FYI: Worst Snowstorms in Wichita, Kan. history, from the National Weather Service, Wichita

UPDATE:

(Posted at 2:49 p.m., from the National Weather Service, Wichita, Kan.) Average snowfall storm total as of 12:30pm at NWS Wichita is 12.5 inches

 

 

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
1240 PM CST THU FEB 21 2013

…WORST SNOWSTORMS IN WICHITA HISTORY…

THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF THE 5 WORST SNOWSTORMS EVER TO HIT THE AIR
CAPITAL.

1ST: 15.0 INCHES ON JANUARY 17TH-18TH 1962.
(3.0 INCHES ON THE 17TH; 12 INCHES ON THE 18TH.)

2ND: 13.6 INCHES ON MARCH 15TH-16TH 1970.
(1.8 INCHES ON THE 15TH; 11.8 INCHES ON THE 16TH.)

3RD: 12.8 INCHES ON FEBRUARY 21ST-22ND 1971.
(11.6 INCHES ON THE 21ST; 1.2 INCHES ON THE 22ND.)

4TH: 12.8 INCHES ON DECEMBER 23RD-24TH 1918.
(10.0 INCHES ON THE 23RD; 2.8 INCHES ON THE 24TH.)

5TH: 12.0 INCHES ON MARCH 9TH 1909.

THE SNOWSTORM OF FEBRUARY 20TH-21ST 2013 IS ON TARGET
TO BREAK INTO THE TOP 5 OF MULTI-DAY SNOWSTORMS
FOR THE WICHITA AREA.

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