Mercer storm history

Winter storm oved across the area evening of the 28th, through the overnight hours and exited the region by mid-afternoon on the 29th. Snow reports gathered on the 29th yielded up to around 5 to 7 inches to the south in Grundy and east in Putnam and Sullivan counties. While no of…

Downed tree limbs reported in the Lineville area near the Iowa state line.

Trees uprooted just south of the Iowa state line along US Highway 65 north of Mercer.

Wires down and widespread power outages in northern Mercer County.

Damage to a structure along US Highway 65 along with a snapped power pole.

Personal weather station in far NW Mercer County just south of the Iowa border reports 5.95 inches of rain over the course of about 36 hours.

The ASOS at Chillicothe reported wind chills between -15 and -20 between 1 am and 11 am on Feb 18th, with temperatures between 0 and -1 degrees. Wind chills once again dropped to between -14 and -20 degrees between 11 pm on Feb 19 and 9 am on Feb 20th, with temperatures dropping …

Mercer County received 5 plus inches of snow across northern portions of the county. A Cocorahs observer near the Iowa border reported 6.3 of snow.

A major winter storm impacted the region Saturday Jan 4th through late night Sunday Jan 5th/early morning Monday Jan 6th. For Mercer County, major impacts occurred during the morning and afternoon hours of Sunday Jan 5th, when moderate to heavy snow fell. The COOP observer in Pri…

Quarter sized hail was reported in Mercer.

Two inch sized hail was reported in Ravanna.

Estimated wind gusts of 60 mph in the community of Ravanna.

The high and low temperatures at Lamoni airport were as follows: Jan 12: High: 21 Low: 4 Jan 13: High: 4 Low: -16 Jan 14: High: -9 Low: -18 Jan 15: High: 0 Low: -16 Jan 16: High: 6 Low: -9 Jan 17: High: 23 Low: 0 Jan 18: High: 25 Low: 6 Jan 19: High: 6 Low: -9 Jan 20: High: 9 Low…

Grundy County EM reported 12 inches of snow near South Lineville in Mercer County.

Grundy County EM reported 12 inches of snow near South Lineville in Mercer County.

Max heat indices during the afternoons of August 19th through August 25th, 2023 primarily ranged from the 110 to 120 degree range.

Heavy rain led to flash flooding in Mercer and Grundy Counties. A water rescue was performed on US 65 north of Spickard.

Severe drought (D2) improved to moderate drought (D1) by mid August.

While some areas saw some average or above average rain through July, most of the area across eastern Kansas saw the severe drought conditions continue through the month of July. As of now, widespread drought impacts have not been reported.

Large tree branches downed across Mill Grove.

Large tree branches downed across Mill Grove.

Large tree branches downed across Princeton.

After 2 months of relatively dry conditions portions of Missouri were brought into severe drought conditions. According to the Advanced Hydrologic Precipitation Service page there was a deficit of 2-5 inches across May and June which led to the declaration and maintenance of seve…

A supercell produced hail across Princeton in central Mercer County, with 1.5 hail being the largest hail report received from the town.

A supercell produced golf ball sized hail in far southern Mercer County northwest of Spickard.

A metal lean-to was knocked over.

An arctic air mass sent temperatures below zero along with strong winds. Minimum wind chills across the region generally ranged from -30 to -40 degrees between roughly 10 am on 12/22 to noon on 12/23.

Several trees were uprooted in the western part of Mercer County. Location and time was estimated via radar.

Public reported 60 mph wind.

Several reports from across the area indicated around 6-8 inches of snow Mercer County.

Trained spotters and COOP Observers in the area reported 5-6 inches of snow.

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…

Emergency management reported that gravel roads just west of Route U were running over with water.

An ambulance barn was evacuated due to flooding rains.

Water rescues occurred at Highway 136 and Highway 65 in Princeton.

Emergency management reported 60 mph wind.

Outbuilding was blown down in the Moderna area. There was also damage to some vehicles and power poles were snapped.

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 Monday 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.

Light to moderate snow moved into far northwest Missouri on the morning of January 25, by mid day roughly 6 inches of snow fell, and by the end of the event roughly 6 to 7 inches of snow fell across the county.

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…

There was a Twitter report of some power poles blown down near Lake Marie.

Light snow fell off and on through the day on Thursday, accumulating about an inch; however, by mid to late afternoon the snow picked up intensity. One to two inch per hour snow rates were reported across the area for periods. Numerous reports of very low visibility due to very h…

Freezing rain occurred through much of the night going into January 11, and caused around a quarter to one-third inch accumulation. This occurred prior to about 2 to 3 inches of snow falling. This resulted in several auto accidents.