KICT [221758]: Preliminary Local Storm Report...summary

NWUS53 KICT 221758
LSRICT

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1158 AM CST SAT DEC 22 2007

.TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
.DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

1041 AM SNOW MCPHERSON 38.37N 97.66W
12/22/2007 E1.0 INCH MCPHERSON KS LAW ENFORCEMENT

BLOWING SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS NEAR ONE INCH. VISIBILITY
IS LESS THAN 1/2 MILE.

1044 AM SNOW COTTONWOOD FALLS 38.37N 96.54W
12/22/2007 E2.5 INCH CHASE KS LAW ENFORCEMENT

HEAVY BLOWING SNOW WITH ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 2 TO 3
INCHES. ROADS COMPLETELY SNOWPACKED. VISIBILITY EXTREMELY
LOW AROUND 1/10 MILE.

1046 AM FREEZING RAIN CAMBRIDGE 37.32N 96.67W
12/22/2007 E0.00 INCH COWLEY KS TRAINED SPOTTER

ICE ACCUMULATION CAUSED DOWNED POWER LINE.

1052 AM SNOW COTTONWOOD FALLS 38.37N 96.54W
12/22/2007 M1.7 INCH CHASE KS TRAINED SPOTTER

HEAVY SNOW AT TIME OF OBSERVATION WITH THUNDER HEARD IN
THE PAST HOUR.

1053 AM SNOW FLORENCE 38.24N 96.93W
12/22/2007 E0.0 INCH MARION KS LAW ENFORCEMENT

HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR
WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 50, BETWEEN PEABODY
AND FLORENCE.

1103 AM SNOW BLUFF CITY 37.08N 97.88W
12/22/2007 M3.5 INCH HARPER KS TRAINED SPOTTER

HEAVY SNOW AT TIME OF OBSERVATION.

1106 AM SNOW LINCOLN 39.04N 98.15W
12/22/2007 E3.0 INCH LINCOLN KS LAW ENFORCEMENT

BLOWING SNOW WITH DRIFTING AND SNOW PACK ROADS.

1106 AM SNOW SALINA 38.82N 97.62W
12/22/2007 E1.5 INCH SALINE KS LAW ENFORCEMENT

NEW SNOW FALL AMOUNTS DECREASING, BUT HEAVY BLOWING SNOW
HAS REDUCED VISIBILITY TO 1/4 INCH. LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS
REPORTED NUMEROUS CARS HAVE SLID OFF OF THE INTERSTATES.

1108 AM SNOW 5 SW GLENDALE 38.85N 97.94W
12/22/2007 E2.0 INCH ELLSWORTH KS TRAINED SPOTTER

ONE TO TWO INCHES OF NEW SNOW TODAY. LIGHT SNOW AND
BLOWING SNOW AT TIME OF OBSERVATION. VISIBILITY ONE-HALF
MILE.

1110 AM SNOW GREAT BEND 38.36N 98.81W
12/22/2007 E3.0 INCH BARTON KS LAW ENFORCEMENT

BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW, HIGHWAY VISIBILITY NEAR ZERO
AT TIMES.

1125 AM SNOW HARPER 37.29N 98.03W
12/22/2007 E1.0 INCH HARPER KS LAW ENFORCEMENT

BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO 1/4 OF A MILE.

1128 AM SNOW 4 E SEDGWICK 37.92N 97.35W
12/22/2007 E0.0 INCH HARVEY KS LAW ENFORCEMENT

TROOPER ON INTERSTATE 135 NEAR MILE MARKER 24 REPORTED
NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. ACCUMULATIONS NEAR 2 INCHES.

1129 AM SNOW MARION 38.35N 97.02W
12/22/2007 E1.0 INCH MARION KS TRAINED SPOTTER

ONE INCH OF NEW SNOW TODAY. VISIBILITY DOWN TO LESS THAN
ONE-QUARTER MILE WITH BLOWING SNOW.

1134 AM SNOW KINGMAN 37.65N 98.11W
12/22/2007 E1.0 INCH KINGMAN KS LAW ENFORCEMENT

BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY TO 1/4
OF A MILE.

1137 AM SNOW HUTCHINSON 38.07N 97.91W
12/22/2007 E2.5 INCH RENO KS LAW ENFORCEMENT

BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY TO LESS
THAN A 1/4 OF A MILE.

1139 AM SLEET MOLINE 37.36N 96.30W
12/22/2007 E0.00 INCH ELK KS PUBLIC

FREEZING RAIN TRANSITIONING INTO SLEET WITH NO
ACCUMULATION.

1141 AM SLEET ARKANSAS CITY 37.07N 97.04W
12/22/2007 E0.50 INCH COWLEY KS EMERGENCY MNGR

MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET.

1144 AM SNOW ELLSWORTH 38.74N 98.23W
12/22/2007 E3.0 INCH ELLSWORTH KS TRAINED SPOTTER

TWO TO THREE INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL. BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW.

1152 AM SNOW 2 N WEST WICHITA 37.72N 97.46W
12/22/2007 M3.5 INCH SEDGWICK KS TRAINED SPOTTER

NEW SNOWFALL TODAY. DRIFTS WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS.

1153 AM SNOW MID CONTINENT AIRPORT 37.66N 97.44W
12/22/2007 M2.5 INCH SEDGWICK KS OFFICIAL NWS OBS

HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. SNOW DEPTH 3 INCHES. DRIFTS
TO AROUND 9 INCHES.

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KED

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