A compact winter weather system moved across portions of the plains during the late evening hours of February 9th and the early morning hours of February 10th, 2014. As this system moved across, portions of Central and South Central Kansas received 2 to 5 inches of snow.
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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 ICT wrote it up.
A compact winter weather system moved across portions of the plains during the late evening hours of February 9th and the early morning hours of February 10th, 2014. As this system moved across, portions of Central and South Central Kansas received 2 to 5 inches of snow. The heaviest snowfall occurred along a swath from Great Bend, Kansas to Wichita to Chanute, Kansas.
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 Wichita, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 9, 6:13 AM CST, 4 hours 47 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 613 AM CST SUN FEB 9 2014 UPDATED 12Z AVIATION SECTION. .SHORT TERM...(TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY) ISSUED AT 310 AM CST SUN FEB 9 2014 COLDER AIR CONTINUES TO OOZE DUE S ACROSS KS AS TEMPERATURES ACROSS NORTHERN KS HAVE SETTLED INTO THE UPPER TEENS WHILE OK-BORDERING AREAS HOVERED ~30F. FREEZING DRIZZLE HAS BEEN VERY LIGHT & SPORADIC ACROSS SC KS. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL REDEVELOP OVER THE NEBRASKA PANHANDLE & NW KS THIS MORNING THEN SPREAD SE ACROSS PRIMARILY NRN KS & NRN MO TODAY. A 2ND BATCH OF LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP OVER WRN NEBRASKA THIS EVENING. THIS 2ND ROUND OF LIGHT SNOW TO BE INDUCED BY INCREASED UPSLOPE ALONG THE FRONT RANGE THAT'LL RESULT AS A WEAK SOMEWHAT INVERTED SURFACE RIDGE BUILDS SE FROM THE DAKOTAS. AS THE SURFACE RIDGE CONTINUES ITS SE THRUST TONIGHT THE BEST CHANCES OF LIGHT SNOW TONIGHT WOULD OCCUR OVER PRIMARILY WESTERN & CENTRAL KS. THE APPROACH OF A SUBTLE SE-MOVING MID-LEVEL SHORTWAVE THAT SHOULD CROSS SW KS & THE OK/TX PANHANDLES LATE TONIGHT WOULD DICTATE INCREASING PROBABILITIES TO 60-80% OVER PRIMARILY SC KS FROM LATE TONIGHT TO MONDAY MORNING WITH THE LIGHT SNOW SPREADING ACROSS SE KS MON MORNING AS THE SHORTWAVE CONTINUES ITS SE SPRINT ACROSS ERN OK. STILL ANTICIPATE 1-2 INCH TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OVER PRIMARILY SC KS BY LATE MONDAY NIGHT. THE LIGHT SNOW SHOULD EXIT THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORHOOD BY LATE MONDAY EVENING. MONDAY NIGHT TO BE COLDEST PERIOD OF THIS FORECAST AS THE CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE SPREADS S/SE OVER THE MS VALLEY. IN FACT...A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MAY BE ISSUED FOR CENTRAL KS LATE MONDAY NIGHT & EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. .LONG TERM...(WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY) ISSUED AT 310 AM CST SUN FEB 9 2014 REST OF THE WEEK: WARMER WEATHER STILL SET TO ARRIVE WED AS A STRENGTHENING SURFACE TO 850 MB TROF SURGES SE OVER THE NORTHERN & CENTRAL PLAINS LATE TUE NIGHT & WED. THE GFS & ECMWF ARE IN BETTER AGREEMENT ON THE TIMING OF THE SURFACE TROUGH'S PASSAGE EARLY WED MORNING. WARMUP INCREASES THU & FRI AS A COUPLE OF COMPACT MID-UPR SHORTWAVES SPRINT E ACROSS THE NRN PLAINS TO PRODUCE A PREVAILING DEEP W-NW FLOW REGIME OVER KS NEIGHBORHOOD. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z MONDAY MORNING) ISSUED AT 611 AM CST SUN FEB 9 2014 ANOTHER SHOT OF ARCTIC AIR HAS MOVED SOUTH ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TODAY...WITH THE COLD FRONT DROPPING SOUTH INTO OK. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE REMAINS VERY HIGH IN THE WAKE OF THIS FRONT...WHICH HAS LED TO WIDESPREAD IFR/MVFR CIGS ACROSS KS AND ESPECIALLY SRN KS. COULD ALSO SEE A SHORT PERIOD OF LIFR CIGS NEAR KCNU. EXPECT THE CIGS TO INCREASE SOME FOR THE DAYTIME HOURS...AS SOMEWHAT DRIER AIR MOVES INTO THE LOW LAYERS. BUT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN FAIRLY HIGH. MID LEVEL CLOUDS OVER THE TOP OF THE STRATUS WILL LEAD TO A SEEDER-FEEDER LIGHT SNOW CHANCE FOR THE DAYTIME HOURS. WILL MENTION SOME MVFR VSBYS/CIGS FOR THIS CHANCE. AFTER AN EVENING LULL IN THE PRECIP...WILL SEE A MORE WIDESPREAD SNOW CHANCE LATE SUN NIGHT...WITH VSBYS DROPPING TO AROUND 1SM. KETCHAM && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... WICHITA-KICT 24 9 18 0 / 30 70 70 20 HUTCHINSON 20 7 17 -1 / 30 80 70 20 NEWTON 21 7 16 -1 / 30 70 60 20 ELDORADO 23 8 18 0 / 30 70 60 20 WINFIELD-KWLD 25 11 18 2 / 30 60 70 30 RUSSELL 17 4 15 -2 / 30 60 50 20 GREAT BEND 18 6 16 -2 / 30 80 60 20 SALINA 18 6 17 -2 / 30 50 50 10 MCPHERSON 19 6 16 -1 / 30 70 60 20 COFFEYVILLE 30 13 20 5 / 30 30 70 20 CHANUTE 27 9 19 2 / 30 40 60 10 IOLA 26 8 19 2 / 30 30 50 10 PARSONS-KPPF 29 11 20 4 / 30 30 60 20 && .ICT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. &&
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS 505 AM CST SUN FEB 9 2014 KSZ032-033-047>053-067>072-082-083-091>096-098>100-101115- RUSSELL-LINCOLN-BARTON-ELLSWORTH-SALINE-RICE-MCPHERSON-MARION-CHASE- RENO-HARVEY-BUTLER-GREENWOOD-WOODSON-ALLEN-KINGMAN-SEDGWICK-HARPER- SUMNER-COWLEY-ELK-WILSON-NEOSHO-CHAUTAUQUA-MONTGOMERY-LABETTE- 505 AM CST SUN FEB 9 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL...SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION WITH THE CHANCES OF MEASURABLE SNOW MARKEDLY INCREASING FROM AROUND MID NIGHT ONWARD. A FEW AREAS WEST OF I-135 MAY RECEIVE CLOSE TO 1 INCH BY DAYBREAK. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER MOST AREAS ON MONDAY...ESPECIALLY IN SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST KANSAS WHERE BETWEEN 1 AND 2 INCHES TOTAL ACCUMULATION ARE POSSIBLE BY MONDAY EVENING. A FEW FLURRIES MAY LINGER OVER PRIMARILY SOUTH-CENTRAL KANSAS MONDAY EVENING. WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM ZERO TO 8 BELOW ARE LIKELY IN ALL AREAS MONDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM AROUND 15 BELOW IN CENTRAL KANSAS TO AROUND 7 BELOW IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS ARE LIKELY LATE MONDAY NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT. && FOR A GRAPHICAL VERSION OF THIS INFORMATION...SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT (LOWERCASE) HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/WICHITA/HWO/HWO.PHP ES
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
19 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
One to three inches of snow fell across the county.
One to two inches of snow fell across the county.
One inch of snow fell across the county.
One to two inches of snow fell across the county.
One to three inches of snow fell across the county. The city of Newton received 2.5 inches of snow. Some auto slide offs occurred on local highways.
Two to five inches of snow fell across the county. The city of Hutchinson received 2.5 inches of snow, while a COOP observer in Pretty Prairie received 4.5 inches.
Two to four inches of snow fell across the county. A COOP observer in Sterling received 3.5 inches.
Three to five inches of snow fell across the county. The city of Kingman received 4.3 inches.
Three to five inches of snow fell across the county. The Wichita Mid Continent Airport received 4.2 inches. Numerous auto slide offs and accidents were reported across the city of Wichita, but no serious injuries occurred.
Two to four inches of snow fell across the county. A COOP observer in Potwin reported 3.0 inches, while a COOP observer in Augusta reported 3.3 inches.
One to two inches of snow fell across the county.
One inch of snow fell across the northern portion of the county.
Three to five inches of snow fell across the northern portions of the county.
One to three inches of snow fell across the southern half of the county. The COOP observer in Moran reported 2.5 inches.
One to three inches of snow fell across the county. The COOP observer near Erie reported 2.5 inches of snow.
One to three inches of snow fell across the county. The COOP observer in Yates Center reported 2.5 inches of snow.
One to two inches of snow fell across the county.
Two to three inches of snow fell across the county. The town of Howard received 2.5 inches of snow.
One to two inches of snow fell across the county. The COOP observer at Sedan reported 1 inch of snow. The COOP observer in Hale reported 1.5 inches.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Kansas in 2014Every state in 2014This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, February 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 504563, 504564, 504565, 504567, 504568, 504569, 504570, 504572, 504573, 504574, 504575, 504576, 504579, 504580, 504581, 504582, 504566, 504577, 504578.