Winter Storm — Rice, Kansas

2023-11-25 to 2023-11-26 · Rice, Kansas

Event narrative

Snowfall amounts in the county were measured to be 10 inches in Lyons and Sterling. There was a range though as an observer near Windom reported 5 inches for a snowfall total. At least one car accident occurred in the county with a suspected minor injury.

Wider weather episode

A rare November snow storm affected much of south central and eastern Kansas on the 25th. Wichita received 7.8 inches of snowfall which was the 2nd greatest one day November snowfall on record for the city. With just this one storm, November 2023 will go down as the 4th snowiest November on record for Wichita. Even more amazing, there were locations north and northeast of Wichita that picked-up over a foot of snow! Numerous accidents were reported with parts of I-135 shut down due to several accidents. In addition, the Wichita Eisenhower National Airport was shutdown in the evening due to the heavy snowfall.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1147570. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.