Kansas, 2014

Heavy Snow in Kansas, November 15 to 16, 2014

November 15 to 16, 2014 · NWS DDC · 2 events in 1 county or zone

The first snow of the fall developed and moved across the area. Most areas received 1 to 3 inches.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS DDC wrote it up.

The first snow of the fall developed and moved across the area. Most areas received 1 to 3 inches. However, a narrow area of enhanced snow developed across Stanton county. Most of Stanton county had 5 to 7 inches.

The radar

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Event by event

2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Stanton

When
November 15, 12:00 PM CST to November 16, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Stanton forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
37.563, -101.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 7.0 inches was reported at a location 5 miles WNW of Big Bow.

Heavy Snow, Stanton

When
November 15, 12:00 PM CST to November 16, 6:00 AM CST
Where
Stanton forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
37.563, -101.784 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 5.5 inches was reported at a location 4 miles NNE of Big Bow.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 546501, 546503.