Winter Weather — Sedgwick, Kansas

2008-12-15 · Sedgwick, Kansas

Event narrative

Two to four inches of snow fell across portions of the county resulting in numerous accidents. One such accident killed a man, when he lost control of his car and hit a tree at a high rate of speed on a city street.

Wider weather episode

Overunning precipitation over the top of a cold airmass, combined to produce two rounds of wintery precipitation across portions of Central and South Central Kansas late on December 15th into the early portion of December 16th, 2008. Two to five inches of snowfall combined with a thin layer of ice to produce numerous accidents and one death due to hazardous driving conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 145325. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.