Coffey storm history

A Kansas man died after being struck by a bolt of lightning. It happened just after 8:15 p.m. Saturday in Coffey County near Waverly. Coffey County officials say Ronald Nicholas, 68, was outside in his front yard when he was hit. He was hosting a family gathering to celebrate the…

The Emporia Gazette reported that Patty Gilliam, a Spanish teacher from Emporia High School died on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 from injuries sustained from a lightning strike that occurred on Saturday September 10, 2011. She was riding her bicycle across John Redmond Dam when …

An SUV carrying 6 people slid on an icy section of Interstate 35 near Lebo killing one female occupant and injuring 5 other people in the vehicle.

Ditches, yards, and several roads full of water.

Street flooding occurring in Burlington.

High water covering roadways in west Burlington.

Storm Spotter in Burlington reports that Rock Creek is overflowing into several homes.

Report of street flooding in Burlington.

CoCoRaHS observer KS-CF-10: Burlington 0.2 SW measured 5.5 inches of snow from this storm.

A long duration winter storm event hit the region. All of the area endured freezing drizzle and freezing rain Saturday afternoon and Saturday night January 4th and 5th before changing over to sleet and snow. Ice accumulations across Coffey County were estimated to be around one q…

Estimated 60 mph gusts.

Small tree limb damage.

Estimated gusts around 60 mph.

From personal weather station.

CoCORaHS report of 6 inches measured in Burlington in Coffey County.

CoCoRaHS measured 6.0 inches of snow in Burlington in Coffey County.

CoCoRaHS observer measured 10 inches of snow 5.1 miles WSW of Waverly in northern Coffey County.

Report of a large 120 year old tree uprooted and an electric pole snapped.

Measured on a personal weather station.

Estimated winds gusts of 70 mph.

Measured on a personal weather station.

Numerous 6 inch or greater tree limbs down throughout the town. Power lines down and hanging on some homes.

Report of 8 inch tree limbs down, as well as many 4 to 5 inch tree limbs broken off.

Golf ball sized hail reported.

Estimated gusts between 60 and 70 mph.

Nickel sized hail and 50 mph wind gusts reported.

Report of tree damage blocking roadways and a stop sign blown over in Burlington.

Large tree damage with 10 inch diameter branch blown down.

Golf ball sized hail reported.

Three inch diameter healthy tree limbs blown down.

The Kansas mesonet showed wind chills of -25 to -40F for much of the day on December 22nd. That data was available via http://mesonet.k-state.edu/weather/windchill/ .

Small tree limbs down.

Quarter sized hail reported.

A mix of sleet and freezing rain with thunderstorms produced between one quarter and one half inch of sleet and freezing rain across much of the county. The sleet turned to snow with anywhere from 6 to 8 inches of snow measured across the county. In addition, north winds of 20 to…

Spotter reported brief hail up to golf ball size.

Tree limbs 4 inches in diameter down. Time estimated by radar.

Quarter size hail reported.

Damaging wind gust of 60 mph.

Pea to quarter size hail covering the ground.

Emergency manager reported water over roadways.

EM reported quarter hail around 0800 AM.

Quarter size hail reported.

Quarter size hail reported.