Snow began to fall Wednesday night March 9th and continued into the day on Thursday March 10th. Many counties across north central and northeast Kansas received 4 to 9 inches of snow by the time the storm ended late on March 10th.
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.
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 TOP wrote it up.
Snow began to fall Wednesday night March 9th and continued into the day on Thursday March 10th. Many counties across north central and northeast Kansas received 4 to 9 inches of snow by the time the storm ended late on March 10th.
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 Topeka, KS wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 9, 5:39 PM CST, 2 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Topeka KS 539 PM CST Wed Mar 9 2022 ...Update to aviation forecast discussion... .DISCUSSION... Issued at 255 PM CST Wed Mar 9 2022 Key Points: - A winter storm is on track to move through the area late tonight through Thursday, with highest amounts along and north of I-70. - Below average temperatures are expected to end the week as colder air moves in behind the storm. - A return to warmer weather is in store for early next week. The previous forecast remains largely on track as a surface low has developed in eastern NM in response to a wave within the broad upper troughing over much of the CONUS. Snow is already ongoing on the northeast side of that low in northwest KS and southwest and south central NE. For the rest of the afternoon, we'll continue to see mid to high clouds build into the area as the surface low deepens and gradually moves east. Timing of the arrival of snow remains consistent with light snow arriving in north central KS late this evening and spreading west to east across the rest of the area after midnight. This comes as isentropic lift becomes more widespread throughout the night and is persistent even into Thursday afternoon, especially further east. The heaviest of the snow is expected to fall between 06-12Z when ascent is strongest and the DGZ is deepest, which is particularly noticeable in CNK forecast soundings. It is also during this time that we have enough mid-level frontogenesis and instability to provide some periods of moderate to heavy snow, with 1" per hour rates possible at times north of I-70. Snow should become lighter west to east Thursday afternoon, coming to an end for most places by 00Z Friday except for areas southeast of the KS Turnpike. For these locations, an additional wave could allow light snow to linger into Thursday evening with dry weather returning by Friday morning. Overall have made little changes to expected amounts with 5-7" along and north of I-70 where the Winter Storm Warning is issued, and 2-5" south where the advisory stands. The main change worth noting is that ensemble guidance has indicated a lower probability of exceeding 6 inches anywhere in the CWA, so think 4-6" is a reasonable most likely range with 7 inches being on the higher end. Though if there is any heavier banding, some of those high end amounts still can't be completely ruled out, especially near the KS/NE border. Dry weather is expected for the rest of the forecast period, though a push of Arctic air behind the system will bring temperatures below normal to end the week. Highs are forecast in the 20s and 30s Thursday and Friday with morning lows in the single digits on Saturday, near zero at the KS/NE border. As upper ridging builds eastward through the weekend, a return to warmer weather is anticipated by early next week with highs pushing 70 on Tuesday. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Thursday evening) Issued at 539 PM CST Wed Mar 9 2022 Ceilings will gradually lower throughout the evening, becoming MVFR around or shortly after midnight and remaining so through the remainder of the period. Snow will move in after midnight as well, with the steadiest period of light to moderate snow in the early morning through the early afternoon hours. Winds stay from the northeast at around 10-14 kts. && .TOP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Winter Storm Warning until 6 PM CST Thursday for KSZ008>012- 020>024-034-036-038. Winter Storm Warning until midnight CST Thursday night for KSZ026-039-040. Winter Weather Advisory until 6 PM CST Thursday for KSZ035-037- 054. Winter Weather Advisory until midnight CST Thursday night for KSZ055-056-058-059. && DISCUSSION...Picha AVIATION...Reese
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Topeka KS 257 PM CST Wed Mar 9 2022 KSZ008>012-020>024-026-034>040-054>056-058-059-102100- Republic-Washington-Marshall-Nemaha-Brown-Cloud-Clay-Riley- Pottawatomie-Jackson-Jefferson-Ottawa-Dickinson-Geary-Morris- Wabaunsee-Shawnee-Douglas-Lyon-Osage-Franklin-Coffey-Anderson- 257 PM CST Wed Mar 9 2022 This hazardous weather outlook is for east central...north central and northeast Kansas. .DAY ONE...Tonight A winter storm will move into the region tonight. Look for light to moderate snow to develop west to east across the area during the late evening hours and continue through the night. Several inches of snow will fall along and north of I-70 by day break on Thursday. See the winter storm warning and winter weather advisory products for more information. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. The winter storm will continue through the day Thursday with periods of moderate snow and additional snow accumulations. The snow will gradually end across north central KS during the afternoon hours of Thursday, then across northeast and east central KS during the evening hours of Thursday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed through tonight. && More detailed information can be accessed at... http://www.weather.gov/media/top/DssPacket.pdf
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
16 heavy snow, 1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Trained spotter measured 6 inches of snow 5 miles SSE of Milford, Kansas.
CoCoRaHS reports measured 7 inches 9 miles southwest of Concordia and 8 inches 2.5 miles northwest of Jamestown. Much of the county received 6-9 inches of snow from this March winter storm.
CoCoRaHS reports measured 7 inches 4 miles north of Belleville. Much of the county also received 6-9 inches of snow from this March winter storm.
CoCoRaHS observers measured 7 inches of snow at Palmer and 9 inches SSE of Greenleaf, Kansas. Much of this area of Kansas received 6 to 9 inches of snow from this March winter storm.
CoCoRaHS observer measured 6.2 inches of snow at Blue Rapids, KS. Much of the county received 6 to 8 inches of snow from this March winter storm.
Public measured 6.5 inches of snow at Morganville, KS. Another public report measured 7 inches of snow 2 miles south of Clifton, KS. Much of Clay County received 5 to 8 inches of snow from this March winter storm.
CocoRaHS observer 7 miles NNW Ada, KS measured 6.5 inches of snow from the March winter storm. Another CoCoRaHS observer measured 6 inches of snow 3.5 miles northeast of Culver, KS.
Measured 6 inches 1 mile northwest of Manhattan.
Twitter report showed 6 inch measurement of snow in Chapman, KS.
NWS employee measured 5.5 inches of snow on the southwest side of Topeka. A trained spotter also measured 6.2 inches of snow 2 miles east of Dover, Kansas.
A trained spotter measured 5.5 inches of snow 4 miles east of Emmett.
A spotter measured 6 inches of snow 4 miles WSW of Woodlawn Kansas.
CoCoRaHS observer measured 6 inches of snow 1 mile west of Wamego, Kansas.
Public report estimated 6 inches of snow in Alma, Kansas.
CoCoRaHS observer measured 6 inches of snow near Mcfarland, Kansas.
EM measured 6.5 inches of snow at MClouth Kansas. Fire Dept personnel also measured 6 inches of snow 5 SSE of Ozawkie, Kansas.
NWS employee and CoCoRaHS reports of 5 inches of snow in Lawrence Kansas.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 1001825, 1001747, 1001748, 1001749, 1001751, 1001755, 1001764, 1001824, 1001823, 1001826, 1001828, 1001829, 1001831, 1001832, 1001834, 1001827, 1001836.