During the late afternoon through the early morning on the following day, a band of moderate to heavy snowfall setup along the Kansas-Nebraska border, stretching west into the foothills of the Rockies. The band intensified during the evening and lasted through almost sunrise before dissipating.
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The episode as NWS GLD wrote it up.
During the late afternoon through the early morning on the following day, a band of moderate to heavy snowfall setup along the Kansas-Nebraska border, stretching west into the foothills of the Rockies. The band intensified during the evening and lasted through almost sunrise before dissipating. There was almost no wind with this snowfall, which is rare for this area. Total snowfall accumulations for Yuma county ranged from around 5 to 13 inches, with the majority of the county in the 8-13 inch range. The highest snowfall amount was reported at Yuma.
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 Goodland, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 30, 11:26 AM MST, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.
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</html>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GOODLAND KS 1132 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014 COZ090>092-KSZ001>004-013>016-027>029-041-042-NEZ079>081-311245- YUMA-KIT CARSON-CHEYENNE CO-CHEYENNE KS-RAWLINS-DECATUR-NORTON- SHERMAN-THOMAS-SHERIDAN-GRAHAM-WALLACE-LOGAN-GOVE-GREELEY-WICHITA- DUNDY-HITCHCOCK-RED WILLOW- 1132 AM MST THU JAN 30 2014 /1232 PM CST THU JAN 30 2014/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST NEBRASKA...NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST CENTRAL COLORADO. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD SNOW TO THE REGION TONIGHT. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES FOR SOME LOCATIONS...LEADING TO REDUCED VISIBILITIES. THE HEAVIEST SNOWS ARE EXPECTED GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 70. ROADS WILL LIKELY BECOME SNOWPACKED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A BRIEF BREAK IN THE SNOW IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY FRIDAY BEFORE A SECOND WEATHER SYSTEM BRINGS ANOTHER CHANCE OF SNOW TO THE REGION. ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE...AS HIGH AS 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST KANSAS AND EAST COLORADO. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE REQUIRED BUT ANY SNOWFALL REPORTS WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Law Enforcement measured 7 at Yuma at 12:15 AM MST, with a total snowfall amount of 13 inches by the following morning.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Colorado in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Colorado, January 2014
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: 494068.