Kansas, 2025Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Kansas, February 21, 2025
February 21, 2025 · NWS GLD · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
5 inches of snowfall at the NWS in Goodland, and 7 inches of snow occurring 8 N Brewster. Extremely hazardous driving conditions occurred along the roadways, including Interstate 70 in Sherman county where numerous slide offs occurred.
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- Deaths
- 0
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- 0
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- None recorded
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- None recorded
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- 2
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A snow band developed across northwest Kansas during the morning hours of February 21st leading to 3 to 7 inches of snow, along with 5.5 inches of snowfall at the NWS in Goodland, and 7 inches of snow occurring 8 N Brewster. Extremely hazardous driving conditions occurred along the roadways, including Interstate 70 in Sherman county where numerous slide offs occurred.
Winter Weather, Sherman
- When
- February 21, 3:00 AM MST to 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Sherman forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 39.351, -101.720 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Northwest Kansas KDOT Facebook page posted a webcam image at Mile Marker 22 in Sherman county showing snow packed roads. The post also stated that very slick conditions were ongoing along with less than 0.25 mile visibilities due to the heavy snow. Multiple slide offs were also reported as well.
Heavy Snow, Thomas
- When
- February 21, 6:42 AM CST to 11:00 AM CST
- Where
- Thomas forecast zone
- Reported by
- Social Media
- Coordinates
- 39.351, -101.055 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Report via social media by means of Facebook. Storm total snow accumulation of 7 inches of new snow 8 miles north of Brewster. Five inches of snow was also reported in the town of Brewster. Start and end times were estimated via radar. Amounts this high were confined to western portions of the county as 1.8 inches of snow occurred in Colby via a COCORAHS report.
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- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
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- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
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