITING.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
14 winter weather, 1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Gusty winds in combination with wet snowfall shifted powerlines enough to cause brief power outages for several hundred customers across portions of Junction City. Several motor vehicle accidents were reported.
An unofficial estimate of 8.0 of snow was reported to have fallen in the town of Summerfield. Gusty winds in addition to the snow made for drifts up to 4 feet tall. School was cancelled across Marshall County, and numerous vehicle accidents were reported to local lw enforcement. Marysville officially measured 2.6 of snow, and 2.0 was measured in Waterville.
Five inches of snow was estimated to have fallen 4 miles east of Munden. Gusty winds were also reported.
Snow up to two inches and blowing snow caused hazardous driving conditions.
Up to two inches of snow and blowing snow caused hazardous driving conditions.
Snow up to two inches and gusty winds caused hazardous driving conditions.
Snow up to two inches and blowing snow caused hazardous driving conditions.
Up to 5 inches of snow was reported to have fallen across northern portions of Nemaha County. A storm spotter also noted that winds were gusting up to 30 mph. NW of Corning, a spotter reported wind gusts up to 40 mph, as well as blowing and drifting snow.
Two inches of snow was reported to have fallen in the city of Detroit. Roads were snow covered and slushy. Gusty winds were causing blowing and drifting of the falling snow.
Snow up to two inches and gusty winds caused hazardous driving conditions.
Snow and blowing snow with up to two inches of snow caused hazardous driving conditions.
Snow up to two inches and gusty winds caused hazardous driving conditions. Power was out in parts of Manhattan due to the gusty winds and wet snow. Several schools were also closed due to the inclement conditions.
Snow up to two inches and gusty winds caused hazardous driving conditions.
Gusty winds following a cold front pushed a bus into a parked semitrailer as the bus was exiting Interstate 35. There were no reports of injuries in this incident. This occurred around one mile north of Lebo.
The mix of strong winds and wet snow led to power outages across Shawnee County. Up to 14,000 homes were affected, with 7,000 of those in the Topeka area alone.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kansas in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, March 2007
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: 21726, 21730, 21874, 23495, 23498, 23502, 23499, 21738, 21875, 23504, 23496, 23500, 23501, 23493, 21728.