Kansas, 2023Winter Weather in Kansas, February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023 · NWS GLD · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
A north-south oriented snow squall developed off the Palmer Divide to extend across portions of East-Central Colorado moving east-northeast into Sherman, Wallace, and Greeley counties in Northwest Kansas. The snow squall created visibility reductions ranging as low as half a mile, which mainly impacted travel across I-70 and US-40.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
A north-south oriented snow squall developed off the Palmer Divide to extend across portions of East-Central Colorado moving east-northeast into Sherman, Wallace, and Greeley counties in Northwest Kansas. The snow squall created visibility reductions ranging as low as half a mile, which mainly impacted travel across I-70 and US-40. Snow reports ranged from three tenths to one inch of snow across the three counties.
Winter Weather, Wallace
- When
- February 22, 5:35 PM MST to 7:45 PM MST
- Where
- Wallace forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 38.917, -101.764 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snow squall. A band of heavy snowfall extending across portions of East-Central Colorado moved east-northeast across the Kansas border and Wallace County over a span of roughly one hour. The snow squall was dissipating as it moved over the county, creating visibility reductions as low as three-quarter to one-half mile that mainly impacted travel across US Highway 40. Snow amounts up to one inch were estimated. Key impacts: visibility reductions, hazardous travel.
Winter Weather, Greeley
- When
- February 22, 5:35 PM MST to 7:35 PM MST
- Where
- Greeley forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 38.481, -101.806 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snow squall. A band of heavy snowfall extending across portions of East-Central Colorado moved east-northeast across the Kansas border and Greeley County over a span of two hours. The snow squall was dissipating as it moved over the county, creating visibility reductions as low as one-half mile that mainly impacted travel across the county. Snow reports ranged from three-tenths up to one inch of snow were reported. Key impacts: visibility reductions, hazardous travel.
Winter Weather, Sherman
- When
- February 22, 5:45 PM MST to 6:30 PM MST
- Where
- Sherman forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 39.351, -101.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Snow squall. A band of heavy snowfall extending across portions of East-Central Colorado moved east-northeast across the Kansas border and Sherman County over a span of 45 minutes. The snow squall was dissipating as it moved over Sherman County, creating visibility reductions as low as a quarter mile in the western part of the county along I-70. However further east at Goodland the visibility improved to three-quarters of a mile that mainly impacted travel across I-70. Snow reports up to one inch of snow were reported. Key impacts: visibility reductions, hazardous travel.
- 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.
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1082283, 1082284, 1082282.