Kansas, 2008

Winter Weather in Kansas, January 7 to 8, 2008

January 7 to 8, 2008 · NWS DDC · 15 events in 15 counties and zones

A period of overrunning snow fell across the northern half of DDC’s County Warning Area (CWA) during the overnight hours of Tuesday, January 8th, 2008. The snow began just before midnight CST in Hamilton County in the northwest tip of our CWA, and then quickly spread eastward.

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What happened

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A period of overrunning snow fell across the northern half of DDC’s County Warning Area (CWA) during the overnight hours of Tuesday, January 8th, 2008. The snow began just before midnight CST in Hamilton County in the northwest tip of our CWA, and then quickly spread eastward. By 6 am CST Tuesday, 2 to 3 inches of snowfall was in a 15 to 30 mile wide swath from Scott City in Scott County to Garden City in Finney County to Ness City in Ness County to St. John in Stafford County. A rather narrow band, from 5 to 15 miles wide, of 1 to 2 inches of snow fell surrounding this swath, and was basically north of a line from Syracuse (Hamilton Co) to Sublette (Haskell Co) to Jetmore (Hodgeman Co) to east of St. John (Stafford Co) to Hays (Ellis Co) to Dighton (Lane Co).

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15 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Edwards

When
January 7, 11:00 PM CST to January 8, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Edwards forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
37.888, -99.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A period of overrunning snow fell across the northern half of DDC’s CWA during the overnight hours of Tuesday, January 8th, 2008. The snow began just before midnight CST in Hamilton County in the northwest tip of our CWA, and then quickly spread eastward. By 6 am CST Tuesday, 2 to 3 inches of snowfall was in a 15 to 30 mile wide swath from Scott City in Scott County to Garden City in Finney County to Ness City in Ness County to St. John in Stafford County. A rather narrow band, from 5 to 15 miles wide, of 1 to 2 inches of snow fell surrounding this swath, and was basically north of a line from Syracuse (Hamilton Co) to Sublette (Haskell Co) to Jetmore (Hodgeman Co) to east of St. John (Stafford Co) to Hays (Ellis Co) to Dighton (Lane Co).

Winter Weather, Ellis

When
January 7, 11:00 PM CST to January 8, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Ellis forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.915, -99.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A period of overrunning snow fell across the northern half of DDC’s CWA during the overnight hours of Tuesday, January 8th, 2008. The snow began just before midnight CST in Hamilton County in the northwest tip of our CWA, and then quickly spread eastward. By 6 am CST Tuesday, 2 to 3 inches of snowfall was in a 15 to 30 mile wide swath from Scott City in Scott County to Garden City in Finney County to Ness City in Ness County to St. John in Stafford County. A rather narrow band, from 5 to 15 miles wide, of 1 to 2 inches of snow fell surrounding this swath, and was basically north of a line from Syracuse (Hamilton Co) to Sublette (Haskell Co) to Jetmore (Hodgeman Co) to east of St. John (Stafford Co) to Hays (Ellis Co) to Dighton (Lane Co).

Winter Weather, Finney

When
January 7, 11:00 PM CST to January 8, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Finney forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.044, -100.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A period of overrunning snow fell across the northern half of DDC’s CWA during the overnight hours of Tuesday, January 8th, 2008. The snow began just before midnight CST in Hamilton County in the northwest tip of our CWA, and then quickly spread eastward. By 6 am CST Tuesday, 2 to 3 inches of snowfall was in a 15 to 30 mile wide swath from Scott City in Scott County to Garden City in Finney County to Ness City in Ness County to St. John in Stafford County. A rather narrow band, from 5 to 15 miles wide, of 1 to 2 inches of snow fell surrounding this swath, and was basically north of a line from Syracuse (Hamilton Co) to Sublette (Haskell Co) to Jetmore (Hodgeman Co) to east of St. John (Stafford Co) to Hays (Ellis Co) to Dighton (Lane Co).

Winter Weather, Gray

When
January 7, 11:00 PM CST to January 8, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Gray forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
37.738, -100.438 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A period of overrunning snow fell across the northern half of DDC’s CWA during the overnight hours of Tuesday, January 8th, 2008. The snow began just before midnight CST in Hamilton County in the northwest tip of our CWA, and then quickly spread eastward. By 6 am CST Tuesday, 2 to 3 inches of snowfall was in a 15 to 30 mile wide swath from Scott City in Scott County to Garden City in Finney County to Ness City in Ness County to St. John in Stafford County. A rather narrow band, from 5 to 15 miles wide, of 1 to 2 inches of snow fell surrounding this swath, and was basically north of a line from Syracuse (Hamilton Co) to Sublette (Haskell Co) to Jetmore (Hodgeman Co) to east of St. John (Stafford Co) to Hays (Ellis Co) to Dighton (Lane Co).

Winter Weather, Hamilton

When
January 7, 11:00 PM CST to January 8, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Hamilton forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
37.999, -101.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A period of overrunning snow fell across the northern half of DDC’s CWA during the overnight hours of Tuesday, January 8th, 2008. The snow began just before midnight CST in Hamilton County in the northwest tip of our CWA, and then quickly spread eastward. By 6 am CST Tuesday, 2 to 3 inches of snowfall was in a 15 to 30 mile wide swath from Scott City in Scott County to Garden City in Finney County to Ness City in Ness County to St. John in Stafford County. A rather narrow band, from 5 to 15 miles wide, of 1 to 2 inches of snow fell surrounding this swath, and was basically north of a line from Syracuse (Hamilton Co) to Sublette (Haskell Co) to Jetmore (Hodgeman Co) to east of St. John (Stafford Co) to Hays (Ellis Co) to Dighton (Lane Co).

Winter Weather, Haskell

When
January 7, 11:00 PM CST to January 8, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Haskell forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
37.562, -100.871 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A period of overrunning snow fell across the northern half of DDC’s CWA during the overnight hours of Tuesday, January 8th, 2008. The snow began just before midnight CST in Hamilton County in the northwest tip of our CWA, and then quickly spread eastward. By 6 am CST Tuesday, 2 to 3 inches of snowfall was in a 15 to 30 mile wide swath from Scott City in Scott County to Garden City in Finney County to Ness City in Ness County to St. John in Stafford County. A rather narrow band, from 5 to 15 miles wide, of 1 to 2 inches of snow fell surrounding this swath, and was basically north of a line from Syracuse (Hamilton Co) to Sublette (Haskell Co) to Jetmore (Hodgeman Co) to east of St. John (Stafford Co) to Hays (Ellis Co) to Dighton (Lane Co).

Winter Weather, Hodgeman

When
January 7, 11:00 PM CST to January 8, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Hodgeman forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.088, -99.898 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A period of overrunning snow fell across the northern half of DDC’s CWA during the overnight hours of Tuesday, January 8th, 2008. The snow began just before midnight CST in Hamilton County in the northwest tip of our CWA, and then quickly spread eastward. By 6 am CST Tuesday, 2 to 3 inches of snowfall was in a 15 to 30 mile wide swath from Scott City in Scott County to Garden City in Finney County to Ness City in Ness County to St. John in Stafford County. A rather narrow band, from 5 to 15 miles wide, of 1 to 2 inches of snow fell surrounding this swath, and was basically north of a line from Syracuse (Hamilton Co) to Sublette (Haskell Co) to Jetmore (Hodgeman Co) to east of St. John (Stafford Co) to Hays (Ellis Co) to Dighton (Lane Co).

Winter Weather, Kearny

When
January 7, 11:00 PM CST to January 8, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Kearny forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.000, -101.320 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A period of overrunning snow fell across the northern half of DDC’s CWA during the overnight hours of Tuesday, January 8th, 2008. The snow began just before midnight CST in Hamilton County in the northwest tip of our CWA, and then quickly spread eastward. By 6 am CST Tuesday, 2 to 3 inches of snowfall was in a 15 to 30 mile wide swath from Scott City in Scott County to Garden City in Finney County to Ness City in Ness County to St. John in Stafford County. A rather narrow band, from 5 to 15 miles wide, of 1 to 2 inches of snow fell surrounding this swath, and was basically north of a line from Syracuse (Hamilton Co) to Sublette (Haskell Co) to Jetmore (Hodgeman Co) to east of St. John (Stafford Co) to Hays (Ellis Co) to Dighton (Lane Co).

Winter Weather, Lane

When
January 7, 11:00 PM CST to January 8, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Lane forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.481, -100.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A period of overrunning snow fell across the northern half of DDC’s CWA during the overnight hours of Tuesday, January 8th, 2008. The snow began just before midnight CST in Hamilton County in the northwest tip of our CWA, and then quickly spread eastward. By 6 am CST Tuesday, 2 to 3 inches of snowfall was in a 15 to 30 mile wide swath from Scott City in Scott County to Garden City in Finney County to Ness City in Ness County to St. John in Stafford County. A rather narrow band, from 5 to 15 miles wide, of 1 to 2 inches of snow fell surrounding this swath, and was basically north of a line from Syracuse (Hamilton Co) to Sublette (Haskell Co) to Jetmore (Hodgeman Co) to east of St. John (Stafford Co) to Hays (Ellis Co) to Dighton (Lane Co).

Winter Weather, Ness

When
January 7, 11:00 PM CST to January 8, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Ness forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.479, -99.916 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A period of overrunning snow fell across the northern half of DDC’s CWA during the overnight hours of Tuesday, January 8th, 2008. The snow began just before midnight CST in Hamilton County in the northwest tip of our CWA, and then quickly spread eastward. By 6 am CST Tuesday, 2 to 3 inches of snowfall was in a 15 to 30 mile wide swath from Scott City in Scott County to Garden City in Finney County to Ness City in Ness County to St. John in Stafford County. A rather narrow band, from 5 to 15 miles wide, of 1 to 2 inches of snow fell surrounding this swath, and was basically north of a line from Syracuse (Hamilton Co) to Sublette (Haskell Co) to Jetmore (Hodgeman Co) to east of St. John (Stafford Co) to Hays (Ellis Co) to Dighton (Lane Co).

Winter Weather, Pawnee

When
January 7, 11:00 PM CST to January 8, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Pawnee forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.181, -99.237 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A period of overrunning snow fell across the northern half of DDC’s CWA during the overnight hours of Tuesday, January 8th, 2008. The snow began just before midnight CST in Hamilton County in the northwest tip of our CWA, and then quickly spread eastward. By 6 am CST Tuesday, 2 to 3 inches of snowfall was in a 15 to 30 mile wide swath from Scott City in Scott County to Garden City in Finney County to Ness City in Ness County to St. John in Stafford County. A rather narrow band, from 5 to 15 miles wide, of 1 to 2 inches of snow fell surrounding this swath, and was basically north of a line from Syracuse (Hamilton Co) to Sublette (Haskell Co) to Jetmore (Hodgeman Co) to east of St. John (Stafford Co) to Hays (Ellis Co) to Dighton (Lane Co).

Winter Weather, Rush

When
January 7, 11:00 PM CST to January 8, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Rush forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.523, -99.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A period of overrunning snow fell across the northern half of DDC’s CWA during the overnight hours of Tuesday, January 8th, 2008. The snow began just before midnight CST in Hamilton County in the northwest tip of our CWA, and then quickly spread eastward. By 6 am CST Tuesday, 2 to 3 inches of snowfall was in a 15 to 30 mile wide swath from Scott City in Scott County to Garden City in Finney County to Ness City in Ness County to St. John in Stafford County. A rather narrow band, from 5 to 15 miles wide, of 1 to 2 inches of snow fell surrounding this swath, and was basically north of a line from Syracuse (Hamilton Co) to Sublette (Haskell Co) to Jetmore (Hodgeman Co) to east of St. John (Stafford Co) to Hays (Ellis Co) to Dighton (Lane Co).

Winter Weather, Scott

When
January 7, 11:00 PM CST to January 8, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Scott forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.482, -100.907 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A period of overrunning snow fell across the northern half of DDC’s CWA during the overnight hours of Tuesday, January 8th, 2008. The snow began just before midnight CST in Hamilton County in the northwest tip of our CWA, and then quickly spread eastward. By 6 am CST Tuesday, 2 to 3 inches of snowfall was in a 15 to 30 mile wide swath from Scott City in Scott County to Garden City in Finney County to Ness City in Ness County to St. John in Stafford County. A rather narrow band, from 5 to 15 miles wide, of 1 to 2 inches of snow fell surrounding this swath, and was basically north of a line from Syracuse (Hamilton Co) to Sublette (Haskell Co) to Jetmore (Hodgeman Co) to east of St. John (Stafford Co) to Hays (Ellis Co) to Dighton (Lane Co).

Winter Weather, Stafford

When
January 7, 11:00 PM CST to January 8, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Stafford forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.031, -98.717 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A period of overrunning snow fell across the northern half of DDC’s CWA during the overnight hours of Tuesday, January 8th, 2008. The snow began just before midnight CST in Hamilton County in the northwest tip of our CWA, and then quickly spread eastward. By 6 am CST Tuesday, 2 to 3 inches of snowfall was in a 15 to 30 mile wide swath from Scott City in Scott County to Garden City in Finney County to Ness City in Ness County to St. John in Stafford County. A rather narrow band, from 5 to 15 miles wide, of 1 to 2 inches of snow fell surrounding this swath, and was basically north of a line from Syracuse (Hamilton Co) to Sublette (Haskell Co) to Jetmore (Hodgeman Co) to east of St. John (Stafford Co) to Hays (Ellis Co) to Dighton (Lane Co).

Winter Weather, Trego

When
January 7, 11:00 PM CST to January 8, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Trego forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
38.914, -99.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A period of overrunning snow fell across the northern half of DDC’s CWA during the overnight hours of Tuesday, January 8th, 2008. The snow began just before midnight CST in Hamilton County in the northwest tip of our CWA, and then quickly spread eastward. By 6 am CST Tuesday, 2 to 3 inches of snowfall was in a 15 to 30 mile wide swath from Scott City in Scott County to Garden City in Finney County to Ness City in Ness County to St. John in Stafford County. A rather narrow band, from 5 to 15 miles wide, of 1 to 2 inches of snow fell surrounding this swath, and was basically north of a line from Syracuse (Hamilton Co) to Sublette (Haskell Co) to Jetmore (Hodgeman Co) to east of St. John (Stafford Co) to Hays (Ellis Co) to Dighton (Lane Co).

What these are

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

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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: 79093, 79094, 79095, 79096, 79097, 79098, 79099, 79100, 79101, 79102, 79103, 79104, 79105, 79106, 79107.