A storm system brought t-storms to the area on the morning of Friday January 10th. Rain and T-storms turned to freezing rain as much colder air surged southward by late morning.
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A storm system brought t-storms to the area on the morning of Friday January 10th. Rain and T-storms turned to freezing rain as much colder air surged southward by late morning. Ice accumulation of one tenth and up to around one quarter of an inch occurred mainly from mid morning to late afternoon on Jan 10th. In addition northeast winds of 20 to 30 mph caused some tree limbs to fall and sporadic power outages did occur due to the ice and wind combination.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
6 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Kansas Highway Patrol reported ice covered elevated surfaces with around one quarter inch of ice on flat surfaces such as cars and other elevated surfaces above the ground.
Kansas Highway Patrol reported ice covered elevated surfaces with around one quarter inch of ice on flat surfaces such as cars and other elevated surfaces above the ground. Other law enforcement across Riley county reported similar ice build up on elevated surfaces.
Kansas Highway Patrol reported ice covered elevated surfaces with around one quarter inch of ice on flat surfaces such as cars and other elevated surfaces above the ground. Other law enforcement across Wabaunsee county reported similar ice build up on elevated surfaces.
Kansas Highway Patrol reported ice covered elevated surfaces with around one quarter inch of ice on flat surfaces such as cars and other elevated surfaces above the ground. Other law enforcement across Pottawatomie county reported similar ice build up on elevated surfaces.
Kansas Highway Patrol reported ice covered elevated surfaces with around one quarter inch of ice on flat surfaces such as cars and other elevated surfaces above the ground. Other law enforcement across Jackson county reported similar ice build up on elevated surfaces.
The EM reported tree limbs down from ice and wind which caused power outages across parts of the county including near MClouth. Ice accumulations on flat surfaces were reported to be around one tenth up to around one quarter of an inch. Impacts due to combination of ice build up on elevated surfaces and strong northeast winds of 20 to 30 mph.
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