Kansas, 2022

Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Kansas, March 10, 2022

March 10, 2022 · NWS DDC · 27 events in 18 counties and zones

An Arctic cold front pushed through during the afternoon and evening. A mid-level shortwave trough moving across the plains helped to enhance lift behind the front and produced snow, some of which was heavy.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 27 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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  • Winter weather
  • Heat and drought
  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
27

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.

An Arctic cold front pushed through during the afternoon and evening. A mid-level shortwave trough moving across the plains helped to enhance lift behind the front and produced snow, some of which was heavy. The higher amounts observed were associated with meso-scale forcing with the a band across northern counties observing 5-10 inches.

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 Dodge City, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 9, 4:43 PM CST, 7 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 4:43 PM CST, 7 hours 17 minutes before
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Event by event

17 winter weather, 10 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Trego

When
March 10, 12:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Trego forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
38.914, -99.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 9.0 inches was observed at a location 4.0 SW of Ellis.

Heavy Snow, Ellis

When
March 10, 12:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Ellis forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
38.915, -99.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 8.5 inches was observed at a location 1.0 S of Hays.

Heavy Snow, Scott

When
March 10, 12:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Scott forecast zone
Reported by
Public
Coordinates
38.482, -100.907 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 8 inches was observed at Scott State Lake.

Heavy Snow, Trego

When
March 10, 12:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Trego forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
38.914, -99.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 6.5 inches was observed at Cedar Bluff Reservoir (below the dam).

Heavy Snow, Lane

When
March 10, 12:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Lane forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
38.481, -100.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 6.0 inches was observed in Healy.

Heavy Snow, Trego

When
March 10, 12:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Trego forecast zone
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
38.914, -99.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 6.0 inches was observed in Wakeeney.

Winter Weather, Lane

When
March 10, 12:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Lane forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
38.481, -100.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 5.0 inches was observed at Dighton.

Winter Weather, Ness

When
March 10, 12:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Ness forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
38.479, -99.916 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 4.5 inches was observed at Utica.

Winter Weather, Hodgeman

When
March 10, 12:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Hodgeman forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
38.088, -99.898 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 3.6 inches was observed at a location 8N of Jetmore.

Winter Weather, Rush

When
March 10, 12:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Rush forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
38.523, -99.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 3.2 inches was observed at a location 2.9 SE of McCracken.

Winter Weather, Scott

When
March 10, 12:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Scott forecast zone
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
38.482, -100.907 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 3 inches was observed in Scott City.

Winter Weather, Hamilton

When
March 10, 12:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Hamilton forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
37.999, -101.791 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 2.5 inches was observed in Coolidge.

Winter Weather, Finney

When
March 10, 12:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Finney forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
38.044, -100.737 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 1.5 inches was observed just north of Kalvesta.

Winter Weather, Seward

When
March 10, 12:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Seward forecast zone
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
37.193, -100.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 1.5 inches was observed in Liberal.

Winter Weather, Comanche

When
March 10, 12:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Comanche forecast zone
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
37.191, -99.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 1.5 inches was observed in Coldwater.

Winter Weather, Barber

When
March 10, 12:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Barber forecast zone
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
37.229, -98.685 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 1.5 inches was observed in Medicine Lodge.

Winter Weather, Ford

When
March 10, 12:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Ford forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
37.692, -99.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 1.2 inches was observed in Dodge City.

Winter Weather, Pawnee

When
March 10, 12:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Pawnee forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
38.181, -99.237 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 1 inch was observed in Larned.

Winter Weather, Clark

When
March 10, 12:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Clark forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
37.236, -99.820 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 1 inch was observed in Ashland.

Winter Weather, Gray

When
March 10, 12:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Gray forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
37.738, -100.438 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 0.6 inches was observed in Cimarron.

Winter Weather, Edwards

When
March 10, 12:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Edwards forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
37.888, -99.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 0.5 inches was observed at a location 9.8 S of Offerle.

Winter Weather, Pratt

When
March 10, 12:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Pratt forecast zone
Reported by
Law Enforcement
Coordinates
37.648, -98.740 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 0.5 inches was observed in Pratt.

Heavy Snow, Ellis

When
March 10, 12:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Ellis forecast zone
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
38.915, -99.317 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 10.8 inches was observed in Ellis.

Heavy Snow, Trego

When
March 10, 12:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Trego forecast zone
Reported by
COOP Observer
Coordinates
38.914, -99.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 12.5 inches was observed at a location 9.8 S Collyer.

Heavy Snow, Trego

When
March 10, 12:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Trego forecast zone
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
38.914, -99.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 10.0 inches was observed in Collyer.

Heavy Snow, Trego

When
March 10, 12:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Trego forecast zone
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
38.914, -99.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 10.0 inches was observed in Collyer.

Winter Weather, Ford

When
March 10, 12:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
Where
Ford forecast zone
Reported by
CoCoRaHS
Coordinates
37.692, -99.888 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Snowfall of 1.2 inches was observed at a location on the north side of Dodge City.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1016288, 1016289, 1016291, 1016292, 1016293, 1016294, 1016296, 1016297, 1016298, 1016299, 1016300, 1016301, 1016302, 1016303, 1016304, 1016305, 1016306, 1016307, 1016308, 1016309, 1016310, 1016311, 1016312, 1016314, 1016315, 1016316, 1016317.