The first snowfall of winter for Wichita usually arrives in December. 10.00 4 NW DURHAM KS MARION 0310 PM STILL SNOWING HEAVILY AND ROADS ARE DRIFTING. Past Weather in Wichita, Kansas, USA Yesterday or Further Back Why snow squall warnings are critical and what you should do. Jay Lawrimore, Ron Ray, Scott Applequist, Bryant Korzeniewski, Matthew Menne. 11.50 HUTCHINSON KS RENO 0732 PM VIA TWITTER. At certain points of the outbreak, over 20 simultaneous tornado warnings were active, with a total of 175 tornado warnings issued on March 31 and an additional 51 issued on April 1. Please delay travel or use alternate routes. Kansas 24 hr New Snow Accumulation Analysis. This spring, Le Creuset has introduced an exciting new shade thats already selling fast: shallot, a soft lavender with pink and slight gray undertones. Precipitation is rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. Major damage reported near Virginia Beach following EF3 tornado, May off to chilly start in East thanks to 'Omega block', Dust storm causes fatal pileup in central Illinois, Cool and wet conditions return to California, West Coast, Severe storms forecast to ignite across central US, Otherworldly sunset looks like a scene from a sci-fi film, Otherworldly sunset in Thailand looks like sci-fi film, This map may save lives when there's a tornado threat. 1.00 ARKANSAS CITY KS COWLEY 0731 AM MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW FALLING IN ARKANSAS CITY PRESENTLY. The National Weather Service Friday morning reported five inches of snow measured at Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport, beating the previous New Year's Day record of 4.2 inches measured in 1925. Heavier snow started just before 8 a.m. and will continue throughout the morning, then taper off this afternoon, she said. Questions? 5.50 WICHITA MID CONTINENT A KS SEDGWICK 0340 PM MEASURED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN WICHITA. MEASURED 7.5 INCHES AS OF NOON. A light now started in the Wichita area early Thursday morning and heavier snow took over just before 8 a.m., according to National Weather Service meteorologist Vanessa Pearce. It didnt take long for Thursdays snow in Wichita to set a record. { Here are the details, Warm, windy and dangerous? Winter storm slams W. Kansas, some snowfall totals top 25 inches - kwch.com #kswx pic.twitter.com/ktLi0RyCK2. A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. This story was originally published February 17, 2022, 9:20 AM. Reference Jay Lawrimore. Min. Hes also won several national, regional and state awards during his seven-plus years of working at newspapers in Kansas. The first set of monthly snow totals are averages for 2010 to 2019. Stolen tiny house recovered in Hamilton Co. Closure to busy bypass will impact traffic in SW Kansas, Man killed in head-on crash in Dickinson County, Kansas man dies in crash with motor grader, Ottawa school bus crashes with kids on board; driver cited, 1 critically injured in crash on I-135 near downtown Wichita, Contact information: 316-831-6166 or investigators@kwch.com. Jan 4, 2023. Kansas snow totals after winter storm hit western side of state This schedule replaces the previous update cycle, which limited hourly updates to the 3h, 6h, 12h, and 24h mosaics, while 48h and 72h maps were generated once daily. 7-hour rain and snow forecast for Wichita, KS with 24-hour rain accumulation, radar and satellite maps of precipitation by Weather Underground. A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. 4.60 WEST WICHITA KS SEDGWICK 1151 AM MEASURED IN NORTHWEST WICHITA. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. That set a New Year's Day record with 6.5 inches of snow. Looking ahead, some light snow or flurries may show up in southwest Kansas early Wednesday, but gradually there will be more sunshine heading into the afternoon. D a t e Time (cdt) Wind (mph) Vis.