Winter Weather in Kansas, December 22, 2022

Name: Winter Weather in Kansas, December 22, 2022
Start: 2022-12-22T05:00
End: 2022-12-22T13:30
Location: Kansas

December 22, 2022 · NWS ICT · 17 events in 17 counties and zones

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 17 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 17

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 ICT wrote it up.

Bands of moderate to heavy snow developed during the early morning hours across south central and southeast Kansas. Visibilities were significantly reduced down to a quarter of a mile to a mile with sustained wind speeds of 15 to 30 mph and gusts of 40 to near 50 mph. Multiple vehicular accidents were reported with a few possible or suspected injuries; only minor details are known. Artic air surged southward as part of this system as well with wind chills dropping to -24 to -38.

What forecasters said that day

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 Dec 22, 3:06 AM CST, 1 hour 54 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 22, 3:06 AM CST, 1 hour 54 minutes before

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Event by event

17 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Reno

When: December 22, 5:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where: Reno forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 37.953, -98.086 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A band of moderate to heavy snow moved into the county during the morning hours. Visibilities were reduced down to a half of a mile to a mile with sustained wind speeds of 20 to 30 mph and gusts of 40 to 46 mph. There were a couple vehicular accidents reported across the county with no injuries; only minor details are known.

Winter Weather, Sedgwick

When: December 22, 5:30 AM CST to 10:30 AM CST
Where: Sedgwick forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 37.685, -97.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow Squall reduced visibilities down to a quarter of a mile or less as well as sustained winds of 25 to 30 mph and gusts of 40 to 47 mph moved through from 6:50 to 9:15AM. Additional moderate snow occurred through the period with visibilities reduced to a half of a mile to a mile and similar wind gusts. A total of three inches of snow was measured at the National Weather Service office on the west side of the Wichita Eisenhower Airport and 3.3 inches was measured near McConnell Air Force Base. There were some vehicular accidents reported across the county with one suspected and one possible injuries; only minor details are known.

Winter Weather, Harvey

When: December 22, 6:00 AM CST to 9:30 AM CST
Where: Harvey forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 38.043, -97.427 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A band of moderate to heavy snow moved into the county during the morning hours. Visibilities were reduced down to a half of a mile to a mile with sustained wind speeds of 20 to 35 mph and gusts up to 43 mph. A total of 2.5 inches of snow was reported 2SSW of Newton. There were a few vehicular accidents reported across the county with no injuries; only minor details are known.

Winter Weather, Butler

When: December 22, 6:00 AM CST to 10:30 AM CST
Where: Butler forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 37.781, -96.839 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow squall reduced visibilities down to a quarter of a mile as well as sustained winds of 25 to 30 mph and gusts up to 37 mph moved through from 7:15 to 7:30AM and 8:15 to 9:30AM. Additional moderate snow occurred through the period with visibilities reduced to a half of a mile to a mile and similar wind gusts. A total of two inches of snow was measured 5 NNE of Towanda. There were some vehicular accidents reported across the county with no reported injuries; only minor details are known.

Winter Weather, Greenwood

When: December 22, 7:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where: Greenwood forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 37.878, -96.233 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A band of moderate to heavy snow moved into the county during the morning hours. Visibilities were reduced down to a half of a mile to a mile with sustained wind speeds of 25 to 35 mph and gusts of 40 mph.

Winter Weather, Allen

When: December 22, 7:30 AM CST to 11:30 AM CST
Where: Allen forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 37.886, -95.301 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A band of moderate to heavy snow moved into the county during the morning hours. Visibilities were reduced down to a half of a mile to a mile with sustained wind speeds of 20 to 25 mph and gusts of 30 to 35 mph.

Winter Weather, Kingman

When: December 22, 7:30 AM CST to 12:00 PM CST
Where: Kingman forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 37.559, -98.136 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow squall reduced visibilities down to a quarter of a mile as well as sustained winds of 17 to 25 mph and gusts of 30 to 35 mph moved through from 8:00 to 9:45AM. Additional moderate snow occurred through the period with visibilities reduced to a half of a mile and similar wind gusts.

Winter Weather, Elk

When: December 22, 7:30 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
Where: Elk forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 37.454, -96.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A band of moderate to heavy snow moved into the county during the morning hours. Visibilities were estimated to be reduced down to a half of a mile to a mile with sustained wind speeds of 20 to 30 mph and gusts of 40 mph. The snowfall total in Longton was 2.2 inches.

Winter Weather, Wilson

When: December 22, 7:30 AM CST to 12:30 PM CST
Where: Wilson forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 37.559, -95.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Sumner

When: December 22, 8:00 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
Where: Sumner forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS
Coordinates: 37.237, -97.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow squall reduced visibilities down to a quarter of a mile as well as sustained winds of 25 to 30 mph and gusts of 35 to 40 mph moved through from 9:15 to 9:30AM. Additional moderate snow occurred through the period with visibilities reduced to a half of a mile to a mile and similar wind gusts. A total of 1.5 inches of snow was measured 1 WSW of Wellington and in Oxford.

Winter Weather, Neosho

When: December 22, 8:00 AM CST to 1:30 PM CST
Where: Neosho forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 37.559, -95.307 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow squall reduced visibilities down to a quarter of a mile as well as sustained winds of 15 to 25 mph and gusts up to 38 mph moved through from 10:30 to 11:05AM. Additional moderate snow occurred through the period with visibilities reduced to a half of a mile to a mile and similar wind gusts. A total of 2.2 inches of snow was measured in Erie.

Winter Weather, Montgomery

When: December 22, 8:00 AM CST to 1:00 PM CST
Where: Montgomery forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 37.193, -95.743 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow squall reduced visibilities down to a quarter of a mile as well as sustained winds of 20 to 30 mph and gusts of 40 mph moved through near Coffeyville from 10:50 to 10:55AM. Additional moderate snow occurred through the period with visibilities reduced to a half of a mile to a mile and similar wind gusts. A total of 2.2 inches of snow was measured 2N of Coffeyville.

Winter Weather, Woodson

When: December 22, 8:00 AM CST to 10:30 AM CST
Where: Woodson forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 37.887, -95.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Chautauqua

When: December 22, 8:15 AM CST to 12:30 PM CST
Where: Chautauqua forecast zone
Reported by: COOP Observer
Coordinates: 37.150, -96.245 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Winter Weather, Harper

When: December 22, 8:15 AM CST to 10:15 AM CST
Where: Harper forecast zone
Reported by: Law Enforcement
Coordinates: 37.192, -98.075 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A band of moderate to heavy snow moved into the northern part of the county during the morning hours. Visibilities were estimated to be reduced down to a half of a mile to a mile with sustained wind speeds of 20 to 30 mph and gusts of 35 to 40 mph.

Winter Weather, Cowley

When: December 22, 8:20 AM CST to 11:30 AM CST
Where: Cowley forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 37.238, -96.837 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A band of moderate to heavy snow moved into the county during the morning hours. Visibilities were reduced down to a half of a mile to a mile with sustained wind speeds of 25 to 30 mph and gusts of 40 to 48 mph. There were a few accidents reported across the county with one suspected injury; only minor details are known. A storm total snowfall of two inches was reported 3SW of Winfield.

Winter Weather, Labette

When: December 22, 8:30 AM CST to 1:30 PM CST
Where: Labette forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 37.191, -95.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snow squall reduced visibilities down to a quarter of a mile or less as well as sustained winds of 20 to 28 mph and gusts of 35 mph moved through from 8:45 to 9:55AM. Additional moderate snow occurred through the period with visibilities reduced to a half of a mile to a mile and similar wind gusts. A total of three inches was measured in Bartlett.

What these are

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

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kansas in 2022 Every state in 2022 This day in weather history Warnings in Kansas, December 2022

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: 1071312, 1071323, 1071311, 1071333, 1071310, 1071301, 1071317, 1071376, 1071382, 1071340, 1071346, 1071363, 1071469, 1071372, 1071476, 1071304, 1071351.