Mitchell storm history

Snowfall amounts across the area ranged from 4 to 8 inches. There was one fatality. A woman had attempted to go to work on Sunday, but due to dangerous conditions, turned back to go home. She was reported missing when she didn't report for work on Monday, and her abandoned car wa…

Hail up to two inches in diameter was reported with this round of storms.

A wind gust of 67 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located six miles west-southwest of Beloit.

Hail up to ping pong ball size was reported in this round of storms.

Snowfall amounts ranged anywhere from around a trace in east-southeastern portions of the county to closer to 5 inches in the far west-northwest. The highest reported totals included 4.0 inches from Cawker City and 2.0 inches from Glen Elder Dam. This snow, combined with the stro…

Wind gusts anywhere from 55 to near 70 MPH were common across the area. The peak measured wind gust for the county was 68 MPH, measured by a mesonet station located near Tipton.

Peak wind gusts were based to be near 60 MPH, based on surrounding area observations.

Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 2 to 5 inch range, with the highest reported total of 4.4 inches from the NWS Cooperative Observer in Beloit.

Snowfall totals across the county were generally in the 2 to 4 inch range, with the highest reported total of 3.3 inches from the NWS Cooperative Observer located at Glen Elder Lake.

Storm total snow amounts generally in the 8 to 16 inch range, combined with northerly winds gusting around 35 MPH, resulted in white-out conditions across the county. The highest measured amount reported included 12 inches by a CoCoRaHS observer located seven miles northeast of B…

Hail up to ping pong ball size was reported.

Measured and estimated snowfall totals ranged from a trace to 3 inches.

The Kansas State Mesonet located one mile west-northwest of Beloit recorded a wind chill of -29 at 2:38 AM on January 14th.

Snow amounts of 2 to 5 inches fell across the county. Measured amounts include 5.0 inches from a CoCoRaHS observer located two miles north-northwest of Hunter, 2.1 inches from a CoCoRaHS observer located 10 miles east of Hunter, and 2.0 inches from the NWS Cooperative Observer lo…

Snowfall amounts ranged from 5 to 9 inches across the county. Highest totals included the following: 8.0 inches, reported by CoCoRaHS observers located two miles north-northwest of Hunter and 10 miles east of Hunter; 5.0 inches, reported by the NWS Cooperative Observer located at…

Snowfall amounts of 2-6 inches blanketed the county. A few reported totals included: 6.0 inches from the NWS Cooperative Observer in Beloit; 3.5 inches from a CoCoRaHS observer 10 miles east of Hunter; 2.0 inches from the NWS Cooperative Observer in Cawker City.

A wind gust of 58 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located two miles west-northwest of Glen Elder.

A wind gust of 59 MPH was measured by a mesonet station located two miles west-northwest of Glen Elder.

This tornado was reported by the public to the NWS via pictures and video. No rating nor wind speed was assigned due to the lack of quality damage indicators in the area. The location is estimated.