Winter Storm — Harper, Kansas

2025-01-09 to 2025-01-10 · Harper, Kansas

Event narrative

Up to 7 inches of snow was reported five miles northwest of Harper. Based other reports in the county and surrounding reports around the county, around 4 to 7 inches of snow occurred in Harper County through the duration of this event.

Wider weather episode

A broad area of snow began impacting much of central, south central and southeast Kansas during the afternoon of January 9. A narrow band of moderate to heavy snow developed during the evening hours generally along a Wichita to Harper line that quickly increased snow totals for locations along this corridor. By the early morning hours of January 10, many locations along the Kansas Turnpike and southwest of the Wichita metro had around 4 to 7 inches of snow on the ground. This impacted the morning commute with multiple non-injury accidents and closed schools across the Wichita metro as well as surrounding areas.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1242301. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.