Kingman storm history

Roughly one inch of ice encrusted Kingman County during the ice storm which resulted in approximately 1000 downed power poles and power lines down throughout the county. Damage to the electrical infrastructure is estimated at around $15 million. There was also widespread damage t…

Delayed report shared via KAKE News on Facebook. The hailstone appeared to be close to 3.75 inches in diameter.

This was measured on a personal weather station.

Trees were reported down including 10-inch diameter limbs across the city. Time was estimated via radar.

KAKE TV storm chaser sent a picture of ping pong ball sized hail.

KWCH shared a report of quarter sized hail.

While no reports explicitly came from the county, nearby observations and reports suggest sustained 40 mph winds occurred for several hours. Timing of high winds was estimated by nearby observations.

A couple of snowfall reports of 5.9 inches were reported near Penalosa and about a mile north of Kingman. Based on additional reports, around 3 to 6 inches of snow fell across Kingman County with the heaviest amounts occurring along and north of US Highway 54.

A snowfall total of 5.6 inches was reported about a mile north of Kingman. Based on reports around and adjacent to the county, around 3 to 6 inches of snow occurred throughout Kingman County. Additionally, a few traffic accidents occurred during snowy and icy road conditions.

Kingman Airport showed an increase in snow intensity in combination with the winds starting in the morning hours with blizzard conditions reported for around four hours. Sustained northerly winds had speeds around 15 to 20 mph. There was hazardous travel on many roadways in part …

A long duration winter storm event impacted the area which started as freezing drizzle as well as freezing rain then sleet mixed in before transitioning over to snow. A Cooperative Observer in Kingman reported 0.8 of an inch of ice and sleet accumulation. Storm total snowfalls in…

A trained spotter estimated 50 to 60 mph winds and reported pea sized hail.

Trained spotter estimated wind gusts up to 65 mph.

All areas improved during September with areas of the county in moderate drought (D1).

Tree damage across town with a couple of trees knocked over. Some damage to powerlines was noted as well.

Drought conditions worsened to severe drought (D2) in the western half of the county.

Severe drought (D2) conditions remained the same in the northeastern portions of the county in July.

Dispatch replayed streets were flooding on the east side of town with water flowing over them.

A total of 4.81 inches fell in a 24 hour period north of Norwich.

Pictures shared via social media showed a large tree knocked down as well as some limbs.

Estimated wind gust reported by the public.

Estimated wind gust reported by a trained spotter.

Estimated wind gusts reported by the public.

Trained spotter reported rain blowing horizontally with visibility reduced to about 30ft.

Drought conditions improved over most of the county with only the far northeastern areas of the county in severe drought (D2). The rest of the county improved to moderate drought (D1).

Wind gust was measured at 70 mph. At least four inch diameter tree limbs were downed.

Wind gusts estimated to be around 80 mph. Lots of trees limbs were laying across roads, and power was out in parts of Kingman.

Drought conditions remained unchanged in the county with nearly all areas in severe drought (D2).

Hail ranged from quarter to golf ball size in Norwich.

Drought conditions worsened across the county from moderate drought (D1) to severe drought (D2).

Penny to nickel sized hail reported by the public via social media in Kingman.

At 7AM on 9 January, a COOP observer reported 5.7 inches of snow four miles northwest of Zenda. Snowfall totals of 5.7 to 2.5 inches were reported across the county.

A trained spotter reported 4 inches of snow three miles north of Nashville. Snowfall amounts ranged from 4 to 3.8 inches of snow.

The highest snowfall total reported in the county was 10.8 inches in Kingman. Another observer near Zenda measured 9.1 inches. There were a few car accidents reported with no apparent injuries.

A car collided with an animal in dense fog; no injuries were reported with this crash. There was a dense fog advisory in effect at the time of accident. Law enforcement reported dense fog at the site at the time of accident.

Trained spotter reported an estimated thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph.

Trained spotter reported and estimated wind gust of 60 mph.

A Coop observer reported 2.35 inches of rainfall.

Extreme drought (D3) continued across the county to start July but improved to Moderate drought (D1) across the northeastern parts of the county. The remainder of the county improved to abnormally dry (D0) by the end of the month.

Trained spotter estimated winds of 70 mph.