Atchison storm history

Downed wires near 206th Road near the community of Potter.

Quarter sized hail reported in Atchison.

Downed wires and power outages in the Atchison area.

The ASOS at St. Joseph airport reported a minimum wind chill of 23 degrees below zero at 8z on Feb 20th (temp of minus 7). Wind chills of -17 or colder were reported for multiple time frames between Feb 18 and Feb 20.

D2 drought carried over from October in Atchison County, but drought improved to better than D2 with the Nov 5th issuance of the drought monitor.

Atchison County EM reports quarter sized hail in Lancaster.

Measured 71 mph wind gust from a private weather station near Lancaster.

Measured 68 mph wind gust in Lancaster.

Downed trees reported in Effingham.

Downed tree limbs and wires reported in Lancaster.

Downed tree limbs and wires and power outages reported in the Atchison area.

Estimated 60 mph wind gust.

Tree uprooted near 5th street and T street.

Quarter size hail was reported south of Farmington.

Severe drought continued for most of Atchison County in far eastern Kansas for most of December 2023.

Severe drought developed for Atchison County beginning with the Nov 14th installment of the Drought Monitor. D2 drought continued through the remainder of the month.

Extreme heat and humidity leading to excessively hot heat indices impacted Atchison County KS from August 19th through the 25th. Max heat indices ranged from 110 to 120+ degrees during this 7 day stretch.

Casey's General Store employee estimated 70 mph winds through Atchison.

Large tree limbs reported down across Atchison.

Quarter sized hail was reported in Atchison.

An arctic air mass sent temperatures below zero along with strong winds. Minimum wind chills across the region generally ranged from -25 to -40 degrees between roughly 10 am on 12/22 to noon on 12/23.

D2 drought conditions continued into the start of November in Atchison County before improving to D1 by November 8th.

Significant precipitation deficits over the summer months and continuing into fall led to severe drought developing across Atchison County by October 18th and continuing through the remainder of the month.

Through the afternoon on December 15th strong wind caused sustained winds in the 40 to 50 mph range, with frequent gusts well over 60 mph. While most ASOS and AWOS stations recorded gusts around 65 mph, there were several reports of higher winds and damage representative of aroun…

Roof damage to a building at 294th and Kingman.

Damage was done to a power pole near Neosho.

ASOS site at KOJC recorded a 58 mph wind gust.

In the third night of bitter cold across the area, temperatures dropped well below zero and with winds around 10-20 mph wind chills overnight going into Sunday morning dropped to around 20 to 30 below.

In the second night of bitter cold across the area, temperatures dropped well below zero and with winds around 10-20 mph wind chills overnight going into Sunday morning dropped to around 20 to 30 below.

In the first night of bitter cold across the area, temperatures dropped well below zero and with winds around 10-20 mph wind chills overnight going into Sunday morning dropped to around 20 to 30 below.

During the day on December 29, a potent winter storm moved into the area. The precipitation started as primarily snow during the morning hours producing a couple inches of accumulation, but switched to freezing rain just before 10 am as warm air aloft moved over the area. Moderat…

Light to moderate snow fell through the day, ultimately accumulating six to eight inches through the county.

Heavy spring rains caused ongoing flooding along the Missouri River to Continue through the month. Some locations along the Missouri River experienced major flooding at times during the month. Damage estimates from roads washed out and crop damage are unknown at this time.

Road 290 was closed at the Tarkio River.

Heavy spring rains caused ongoing flooding along the Missouri River to Continue through the month. Some locations along the Missouri River experienced major flooding at times during the month. Damage estimates from roads washed out and crop damage are unknown at this time.

Water was curb to curb on Ridgeview Road, just south of Santa Fe St.

Ongoing flooding along the Missouri River continued through the month of April and into May. Several roads were closed near the banks of the Missouri River. This flooding began in mid March and due to upstream releases and continued periods of heavy rain the flooding continued in…

Once the Missouri River started flooding on March 9, it remained in flood through the remainder of the month. The gauge in St. Joseph, Missouri reached 32.12 feet on March 22 (preliminarily a new record). The flooding was caused by several rounds of heavy snow across the Northern…

The gauge in Leavenworth, Kansas reached 31.30 feet (2nd place at the time). Some resources were secured or moved off the base at Fort Leavenworth since some of the base was covered with water. The river remained in flood into the middle part of May. Note: The dollar value assign…

While light freezing drizzle occurred off and on February 5, the bulk of the freezing rain fell during the overnight period on February 6 into February 7. Over the course of the event Atchison County received approximately a quarter inch of ice accumulation. Numerous vehicle acci…

A combination of trained spotters and area automated weather observations indicated 60 to 65 mph winds occurred across Atchison County.

Between 8 and 10 inches of snow fell across Atchison County, with most of it falling over the course of the first 12 hours. Light snow continued into the next day (January 12), but was fairly light, and only accounted for 1 to 2 inches.

Blizzard conditions started after a few hours of lightly to moderately falling snow. Once the heavy snow arrived winds gusted up to 41 mph for nearly 4 hours, creating whiteout conditions, officially measured by the ASOS at nearby KMKC and KMCI as sub-quarter mile for that durati…