Cowley storm history

A significant outbreak of cold weather occurred across all of central and southeast Kansas. Numerous records were broken, tied, or were very close. These included the consecutive number of days below 32 degrees, 20 degrees, or overnight lows below 0 degrees. Widespread pipe failu…

Periods of freezing drizzle produced icy roads countywide. Consequently, many accidents and slide-offs occurred across the area. Unfortunately, one accident proved fatal during the late evening on the 25th, between Udall and Winfield on Highway 15. Property damage amounts are rou…

Periodic light freezing drizzle and light freezing rain created a thin glaze of ice across the area, resulting in numerous traffic accidents countywide. Six relatively minor injuries were reported. Unfortunately, one fatality occurred when a 60-year-old man lost control of his ve…

Around one-tenth of an inch of ice and sleet accumulation, and a dusting of light snow, led to very slick road conditions and numerous automobile accidents across the county. Tragically, a 93-year-old Burden man was injured badly on the 26th when he lost control of his vehicle on…

Icy conditions due to light freezing rain and freezing drizzle aided in a fatal car accident around 9:30 am on Highway 77, 10 miles north of Winfield. A 37-year-old El Dorado man was injured when he lost control of the south-bound van and hit a tree, engulfing the van in flames. …

Snow accumulated 6.5 inches in and around Arkansas City. Precipitation began as a brief period of sleet. East-west roads were nearly impassable county-wide due to drifting snow. The slick roads resulted in numerous accidents across the county, including several injury accidents (…

A wintry mix of light to moderate sleet and freezing rain affected the county from the mid morning hours on the 27th through the early morning hours on the 28th. The wintry mix eventually changed over to all snow from west to east during the morning hours on the 28th, and persist…

Straight line winds produced widespread damage across the Arkansas City area. The strong winds downed numerous trees and power lines/poles, inflicted roof damage to several homes and businesses, and blew over a few semi trailers. Several grave stones at the local cemetary were da…

Ninety to 115 mph winds hit the Burden area. Big trees were uprooted, a horse barn collapsed and grain bins were destroyed. In Atlanta, a mobile home was blown over and demolished. A man inside at the time sustained a punctured lung and concussion and was hospitalized in fair con…

Arkansas City was hit with winds greater than 80 miles an hour. Four mobile homes were destroyed, four had major damage and another six received minor damage. A mobile home was also destroyed five miles east of town. Three people suffered minor injuries. One site-built home was a…

A KAKE storm spotter reported a few quarter sized hail stones in south part of Arkansas City.

A 2-foot diameter tree limb fell and took down powerlines and a power pole.

Report relayed by emergency management.

ASOS station at Strother Field Airport gusted from 60 mph to 69 mph for around 15 minutes.

Emergency manager estimated 60 mph winds.

The peak wind gust measured at Strother Field Airport was 86 mph at 5:35 AM CDT. Another wind gust of 81 mph was measured a 5:31 AM CDT. Wind gusts over 58 mph were measured for 35 minutes between 5:25 AM and 6:00 AM CDT.

An estimated 4-foot diameter cottonwood tree fell onto a powerline and snapped a power pole.

There were power outages reported in Winfield.

Wind gusts were estimated to be around 60 mph.

A picture of a measured 3.81 inch hailstone was sent in. Amateur radio reported baseball sized hail as well. There was damage to vehicles, homes and businesses across Arkansas City.

This wind gust was estimated.

Several reports of trees and power lines down.

Numerous large trees down, several power poles broken off and lines down across the city.

Measured at the Strother Field airport.

The highest wind gust was a 72 mph wind gust measured by a personal weather station in Arkansas City at 1:35 PM CDT. Wind gusts over 60 mph continued across the county over the next couple of hours, including a 69 mph wind gust recorded at Strother-Field Airport at 3:47 PM CDT.

A snowfall total of 5.5 inches was reported near Rock. Based on additional reports, around 2 to 6 inches of snow fell across the county with the highest amounts occurring across the northwest portions of the county.

A snowfall total of 5 inches was recorded near Rock. This is supported by a nearby report of 5.5 inches in Oxford (in extreme eastern Sumner County). Based on reports across the county, around 2 to 5 inches occurred across Cowley County with the heaviest amounts across the far no…

Emergency manager and trained spotters reported quarter sized hail. A picture of the hail was sent.

A storm chaser reported a little bigger than quarter sized hail and an estimated 50 mph winds.

A trained spotter relayed to emergency management that there were 60 mph winds and blowing debris at United States Highway 166 and 11th Road.